Certified Advanced Rolfer™ practicing in Santa Rosa, in Sonoma Wine Country. Manual therapy since 1992.
Carole LaRochelle has been practicing manual therapy since 1992, achieving her Rolfing® Certification in 1996, Advanced Certification in 2000, and Movement Certification in 2002. Certified Rolfers™ are trained only by The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.
Since becoming a Certified Rolfer, Carole has continued to follow her passions in pursuing her development as a practitioner. In 2009 she completed the ITT Pilates Mat Trainer certification, culminating her 20-year involvement in this body of work. Her interests have also drawn her to study craniosacral therapy, traditional healing with Curandera Elena Avila, and many Rolfing manipulation classes — covering topics ranging from scoliosis to whiplash to repetitive motion injuries.
Most recently Carole has studied Systems-Centered Training, a form of group therapy based on the Theory of Living Human Systems developed by Dr. Yvonne Agazarian. She has also pursued training in Bodynamic Analysis, a form of body-oriented psychotherapy, studying their character structure model and their approach to healing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, including Resource Oriented Skill Training with co-creator Merete Holm Brantbjerg. Carole has enjoyed teaching Practice Building and assisting Rolf Institute trainings.
In addition to her Rolf Institute membership, in 2009 Carole earned the designation Board Certified Structural Integrator℠ by passing the Certification Exam for Structural Integration℠. She is a Professional Level member of both the International Association of Structural Integrators and the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, with more than twenty years of experience in a wide variety of movement and dance techniques. Carole is also a 1990 graduate of Sonoma State University’s School of Business and Economics.
Outside of work, Carole enjoys salsa dancing, gardening, hiking, yoga, and traveling for both work and pleasure.
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