New Jersey Rolfing

New Jersey Rolfing Diane Kuschel is a Certified Advanced Rolfer. She received her certification at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute in Boulder, Co and has been in practice since 1997.

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05/19/2025

Today we celebrate Dr. Ida Rolf’s birthday and her legacy in Rolfing® Structural Integration. She was born May 19, 1896.

To find out more about Dr. Rolf and her work, visit www.rolf.org



02/11/2025

Did you know gravity impacts your posture and overall well-being? 🤔

Rolfing® Structural Integration uniquely addresses how your body interacts with gravity, helping you:

✅ Improve posture

✅ Reduce pain

✅ Increase energy

✅ Enhance movement

Learn how Rolfing can help you align with gravity and feel your best! 👉 https://rolfing.org/articles/blog/its-all-about-gravity

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Source: European Rolfing Association

https://rolfing.org/articles/blog/its-all-about-gravity

12/23/2024

Fascia isn’t just connective tissue – it’s the network that holds our bodies together and supports our movement.

Rolfing® Structural Integration is the bodywork method for healthy fascia and fluid movement! 💪

Rolfers® are true fascia experts: through comprehensive Rolfing training, they perfect the work with all layers of fascia tissue to improve flexibility and ease in the body.

Try Rolfing and experience new lightness in your movements 👉 https://rolfing.org/articles/fascial-method-rolfing

12/23/2024

Healing Through Motion: How Movement and Dance Help with Grief

Engaging the body through movement or dance can be a powerful tool for processing grief:

1. Motion Activates Emotional Processing
Grief is deeply tied to the brain's limbic system, which governs emotions and memories. Physical movement, especially rhythmic and expressive, stimulates areas like the hippocampus and amygdala, promoting emotional regulation. Dance, for example, activates both hemispheres of the brain, facilitating the integration of emotional experiences with cognitive understanding.

2. Physical Activity Reduces Stress Hormones
Grief often triggers chronic stress responses, elevating cortisol levels. Exercise, including dancing, reduces cortisol while boosting endorphins, the body’s natural mood elevators. These biochemical changes create a sense of relief and resilience in the face of sorrow.

3. Movement Rekindles Neural Plasticity
When grieving, the brain can feel "stuck," locked in patterns of despair. Movement sparks neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to adapt and form new pathways. This adaptability helps reframe painful memories and fosters healing over time.

4. Dance as a Somatic Expression of Emotion
Dance uniquely bridges the body and mind. Studies have shown that expressive movement can externalize unspoken feelings, helping individuals confront grief in a non-verbal and less overwhelming way. This connection between motion and emotion is often referred to as "somatic healing."

5. Community and Social Bonding
Neuroscientists highlight the role of mirror neurons—cells that fire both when you perform an action and when you observe others doing it. This mirroring enhances empathy and emotional attunement, creating a sense of solidarity and reducing feelings of isolation.

6. Mind-Body Practices Lower Inertia
Grief can lead to physical inertia, a lack of energy or motivation. Activities like yoga or mindful movement counteract this by gently re-engaging the body, regulating the autonomic nervous system, and shifting from a state of "freeze" (often seen in grief) to a more balanced state of action and recovery.

Check link in bio for upcoming course on dancing through grief

06/30/2024

For more information about Dr. Ida Rolf and her work, visit http://www.rolf.org .

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05/27/2024

On the occasion of Dr. Ida Rolf's birthday on 19 May, we look at her groundbreaking contributions to Rolfing® Structural Integration:

„Rolf was a pioneer. She was a biochemistry professor in New York in the 1920s. When she was lecturing and publishing about postural release in the 1950s, she was talking about the fascial web and its organization in gravity as the starting place for an entire profession. She was ahead of her time, truly a revolutionary.“ – Libby Eason, Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement™ practitioner, Atlanta, Georiga, USA

For further insights, check out Libby Eason's article in the November 2023 issue of Structure, Function, Integration - https://www.sfijournal.org/article/dr-ida-p-rolf-pioneer-of-structural-integration

05/27/2024

Not only do muscles contribute to movement but fascia, the connective tissue surrounding the muscles, also plays a crucial role. This is especially important in competitive sports, where movements require maximum coordination and muscle engagement. Any restriction in mobility can hinder the optimal release of energy, thus affecting athletic performance.

With a growing interest in fascia training, athletes from various disciplines have recognized the importance of a balanced fascial network for improved performance and reduced risk of injury.

Rolfing® Structural Integration is a manual method of bodywork that addresses this specifically. By focusing on the function of the fascial system and its targeted manipulation, it supports fitness training and can significantly enhance athletic performance while reducing the risk of injury.

To read this full blog on the European Rolfing®Association website https://rolfing.org/articles/blog/power-fascia

05/21/2024

Today we celebrate Dr. Ida Rolf’s birthday and her legacy in Rolfing® Structural Integration. She was born May 19, 1896

To find out more about Dr. Rolf and her work, visit www.rolf.org

03/27/2024

To find out more about Dr. Ida Rolf and her work in structural integration, go to www.rolf.org.

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