The Process
The Basic Rolfing® series consists of ten sessions. One to three sessions are useful for injury relief or a trial period. Each Rolfing session builds upon the results of the previous one, so that the results are cumulative. Treatments usually last 75-90 minutes.
During the sessions the practitioner uses deep tissue manipulation on the connective tissue of the patient’s body until it becomes elastic and pliable again. Rolf Movement is also incorporated during and at the end of the sessions to enhance the client’s experience and to help the body to hold it’s new found freedom and ease of movement. Rolfers also educate clients in ways of using this new found freedom. Clients usually undress to their underwear and lie down on a massage table. The Rolfer then applies pressure with fingertips, hands, knuckles and elbows to work on the connective tissue.
Rolfing was sometimes described as uncomfortable and you may find some areas of your body are more sensitive than others, however it is not painful and any slight discomfort normally preludes a wonderful sense of relief. After sessions people report feeling lighter, better balanced and they move with greater ease.
