New Clients
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All clients begin a Rolfing session with education. Education can focus on one or all of the following which will allow for the proper resources and calmness that the body requires (to be fully “resourced”) before receiving the direct manual techniques of Rolfing.
What is your present awareness or your structure and function?
What is the felt response to that awareness?
What worked in your homework? What are the corrections for your practice?
What balance is needed in your subtle systems which would impede the Rolfing process? Evaluation and treatment for the lymphatic, visceral or neuro-cranial system will be completed.
Traditionally, Rolfing is a ten session series. Some clients will need a shorter or longer series to complete the developmental stages that the traditional Rolfing ten session series offers. The goal of any series of Rolfing is to relieve symptoms due to misalignment and educate the client on principle movement techniques that will support their health and or alignment. Often Lorenz gives his clients "home work" assignments after key sessions. Most assignments are simple tasks involving structural alignment, mobilization of tissue or joints, spatial and kinesthetic movements all meant to supplement progress made during sessions. When the Rolfing series is complete, future goals will be discussed and how Lorenz can best be of service to the client. Typically, one of the following scenarios usually applies:
Annual sessions of Rolfing: 3-4 times per year to assist in retaining the improvements that the Rolfing series offered.
Periodic sessions of Rolfing: One session every 4-6 weeks to assist in reducing the effect of intense competitive athletic training, chronic pain, or chronic tension patterns which are the result of an intense lifestyle.
Progression to Functional Wellness Session: Periodic sessions can be scheduled to support the retention of the benefits from the Rolfing series. These sessions are designed based on the client’s needs and interests.
Referred Clients
Simply, a referred client is a new client. However, proper steps need to be taken as to not waste the client’s time in reviewing work that the referring therapist has offered previously. But to skip ahead or progress too rapidly will produce inflammation. Therefore, the client will receive an assessment before Rolfing or Movement Education.
Rolfing vs Chiropractic and Massage Therapy
Rolfing is not Chiropractic nor Massage Therapy. Each make contact with the body’s soft tissues but they have distinctly different goals, processes and techniques.
Rolfing focuses on deep structures and relationships in the body. It creates permanent change through its depth of focus, its movement practices and its mind-body education. Rolfing not only examines and improves how segments of our body interrelate to other aspects but corrects our relationship to gravity and our environment.
