#rolfer

[structuralenergy]

Destined to help

Seven years ago, I had a client who was really interested in people's horoscopes. He had access to a program where you could input your date of birth, the time you were born, and the location of your birth. Those three pieces of information would then spit out a 25-page report, revealing aspects of how the planets, sun, and moon uniquely influenced you and your personality. He offered to send me my report and I happily accepted. I have always been eager to learn more about myself or affirm what I already know to be true. My Psychology background equates to an endless fascination with tests like the Myers-Briggs (I am an INFP, by the way), the Enneagram (I am a #2, which is the healer/helper), and my horoscope (I am a Cancer, though also a cusper with aspects of Gemini). The adage "Know Thyself" was almost like a mantra for me growing up. So needless to say, I was excited and intrigued to see what my report revealed. I couldn't believe just how spot-on most of it was! I recently re-read my report, and decided to take notes on the sentences and descriptions that most resonated with me. Here are some of the highlights, as they relate to my career choice as a Certified Advanced Rolfer™: • "You are talented at understanding others, and strongly motivated to help care for people." • "You know how to listen and take the interests of others into account." • "Extremely service-oriented person, strongly motivated to care for the needs of others." • "Your sensitivity to others makes you suited to the helping professions." • "Excellent at tuning in to the physical needs of others." • "You may choose to involve yourself in a caring profession." • "You are sensitive and intuitive--instinctive talent for grasping the thoughts and feelings of other people." • "You will be valued for the atmosphere of calm around you." • "Genuine compassion for other people may incline you to work helping others in some way." • "You are a physical person and you can develop special talents connected with the body, massage, muscles, physical training." • "A strong desire to create order on all levels is born in you." I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading my report. It was amusing and enlightening all at the same time. If you are interested in getting your own report, check out www.world-of-wisdom.com. It is truly fascinating!

[thatgirlallison]

Rolfing Virgin No More

While I was away on the yoga retreat, my teacher Chrissy recommended that I go see a person name Maya Ray to help with the muscles in my neck and back, as well as my 24/7 cracking of my neck. She told me she was a Rolfer and I was all, “Huh?” Rolfing is basically like a chiropractor session for my muscles, as opposed to your bones. Chrissy noticed that while lying in shavasana, my collarbones looked uneven, perhaps contributing to my neck pain.

I made an appointment right after I returned from Catskills for a consultation. Maya was incredibly knowledgable and looked at me and said she thought she could help. I had the means and the time, and nothing to lose, so I made an appointment for last Wednesday. I knew it would hurt and be a little uncomfortable, but it actually wasn’t as bad as I was anticipating (cue Christian Grey: the pain is in your mind).

I had to wear a bra and boy shorts for the session so she could get a good look at my alignment. I’d told her that I’d fractured two ribs as a child and she thought this might be the reason for my very slightly misaligned collarbones, since you can’t really set your ribs to heal how you want them to when you fracture or break them.

She worked on my back, neck, the muscles on top of my rib cage, and my hips. Why my hips? All this stuff is connected and if my hips are tight, it could make my back tight (which she said my entire back was tight, 100%). 

She also noticed how I breathe could be the culprit. I grew up taking voice lessons where we learned to breathe through our diaphragms and the correct way to breathe, apparently, is into all four sides of our body. People usually breathe only into the top part of our lungs, which isn’t good for our necks either.

So, her prescription was this: use therapy balls to loosen up the muscles in my back now and then, pay attention to how I’m breathing, and call her in two weeks. Rolfers usually require 10 sessions to see any improvement but for whatever reason, she’s not strict like that (probably because it’s cost prohibitive). 

It was like a more intense and painful massage that included mild movement. It was an awesome 75 minutes. I’ll likely go back for one or two sessions more as I’ve noticed some slight improvement since going last week.

I haven’t used the therapy balls as much as I should have so I have to get better about that. They’re so painful but so useful as far as tight muscles go. Have any of you tried rolfing? 

[castlehillfitness-blog]

Call 512-478-4567 to schedule an appointment or email #[email protected] Link in bio 📲 #Repost @c_alex_aynesworth with @repostapp. ・・・ "Come on down and get a #massage or #skincare or #lashextensions at @chfitness #lashes start in November, but Coraly and Thomas are good and #whatabargain !! Also we have a super #rolfer that offers more than Rolfing!!! Come on down. Check us out." #chfitness #austintexas #wellness #atxstyle #massage @osmosis_skincare (at Castle Hill Fitness)

[rolfingsanjose-blog]

taken from thegoodvibe.co

http://rolfingsanjose.com - alternative medicine in Cali

[goliathflores]

I have a podcast: 

In this episode I talk with Derek Gill who is a Rolfer. Rolfing® is a system of Structural Integration, movement education, and manual therapy that restructures the body. It's geared towards releasing the body from lifelong patterns of tension and bracing, allowing the force of gravity to realign the body’s segments. Show notes and more episodes at: http://atlanticradio.blogspot.com/

[kissingmyeyez]

This year when It's time to go around

the table and say what I'm thankful for I will include the Colferiley friendship! It brings me so much joy to know that a friendship so beautiful and non-jaded can exist.

[gingerlyorganic]

an ode to rolfing

Today I had my very first rolfing experience! I was so excited and also quite nervous, as I haven't been to a bodyworker since experiencing an aching pain in my left shoulder/lat area about six months ago. Frustrated, I decided to make an appointment with a rolfing specialist here in Seattle, and I'm SO glad I did. Two of my close girlfriends said this woman changed their life, and now I can see why. Rolfing is like having somebody do yoga to your whole body, realigning you from the base up. (click through to see for yourself on my bodyworker's website!) Basically, it felt amazing to me. Sukie quickly identified what imbalances my body has, and went to work. My lat was still slightly achey at the end of our session, but as I've gone about my day, my whole body feels great, so much more open. I can't wait for our first official 90 minute session in two weeks! She recommended laying off the chatarunga's, working on my resistance band training (harhar) and just really taking it easy with the power yoga. Fine by me, I know my limits and can definitely take a nod to go easy on my body. 

[alicentrism]