Rolfing:
Structural Integration

Rolfing is a practice that utilizes fascial manipulation and movement education techniques to promote a more natural flow of movement and a healthier relationship with gravity.

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What is Rolfing?

Structural Integration was given the nickname "Rolfing" in response to the successful work of its creator Dr. Ida P. Rolf. Rolfing utilizes a variety of hands-on and perceptual interventions directed towards improving an individual's posture and relationship to gravity. In involves a systematically direct and indirect application of pressure to the body's fascial web which surrounds muscles, bones, joints, and ligaments. It also involves movement education intended to help someone further break out of patterns of restriction in daily activities. Due to its holistic approach Rolf sessions cover a lot of territory in order to get to the issues in the tissues and many sessions are organized into a series of ten separate sessions, commonly referred to as "The Ten Series". This approach helps reorganize, realign, and reintegrate the body so that it will be able to move with minimal pain and optimal efficiency.

How have people benefited from Rolfing?

Improved posture and alignment

Improved movement efficiency

Improved athletic performance

Improved balance and coordination

Increased bodily awareness and education

Reduced symptoms of chronic aches and pains

Increased embodiment of self

Increased awareness and presence

Improved sense of well-being

Want to learn more about Rolfing? Check out these helpful links and articles below. Still have questions about what to expect from a session? Visit the FAQ page.

Organizations:

Dr. Ida Rolf Institute

Fascial Research Congress

International Association of Structural Integrators

Articles:

Fascial Plasticity: A Neurobiological Explanation by Robert Schleip, 2003

Variations in Ida Rolf's Recipe by Thomas Myers, 2004

Grounding Structural Concepts in Physical Reality by Hans Flury, 2004

Structural Integration: The Journal of the Rolf Institute Vol 45 No. 1, 2017 (Features Noel Poff's article "Closure")

Rolfing Structural Integration 10 Series Overview by Matt Hsu, Upright Health, 2016

Rolfing: Structural Integration by Noel Poff, Oblique Magazine, May 2018

Structure, Function, Integration: Journal of the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute, November 2019 (Features Noel Poff's Article "Movement Integration Through Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation")