1: What was troubling you before you began Rolfing (stiff shoulders, low-back pain, and so on), and what had been on your mind in your yoga practice?
A slight stuck place at the thoracolumbar junction had become the normal state, and there were times when something would catch as I started to move.
2: After the ten sessions, what was resolved, or what did you notice? And what changed in your yoga practice?
In backbends generally, I was brought to notice that an excessive awareness of the whole spine leads me to push the diaphragm forward and to strain. I feel that this habit may be what shortens the thoracolumbar junction and makes it get stuck.
When I practice yoga with that in mind, the breath deepens and the position settles somewhere comfortable.
Beyond that, noticing a slight tilt in the seat — the foundation laid down by many years of habit — has improved my sense of stability. Every movement has changed for the better.
3: Who would you want to recommend Rolfing to?
Anyone who keeps going the same way, over and over, while there is pain or something off in their yoga practice.
4: A word for anyone who is curious about Rolfing
It is not that the work is done to you; the work brings you a natural awareness of your body. It opens into an enjoyable exploration of what the body can do.