Ayako Kakizaki’s Ten-Session Testimonial

1: What was troubling you before you began Rolfing (stiff shoulders, low-back pain, and so on)?

  • Low-back pain.
  • Being swayed by other people, so that my own axis wavered.
  • Noticing that my own axis was wavering, and still letting myself be swayed.

2: After the ten sessions, what was resolved, or what did you notice?

  • The low-back pain improved.
  • The breath moves through well; I no longer force it in a way that lifts my shoulders.
  • As I breathe, I can feel my back widening (I can hold an awareness of my own back).
  • In daily life, and when taking a yoga asana, I have come to watch my body in finer detail.
  • Along with what is going on inside me, I can feel for myself where my body is blocked or slow.

3: Who would you want to recommend Rolfing to?

  • Anyone who wants to experience how strange the body is.
  • Anyone who does yoga.
  • Anyone who wants to feel their own axis.
  • Anyone who wants a walk that feels good.
  • Anyone with pain somewhere.
  • Anyone who wants to know a different sensation from the body they have had until now.
  • Anyone who keeps going for massage and still finds it not enough.

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