What is Rolfing?
Rolfing is a wholistic, transformative process that brings the body into better alignment with gravity. By working with the soft tissue of the body (tendons, ligaments, myofascial sheaths), the old injuries and trauma stored in the body are allowed to unwind and resolve.

Rolfing benefits anyone because we all use our bodies every day. Repeated stress on any part of the body will result in tightness and compensatory patterns that develop over time. The goal of Rolfing is to open the body to find your natural flow and agility. Also, by educating a client about his or her ways of moving helps make these changes permanent. Awareness of one's body is one of the main by-products of Rolfing.

The Basic 10-Series
The basic Rolfing series consists of ten sessions as Ida Rolf taught it. Every session addresses a specific area of the body and how it relates to the whole. The results are cumulative as the compensatory patterns release. The changes in the body are usually long-lasting.

Individualized sessions
Sessions can be customized to your body's needs. We address the specific areas of restriction and follow where the pattern affects other places.

Is Rolfing painful?
No. Not the way I work with clients. I emphasize staying at the level of comfort of the client. You should feel it is effective but also be able to stay relaxed. There is a certain speed and depth that is optimal. Some people call it "on the edge," some people call it "good pain." At ANY point, if ANYTHING does NOT feel good, please, let me know. It is NOT true that "the deeper, the better." (In the 1960's and 70's, Rolfing was a part of the 'human potential' movement. It was before we knew that more pain can re-traumatize a person. The way Rolfing is taught at the Rolf Institute now is to go only as deep as the tissue and the client allows.)

Will I be sore after a treatment?
Some soreness is normal after a Rolfing treatment. In such a case, you may want to make sure you are hydrated, take a hot bath or ice the place of soreness, stretch, or do what you know helps decrease inflammation in your body.

How long is a session?
Each session lasts 60 minutes.

How much is a session?
Each session is $100 which includes NM sales tax.

How many sessions do I need to come for?
It depends on the extent of the injuries and compensatory patterns. Also, some people respond to the work faster than others or their tissue may be more or less hydrated. The change is usually incremental where each session builds upon the previous.

What to wear during a session?
The client wears whatever he or she is comfortable with, preferably underwear and a bra.

What happens during a Rolfing session?
All sessions start with checking in with the client about what he or she noticed since the last session. Then I look at walking and various other movements. The table work usually starts with neck work. At the end we compare the notes with how the client felt before the session.

How often should I get rolfed?
Generally, one to two weeks is ideal. It is long enough to integrate the work but not go back to old patterns. Having a few sessions a week apart tends to be more effective than having the treatments spread apart. The treatments build upon each other and the layers let us go deeper each time.

Can children benefit from Rolfing?
Yes. Most children tend to have more body awareness than an average adult and they "get" it. They get a whole lifetime of alignment in front of them as opposed to a whole lifetime of misalignment. The patterns often form early, during a fall on the stairs, through playing sports in high school or a bike or ski accident. Rolfing can help slow down scoliosis. Children and adolescents receive a special rate. Please, call for details.

What are the benefits of Rolfing?
• Increased health and vitality
• Relief of chronic pain
• Enhanced athletic performance
• Increased flexibility
• Improved posture and balance

What is your cancellation policy?
Unless it is an emergency, we require 24 hours to cancel or reschedule an appointment. A full fee will be charged if given less than 24 hours.

"Humans can change toward orderliness, or they can change away from it. Human bodies do change - your body can, any body can. We do not mean deteriorate or age in the commonly accepted sense. We mean that bodies - average physical bodies of flesh and blood - are amazingly plastic media, which can change quickly toward a structure that is more orderly and thus more economical in terms of energy." Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.