Rolfing FAQ

How is Rolfing different from massage and other bodywork modalities?

Rolfing did not derive from any practice of massage therapy, and does not fit into the massage therapy paradigm(s).  The purpose of the work is evoking balance, function, and integration in all aspects of a person’s structure.  The end result is a transformation from the person’s current way of living in their body, to a […]

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Is Rolfing painful?

Rolfing feels very deeply relaxing, as it releases and balances tension and compensations that have built up over a lifetime. In places, the sensation can be very intense. Intensity is fine as long as the client can relax with it. If at any point the pressure feels too much or too fast, there are always

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What is Rolfing?

Rolfing is a transformational technology for bringing a person into whole body balance.  What does that mean, whole body balance?  From the time you are born, you are developing a vertical relationship with gravity, from rolling over, crawling, walking and running. Activities like having children, working at a job, hobbies, athletic endeavors, etc are also

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