And We Are Live!
I am delighted to announce the re-launch of www.RedwoodEmpireRolfing.com. Victor Thomas of Thomas Digital Design has been working with me for several months to create this beautiful new showcase for my work and Rolfing® Structural Integration. Enormous thanks to Victor for staying the course with me. I had some new things I wanted to do […]
FAQ About Rolfing® Structural Integration
Before diving into answering the most frequently asked questions I receive about Rolfing® SI I would like to share this video with you of a presentation my colleague Robyn Martin of Rolfing Orlando did for PechaKucha. It’s a great introduction to Rolfing SI and a fun video to watch. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ur6SY_n_qs] What is Rolfing […]
More Connections Between Emanuel Swedenborg, Ida Rolf & William Sutherland, DO
It turns out there is more to this story about Ida Rolf, William Garner Sutherland and Emanuel Swedenborg. Since the publication of the first piece I have run across two transcripts of Rolf speaking about Sutherland and Swedenborg. One from 1970 and the other from 1973. The 1973 transcript is from the Advanced Training in […]
Is Rolfing Structural Integration the Same as Deep Tissue Massage and Myofascial Release?
There seems to be a lot of confusion in the public’s awareness of the difference between Rolfing Structural Integration and deep tissue massage therapy. Instead of writing one more article explaining Rolfing SI and how it can benefit you, I have decided to take a different approach. I recently had a new client come into […]
Rolfing® SI Helps Aikido Practitioner Improve Her Posture
Badger Stops Looking Up, Finds The Sky Within Five times in the past eighteen months, highly experienced practitioners or teachers of budo have stopped short, cast a critical eye at me, and pronounced my posture a problem. Not, mind you, my stance or my “finishing” pose; nope, just me standing there, being me. Since working […]
From twister cables to pointe shoes: The birth of a Certified Rolfer™
— Different synchronistic events and life circumstances can sometimes conspire to show you your life’s path. In my case, those events and conditions combined with my anatomical structure to show me mine, eventually leading me to my current profession as a Certified Advanced Rolfer™. Are you familiar with Rolfing® Structural Integration? Rolfing SI is a […]
Professional Baseball Players use Rolfing® SI to Recover From Injury and Stay in the Game
Over the past 25 years many professional baseball players have used Rolfing® Structural Integration to help them recover from injuries and stay in the game. Here is a list of half a dozen players who have benefited from receiving Rolfing® SI. 1) Sean Casey, former Major League Baseball first baseman During his career National League […]
Leon Fleisher Uses Rolfing® SI and Botox® to Return to Playing Piano With Both Hands
Watch piano virtuoso Leon Fleisher’s most recent interview with PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown. Fleisher’s memoir My Nine Lives is mentioned and they discuss Fleisher’s long career from two-handed playing, to one-handed playing, to teaching and conducting. Fleisher speaks about his neurological disorder focal dystonia and how he recovered the use of his right hand through […]
2nd Annual Rolfing® SI National Awareness Week Celebrated in San Francisco May 16
Do you suffer from back, knee or neck pain? Carpal tunnel syndrome? Interested in having better posture? Or, do you just want to feel more at home and graceful in your body? If so, GOOD NEWS! Rolfing® SI National Awareness Week is coming up May 14-22, 2011. Join me on Monday, May 16, as we […]
San Francisco Bay Area Media Cover Rolfing® Structural Integration
It’s been a fantastic three days for news coverage of Rolfing SI in the San Francisco Bay Area. First, on December 4, the San Jose Mercury News re-published the October 7, 2010, New York Times Style Section piece about Rolfing SI. Here are some highlights from the article. Popular in the 1970s, Rolfing once evoked […]