Values

My approach to Rolfing

First and foremost in my mind, Rolfing is a physical therapy. Most often, people are coming to Rolfing for issues with pain and I do my best to strike a balance between temporary relief of pain symptoms and longer-term relief of the issues creating pain. The more layers of dysfunction are peeled back, the more people can become comfortable and strong in their bodies. 

In a wider sense, I consider Rolfing to be a guided exploration for the client through his or her own body. Every body is different, so I aim to approach every session with a sense of questioning, looking for what a client needs rather than fitting them into a box. This can be range from simply alleviating aches and pains to exploring the mind/body connection and its effect on emotional and spiritual components of the client’s life.

How I came to Rolfing

Since 2002 I have developed a very strong interest in body mechanics through my participation in the Raleigh and national swing dancing scene. I have taught Lindy and East Coast Swing since 2005 and have a strong sense of movement and ability to analyze people’s movements as a result.

I spent a lot of time working on my posture for dance over the years and around the beginning of 2007 I had hit a point of diminishing returns. No matter how much I stretched it still meant a sustained effort to fully stand up straight, so I decided to try Rolfing. After my first session I was hooked and immediately felt that Rolfing was the career for me.

I completed the first 2 of 3 units of training at the Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colorado between August 2007 and June 2008 then spent my last unit of training in Brazil in the fall of 2008 where they teach a combined bodywork and movement education course. 

For a more complete telling of my journey to Rolferhood, you can check out the blog post I wrote about it.

Certifications

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork # 570589-09

North Carolina Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist # 8895

Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement® Practitioner Practitioner

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The Rolfing Values

Availability

I favor an agile schedule and work to typically have availability within 1-2 weeks.While this can be more work and volatility for me at times I also find it fits the way I want to engage with clients far better than a schedule that is booked months ahead.

Wholism

My goal is to treat you not just as a body or sum of your parts, but as a whole person. Similarly, I try to bring my whole self to sessions and aim to be a person with you as well and not just a clinician.

Pacing

One of the most important factors of my work, in my experience, is pacing. Providing input at a rate that your body/brain/system can understand and integrate gives the work further reach and deeper effect. As such, sessions lengths, as well as timing between sessions is variable and will be treated as adaptive to what serves you best.