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Exploring the Long-Term Benefits of Rolfing: How Does It Produce Lasting Results?
So many people have tried massage, chiropractic, physical therapy, even yoga and Pilates to address their physical issues with varied...
John Wilson
Mar 13, 20243 min read
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The Benefits of Rolfing for Managing Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a problem that many of us deal with, whether from injury, disease, or from factors unknown. Sometimes this pain lasts...
John Wilson
Mar 9, 20243 min read
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Why Can't I Stretch out my Legs?
This a complaint I hear all the time in my Rolfing practice. Whether it's hamstrings, calves or both, "Why can't I stretch out my legs?"...
John Wilson
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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5 Reasons Why Tongue Scraping Should Be Part of Your Daily Oral Care Routine
Scraping the tongue is a common practice in India and East Asia, and it is considered a routine part of daily hygiene. In these regions...
John Wilson
Mar 1, 20245 min read
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What Should I do When Going Through a Rolfing Series?
What should I do when going through a Rolfing Series? Cultivating presence, self awareness and the inner work needed for an attitude of healing and change.
John Wilson
Feb 25, 20246 min read
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Rolfing 10 Series: Sleeve Cycle
When going through a Rolfing 10 series three cycles are completed. We begin with a sleeve cycle, in which the outer layers of muscle and...
John Wilson
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Rolfing 10 Series: Session 3- Sides
Lengthen the Side Line In the 3rd hour of a Rolfing 10 series we take a look at the side lines, and differentiate front from back. It is...
John Wilson
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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Rolfing10 Series: Session 2-Feet
Organize the Legs and Feet In a second hour Rolfing session we bring our attention to the legs and feet. This is our base of support,...
John Wilson
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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Rolfing 10 Series: Session 1- Breath
Open the Breath/ Create Space When beginning a series of myofascial work, like a Rolfing series, the question is "where to start"? Just...
John Wilson
Jan 21, 20244 min read
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Why is My Neck Always Tight?
Having a tight, restricted, neck is a problem that many people face. We blame stress, the way we sleep, our bed, all sorts of things. ...
John Wilson
Jan 16, 20244 min read
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Mind, Body, Emotion-Gurdjieff's View
The system that Gurdjieff brought to the west revolves around the development of consciousness through aligning the mind, body and emotion. He explains that most spiritual paths typically only focus on one of these aspects, but the teaching he refers to as "The Fourth Way" focuses on all three simultaneously.
John Wilson
Jan 13, 20246 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Dec 31, 20236 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Dec 9, 20232 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Dec 8, 20233 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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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...
John Wilson
May 30, 20233 min read
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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...
John Wilson
May 4, 20234 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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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...
John Wilson
Apr 10, 20235 min read
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