Exploring The Benefits Of Rolfing California

By Lila Bryant


As with acupuncture, chiropractics, massage and Reiki, a great deal of training is involved when desiring to become a rolfing practitioner. This is especially true when looking to become licensed in rolfing California. The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration is one of the best bets for those wishing to learn this amazing healing art.

Although, while chiropractics focus on skeletal aspects of the body, rolfing focuses on the fascia. The practice is based on a pattern of 10 treatments called a recipe. Many who work with these practitioners to alleviate pain, stress and emotional blockage indicate the benefits are far more reaching as well.

Massage provides a great deal of healing and relaxation; Rolfing on the other hand requires more intense pressure because it works to reshape and restructure this thin tissue. When receiving a treatment, practitioners often put the full force of body pressure so as to massage and manipulate each thin thread of skin tissue.

The recipe is split over ten sessions as the manipulation of these thin threads can also cause a great deal of soreness. As the threads run in different cross patterns, it is important to give each thread time to heal. Like with chiropractics, it is best to divide bodily manipulation into multiple sessions.

Like with recipes for food and drink, there are instances where no matter how much a practitioner tries, the recipe is just not successful. It is for this reason that some believe there is no proof Rolfing has seen success in treating or controlling various health conditions. For those who have experienced the benefits, there is no denying that the practice has helped alleviate, and in some cases, cure symptoms.

It has yet to be discovered why placing pressure and remolding the fascia threads provide such results. Some believe it is due to the remolding of the tissue and that a great deal of emotional trauma with life events which the practice helps to release. This theory is akin to the same theory that individuals tend to store stress in various parts of the body. After which, the blockage of energy in the cellular structure later causes the development of cancer and other terminal illness.

Before visiting a rolfing practitioner, it is best to check with a primary care provider or generalized holistic practitioner to assure it is safe to do so. While beneficial, it is a practice that can cause minor and major discomfort throughout the process. There is also a great deal of emotional work involved which has been known to bring past emotional traumas to the surface during the process.

Whether massage, deep energy work, Reiki or other healing art, there are a number of individuals who have testified to the benefits of the practice. It is a form of healing that has seen a resurgence in recent years after somewhat of a drop-off between the 1990s and 2000s. Largely because of concern over structural integration, and invalid research by researchers who do not understand the process, the recipe, or the ongoing benefits of the practice.




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