Laura Covington
/Certified Advanced Rolfer™
/Rolf Movement® Practitioner
/Virginia Licensed Massage Therapist
/your sessions
How is this different?
Rolfing® is a system of manual manipulation and awareness education. I begin our session with a conversation of your body history, daily habits, movement patterns, and personal goals for working together. I assess you standing in all four directions, maybe do a few knee bends, breathe in and out, and walk around the room or sit. I need to see your structure and the way everything moves or does not move. I palpate tissues for texture, quality and temperature. I am curious about the fascia, tendons, ligaments, nerves and even blood vessels. I discriminate layers to make to separate tissues relate as one. This leads to a whole integrated body relating all segments in one relationship, bringing balance in the gravitational field.
Does it hurt?
If I am putting you in pain, then I need to find another way. All pain directly relates to the brain and central nervous system. So I try to dialog with your body system to encourage change in the body. When your "critter" brain feels safe and there is NO perceived threat, then it welcomes input of change. Your body will decompress old habits and patterns and we will teach it new ways to move with ease.
What to wear?
Women
underwear/bra, two-piece swimsuit, running shorts or camisole
Men
loose running shorts or briefs