is a form of holistic manual therapy that focuses on the fascia. It seeks to realign and rebalance the body. Pioneered by Dr. Ida Rolf in the 1970s, Rolfing® SI has become a rapidly growing field in the bodywork sphere.
Over the last 50 years, Dr. Rolf’s founding philosophy has helped millions of people around the world improve functional mobility and deal with pain. |
Founder Dr. Ida P. Rolf
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What makes Rolfing® SI unique?
1. It's a holistic manual therapy that aims to align and balance a body in GRAVITY.
2. It provides deep manipulation onto the connective tissue we call FASCIA.
3. It uses the TEN-SERIES to guide the work.
The Ten-Series
The hallmark of Rolfing® Structural Integration is a standardized “recipe” known as the Ten-Series®. Its goal is to methodically 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 the obstacles of a particular area in the body all the while maintaining a holistic view of the client’s whole system. Each session also prepares the body for the sessions that come next. Sessions 1-3 address the compression that is held at a superficial level of the body. Sessions 4-7 address the deeper levels of compression within the body. Sessions 8-10 are integration sessions where we prepare the body to create new habits and retain what has been learned in previous sessions.
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Every Ten-Series® is unique as it caters to the specific needs of a client.
Make the Ten-Series® YOUR journey towards greater mobility, vitality and well-being! |
"How do we relate harmoniously with gravity? As soon as we’re vertical, then gravity isn’t pulling on us in any direction. As soon as we're not vertical, it's starts to pull down, and pull down, and pull down." - Heather Starsong, Rolfer® and Rolf Movement® Practitioner |
Before and after photos of a Ten-Series
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Rolfing® SI:
for greater ease and improved functioning
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With repetitive use, the force of gravity, and ingrained habits, our muscles and tissues can suffer from compression. This compression of the body happens over time and can often be the reason behind chronic pain. Rolfing® Structural Integration seeks to unwind the body and reorganize the structures of the body through manipulation, education, and movement. It is a way of decompressing the body, which allows greater fluidity of movement and better alignment with gravity.
The main goals of Rolfing® SI are to help clients find more ease of movement in their lives and be more present in their bodies, thus improving their health span and promoting longevity. |
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“This is the gospel of Rolfing® SI: When the body gets working appropriately, the force of gravity can flow through. Then, spontaneously, the body heals itself.” - Dr. Ida Rolf |
This is fascia-nating!
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The part of the body that interests us, Rolfers™, is the fascia. Let’s imagine it as a large mesh. This large mesh envelops very important structures in the body: muscles, organs, bones, blood vessels, and nerves. Fascia maintains these structures in place and helps our body keep its shape and integrity.
Fascia is EVERYWHERE in the body! We have 18-23 kg of it... that's a lot!
Fascia also plays an important role when we move our bodies because it allows the structures of the body to move fluidly one against the other. Without fascia, we wouldn't be able to stretch or bend very much! Through injury or habit, our fascia can become constricted and compressed and we thus lose some flexibility and range of motion. Looking after our fascia is important because it is an integral component of our general well-being and health.
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Our fascia is our bodies' natural spiderweb.
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VIDEO: A concise but comprehensive overview of Rolfing® SI
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Stone balance art by Gravity Meditation