Rolfing
Sutter Center for Integrative Holistic Health
Rolfing® was founded and created by Dr. Ida P. Rolf in the 1940's and gained popularity in the late 1960's on the coattails of the human potential movement. Dr. Rolf observed the inherent plasticity of the body tissues in living human beings and recognized that this plasticity could get people into difficulty and could also be used to restore them to health.
The widely known results of Rolfing® are achieved by hands on manipulation of the myofascial system of the human body. Myofascial stands for muscle and connective tissue. These tissues are closely interrelated and connected providing structure and form to the human body.
The human body gets into difficulty simply by living life itself. The most common causes of "trouble" include: lifestyle necessities or choices such as working at a keyboard, ballet dancing or running marathons; common minor genetic abnormalities such as flat feet, "knock" knees, "bow" legs, leg length discrepancies and spinal curvatures; physical trauma such as automobile accidents, sports injuries, falls etc., and lastly our emotional makeup necessarily manifests in our posture and quality of movement People experience the effects from the various causes as chronic aches and pains, postural misalignment, poor sleep patterns, emotional stress, fatigue and so on.
Mainly the myofascial tissues in the human body react to various injuries, stress, habits etc. by shortening and thickening according to the stresses that are placed on them. Rolfing® Practitioners visually and manually locate the shortenings and thickenings in the tissues and sensitively apply hands on pressure to lengthen and restore the tissues to their optimal consistency and position returning the person to their innate resilience and potential.
Rolfing® Practitioners have a keen eye for balancing and organizing the whole human structure that takes years of practice to refine. It is the Rolfer's ability to work with the whole body as a structural system that gives Rolfing® its reputation for unparalleled relief and improvement in the quality of every aspect of living. For additional information contact: Robert B. Robinson Certified Advanced Rolfing® Practitioner at (916) 447-4329
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