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The Power of Rolfing - by Owen Marcus- a Book Review

Feb 7, 20222 min read

The Power of Rolfing - by Owen Marcus- a Book Review

Have you ever told someone that you were seeing a Rolfer and then had to try explaining what it is? Let's face it, that's not easy even...

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The Hip Girdle- Our Suspension and Alignment

John Wilson

Jan 29, 20223 min read

The Hip Girdle- Our Suspension and Alignment

Hips, knees, and toes. What is their relationship to one another? They are all gears in one very important part of our machine, the...

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A Tribute to Gurdjieff and his Influence on Ida Rolf

John Wilson

Jan 22, 20224 min read

A Tribute to Gurdjieff and his Influence on Ida Rolf

January, being the month of his birth, people in Gurdjieff groups all around the world gather together, in person or on zoom, to...

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The Shoulder Girdle and its Relationship to the Greater Whole

John Wilson

Jan 19, 20222 min read

The Shoulder Girdle and its Relationship to the Greater Whole

Take a look at an anatomical chart and consider the muscles of the back. What do you notice? There are many layers, and many of these...

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Going Around the Problem, a Holistic Approach

John Wilson

Jan 8, 20222 min read

Going Around the Problem, a Holistic Approach

"Go around the problem; get the system sufficiently resilient so that it is able to change, and it will change, It doesn't have to be...

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John Wilson

Oct 11, 20212 min read

Proprioception and Hypertonicity

When we are exploring hyptertonicity, i.e tight muscles, we need to ask how they got that way in the first place. Why does the nervous...

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John Wilson

Sep 19, 20212 min read

The Embodied Self

Rolfing was developed a bit earlier than the human potential movement in the 60's but that is when it really took off. This movement...

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Maintaining One's Garden- How can Rolfing support your body after completing a 10 series?

John Wilson

Sep 12, 20212 min read

Maintaining One's Garden- How can Rolfing support your body after completing a 10 series?

So you have completed a basic 10 series with a Rolfer, what now? Hopefully you will be feeling more stable, movement will be more...

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How to Cultivate a Sense of Time and Spaciousness for Greater Ease in Your Life

John Wilson

Aug 15, 20214 min read

How to Cultivate a Sense of Time and Spaciousness for Greater Ease in Your Life

A well known traditional folk song begins with "once I had a bunch of Thyme". It goes on to explain that she lost it due to a man and...

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How Does Chronic Flexion, a Trauma Response Inherited From our Evolution, Impact Our Modern Lives?

John Wilson

Jun 5, 20213 min read

How Does Chronic Flexion, a Trauma Response Inherited From our Evolution, Impact Our Modern Lives?

Moshe Feldenkrais once said "all negative emotions end in Flexion". What do the terms negative emotions or even flexion refer to? ...

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Diving Deeper: The Benefits of Continuing with Advanced Rolfing Sessions

John Wilson

Feb 27, 20213 min read

Diving Deeper: The Benefits of Continuing with Advanced Rolfing Sessions

So we have gone through a full basic series, addressed restrictions, strain patterns, and habits. We have worked with muscle and...

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Exploring the Connection Between Sensation and Mental Well-Being

John Wilson

Sep 7, 20206 min read

Exploring the Connection Between Sensation and Mental Well-Being

In Rolfing we often speak of awareness as a vehicle for change. When speaking of bringing awareness to any part of the body, or the body...

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John Wilson

Aug 5, 20204 min read

Is Rolfing Painful?

If the use of force is excessive, the practitioner is working with violence, but the appropriate use of force is not violence.

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Exploring the Relationship Between Disease and Balance in the Human Body

John Wilson

Jul 26, 20206 min read

Exploring the Relationship Between Disease and Balance in the Human Body

When a person's system is off balance it fosters an environment ripe for problems to develop, and to live in a way that is contrary to the b

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How Can Self-Acceptance Create an Environment of Healing and Love?

John Wilson

Jun 28, 20202 min read

How Can Self-Acceptance Create an Environment of Healing and Love?

We all want to do better in life, and that includes our own health and well being. We want to push ourselves to achieve our goals. ...

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