Rolfingsystemsva

Rolfingsystemsva Working with a client we’re trying to facilitate ways of moving that are more functional for their bodies, new pathways of function. There is a reason for this.

Rolfing; Structural Integration; Process Oriented Work; body pain;pre-post surgery; mind/body connect; education on how the body works and figuring out more potential. Neuroplasticity means this is possible. How you hold your body while you practice a movement affects how your nervous system takes in the information - it can make learning a new thing easier. We want to find the conditions that allow a client to transcend their current way of being. How we use a technique should arise from our understanding of where a client is in relationship to our working on them. What we’re working with is relationships - how the body relates to gravity; how different parts of the body relate to other parts of the body. Working on “deep” tissue is still about relationship - that tissue is only “deep” in relationship to other tissue. Rolfing™ Structural Integration, approaches each session with specific goals, based on principles of intervention. The recommendation being a Ten session series, allows for these specific goals and principles to build off of each other, balancing the tissue from Left to Right, Front to Back and Outer to Inner. This outer to inner balancing is the most important because we are focusing on other areas in the structure that may be contributing to the disorganization of the main problem source. Here are some words from Ida herSelf on the Ten session series,

“In Structural Integration, we expect to give a cycle of 10 sessions. We are not dealing with local problems. We are not dealing with the kind of thing that you can say, ‘Well, I fixed that, that’s all.’ We are dealing with an intent to make a body more secure, more adequate within the field of gravity. This requires that muscles be balanced, and need to be balanced around a vertical line. And when I talk about balancing muscles, I’m talking about balancing the right side against the left side. About balancing the front of the body against the back of the body and, finally, about balancing the innermost muscles against the outermost, the inside against the outside, this is the most important of these balances, and we start from the outside working in, and it takes ten hours before we can get to the place where we can really balance the outside against the inside.”
–Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D. Stephen B. Waddell was originally led to bodywork through a series of experiences in his own journey of healing. Through his own process of obtaining a healthier quality of life within the vehicle of his own body, he has been able to achieve greater awareness and understanding of the healing process, allowing him to better assist this process in others. He loves this work and hopes to help others in their personal quests for greater health along the way. Stephen completed his certification in Rolfing™ Structural Integration from the Rolf Institute in Boulder, CO in 2012 and has been fortunate enough to be practicing at Richmond Rolfing for the past three years under the personal mentorship of Rob Miller, Certified Advanced Rolfer™.Stephen was most recently given a unique opportunity to participate in a Spinal Mechanics Workshop, which was facilitated and taught by one of Ida Rolf’s first advanced students, Jim Asher. In addition to Stephens Rolfing Certification, He is a Certified Massage Therapist (CMT), licensed by the Board of Nursing. He received his Massage Certification from the Virginia School of Massage in Charlottesville, VA in 2008. He has practiced Massage Therapy in various places in the Charlottesville, and Richmond, VA areas. His interests are, Rolfing SI, Ving Tsun Kung Fu, Qigong, nature, hiking, climbing, traveling, and most anything that involves physical movement, but most of all, spending time with his Wonderful Wife, while loving and raising their beautiful daughter. Come and experience the process of Transformation with me!

10/16/2025

🧬 The Nobel Discovery That Revealed How Our Cells Clean Themselves

Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for uncovering one of the body’s most powerful survival mechanisms — autophagy.

Autophagy is the body’s natural process of “self-cleaning.” When the body is deprived of food, cells begin to break down and recycle defective components, converting them into energy and renewing themselves from within.

Ohsumi’s groundbreaking work revealed that this process is not just about survival — it’s essential for longevity and disease prevention. By clearing out damaged cells, autophagy helps protect against cancer, Alzheimer’s, and premature aging.

His discovery transformed our understanding of how fasting, diet, and cellular repair are all connected — showing that sometimes, the body heals best when it pauses to cleanse itself.

10/16/2025
10/14/2025

⚡ Your Pancreas Is Tired And You Don’t Even Know It

You crash after meals.
You crave sugar like it’s oxygen.
You wake up tired and go to bed wired.
And you’ve started calling it normal.

It’s not.

Your pancreas is exhausted.
You’ve been forcing it to chase carbs, caffeine, and chaos for years and no rest, no break, no nourishment.

And now it’s showing you its reality.

🔥 Here’s What Pancreatic Burnout Feels Like

You eat and suddenly your energy tanks.
Your brain fogs.
You forget simple things.
Your belly won’t deflate no matter how “healthy” you eat.
Your hands shake when you’re hungry.
You p*e all night.
You’re thirsty all day.
Your mood swings hit out of nowhere.
Your digestion feels like it’s fighting you.
You can’t focus.
You can’t sleep.
You can’t remember the last time you felt great.

That’s not “aging.”
That’s your body on survival mode.

💥 The Hard Truth

This isn’t random.
It’s the cost of constant stress, sugar, and stimulation.

Insulin resistance, blood sugar swings, weight gain, inflammation…
they’re not diseases, they’re messages.
Messages that your body is done being ignored.

🌿 The Way Back

Stop making your pancreas chase chaos.
Give it fasting windows.
Give it bitter foods, clean minerals, and real nourishment.

When you do,
your energy comes back,
your mind clears,
and you will feel great again.

🕯️ Daily Practice
• Start your day with warm lemon water or bitter tea (dandelion root, gentian).
• Don’t eat for 12–16 hours overnight (time-restricted eating).
• Sit when you eat. Breathe before you chew (don’t Hoover your food).
• Move your body after meals; walk, stretch, or ground outside.

10/11/2025

Brain’s shifting geometry tied to memory loss, dementia risk

A new study found that aging changes the brain’s overall shape in measurable ways. Instead of focusing only on the size of specific regions, the team used a new analytic method to see how the brain’s form shifts and distorts over time.

The team analyzed over 2,600 brain scans spanning adults aged 30 to 97. They discovered that the inferior and anterior parts of the brain expanded outward, while the superior and posterior regions contracted inward. This uneven reshaping was particularly evident in older adults experiencing cognitive decline. For instance, individuals with more pronounced posterior compression exhibited poorer reasoning skills, indicating that these geometric markers directly correlate with brain function. Moreover, the patterns were replicated in two independent datasets, reinforcing the consistency of these shape changes as a hallmark of aging.

One striking implication of the study is the potential impact of shape changes with age on the entorhinal cortex, a small but crucial memory hub located in the medial temporal lobe. The study suggests that these shape changes may physically press the vulnerable region closer to the hard base of the skull. Notably, the entorhinal cortex is one of the first places where tau, a toxic protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, accumulates. The team’s findings suggest that mechanical and gravitational forces may help explain why this region is so vulnerable to tissue loss in Alzheimer’s disease – a possibility not previously considered as a disease mechanism.

“This could help explain why the entorhinal cortex is ground zero of Alzheimer’s pathology,” said study co-author. “If the aging brain is gradually shifting in a way that squeezes this fragile region against a rigid boundary, it may create the perfect storm for damage to take root. Understanding that process gives us a whole new way to think about the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease and the possibility of early detection.”

https://sciencemission.com/Brain%E2%80%99s-shifting-geometry-tied-to-memory-loss

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10/10/2025

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“Is Calc Fluor the same as fluoride that kicks iodine out of the cell?”Excellent and very insightful question — and you’...
10/10/2025

“Is Calc Fluor the same as fluoride that kicks iodine out of the cell?”

Excellent and very insightful question — and you’re right to distinguish between Calc Fluor (Calcium Fluoride) and fluoride (especially the kind found in municipal water or dental products), because they are not the same in chemistry, behavior, or biological impact. Let’s break this down clearly:



🧪 1. Calc Fluor (Calcium Fluoride) — the Cell Salt
• Scientific name: Calcium Fluoride (CaF₂)
• Form: A naturally occurring mineral (also known as fluorite in nature).
• Use: In homeopathy and cell-salt therapy, Calc Fluor is considered a tissue salt that supports elasticity of connective tissues, teeth, and bones.
• Behavior in the body:
• When taken in cell-salt (highly diluted) form, the calcium component strongly binds to the fluoride, forming a stable molecule that does not ionize easily.
• It acts more like a structural mineral rather than a free chemical agent.
• Because of its stable bond, it does not release “free fluoride ions” that could disrupt iodine pathways or thyroid function.

✅ In short: Calc Fluor is not the same as the industrial or sodium fluoride added to water or toothpaste. It does not displace iodine.



⚠️ 2. Fluoride (Free or Ionized Fluoride) — the Problematic Form
• Common types: Sodium fluoride (NaF), stannous fluoride (SnF₂), and hydrofluorosilicic acid (H₂SiF₆).
• Behavior: These compounds dissociate easily in water, releasing free fluoride ions (F⁻).
• Impact on the body:
• Free fluoride competes with iodine for receptors in the thyroid and other tissues.
• Over time, it can inhibit iodine uptake, lower thyroid function, and alter enzyme activity in calcium and magnesium metabolism.
• This is the “fluoride that kicks iodine out of the cell” — a major concern in holistic and functional medicine.

🚫 In short: Free fluoride ions (from water, toothpaste, or pesticides) are the antagonists to iodine.



🌿 3. Energetic / Homeopathic Perspective
• In biochemic cell-salt practice (per Dr. Schuessler), Calc Fluor is used to strengthen cellular membranes, improve mineral balance, and support elasticity — not to chemically alter thyroid function.
• Energetically, it’s seen as a stabilizer and fortifier, not a displacer.

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10/10/2025

💥 THE TRUTH ABOUT FATTY LIVER DISEASE

(What They’ll Never Tell You in the Doctor’s Office)

Fatty liver isn’t a random disease that “just happens.” It’s your body waving a massive red flag, screaming that your detox system is suffocating.

The liver is your internal janitor. It cleans, filters, and neutralizes every chemical, hormone, and toxin that enters your body. But when the trash starts piling up faster than it can clean, the liver does the only thing it knows to do to survive, it stores the toxins in fat.

So that “fatty liver” diagnosis? That’s not a disease. That’s a symptom of toxicity.
It’s your body trying to protect you from the very food, drink, and environment that are poisoning you.

⚠️ THE REAL CULPRITS

Forget the scare tactics about “too much fat.”
This epidemic was built on:
• Fructose and refined sugar (especially from sodas, juices, and processed snacks)
• Seed oils and fried foods
• Medications (painkillers, statins, antidepressants — all filtered through the liver)
• Alcohol — yes, even your “one glass a night” ritual
• Chronic stress — cortisol locks the liver into shutdown mode

And when the liver slows down, everything backs up: your hormones, digestion, metabolism, and brain clarity.

💥 THE HARSH TRUTH

Doctors will throw labels and prescriptions at you, but they won’t tell you that the liver can heal.
It regenerates itself, if you stop suffocating it.

You don’t need another pill.
You need to:
• Stop feeding the poison (ditch sugar, seed oils, and alcohol)
• Start flushing the system (clean, mineral-rich water, herbs, fiber, and bitter greens)
• Support your detox pathways (sweat, move, breathe, and rest deeply)

🔥 HERE’S THE SHIFT

Fatty liver is not a diagnosis, it’s a detox message.
Your body isn’t betraying you. It’s saving you.

When you stop blocking it and start listening, the fat melts, the fog clears, and your energy comes back online.

10/09/2025

Studies have revealed that 1-3 minutes of cold immersion (even a cold shower) can boost dopamine by 250% and noradrenaline by 530%.

Cold water immersion increases dopamine and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) by triggering your body’s natural “fight or flight” response, leading to a surge of these neurotransmitters that enhance mood, alertness, focus and motivation, while also helping to build stress resilience and decrease negative emotions.

To elaborate, skin thermoreceptors detect the rapid temperature drop, sending signals to the brain. The brain’s hypothalamus integrates this information and activates the sympathetic nervous system. This sympathetic nervous system activation prompts the adrenal glands to release norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and epinephrine (adrenaline) in the bloodstream. The brain also increases dopamine and norepinephrine in response to the cold, contributing to feelings of alertness and well-being.

The surge in dopamine, a “feel-good” neurotransmitter, can provide a sustained lift in mood, energy and motivation. Noradrenaline increases your attentional focus, mental acuity, and the ability to concentrate. By exposing the body to a controlled, brief stressor, you build up resilience to everyday life stressors and may reduce anxiety and depression-related inflammation. Cold water immersion can also decrease feelings of fatigue, anger, tension and confusion, while increasing vigor and self-esteem. Cold exposure also triggers the release of endorphins which also act as natural “feel-good” chemicals that modulate the brain’s emotional circuits.

PMID: 36829490

Please note that cold water immersion is NOT for everyone. People with certain heart, circulatory or neurological conditions should not participate in cold water immersion therapy or at least should consult their doctor first.

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