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John Wilson
Jul 10, 20226 min read
Eastern Vs. Western Medicine- Dependent Origination Vs. Causality
"The Chinese method is based on the idea that no single part can be understood except in its relation to the whole. A symptom, therefore,...
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John Wilson
Jun 11, 20221 min read
Strengthen Your Core, or Lengthen Your Core?
Have you ever wondered what people mean when they say "strengthen your core"? Like any fitness fad, it can get blown out of proportion....
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John Wilson
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Video Blog: Feet, Arches, and Orthotics
Many people wear orthotics and shoes with a high degree of support. Why temporarily cutting down on foot strain by limiting movement,...
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John Wilson
May 21, 20221 min read
What Does Good Upper Body Posture Look Like? - Video Blog
Anyone that has done some Rolfing probably understands that this work is all about our posture, how we stand and move around in gravity....
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John Wilson
May 15, 20221 min read
Chair Posture- Video Blog
So many of us spend long hours every day seated at a desk or even a couch. I usually address good seated posture with clients, but it is...
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John Wilson
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Hands- The Door to the Nervous System
In my previous profession as a massage therapist, it did not take long for me to realize that many people really enjoy having their feet...
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John Wilson
Apr 9, 20223 min read
3 Reasons to see Your Rolfer Monthly
We do a Rolfing series to help develop a higher degree of organization and function in the body. This means addressing the individual's...
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John Wilson
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Non-attachment- Allowing Space for Change
"You may take this for truth, that when a free mind is really disinterested, God is compelled to come into it; and if it could get along...
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John Wilson
Apr 2, 20227 min read
Meditation- the Focused and the Peripheral Approaches
I would like to take a moment to address the topic of meditation, as awareness is key to the transformative effects of Rolfing for both...
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John Wilson
Mar 22, 20224 min read
Five Things About Energy Work
"All this metaphysics is fine, but be mighty sure you've got physics under the metaphysics." Ida Rolf All Rolfers have some training in...
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John Wilson
Mar 2, 20224 min read
3 Ways of Dealing With Chronic Pain- Without Medication
In my Denver office, I see a lot of clients dealing with chronic pain. This pain is often the motivating force for coming to see a...
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John Wilson
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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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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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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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 26, 20212 min read
Looking for the big Picture
Do you have any friends who try to address their ailments through natural medicine? If they are taking a western approach they are...
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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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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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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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