House for Wellness: Rolfing and Movement Therapies
House for Wellness: Rolfing and Movement Therapies focuses on improving your health and fitness.
03/20/2026
It’s one thing to look at static posture, it’s another thing to look at movement as movement is a representation of life. No movement, no life. These photos shared by Dr. Rolf in her book on Rolfing illustrate the changes made from 10 sessions with a client, not just in alignment with some center line but an ease that can be seen in having a less strained relationship with gravity. Less effort to live and walk.
Rolfing is more than simply fascial manipulation, it is work on relationships via the whole person in an environment. No part of our structure exists in isolation.
“If you can imagine how it feels to live in a fluid, light-balanced body, free of pain, stiffness and chronic stress, at ease with itself and the earth’s gravitational field; then you will understand the goals of Rolfing”.
03/19/2026
Pretty timely reception of my student evaluation from assisting Phase III at the Rolf Institute, some highlights and room for improvement. Looking forward to next time.
03/18/2026
Feeling full circle today leading a massage CE class at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort where I grew up and where I stared massage school 20 years ago. Denise Van Nostran is still running the show and I can remember my initial conversation with her about joining the program, taking me from handling boxes at UPS to a wide world of bodywork. I always wondered if she had any class photos from 2006-2007 and was surprised to see this sitting on the book shelf, a 19 year old Noel.
03/17/2026
“Phoros (-φόρος) is an Ancient Greek term meaning “bearing,” “carrying,” or “producing,” derived from the verb phérein (to bear/carry). It commonly functions as a suffix (-phorus, -phore) in English to denote a bearer or carrier of a specific thing”
In terms of movement “phoricity” may be considered a type of activity where you move as if you’re carrying a sense of HERE and THERE simultaneously to establish a stronger connection between your axis and your activity.
I’ve been recently intrigued by this concept, despite it’s vagueness, and gradually trying t employ more opportunities for embodying it because it does feel as though I am more connected to my activity and can maintain a longer/more adaptable spine. We’ll see what fun is exercised come up.
03/10/2026
A little review of some ways your pelvis can move and have positional preferences or fixations. It’s not just anterior and posterior tilt around the tailbone. It also includes the relationship between your left and right innominate bones, which have some fun and not so fun ways of moving.
Torsion
Flare
and Shears or Slips
are ways in which these bones can get stuck and just some simple mechanics with patience can help coax them back home.
03/09/2026
Here’s a quick exercise I picked up that helps mimic reverse hyperextensions done at the gym. Usually prescribed for lower back weakness/pain this exercise helps to strengthen the glutes, hams, and lower back muscles while allowing for a decent range of flexion and extension. Enjoy!
03/09/2026
Congrats to the Rolf Institute’s recent graduating class! Welcoming many more great Rolfers.
03/08/2026
Quick lesson on Reciprocal Inhibition and how to apply for stretching.
03/06/2026
Some heart warming feedback from assisting Phase III at the Rolf Institute these past couple of months. Also was presented with a pretty epic gift from the class. Inspired to keep working on my own lumbar curve ; )
03/01/2026
Had a fun and very informative voice session today with one of our Phase III Rolfing students, Sarah Thomas. Sarah was a professional opera singer and now does voice lessons where she aims to add Rolfing to her services. Today she gave me a lot of fun and accessible exercises to begin training my jaw, cheek muscles, tongue, diaphragm, and abdominals to work more independently to promote easier range and projection. Not only does my voice feel better but my neck, jaw, and belly feel much more relaxed as well. If you’re interested in improving your voice then please check out…
Back home soon! Until then I have a couple of announcements for upcoming CE opportunities this March!
March 18th - 19th I’ll be hosting a CE workshop at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort, SC. It’ll be a 12 hour event with an 8 hour class on assisted stretching for massage and a 4 hour class on sustaining a long career in massage therapy. Both classes are $225 to attend or $175 for the stretching class and $75 for the self care class. Students may use discount code: STUDENT to receive an extra $25 off registration.
Secondly, there’ll be another self-care event on March 21st - 22nd covering those topics in addition to a 3 hour ethics class again for $225 for 12 total hours.
Contrary to popular belief, it does not “break up scar tissue” like gravel. That’s an oversimplification.
It more accurately:
• Stimulates mechanoreceptors
• Increases local blood flow
• Creates a controlled micro-inflammatory response
• Encourages collagen realignment during remodeling
When the tool glides across tissue:
1. It magnifies subtle tissue density changes
2. It applies focused shear forces
3. It stimulates fibroblast activity
4. It may temporarily increase local inflammation (which can restart remodeling in chronic tissue)
This can be helpful in:
• Chronic tendinopathy
• Post-surgical stiffness
• Adhesions
• IT band irritation
• Plantar fasciitis
• Scar tissue management
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The only constant is change. Though we may agree with this truth we often find ourselves resisting change in both our minds and bodies which are inherently tied in with our parts of ourselves. Resistance develops through such things as injury, habits, beliefs, norms, models, and other forms of behavioral and environmental adaptations. I was enlightened to these challenges early on and found the capacity to alter my resistance through practices focused on promoting movement and mindfulness. Initially this started as a teenager with martial arts, weightlifting, and meditation. Practices which shifted my perspective on my life’s potential and opened up paths towards other practices such as massage therapy, yoga therapy, and structural integration.
There’s been a long time of me wearing many different hats in health and wellness starting with personal training in 2005, adding on massage therapy in 2007, and wearing the hat of yoga instructor starting in 2013. In 2016 I decided to consolidate my hats into one by diving headfirst into my practice in 2016 after becoming a Certified Rolfer. This practice has given me the space and freedom to utilize a wide variety of skills and experience while wearing just one outfit. As that outfit became more adaptable I began to truly appreciate the holistic effects of what we do in the business of health promotion. This awareness continues to lead me towards further training and education.
With each year that passes and each human being that I help there is so much palpable change in both my visitors as well as myself. My purpose is to help continue sharing the benefits of structural integration and movement based therapies. I believe this requires being always open to shifting my own perspective on how to help support optimal movement, radiant health, and purpose driven lives.
Though are many valuable questions to ask in regards to making healthy changes I invite you to consider just a few:
