Rob’s Blog

Session One in the ten-session series sequence helps free all structures around the ribs, to help free up the breath, and to ease the tilt in the pelvis. Some unexpected benefits may come already from that first session, though. Freeing the shoulder girdle from the ribs can help to relieve tension at the top of […]

One of the things we look for, as Rolfers™ is: what structure is holding, that won’t allow important muscles to activate properly. For instance, serratus anterior ( see this link to Wikipedia) is a very important stabilizer for the entire shoulder girdle. When it is used in balance with appropriate use of other muscles in […]

The Psoas ( major): a pair of muscles that connect the lumbar spine and groin, joining at the lower attachment with the illiacus muscle that lines the pelvis, at the lesser trochanter bone. It is classically defined as an important hip flexor, though contemporary studies ( geeks see Yoshio, M et al, 2002, Journal of […]

In Rolf Movement work, we look to re-activate areas that can help us that have been sluggish. A key spot is the base of the scapula..aka shoulder blades..also aka chicken wings..never mind! Anyway, a lot of the reason we get shoulder and neck pain is overuse of the muscles on the top of the shoulder. […]

As hard as it is to describe, quickly, what Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) is, Rolf Movement® is at least equally daunting. A quick-ish description: Rolf Movement helps us anchor the on-the-table work of SI in movement. We look at the general tendencies in walking, standing, sitting, breathing, and generally moving in gravity, time and space.  […]

“Don’t you ever rest” I was often asked. For my whole adult life, I was a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher, and I stayed busy. Sometimes I was a compulsive exerciser and stretching fanatic. It always felt like I was serving a goal of improving my dancing, maintaining a professional-calibre base fitness and performance level […]

I spent thousands and thousands of hours watching movement before I started to see the aesthetics. As in the Rolfing training, at first this was a sort of investigation of technique. How do you do this movement, (‘how do I accomplish the First Hour’ in the ten-series?) How does the leg lengthen in that way […]

Feet got you down, so that you can’t get up? Try a couple of simple moves:1. First thing in the morning, and last thing at night, massage and loosen your feet. A five minute investment of your time can help your whole day! There are a lot of complex systems of myofascial/joint release and reflex […]

Reading the two reviewers in the Times today, regarding two different concerts made me wonder what would have happened if they had switched shows. I had the impression that they would have said the same things, regardless: one like “steps” and references to tradition, be it Modern or Ballet, and the other doesn’t. What is […]

I was part of a panel discussion on the arts in Boulder last night, held at the Center for Conscious Living. Marj Hahn did a great job raising an audience of about 80 people, and of moderating and stimulating discussion. I really enjoyed being there, to listen and offer my thoughts, based on many,many years […]

How many of you actually have room to stretch on the floor, and also stand up with your arms stretched up over your head? A minimum of space is required to do Yoga and other somatic disciplines. That doesn’t exist where I am staying in Oklahoma City, for example, where I have a Rolfing practice […]

I’m sure most of you know that you need a strong, flexible back to gain a higher arabesque. I’m sure you have also wondered why the leg just won’t go any higher, to the back. One reason may be that the inner thigh muscles that many of you spend countless hours tightening up, can actually […]