Rolfing® Structure and Movement Talk

My story of getting to Rolfing was a story of 13 years of pain. I hadn’t thought much at the time that they happened about the imbalances in my body, a history of ripped ankle on the diving board, broken kneecap iceskating, Caesarian section etc. I’m sure these imbalances led to my leaning over to make the bed one morning at age 29 and hearing a loud “POP” coming from the region of my lower back. That “POP” was a tear and I was down and out. Fast forward through a number of practitioners of various modalities including an M.D. who put me in traction for a week, and I was ripe for the recommendation of “Go to my Rolfer, don’t go to __”.

At age 42 I was presenting myself for a Rolfing session. Immediately it was clear to me that my Rolfer, Paul Gordon in Boston, had a special knowledge of the body and that he was getting results that a number of practitioners had not. I realized toward the end of the original standard basic 10 series that much more freedom of pain and mysteriously being better co-ordinated made for being able to play the oboe better. (And also, other instruments, and walking and running, playing tennis and golfing.)
Mystifyingly, I could do more weight on the weight machines in our tennis club gym, without training. What had happened, and could I help someone else like this?

One step at a time, I went from thinking that my life was practically over at age 42, to frisking off to the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration training, and have been working full time at Rolfing since 1984, when I was first certified.

There is a link to my blog on this page, and I am listed on www.rolf.org, the Rolf Institute web site.

I hope you’ll give me a call; I love helping people feel better and be able to do their favorite things better.

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