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ccasionally you hear someone and DR. Julian Silverman, Research spe- speak about Rolfing. It’s quite cialist of the California Department of possible that you or someone you Mental Hygiene, conducted experiments at
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Agnews State Hospital where subjects were tested before and after Rolfing for changes in neurological control of the muscles, for variations in results from stimuli and for biochemical changes. The results indicated
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is more efficient use of muscles, conserved energy, increased refinement of response, and a tendency for motor control to shift toward the more reflexive spinal centers.
In other words, Rolf- ing reveals resource and health that was always available, more potential. other research is ongoing within & without The Rolf Institute. Dr. Rolf ’s theory of body geometry led to the discovery that when an elbow, knee, or any other joint is properly balanced, the individual
experiences an internal sense of rightness. The body senses that when its natural alignment in a single plane is no longer compromised there is a self-organizing order that is inherent in the nervous sys- tem and in gravity. So in a new geometry, there is a new orientation in space, which feels much more secure than a body off it’s centerline of gravity. Each persons ideal geometry depends on navigating a set of contributing factors like a person’s history, injuries, and asymmetries, to formulate a sequence of sessions customized for each client.
Dr. Rolf was famous for offering free clinics for children, whom can receive ben- efits as well. Sessions are around an hour and twenty minutes, and there are usually at least 10-20 sessions with each as a con- tinuation of the previous one and a plat- form for the next, with more work at later times if needed. Sessions can cost from $120.00 per session and can be received weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. Remember that your body is the most valuable posses- sion ever so maintenance is priceless. The proper nutrition, exercise, and bodywork are extremely important.
Rolfing is considered the premier bodywork offered by somatic therapists.
It is not massage therapy and it cannot accurately be described as therapy. It is a process of re-education in which a Rolfer seeks to help a client discover the most efficient way of using the body and dis- seminating impressions given the dis-ease, asymmetries, and virtue of that body.
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know has experienced it. What is Rolfing- Structural Integration? It is an inquiry into the optimal functioning of the human be- ing, to be nothing short of the whole truth. It is a system of body re-education and manipulation originally
known as structural inte- gration and the product of 50 years of study and practice by creator, Dr. Ida P. Rolf. Originally
an organic chemist with the Rockefeller Institute, Dr. Rolf perfected the technique of Rolfing Structural Integration over many years before establishing a training program and a profes- sional organization of around 1300 practitioners worldwide.
What separates
Rolfing from other so-
matic practices is the
Rolfers’ premise about a person’s relation- ship to themselves and to their environ- ment: (1) most human beings are out of alignment with gravity (2) We function better when we are lined up with the gravitational field (3) The human body is so plastic that its alignment can be brought into harmony at anytime in a person’s life. Research has shown that there is a more powerful sense of self, grace, ease, efficiency of movement and often the relief of stress caused by gravity resistant movement pat- terns.
The body is inherently a continuous matrix of connective tissue called fascia that surrounds, supports, and permeates every muscle, bone, nerve and organ of the body. Rolfing manipulates and re-educates set holding patterns in the tissue and ner- vous system to release, realign, and balance the whole body, thus resolving discomfort, reducing compensations, and enabling a more authentic expression.
Fascia is the white body stocking un- der the skin that envelops every part of the body giving you the shape or form of your body. The problem begins when injury, out- of-balance movement and asymmetries are adopted by the body manifesting as inhibi- tion, pain and dysfunction. The body will actually change shape to reflect how it is being used, thus structure and function are two sides of the same coin.
Research on Rolfing has begun to pro- vide qualitative and quantitative data about its results. Dr. Valerie Hunt, Director of the Movement Behavior Laboratory at UCLA
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