For over twenty years I've had challenges getting a good night's rest due to back and muscle pain…In my endless search to find help I thought I would give Rolfing SI a try. Much to my surprise and incredible delight, after only my second session with Chris I felt a dramatic change. The pain that seemed to generate from deep within suddenly all but disappeared. I began sleeping well throughout the night, energy came back to me in the daytime, and I felt as though I was getting my life back. The work Chris has done for me has truly changed my life, and to be honest has felt like a miracle come my way. I will always be grateful to Chris for sharing his gift.
- Gary
The story of Rolfing® Structural Integration begins with Ida P. Rolf,
Ph. D, a biochemist and rising star at the prestigious Rockefeller Institute
in the 1920s. She suffered from scoliosis and spinal arthritis, and her
two sons also had health problems. She found mainstream medicine inadequate
for dealing with those problems, so she began a lifelong search for alternate
means of approaching health and the body. Her explorations included yoga,
chiropractic, and osteopathic medicine.
Finally, she synthesized her scientific training, diverse experiences,
and personal intuition to develop Structural Integration. It was based
on two ideas:
• A human being functions and feels best when aligned properly with regard
to gravity.
• The body can be reshaped into this alignment with the right application
of certain techniques.
It became clear that Structural Integration affected more than physical
alignment, as those who had received it were also reporting benefits in
their emotional, mental, and spiritual lives. Dr. Rolf's approach was
so successful that in 1971 she founded a school in Boulder, Colorado,
with the hopes of passing on her knowledge to her growing number of students
and continuing her own research.
Dr. Rolf died in 1979, but her students have continued and developed her work.
Rolfing Structural Integration retains its original mindset of aligning
structure, but has evolved into a diverse field. There are now more than
1600 Certified Rolfers around the world, in 41 countries, helping many
thousands of people live their lives more fully and with greater comfort.