Rolf Movement®
Each one of us has patterns, both conscious and unconscious, that produce how we move and how we get to be. While many think we humans all move the same, this isn’t true. Your patterns are as individually unique as your finger print and your signature. Our movement patterns originate from our history, our perceptions, and from the meanings we make on ourselves and our environments.
While our movements are unique, most of us are unaware of how we move, don't have the tools to become aware, may have bits and pieces of the puzzle but not the whole picture, or don’t have the means to make changes that are lasting and integrated with the whole. We might even find that studying biomechanics and doing exercises and stretches help for a while, but then stop helping or never got to the root of what’s going on. In the meantime, our movement patterns continue to produce chronic aches and pains, and we become frustrated that we haven’t made more progress.
Rolfing® Movement
provides tools and ways of becoming more aware of your
own movement patterns. It helps you and your physical
body find more options. It lets you discover options
that work better. It lets your body function in a way
that supports and sustains the changes.
Rolfing® Movement opens your awareness in ways that, many times, seem almost magical. It involves awareness and discovering how we actually move, breathe, work, walk, play, and handle stress. It educates your body and nervous system. You feel like something inside you just woke up, learned something new, and now feels calmer, better, or even happy.
Ideally a well balanced
structure moves fluidly, dynamically, and in alignment
with gravity. The physical body (and you) experience
support from below while simultaneously experiencing
lift from above. Ideally, the body opens and lengthens
with any and every movement we make.
This dynamic, fluid, flexible way of being is not something that can be forced into, or exercised onto, the physical body. It is something that emerges as the impediments to it are released and as your awareness and perception shift. Your Rolfer® (and especially a Movement Rolfer®) is trained to recognize the root issues, address the relevant impediments that have been getting in your way, and work with you to make the changes lasting and integrated.
Rolf Movement® creates more refined coordination and the integration of your whole structure.