Rolfing Sessions: What is the “Rolfing 10 Series?”
The Rolfing 10 series is a series of Rolfing sessions designed to allow a Rolfing practitioner to address the body from multiple angles. Working on the body holistically sets Rolfing apart from other therapies that merely chase the symptoms of pain. Rolfing gets to the root cause – structural imbalances.
The Rolfing 10 Series created by Dr. Rolf is based on principles of balance, function and alignment. Not every session looks the same for every client…in fact, I custom tailor sessions to your individual needs. However, the Rolfing 10 series “recipe,” or outline, is helpful in determining what needs to happen next in order to obtain optimal function, i.e. get rid of pain and increase flexibility and range of motion.
Each session concentrates on a different aspect of total body mechanics. Depending on your particular body challenges, it may be appropriate for the 10 series sequence to be lengthened to 11 or 12 sessions. A normal Rolfing 10 series cycle is typically sequenced as follows:
ROLFING SESSION ONE
- Establish a freer, more balanced and efficient breathing pattern by working around the torso, shoulders, neck and head
- Begin the process of mobilizing and horizontalizing the pelvis by working around the hip joint and legs
- Start working with the client’s specific structural issues or problems. This continues throughout the series
ROLFING SESSION TWO
- Work with feet, lower legs and knees to create a more stable base of support for the upper body
ROLFING SESSION THREE
- Enhance front/back balance and continue working with the client’s breathing pattern through work from the side surfaces of the legs, arms, torso, neck and head
- Lengthen or release the back of the spine.
ROLFING SESSION FOUR
- Begin working to establish a core of support in the legs, from the inner arches of the feet up the inside surfaces of the legs
- Lengthen and ease the spinal curves
ROLFING SESSION FIVE
- Lengthen and soften the outer abdominal wall
- Work in the tissues that line the front of the torso and pelvis to create a more balanced relationship between inner and outer structures
ROLFING SESSION SIX
- Free the back of the legs and pelvis
- Establish more freedom of movement and resilience in the whole spine through work around the back of the pelvis, back, neck and head
ROLFING SESSION SEVEN
- Continue work with the upper back, shoulders and neck
- Work with neck, cranium and facial structures
- Balance the rhythms of cranial movement
ROLFING SESSION EIGHT
- Work with pelvic girdle and limbs to create better lower body integration and support for the upper body
- Additional attention to individual problems
ROLFING SESSION NINE
- Work with the shoulder girdle and limbs to create better upper body integration and a more balanced relationship to the lower body
- Additional attention to individual problems
ROLFING SESSION TEN
- Establish horizontal planes of support and movement from the feet up to the head
- Additional attention to individual problems
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It’s pretty amazing that in only ten “hours” of work, we can make drastic changes to lifelong movement patterns and habits that are injuring your body on a daily basis, but the results clients experience speak for themselves. Get on the path to whole-body pain relief so you can stay active and doing what you love for years to come. Email my office today to schedule your first session.