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stsmith
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December 5, 2008 at 9:57 pm

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#1256

I am a new Bikram student, about 20 classes and am extremely inflexible so there are
many poses that I can barely get into. I’m impatient and it has been suggested that
rolfing may help. I don’t know much about it and have heard that it is very painful.

So, I’d appreciate any input.

Thanks,

Sheila

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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December 8, 2008 at 3:18 pm

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#3869

Hi Sheila

I have never attended any rolfing sessions although I wanted to! But that doesn’t help you. 😉

I do know that working on such deep levels in the body can be uncomfortable or yes, even painful. I also know that with the yoga itself you are doing some deep body work on your own. You can consider too, going for a course of massages. Or just keep going to yoga. Your results will come in time. Whatever bodywork you embark upon in addition to your yoga is very likely to actually lessen your ‘pain’ experience in rolfing, massaging or other body work.

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

looking for balance
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December 10, 2008 at 6:09 am

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#3881

can someone explain rolfing?

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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December 10, 2008 at 6:44 am

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#3883

Hi looking for balance

I was introduced to the idea of Rolfing back in 1992. The idea was to attend 10 therapeutic sessions to create deep change in the connective tissues, release tensions and tightness and possibly bring about structural change too. If I remember correctly the first session starts at the feet! Because I haven’t done it myself I cannot speak from experience. I can tell you that it is very deep work and the friend I asked about it (who was very happy with his treatment) said it was very deep tissue work and very painful.

Of course a quick “rolfing” or “what is rolfing” search on google will no doubt reveal a ton of information…

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

ame2entre
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December 27, 2008 at 1:16 am

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#3952

I saw something interesting at work not to long ago. I was taking an OSHA training class for my profession and during the break, the instructor mentioned he was in a lot of pain from lifting something the night before. One of the people in the class was a rolfer part-time on the weekends and offered to work on him. While everybody was out during the break I thought I would check it out. He massaged, pushed, and pulled on the guy for about five minutes. I watched as he grunted in pain (it looked kinda brutal). By the end he was about 85% better with increased movement and posture. His whole body looked better, even his skin tone and facial expression looked healthier. It made me realize that this guy’s pain was affecting his whole body.
I decided after that, the next time I have some skeletal/muscular problems I will give rolfing a try.
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