Rob’s Blog
Why I Got Foot Surgery
Why I Got Surgery: Hallux Rigidus and Functional Hallux Limitus By Robert McWilliams, Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Rolf Movement® Practitioner Pre-surgery notes My reason for describing Hallux Rigidus, and functional Hallux Limitus, is so that practitioners who have no knowledge of these conditions can perhaps recognize budding symptoms, and perhaps discover and […]
Release at the SI Joint
I just finished a wonderful training in California learning ideas, perspectives and techniques for releasing all around the pelvis, with a special focus on the Sacro Illiac joint as it relates to back pain. Boy is this stuff great! I can’t wait to show you all! See you in the office, in Boulder Colorado or […]
Response to a client concerned about instability and my work in Rolfing® Structural Integration
I got a long and very detailed history of a client’s pain and dysfunction. She has a lot of pain areas, and was concerned that the Rolfing® work we did would make her even more susceptible to instability and pain in the future. This was my response: Thank you very much for this. […]
The Calm Center in Motion
‘Feeling the calm at the center of the cyclone.’ ‘Feeling the stillness within motion.’ These are some of my favorite metaphors for how dance can feel for me. Think about it: most movement does not seek to “stabilize” but rather to move though space, whether the motion is small or large. It’s important to develop […]
Sore Hip? Read this.
Sometimes movement work is what brings it all together
Working with a client recovering from a car accident this morning. In addition to: 1. easing spasming muscles, her painful nerves hyper-sensitive from tethered fascias and inflammation in her neck, and holding on for dear life around her liver and psoas; 2. adjusting joints, especially ribs, clavicle and sternum area, jammed by the impact from […]
Robert McWilliams Certified Advanced Rolfer™ wins “Best of Boulder” Award
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rolfing in Boulder, LLC Receives 2015 Best of Boulder Award Boulder Award Program Honors the Achievement BOULDER August 12, 2015 — Rolfing in Boulder, LLC, Robert McWilliams Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement® Practitioner has been selected for the 2015 Best of Boulder Award in the Alternative Medicine category by […]
Why Should I See A Rolfer™; Why I Should Consider Robert
infinity symbol is in our inner and outer relationships
I just took a wonderful workshop with Ron Murray, Advanced Rolfer, Osteopath, and Berry Method teacher. We explored the relationships in the ankle, knee and thigh between very mobile and less mobile but pivotal areas. These are termed lemniscate relationships. A lemniscate is a figure 8 and infinity symbol, and as such in the body […]
A Recent Session
These posts are written for a diverse audience: potential Rolfing® clients who are trying to get a feel for what the work is like, and if it’s for them, as well as newer Rolfers™ looking for ideas for session work, and possibly even more experienced practitioners comparing notes and looking to get new ideas or […]
Rolfing for Hairstylists
I work with a couple of hair stylists and theirs is a particularly challenging profession when it comes to neck and shoulder pain. Their arms are constantly raised to work with the client’s hair. I asked a client today to show me how they work with a client while cutting hair. She stood with her […]
Some of what goes through a Rolfer™’s mind
Working with a client today with back and rib pain, and a lot of scoliosis. We started ‘the big project’ today of unraveling things from the ground up. For someone with a lot of scoliosis, this means ( for me) working on a particular restricted pathway or joint in the legs, then having them stand […]