Hidefumi Otsuka

Introduction This series has followed four faces of fascia. It is alive. It senses. It springs back. And it changes. But one question remains unanswered […]

Introduction When the lower back hurts, most of us picture muscle: muscle that is knotted, tight, or strained. In recent years another perspective has been […]

Introduction In earlier posts I looked at the sensing face of fascia and its springing face — a tissue that holds a dialogue with the […]

Introduction In another post I looked at fascia as a sensing organ — its face as a tissue that answers to being pushed, pressed, and […]

Introduction Fascia has several faces. That it is alive, that it senses, that it springs back, and that it changes — Rolfing lends a hand […]

Introduction When people encounter the label “Rolfing is pseudoscience,” the question many of them form is a simple one: does that mean no serious researcher […]

Introduction Across three blog posts, I have looked at fascia from several perspectives. That it is alive and connected. That it senses. That it moves, […]

When I took part in the basic Rolfing training in Munich, what was hardest of all to understand was the relationship between Rolfing and Tonic […]

Introduction Since June 2015, I have offered Rolfing sessions. By approaching the “fascia,” the body’s posture becomes organized, and the body’s movement improves in linkage […]

Introduction Twice now I have written about fascia. The first time, that it is alive and connected. The second, that the same tissue senses. Seen […]