Dissolve tension and restore effortless movement
Experience the transformative power of Rolfing® Structural Integration
Improved Posture
Align your body's structure for better balance and movement
Pain Relief
Address chronic pain through fascial manipulation
Enhanced Mobility
Increase flexibility and range of motion naturally
The Rolfing® 10-Session System
Our transformative journey takes you through ten progressive sessions designed to systematically release tension, realign your structure, and restore natural movement.
Each session builds on the last, working through different areas of your body to create lasting change in how you stand, move, and feel.
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Sessions 1-3
Opening & Foundation
Begin by opening the body's superficial layers and establishing proper foundation through the legs and pelvis.
Key Focus Areas
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Superficial fascia
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Breath work
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Foundation alignment
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Sessions 4-7
Core Integration
Work on the body's core, including the pelvis, spine, and deeper fascial layers for structural integration.
Key Focus Areas
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Pelvic alignment
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Spinal integration
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Core stability
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Sessions 8-10
Integration & Completion
Integrate all previous work and establish the body's new structural patterns for lasting change.
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Full body integration
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Movement patterns
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Structural completion
How Does Rolfing Differ from Other Bodywork?
While Rolfing is often grouped with massage and other hands-on forms of bodywork, there are fundamental differences between Rolfing and the other modalities. The aim of Rolfing is to provide a more functional body for the long term beyond the temporary ease of symptom relief.
Rolfing
Aligns the soft tissue
Addresses the fascial system to create lasting structural changes and improve overall body organization in gravity.
Chiropractic
Aligns the bones
Focuses on spinal alignment and joint manipulation to address structural issues in the skeletal system.
Massage Therapy
Addresses the muscles
Focuses on muscle tension relief and relaxation through various massage techniques.
What is Rolfing Structural Integration?
Rolfing is a revolutionary approach to bodywork that addresses the root causes of pain and movement restrictions.
Restructuring the physical body
Rolfing Structural Integration, developed by Dr. Ida P. Rolf, is a way of restructuring the physical body - stretching the fascial web of the body in combination with movement education.
Life forces such as gravity, stress, repetitive movement, and injuries turn the body's natural fluid fascia into a dense and restricted tissue, pulling the body into patterns of compression and reducing our range of motion.
Standing, sitting, walking, working, and playing
We all want our bodies to be flexible, limber, upright, and full of vitality.
The focus of Rolfing Structural Integration is to lengthen and loosen your body's fascia, your connective tissue, because it is the fluidity of our fascial layers - not the muscle system itself - that allow for the possibility of a free and easy way of moving.
“Rolfing has been shown to significantly reduce chronic stress, reduce spinal curvature in subjects with lordosis, and enhance neurological functioning.”
- Dr. Ida Rolf Institute, rolf.org
Meet Emily Serio
Emily has seen clients from many walks of life, including athletes, business professionals, clients suffering from chronic pain and illnesses, parents, expectant mothers, and children.
Emily is passionate about her work and is consistently and constantly working to continue her education in the field to bring her clients top of the line quality holistic health care.
The focus on fascial freedom
As I work, I slowly sink into the fascia with my fingers, fist, or elbow, carefully watching the client to make sure they are comfortable. I sink into whichever layer of muscle the restriction is located and then I wait. I wait for the body’s nervous system to learn it can let go.
Once that connection to the body’s nervous system is made, lasting change from the Rolfing work can happen.