What is Rolfing and what are the benefits?
Rolfing Structural Integration has the ability to dramatically alter a person's structure and function. Rolfing Sl can potentially resolve discomfort, release tension and alleviate pain. Rolfing Sl aims to restore flexibility, revitalize your energy and leave you feeling more comfortable in your body. The genius of the work rests on Dr. Rolf's insight that the body is more at ease and functions most effectively when its structure is balanced in gravity. Athletes, dancers, children, business professionals, and people from all walks of life have benefited from Rolfing SI. People seek Rolfing SI as a way to ease pain and chronic stress and improve performance in their professional and daily activities. It's estimated that more than 1 million people have received Rolfing work.

Research has demonstrated that Rolfing SI creates a more efficient use of the muscles, allows the body to conserve energy, and creates more economical and refined patterns of movement. Research also shows that Rolfing SI significantly reduces chronic stress and promotes positive structural and functional changes in the body. For example, a study showed that Rolfing SI significantly reduced the spinal curvature of subjects with lordosis (sway back); it also showed that Rolfing SI enhances neurological functioning.
 
The hallmark of Rolfing Structural Integration is a formulated “recipe” known as the Ten-Series, the goal of which is to systematically balance and optimize both the structure (shape) and function (movement) of the entire body over the course of ten Rolfing sessions.

Each session focuses on increasing options for movement by freeing restrictions or holding patterns present in the body, by heightening the clients awareness of these patterns, and by presenting options supporting new movement patterns. A practitioner also maintains a holistic view of the client’s entire system during each session, thus ensuring the transformational process evolves in a comfortable and harmonious way.
 
Please visit rolf.org for additional history, information and what to expect from this kind of bodywork.