Rolf Movement Integration

Did you know this? When you are standing, if you raise your arm, the first thing to move is a muscle in your lower leg? Below the level of conscious awareness the so-called "primitive" movement brain is continually orchestrating a complex coordination of muscular tone which allows us to keep our balance as we change position. Good posture and fluid movement are so complex. There is no way that you can consciously will them into being.

Your work, your environment, your emotions, various trauma, and all the stresses of daily life may have interrupted that effortless flow of coordination. In this way inefficient patterns of body use are formed. Is that tightness at the base of your cranium a response to the hours you spend intently focusing on your computer monitor? Are your shoulders helping you stand up because the the coordination of your lower body is off? Do you find yourself addressing the same issues over and over because you are still doing things in the same way that got you into trouble in the first place?

Rolf Movement integration (RMI) can help you discover how the way you use your body in everyday activities may be the underlying cause of pain, stiffness or asymmetry. The practitioner uses gentle hands-on work and verbal cues to evoke core stability through correct use of the deep intrinsic muscles. You will be taught some very simple practices tailor-made to your situation which can restore a sense of balanced flow to your body.