There’s an energetic spreading. There’s a fluidic spreading. There’s a pulsatory spreading into the craniosacral system, and that triggers the nervous system in a way that no other mode of intervention does. There is a reorganization in the coordination system. That’s just an absolutely predictable, inevitable consequence of how a Rolfer works. That’s why it is so profound.
When I met Ida, it was very clear to me that I’m probably not going to meet another person of her stature in my lifetime. She was a real teacher. She was driven by a scientific and spiritual impulse. She explored all kinds of esoteric avenues. It was part of what she brought to the table. It was that magnetism that potentiated her and her work and drew students of the ‘60s who were looking for the body as a doorway to spiritual development. The body is a doorway to emotional unwinding, to the release of emotional suffering, and consequently to spiritual development. Rolfing work has been that from the beginning; it’s inherent in our work. By Michael Salveson, Certified Rolfer® and instructor, Dr. Ida Rolf Institute Quoted from the SI Journal
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