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Rolfing works with the body as a whole
While Rolfing is known for fascia work, I also treat other types of tissue as relevant. These tissues include: muscle, tendon, ligament, nerves, arteries, and organ-related anatomy.
As a Rolfer I specialize
in this question:
"If I could treat one area in your body, that would most benefit/stabilize your entire system, where would that be?
To answer this holistic question, I often make use of an assessment method developed by the renowned French Physical Therapist, Jean Pierre Barral, which he calls "General Listening"
The assessment process looks for the area in your body that is most taxing your entire system AND that is most ready to change. This is not necessarily where you experience the most pain.
The test is relatively simple, though it requires a very practiced hand and advanced hand-sensitivity. While you're standing, I will lightly press on your head or torso to see how your body-structure holds under slight load.
What we find with this test is that the body will lightly collapse around the restrictions that are most taxing for the body.
This is an extremely efficient way of navigating through the body to the highest priority restrictions to treat at a given moment.
It's important to understand that the highest priority restrictions in the body are not necessarily where pain is felt; however, treating the areas revealed by this test will often affect the areas in pain.
The entire body is connected, and effectively treating the root of a pain will affect the location where the pain sprouts.
For those with complex strain patterns that may require a series of sessions to address, I sometimes recommend the Rolfing Ten-Series™ as a catalyst for broader transformation
What is the The Rolfing Ten-Series™?
The Rolfing Ten-Series® is a standardized sequence of ten sessions designed to systematically balance and align the entire body. Each session focuses on a different region or structural layer, gradually working from surface tension to deep core support.
The process is divided into three parts:
Sessions 1–3: Improve breath and release surface-level restrictions
Sessions 4–7: Work with deeper layers and the body’s core alignment
Sessions 8–10: Integrate the whole system for balanced movement and posture
Though the framework is consistent, each Ten-Series is personalized to meet the client’s unique body and goals. The result is a full-body reset that can support long-term ease and resilience.
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