Advanced Rolfing®  Portland

Structure & Alignment

Dr. Rolf realized that body structures out of alignment with gravity are subject to constant stress. This stress can cause the connective tissue (or fascia) in the body to thicken and become less pliable as it struggles to hold the body upright against the force of gravity. In addition, habitual body positions and repetitive motions can cause connective tissues to get stuck in a specific pattern, leading to rigidity and pain. (This is why a stiff neck, sore back and aching wrists are so common after hours in a car or at the computer.) Rolfing softens, hydrates and energizes connective tissues so that habitual patterns of holding can be released and structures can change.

Body & Mind

As Rolfing helps connective tissues to let go, the body spontaneously returns to its natural structure and an effortlessly aligned posture. The holistic benefits of structural alignment are profound. As the habitual physical patterns of the body are released, long-standing self-perceptions and limitations can also begin to change. Rolfing can help clients to experience the ease, grace and confidence that an aligned structure will naturally bring to their lives.

Some individuals may perceive their losing fight with gravity as a sharp pain in their back, others as the unflattering contour of their body, others as constant fatigue, yet others as an unrelentingly threatening environment. Those over forty may call it old age. And yet all these signals may be pointing to a single problem so prominent in their own structure, as well as others, that it has been ignored: they are off balance, they are at war with gravity. —Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.

The Rolfing “10 Series”

The 10 Series is the sequence of Rolfing sessions originally developed by Dr. Rolf and evolved over the years by the faculty of The Rolf Institute. The Series has often been described as “brilliant” in the way that it addresses overarching patterns of human structure and somatic relationship. Each session in the Series addresses specific body structures and their relationships to each other as well as to the whole person.

While the Series is used as a general guide during sessions, each client is always seen and treated as a wholly unique individual with her or his own specific structures and needs. Individual sessions build upon each other, enabling the client to discover, progress and most fully benefit from the cumulative effects of structural integration.

The Rolf Institute

The Rolf Institute headquartered in Boulder, CO is the sole certifying agency of Rolfing® structural integration. In addition to Rolfing theory and practice, certified Rolfers have extensive training in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and therapeutic relationship.

Rolfers are governed by a Code of Ethics and a Standards of Practice that are strictly enforced by The Rolf Institute.

Contact the Rolf Institute at: 1-800-530-8875
www.rolf.org