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Why I Raised My Fees After Ten Years — From Organizing the Body to Organizing Perception
Introduction This June, I revised the fees for Rolfing sessions. It is the first time in ten years. Having kept the same fees for so […] -
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Taking Time to Meet Yourself Again ── Notice of Session Fee Update
I am Hidefumi Otsuka, an Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement Practitioner based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Starting June 15, 2026, I will be revising the session […] -
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Embodied Intelligence — What the AI Builders Reminded Me About Rolfing
Introduction The other day I finished The Infinity Machine, a biography of Demis Hassabis. Shortly before that, I had reread Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk, which […] -
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Why Does Rolfing Need an Energetic Perspective?
Tracing Energy Work (Part 3 of 3) Introduction Part 1, “What Does Energy Work Actually Address?,” took up what the word energy points to, and […] -
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How Has Energy Been Treated Within Rolfing?
Tracing Energy Work (Part 2 of 3) Introduction Part 1, “What Does Energy Work Actually Address?,” took up what the word energy points to, and […] -
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What Does Energy Work Actually Address?
Tracing Energy Work (Part 1 of 3) Introduction Alongside the parts of a session where I work directly on the body, as in Rolfing, there […] -
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Why Do Breathing Methods Change “the State of the Body” — Pranayama and Modern Respiratory Physiology
Yoga × Rolfing Five-Part Series · Part 5 Introduction In Parts 1 through 4 of this series, the meeting points of yoga and Rolfing were […] -
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Why “Tailor to Each Person” — The Principle of Individualization of Ayurveda and Rolfing, Experienced in Sri Lanka
Yoga × Rolfing Five-Part Series · Part 4 Introduction In Parts 1 through 3 of this series, the meeting points of yoga and Rolfing were […] -
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Why a “Comfortable Posture” Exists — From the Perspective of Gravity, Fascia, and Rolfing
Posture and Movement Science Series — The Science of the Relationship Between Gravity and the Body | Part 6 (Final) Introduction In Part 1, through […] -
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Why Good Posture Is Not a Matter of Muscle Strength — Tonic Function and Its Relationship to Gravity
The Science of Posture and Movement Series — Examining the Relationship Between Gravity and the Body | Part 5 Introduction “I keep up with both […]