Hidefumi Otsuka

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, […]

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 […]

Introduction Last time I wrote about how fascia is alive — fascia as a living, flowing continuum that vanishes on a fixed specimen, a tissue […]

Introduction Rolfing is often said to work on the fascia. But what, exactly, is this fascia? This tissue tends to be reduced to a single […]

Introduction Massage, seitai, shiatsu, oil treatment, craniosacral work, and Rolfing — practices that touch the body with the hands are strikingly varied. Faced with these, […]

Introduction When someone receives the Rolfing Ten-Series, how does the body actually change? Is there anything known scientifically? I’m sometimes asked this. So, in this […]