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Rolfing® Structural Integration and Chronic Pain
Rolfing® Structural Integration and Chronic Pain
Blog | Sabine Becker
Based on an article by Alan Richardson, Certified Advanced Rolfer® & Rolf Movement™ Practitioner, London, UK How Rolfing® Can Help Recalibrate the Nervous System Chronic pain is a daily challenge for many people - often without a clear physical cause. While acute pain serves a protective…
Barefoot exercises to sense the feet for more joyful movement
Take the first step towards more joyful movement with less effort – barefoot
Blog | Sabine Becker
by Cirsten Verleger, Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement™ Practitioner  Draw on the innate intelligence of your feet The soles of our feet are little wonders of sensuality. Packed with receptors, they gather vital information for our movement coordination. For instance, they detect how we…
Rolfing acknowledges gravity's effect on human posture
It's All About Gravity
Blog | Sabine Becker
Gravity is a constant force that affects every aspect of our lives, from the way we stand to how we move.  Despite its significance, its impact on our physical health is often overlooked. Rolfing® Structural Integration uniquely addresses the relationship between the human body and gravity,…
Painfree sitting at the desk or computer
Relaxed and Pain-Free at Your Desk
Blog | Sabine Becker
by Cirsten Verleger, Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement™ Practitioner Regain your natural capacity to effortlessly sit upright and prevent neck and back pain Too good to be true? Walking through life effortlessly and sitting upright and relaxed is our inborn nature. Why many people…
"Text Neck": How use of Smartphones Affects Our Children's Posture
"Text Neck": How Smartphones Affect Our Children's Posture
Blog | Sabine Becker
Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are using smartphones and other mobile devices. Their often significantly tilted posture during use can lead to serious postural damage, particularly during crucial growth phases. This article explores the risks of smartphone use for the development of…
Impact of carrying sling backs or heavy backpacks tips for teenagers' posture
The Impact of Sling Bags and Backpacks on Posture: Tips for Teenagers
Blog | Sabine Becker
With the new school year starting, children will once again have to carry heavy school bags. Teenagers increasingly tend to carry their bags or backpacks slung over one shoulder.  However, this habit can lead to back pain and other significant health problems, including postural issues, especially…
Teaching and Presenting on Rolfing® Structural Integration Neck Work
Teaching and Presenting on Rolfing® Structural Integration Neck Work
Blog | Sabine Becker
By Neal Anderson The Request In March of 2023, I was asked if I was interested in travelling to Munich to present at the 2024 ERA biennial membership conference and to teach a workshop afterwards. Several people were involved in asking me: Christina Howe, executive director at DIRI; Libby Eason,…
How Rolfing® Structural Integration Can Help with Tennis Elbow
Understanding Tennis Elbow and How Rolfing® Structural Integration Can Help
Blog | Sabine Becker
Tennis, Padel, or Squash can be incredibly enjoyable, but they come with the risk of developing health problems or sustaining injuries. One common issue is tennis elbow, medically known as lateral epicondylitis.  This painful condition occurs when the tendons in the elbow are overloaded, usually by…
The Power of Metaphors of the Body
The Power of Metaphors of the Body
Blog | Sabine Becker
By Lucia Merlino, Certified Rolf Movement™ Instructor, Certified Rolfing® Instructor Metaphors have long been integral to human culture, serving therapeutic, mnemonic, and spiritual purposes across various domains. From the rituals of shamanism to the structured practices of modern psychotherapy…
Is Rolfing® Painful?
Is Rolfing® Painful?
Blog | Sabine Becker
Rolfing® Structural Integration is a bodywork technique developed by Dr. Ida Rolf in the mid-20th century. Despite its growing popularity as a method for relieving pain, improving posture and mobility, as well as enhancing general well-being, there is still a misunderstanding about the degree of…
How Rolfing® Structural Integration Differs from Physiotherapy
How Rolfing® Structural Integration Differs from Physiotherapy
Blog | Sabine Becker
When faced with physical discomfort, individuals often encounter various approaches. Two distinct methods, Rolfing® Structural Integration and Physiotherapy, stand out for their unique approaches to promoting health.  In this article we look at the differences between these two practices as…
Åsa Åhman - Rolfing® and Yoga
The Synergy of Yoga and Rolfing®
Blog | Ali
By Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement™ Practitioner, Åsa Åhman, Stockholm, SwedenTwo decades ago, my journey into the realms of yoga commenced with reluctance. As a fervent fitness enthusiast and part-time aerobics instructor, the slow pace of yoga initially seemed incongruous with my…
Our Neglected Hip Flexor: A Key to Holistic Well-being
Our Neglected Hip Flexor: A Key to Holistic Well-being
Blog | Sabine Becker
In a recent interview with the German SZ-Magazin, renowned elite sports physiotherapist Klaus Eder emphasised the significance of the hip flexor for our bodies and how certain habits can harm this crucial muscle. Eder, who supported the German national soccer team for over 30 years, explained that…
Enjoying the Complexity of the Human Being: My Perspective as a Rolfer®
Enjoying the Complexity of the Human Being: My Perspective as a Rolfer®
Blog | Sabine Becker
By Certified Rolfer® and Rolf Movement™ Practitioner, Åsa Åhman, Stockholm, SwedenIn the world of anatomy and bodywork, understanding the human body is a dynamic process. From classical approaches that look at bones and muscles to more intricate models delving into connections within muscles and…
The Differences between Rolfing® Structural Integration and Massage
Exploring the Depths: The Differences between Rolfing® Structural Integration and Massage
Blog | Sabine Becker
By Certified Rolfer® and Massage Therapist Jérôme Klingler, Paris, FranceRolfing® Structural Integration and massage are two widely recognised forms of bodywork, each with its unique approach, philosophy, techniques, and impact on the body. While they may seem similar on the surface and both aim to…
Rolfing® Structural Integration and the "Liberation of the Heart"
Rolfing® Structural Integration and the "Liberation of the Heart"
Blog | Sabine Becker
There is a deep connection between the breath and the heart in the areas of the mediastinum and diaphragm. Rolfing® Structural Integration, a method of bodywork, explores the interwoven dynamics of these inner structures and creates space for the heart to beat freely and the breath to flow…
Integrate new Mobility Patterns with Rolf Movement™
Integrate new Mobility Patterns with Rolf Movement™
Blog | Sabine Becker
By Certified Rolf Movement™ Instructor Pierpaola VolponesIn the midst of our fast-paced, modern lives, it's easy to overlook the intricate symphony of movements that our bodies perform each day. Rolf Movement™ is a method that awakens your body's natural alignment and movement patterns. It invites…
The Power of Fascia
The Power of Fascia
Blog | Sabine Becker
Athletes tend to use the same muscles over and over. They get tighter and tighter, and this has an effect on the muscles. We can stretch but not reach everything. Rolfing helps me reach areas like the ribs, abdominals, upper body, and hips that are hard to get."- Olympic skier, Mickey EganNot only…
Rediscovering Natural Movement: Barefoot Shoes and Rolfing® Structural Integration
Rediscovering Natural Movement: Barefoot Shoes
Blog | Marketing Assistant
In recent years, there has been a growing trend towards embracing natural movement and healthier postural habits. One practice gaining significant popularity is wearing barefoot shoes or minimalist footwear. These shoes are designed to mimic the feeling of walking barefoot while providing…
Entering the playground of Rolfing® – My experience of Level 1 Training
Entering the playground of Rolfing® – My experience of Level 1 Training
Blog | Marketing Assistant
By Stephanie Aimée Poole Can you remember that feeling of excitement when you were a kid, and you were about to visit a new playground? A playground that maybe your friends or your parents already told you a little bit about and that sounded just too good to be true? A playground that, so they told…
The Genesis of Rolf Movement™
The Genesis of Rolf Movement™
Blog | Marketing Assistant
By Certified Rolf Movement™ Instructor France Hatt-Arnold  In a world where the force of gravity accompanies every move, Ida P. Rolf has reminded us that the connection between movement and gravity is inescapable:  You have to get a new pattern that is appropriate dynamically to movement of weight…
Rolfing® and Parkinson's: Improving Movement and Quality of Life
Rolfing® and Parkinson's: Improving Movement and Quality of Life
Blog | Marketing Assistant
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, can significantly impact a person's ability to move and maintain a good quality of life. While medical treatments like L-Dopa and surgical interventions offer relief, there are complementary approaches that can play a crucial role in managing the…
How to Protect Your Child's Posture When Wearing a School Bag
How to Protect Your Child's Posture When Wearing a School Bag
Blog | Marketing Assistant
The start of a new school year brings excitement and anticipation for children and parents alike. However, one aspect that often goes unnoticed is the impact of heavy school bags on our little ones.Overloaded school bags can lead to fatigue, muscle tension, and back pain. Furthermore, they can…
Barefoot in the forest
I was impressed by many unexpected consequences of Rolfing®
Blog | Marketing Assistant
By Rolfing® client RinkeMy name is Rinke and I have just finished the ten Rolfing sessions. The main reason for starting Rolfing was to get more in touch with my body, as a support to healing from a complicated birth of my being.While I gained more awareness of my body, directly, through feeling…
Rolfing® session
Why not Osteopathy, Feldenkrais or Physiotherapy?
Blog | Sabine Becker
By Lea Kabirschke, Certified Rolfer® Osteopathy A colleague of mine who works both as an osteopath and as a Rolfer® illustrates the comparison between Rolfing® and osteopathy with the tracks of a railway. The long rails are like Rolfing and the cross-ties like osteopathy. Osteopathy and Rolfing…
How Rolfing® helped with my pregnancy
How Rolfing® helped with my pregnancy
Blog | Sabine Becker
When I was 6 months pregnant with my son Ian, I started Phase 3 of the Rolfing® training. Although I had doubts that the intensive training might be a little too much for me and the baby, it turned out to be the perfect container, in which I felt safe at any given moment. I was supported by my…
Rolfing® and Scars
Rolfing® and Scars
Blog | Ali
Scars are the result of accidental or intentional openings of skin and deeper tissues, that usually would not have been exposed to the outside world. The remaining lines we see after wound healing on the skin is not the whole story, often far from it. In the attempt to not only seal the unwanted…
My journey with pain and how Rolfing® helped
My journey with chronic pain and how Rolfing® helped
Blog | Ali
Already as a child I was confronted with the topic of chronic pain. When I was about 11 years old, both of my Achilles tendons became inflamed. Over the following years, the pain spread to my entire feet and lower legs. I slipped from one relieving posture to the next and before long my knees,…
Rolfing® and Posture, good posture, stand straight
Rolfing® and Posture
Blog | Ali
Our culture teaches us that good or optimal posture is achieved by lifting the chin, throwing the shoulders back, bracing the back and tucking in the gut. It is interesting to note that the body shape, our culture adopts as ideal, is practically a prescription for creating and/or strengthening the…
Rolfing and Sport
Rolfing® and Sport
Blog | Ali
As a former university physical education teacher, why did you decide to become a Rolfer®?Hello everybody, I’m Markus Roßmann. So, after studying sport, I really wanted to learn something to treat and to touch people and I really didn’t want to become a physiotherapist. I am not sure why, but I was…
Sport Scientist talks about the benefits Rolfing® brings to athletes or those exercising
Sport Scientist talks about the benefits Rolfing® brings on athletes or those exercising
Blog | Ali
As a Sport scientist, why did you choose to become a Rolfer®? When I started my studies in Sport Science at the Technical University Munich, some of the work, the ideas, and concepts of Rolfing® were somewhat already familiar to me. I had finished my first Ten Series just before my first semester…
Music professor talks about how Rolfing® is benefical to musicians
Music professor talks about how Rolfing® is benefical to musicians
Blog | Ali
Musical instrumental training is based on three foundations: technical training / posture and practice structure musical expression / emotionality, sensations and their realisation historical background and analysis of works. As a main subject teacher for the viola, in my daily teaching work I…
How Rolfers® can work with singers by Jörg Ahrend-Löns
How Rolfers® can work with singers by Jörg Ahrend-Löns
Blog | Ali
For many years, it has always been a special pleasure for me to work with musicians. As a member of a vocal ensemble, my professional interest in the specific challenges of the musical profession is combined with my personal joy in making music. Together with my wife, Bettina Löns (PT and dancer)…
How Rolfing treatments can be beneficial for singers.
How Rolfing® treatments can be beneficial for singers.
Blog | Ali
Just before the pandemic hit, I finished a 8 year long tour with a small band of classical and jazz musicians. We had sung in concert halls, theaters and festivals and usually I would stumble off stage in my high heels with excruciating back pain. I blamed my heels every single time but it didn't…
How Rolfing can benefit Dancers
How Rolfing can benefit Dancers by Hayley Matthews
Blog | Ali
As a Dancer, why did you choose to become a Rolfer®? It was more a series of happenings in my life. If I look at these happenings with the clarity of hindsight what I see is that it was part of my journey in striking the balance between stability and flow. And of course, as someone who had already…
Rolfing plus movement equals embodiment
Rolfing plus movement equals embodiment by Lizzie Reumont
Blog | Ali
What are the benefits of Rolf Movement™? One of the many genius aspects of Dr Ida Rolf’s legacy is the ‘recipe’; ten sessions that not only ‘resets’ the connective tissue through better organisation and relationship, but also that re-educates the client into understanding their patterns and how to…
Rolf Movement™ was a rich addition to my Rolfing training
Rolf Movement™ was a rich addition to my Rolfing training - Marcel Teeuw
Blog | Ali
As a Rolfer®, why did you choose to do the Rolf Movement™ course? The Rolf Movement™ training for me has been a treasure of tools and ways of working that I could immediately apply in my Rolfing® practice. But I have also seen this wealth of knowledge grow and become deeper over time, even for…
Rolf Movement™ allows us to expand our capacity for personal growth
Rolf Movement™ allows us to expand our capacity for personal growth by Bibiana Badenes
Blog | Ali
As a Rolfer®, why did you choose to do the Rolf Movement™ course? When I first studied Rolfing® I was so fascinated by how my teachers talked about movement and how they themselves moved. But at that time, I never thought that I would become a Rolf Movement™ practitioner as I was not ready to show…
Yoga and Rolfing go very much hand in hand
Yoga and Rolfing go very much hand in hand - Andrea Newman
Blog | Ali
As someone who practices Yoga, why did you choose to become a Rolfer®? Yoga and Rolfing® go very much hand in hand. They are my two sources of inspiration and support in life.  I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to learn the skills needed to be a Rolfer, and to be able to help people in…
Rolfing and yoga are a wonderful combination - Dr. Eva Ananya Pöschl-Walter
Rolfing® and yoga are a wonderful combination - Dr. Eva Ananya Pöschl-Walter
Blog | Ali
As someone who practices Yoga, why did you choose to become a Rolfer®? Back problems led me to yoga, knee pain to Rolfing. The mobility of my spine was severely limited and my doctor recommended starting yoga. I did this and quickly noticed that my mobility and flexibility improved significantly. I…
Heads up – The benefits of Rolfing to promote the better use of technology
Heads up – The benefits of Rolfing to promote the better use of technology
Blog | Ali
The use of smartphones and tablets is contributing to a significant rise in postural complaints in children and teenagers, and our members report increasing demand from parents for Rolfing® Structural Integration. In support of this, the European Rolfing® Association has launched a dedicated ‘Heads…
Le Rolfing – La méthode d’Ida Rolf – a France Hatt-Arnold Book
Le Rolfing – La méthode d’Ida Rolf – a France Hatt-Arnold Book
Blog | Ali
Une remise d’aplomb de l’organisme par la manipulation du fascia 'A restoration of the organism through the manipulation of the fascia system, A journey into the heart of gravitational intimacy'. by France Hatt-Arnold, is the latest addition to the variety of specialized books about Rolfing®.…
Meet Rolfing®, meet yourself – Book
Meet Rolfing®, meet yourself – Book
Blog | Ali
The new e-book “Meet Rolfing®, meet yourself” by certified Rolfing® Instructor, Pierpaola Volpones, takes you on a journey to explore how Rolfing can help you to meet yourself. Read more. Learn more about Rolfing. Find a Rolfer near you. Train to become a Certified Rolfer®.
Rolfing and Psychotherapy with Bert Schmitz Msc Psychology & Certified Advanced Rolfer®
Rolfing and Psychotherapy with Bert Schmitz Msc Psychology & Certified Advanced Rolfer®
Blog | Arnaud
“We do workshops, and I’ve been thinking about the name for one of our new courses. I like ‘Echoes from your Core.’”  Says Schmitz. “You see, that’s what Rolfing® gives you. You may not immediately get into it but you do suddenly get the echo of something deeper. Maybe you are just happy with the…

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