Principles of Rolfing
Rolfing's approach to Structural Integration is based on:

* Principles of Intervention
that allow the practitioner to develop strategies of intervention that recognize the
unique needs of the client and guide work outside a basic 10-session series when
appropriate.

* Gentle Techniques
that allow more profound results with less discomfort for the client ~  nothing is
forced. Skillful Rolfing should never feel sharply painful or invasive.

* Joint Mobilization Techniques
to release restrictions in joint motion that impede the whole body organization.

* Personal Experience
refers to the holistic approach of Rolfing and its recognition that this work impacts
the whole person. It is fundamentally "client-centered," aiming for greater ease of
effort, self-organization and adaptive capacity within each individual.

This involves a unique blending of functional and structural approaches. Unlike
massage, Rolfing is very much a participatory and educational process. It is
concerned as much with how people experience and use their bodies, as with their
structural organization in gravity.
To learn more, visit The Rolf Institute at http://www.rolf.org.
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