Do I have to commit to ten sessions?
No, you can pay and schedule as you go. You may decide that a 10 series is appropriate for your body and you can decide if that is what you want to do.
How often will I have sessions?
Anywhere from twice per week to once a month is the range. Most clients come in once per week. The frequency depends on your body’s ability to integrate the work and what works best for you.
What can I expect from a session?
Each session begins by asking you what’s happened since the previous session: Is your pain gone? Did you notice anything new?
I will observe how you move and hold your body.
A Rolfing® SI session is not a massage, but like a massage, you will be relaxed afterwards. Clients often report sleeping deeply the night after the first session and feeling relaxed and possibly tired for a few days.
There is usually no soreness after a session. When there is soreness, it isn’t the type you get from an injury, but more like the feeling you might have after a good stretch or workout. Do not workout later in the day after receiving a session. The next day should be fine to exercise.
Is Rolfing® SI safe?
Yes. As long as you don’t have one of the contraindications* it is safe. For a Certified Rolfer™, the goal is not to force change; it is to evoke change through releasing the soft tissue. The soft tissue can’t release if the Certified Rolfer™ goes too deep or too fast. Your biggest risk is wasting some time and money.
*Rolfing® SI is not recommended for those with chronic illnesses involving systemic problems, genetic illnesses, or cancer. If the cause or the effect of the condition does not involve structure, soft tissue, or stress, Rolfing® SI's effectiveness significantly declines.
Is Rolfing® SI just stretching?
No. Rolfing® SI goes beyond stretching or yoga by releasing the tightest and hardest areas of your body. Often in stretching, only the looser places stretch. What needs to stretch are the thick, bound up areas. Stretching often produces frustration, particularly for men with those hard, thick legs. Once Rolfing® SI releases these concrete areas, then stretching can help.
Does Rolfing® SI hurt?
Yes, it can feel painful the first time in very tense areas. It is not the pain of injury. When there is pain, it is from experiencing the tension that was always there. If for some reason, you feel it might be too much, you can tell the Certified Rolfer™ to stop. You are always in charge.
How does Rolfing® SI work with pain?
A Certified Rolfer™ works to assist you in releasing your chronic tension and pain. They can only do that if you are relaxing. For that to happen, you must first feel safe, then you must feel that you are in control. Only then can you let go of what you might not have been aware of before or had the ability to release.
What age range do Certified Rolfer™ treat?
From infants to the elderly. Most clients are active children or adults.
How does Rolfing® SI affect the aging process?
Through releasing the tension in the fascia, the body becomes more resilient in its structure, movement, and appearance. Most clients report feeling younger because their bodies are behaving as they did when they were young. Much of what we attribute to age is the accumulation of stress and tension.
How does Rolfing® SI affect posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and depression?
Often a connection between these four debilitating conditions is the physical exhaustion caused by a body being stuck in hyper-arousal or survival mode. Anyone exposed to constant stress will eventually acclimatize to the stress. You learn to adapt emotionally by becoming accustomed to it and by physically sustaining an alert status. No matter how strong you are, eventually the continuous stress will wear you down and may eventually present as one or more of the above conditions.
To heal, your body must first leave the survival state--the revved-up state. Until your body feels safe, it will be allocating its resources to survival. Rolfing® SI has the ability to deeply release the stress and the self- perpetuating survival response stored in the tissue. Once the body comes down, the resources directed to survival can be used for self- healing. Your body can rest and heal.
What does the medical community think of Rolfing®?
Physicians are referring their patients to Certified Rolfer™ in increasing numbers for chronic problems. There is a growing understanding and appreciation of Rolfing® SI, in part from Certified Rolfer™ being physicians and many physicians experiencing Rolfing® SI. The growing research on fascia continues to put Rolfing® SI in the spotlight as the therapy that treats fascial conditions.
Does insurance pay for Rolfing® SI?
I do not bill insurance companies but can give you a receipt for you to submit. I do accept checks or debit cards from these accounts:
FSA — Flexible Spending Account
MSA — Medical Savings Account
HRA — Health Reimbursement Arrangement HSA — Health Savings Account
Not all “Rolfers” are Certified Rolfer™
More and more people are claiming they are practicing Rolfing® SI. That’s good because it means Rolfing® SI is the go-to therapy. Unfortunately, these other practitioners are not doing Rolfing® SI; they were not trained at the Rolf Institute®. If they are saying “trained in the Rolf method” that is an indication they most likely are not Certified Rolfer™.
If you have any doubt, go to the Rolf Institute® web site at www.rolf.org to verify that the person you are considering is a Certified Rolfer™. The practitioner may be good at what he or she does, but it is not Rolfing® if he or she is not a Certified Rolfer™.
No, you can pay and schedule as you go. You may decide that a 10 series is appropriate for your body and you can decide if that is what you want to do.
How often will I have sessions?
Anywhere from twice per week to once a month is the range. Most clients come in once per week. The frequency depends on your body’s ability to integrate the work and what works best for you.
What can I expect from a session?
Each session begins by asking you what’s happened since the previous session: Is your pain gone? Did you notice anything new?
I will observe how you move and hold your body.
A Rolfing® SI session is not a massage, but like a massage, you will be relaxed afterwards. Clients often report sleeping deeply the night after the first session and feeling relaxed and possibly tired for a few days.
There is usually no soreness after a session. When there is soreness, it isn’t the type you get from an injury, but more like the feeling you might have after a good stretch or workout. Do not workout later in the day after receiving a session. The next day should be fine to exercise.
Is Rolfing® SI safe?
Yes. As long as you don’t have one of the contraindications* it is safe. For a Certified Rolfer™, the goal is not to force change; it is to evoke change through releasing the soft tissue. The soft tissue can’t release if the Certified Rolfer™ goes too deep or too fast. Your biggest risk is wasting some time and money.
*Rolfing® SI is not recommended for those with chronic illnesses involving systemic problems, genetic illnesses, or cancer. If the cause or the effect of the condition does not involve structure, soft tissue, or stress, Rolfing® SI's effectiveness significantly declines.
Is Rolfing® SI just stretching?
No. Rolfing® SI goes beyond stretching or yoga by releasing the tightest and hardest areas of your body. Often in stretching, only the looser places stretch. What needs to stretch are the thick, bound up areas. Stretching often produces frustration, particularly for men with those hard, thick legs. Once Rolfing® SI releases these concrete areas, then stretching can help.
Does Rolfing® SI hurt?
Yes, it can feel painful the first time in very tense areas. It is not the pain of injury. When there is pain, it is from experiencing the tension that was always there. If for some reason, you feel it might be too much, you can tell the Certified Rolfer™ to stop. You are always in charge.
How does Rolfing® SI work with pain?
A Certified Rolfer™ works to assist you in releasing your chronic tension and pain. They can only do that if you are relaxing. For that to happen, you must first feel safe, then you must feel that you are in control. Only then can you let go of what you might not have been aware of before or had the ability to release.
What age range do Certified Rolfer™ treat?
From infants to the elderly. Most clients are active children or adults.
How does Rolfing® SI affect the aging process?
Through releasing the tension in the fascia, the body becomes more resilient in its structure, movement, and appearance. Most clients report feeling younger because their bodies are behaving as they did when they were young. Much of what we attribute to age is the accumulation of stress and tension.
How does Rolfing® SI affect posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and depression?
Often a connection between these four debilitating conditions is the physical exhaustion caused by a body being stuck in hyper-arousal or survival mode. Anyone exposed to constant stress will eventually acclimatize to the stress. You learn to adapt emotionally by becoming accustomed to it and by physically sustaining an alert status. No matter how strong you are, eventually the continuous stress will wear you down and may eventually present as one or more of the above conditions.
To heal, your body must first leave the survival state--the revved-up state. Until your body feels safe, it will be allocating its resources to survival. Rolfing® SI has the ability to deeply release the stress and the self- perpetuating survival response stored in the tissue. Once the body comes down, the resources directed to survival can be used for self- healing. Your body can rest and heal.
What does the medical community think of Rolfing®?
Physicians are referring their patients to Certified Rolfer™ in increasing numbers for chronic problems. There is a growing understanding and appreciation of Rolfing® SI, in part from Certified Rolfer™ being physicians and many physicians experiencing Rolfing® SI. The growing research on fascia continues to put Rolfing® SI in the spotlight as the therapy that treats fascial conditions.
Does insurance pay for Rolfing® SI?
I do not bill insurance companies but can give you a receipt for you to submit. I do accept checks or debit cards from these accounts:
FSA — Flexible Spending Account
MSA — Medical Savings Account
HRA — Health Reimbursement Arrangement HSA — Health Savings Account
Not all “Rolfers” are Certified Rolfer™
More and more people are claiming they are practicing Rolfing® SI. That’s good because it means Rolfing® SI is the go-to therapy. Unfortunately, these other practitioners are not doing Rolfing® SI; they were not trained at the Rolf Institute®. If they are saying “trained in the Rolf method” that is an indication they most likely are not Certified Rolfer™.
If you have any doubt, go to the Rolf Institute® web site at www.rolf.org to verify that the person you are considering is a Certified Rolfer™. The practitioner may be good at what he or she does, but it is not Rolfing® if he or she is not a Certified Rolfer™.