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Where Does Space Exist? — Inside the Body, or Outside It
This is an English version of a piece first written in November 2022 and expanded in September 2026. The 2022 version drew on only part […] -
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Yoga Seen Through Rolfing — Where to Begin When Taking a Pose
How Rolfing Came to Interest Me Since June 2015, I have offered Rolfing sessions in Shibuya, Ebisu, and Daikanyama. Rolfing is a method in which […] -
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Session 4: From Sleeve to Core — Finding Where You Stand
With the sleeve released over the first three sessions, session 4 takes the work inward. What it starts with is the part of you that […] -
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Session 3: Organizing Front-Back Balance — From a Plane to a Volume
Breath in session 1, the feet in session 2. Once the vertical axis is organized, session 3 works with front and back. It closes the […] -
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Session 2: Organizing the Feet — The Superficial Lower Body and Its Relation to the Ground
Once breathing has organized the upper body in session 1, the ground is ready for the lower body. What session 2 works with is the […] -
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Session 1: Working with the Breath — Why Rolfing Begins Here
The Rolfing ten-series begins with the breath. For someone who comes in with a stiff neck or a sore lower back, this often comes as […] -
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IMAC (11) — After the Integration Class: What Is a Healthy Body? — What Happens When You Do Nothing
Introduction Saturday, December 11, 2021. Out of Haneda at 6:20 and into Itami at 8:00, to Osaka for the first time in a year. The […] -
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Mayumi Kondo (yoga instructor) — Ten-Session Testimonial
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 […] -
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Rolfing and Sleep — What Sleep Is, and Bodywork as a Way into Deeper Rest
In carrying out the Rolfing ten-series, I always bring a head massage in at the end. What is interesting is that, with a head massage […] -
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The First Rolfer I Met: Akinori Ito, and What Followed
Introduction On Sunday, May 16, 2021, at nine in the morning, I received a Rolfing session from Akinori Ito, who runs THE CIRCLE in Kobe — Relief Space, as it was called […]