Rolfing on the Move

14/10/2025

🫁✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱!✨

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱:
“Is the lung part of a continuous fascial-organ system that communicates with the rest of the body?”

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
*Hyaluronic acid (HA) formed a seamless network through all lung compartments, connecting with vessel walls and nerve sheaths linking directly to the global fascial system.

*Tiny airborne carbon particles travelled through this connective network — inside and beyond the lungs!

*Mouse lungs showed similar organization but lacked HA in alveolar walls, a subtle species difference in fascial architecture.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:
The study shows that interstitial spaces are communication highways between organs; pathways through which inflammation, infection or cancer may spread (even hinting at a fascial link between the lung and brain).

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:
Every breath , movement and touch transmits force through this HA-rich matrix — shaping physiology, immunity & health.

🧠 “𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 — 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 — 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮.”

Source: Journal of Anatomy (2025) | Ordner, Narula, Theise et al. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.14280

Click to read full paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/joa.14280?domain=p2p_domain&token=PZMWVE9FPQF5AHVZVXVM

13/04/2025

14/01/2025

Did you know? 💡 Rolfing® Structural Integration is more than just hands-on manipulation—it’s a system of manipulation AND education. As Dr. Ida Rolf said: “If you’re not educating people you work with, you aren’t Rolfing.”

In his article More Than Fifty Years of Being a Rolfer®, Jan H. Sultan shares how Rolfers empower clients to experience ease, better posture, and improved alignment through Rolf Movement™. Full article in Structure, Function, Integration Journal: https://www.sfijournal.org/article/more-than-fifty-years-of-being-a-rolfer-r

Rolf Movement applies the principles of Rolfing to guide individuals on a structured path, exploring how movement and daily living can foster a greater sense of comfort and balance within the body.🧘‍♂️ https://rolfing.org/what-is-rolfing/rolf-movement

💬 What’s one movement or posture tip that has changed your life? Share it with us!

12/01/2025

✨ Is Rolfing® for you? ✨

Do you experience tension, pain, or limited mobility? Or perhaps you’re simply looking for a new way to feel more aligned and energised in your daily life? 🌱
Rolfing® Structural Integration is a holistic method that works with the fascial system to help improve posture, release tension, and help you move more freely. Whether you’re an athlete, a performer, or simply want to feel better in your body, Rolfing can help you discover your potential.

💡 Curious? Learn more about the benefits of Rolfing - https://rolfing.org/what-is-rolfing/rolfing-benefits

🌀 Have you tried Rolfing? Leave a comment!

28/11/2024

As party season ramps up, stay comfortable and safe!

I cannot begin to express how horrible high-heeled shoes are for the body!

What they do to the body in incredibly shocking. For starters, look at the compression weight-bearing load into the metatarsal heads!
And once the first metatarsophalangeal joint is compromised, toe-off during the gait cycle is compromised, which then leads to lack of hip joint motion, leading to tight hip flexors and tight hip extensors.
And the weight shift forward (after all, it is like standing on a downhill slope) is often compensated for by increased anterior pelvic tilt, which then causes hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine with facet jamming (ouch! low back pain!), and then hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine, with forward-head posture, tight cervicocranial extensor musculature and likely tension headaches; and protraction of the shoulder girdles and medially rotated humeri, with increased chance of shoulder impingement syndrome, etc. etc. etc…! 😫😫😫
oh… and tight plantar flexors and night calf cramps. 😫😫

26/11/2024

I Am Making a Home Inside Myself
By Julia Fehrenbacher

“I am making a home inside myself.
A shelter of kindness where everything is forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patch of sunlight to stretch out without hurry,
where all that has been banished and buried is welcomed, spoken, listened to—released.

A fiercely friendly place I can claim as my very own.
I am throwing arms open to the whole of myself—especially the fearful, fault-finding, falling apart, unfinished parts, knowing
every seed and w**d, every drop of rain, has made the soil richer.

I will light a candle, pour a hot cup of tea, gather
around the warmth of my own blazing fire. I will howl
if I want to, knowing this flame can burn through
any perceived problem, any prescribed perfectionism,
any lying limitation, every heavy thing.

I am making a home inside myself
where grace blooms in grand and glorious
abundance, a shelter of kindness that grows
all the truest things.”

Art by Jessica Boehman

12/11/2024

Mother Of Fascia: “A documentary centered around the life and legacy of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. This film explores the profound journey of Dr. Rolf, delving into her personal experiences, passions, and the obstacles she encountered. It intricately traces the genesis of her innovative philosophy on life, encapsulated in her groundbreaking methodology known as Structural Integration and her pioneering role in pointing out the importance of fascia for the human body.”

- alesurbanczik

12/11/2024

"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen. People may overlook the things they love, but those things bring joy just by existing. So look up at the sky at night, and know you are loved.”
Antoine de Saint - Exupéry - ~ The Little Prince

Artist: Franz von Stuck - Shooting Stars

23/08/2024

You are safe to FEEL everything. The moment you remember that everything you are experiencing is merely energy and never designed to hurt you, but instead just be felt, you begin to experience your life with more flow, ease, grace and empowerment.

Everything you believe about emotions you are feeling is a program, a deep program that keeps you in a disempowered state, as if your feelings are wrong, dangerous and something you need to fight against. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

Your emotions are gifts allowing you to understand and navigate this world. They are designed to just move through you as you feel them, that’s it. See them as such and your life will change.

- Lorie Ladd

19/06/2024

You are not your past.
You are not your mistakes.
You are not your background.
You’re not who others say.

You’re not what the world dictates.
You are not the people who are
incapable of loving you,
they may be fighting inner battles
which you do not know.

You are who you choose to be.
You are what you do.
You are the decisions you make.
You are the paths you take.
You are the virtues you keep.
You are the philosophies you create.
You are the love you give away.
You are your purpose.
You are not what happens to you
You are how you choose to respond.
You are who you build
yourself to become.

You decide who you are.

~ Words from 'All The Love You Carry' by Charis Ed

~ Art by Maria Szollosi