"This is the gospel of Rolfing:When the body gets working appropriately, the force of gravity can flow through. Then, spontaneously, the body heals itself."
~ Ida P. Rolf
Ida Rolf was a pioneer not only in soft tissue manipulation but also for women in the field of science. Having earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in 1920, she went on to explore organic chemistry at the prestigious Rockefeller Institute. With this foundation in place, Dr Rolf peered more deeply into the realm of the body, including but not limited to the fields of osteopathy, chiropractic and yoga.
Over the course of these studies, Dr. Rolf came to understand that proper alignment, physiologic function and anatomical structure were the basis of these and many other healing methods. Interested in addressing her own body's issues, Dr Rolf combined her knowledge of the body's chemical make-up with the principles of these healing modalities, and began to create her own form of structural therapy. Dr Rolf was then lead to this fundamental question: “What conditions must be fulfilled in order for the human body-structure to be organized and integrated in gravity so that the whole person can function in the most optimal and economical way?”
Structural Integration, as Dr Rolf called the therapy that she developed, answers this question. Through a series of sessions, Rolfers and their clients create the conditions for good posture and pain relief to occur naturally. By removing soft tissue “roadblocks” like scar tissue and fascial adhesions from clients’ structures, Rolfers work to give the gift of not only proper posture but a profoundly improved sense of well-being. Dr Rolf's methods and teachings, today known as Rolfing®, are now taught at Institutes worldwide. Dr. Rolf would be proud to see that Structural Integration has become an international healing art bringing alternatives for pain-free living to all who would benefit.
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