Mind, Body, Emotion-Gurdjieff's View
G.I Gurdjieff was born on January 13th, the Eastern Orthodox New Year, at least we are led to believe. As students of his work gather...
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John Wilson
Dec 31, 20236 min read
Where Does Arch Support Actually Come From?
Our Base of Support Feet are among the favorite subjects of a Rolfer, and for good reason. If you are addressing a person's posture, and...
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John Wilson
Dec 27, 20232 min read
The Body Will Adjust Itself
Like all complex life, humans are amazing self organizing/self maintaining organisms, and the best thing is our bodies have an...
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John Wilson
Dec 9, 20232 min read
How Often Should you see your Rolfer?
In my practice I am asked this question a lot. How often should you come in? This all depends on the client's needs and what our plans...
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John Wilson
Dec 8, 20233 min read
Muscle Tension- Problem or Symptom?
When we experience stiffness, restricted range of motion or pain in general, we are likely to blame muscle tension. We conclude that if...
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John Wilson
Sep 21, 20232 min read
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art- By James Nestor A Book Review
How to breathe, we would all like to think we know, but what do we actually know? Fortunately our breath will usually continue with or...
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John Wilson
May 30, 20233 min read
Everything Would be Better if you Would Just Relax!
Clients often ask what exercises or stretches they should be doing? They ask about foam rolling and other disciplines such as...
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John Wilson
May 4, 20234 min read
The Transformative Process of Rolfing
When we think of self improvement we often think of increasing desirable qualities. If we go to the gym we probably want to get...
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John Wilson
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Rolfing, Posture, and Movement- Video Blog
Rolfing is about more than good static posture, it's about freedom of movement. If we can achieve more fluid movement, we will incur...
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John Wilson
Apr 10, 20235 min read
How is Rolfing Different Than Massage?
In my practice and personal life I get asked the question, "how is Rolfing different than massage"? It is easy to lump any sort of manual...
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John Wilson
Mar 26, 20235 min read
Is Rolfing Quackery?
"The principles of Rolfing contradict established medical knowledge, and there is no good evidence Rolfing is effective for the treatment...
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John Wilson
Mar 17, 20236 min read
Rolfing- A Guide Through the 10 Series
Doing a ten series is the most fundamental approach to Rolfing. It was actually developed by Ida Rolf as a way to teach principles and...
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John Wilson
Feb 12, 20232 min read
Finding Posture- Tapping Into the Innate Wisdom of the Body
Most of us want better posture but how to achieve this is the question. We think that if we look at a diagram of what posture is...
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John Wilson
Jan 26, 20232 min read
We Address the Individual, not the Symptoms
Many people come to see a Rolfer because they have something "wrong" with them. They have aches, pains, injuries, etc. This is to be...
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John Wilson
Jan 24, 20233 min read
Some Things to Know About Vitamin D
As we learn more about nutrition and vitamin deficiency, vitamin D has appeared on many people's radar. Trying to get enough of it from...
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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
Jun 4, 20221 min read
Video Blog: What Does Good Posture Look Like?- Lower Body
We often think of our posture in regard to the upper body, shoulders, head and neck, but the lower body must support everything above it....
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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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