Structural Integration

Rolf Method of Structural Integration

*Please contact us directly to book your Structural Integration treatment.

In the largest sense, Structural Integration (SI) is interested in exploring and evolving human potential. As a manual therapy, it is a process of 're-education' that interfaces with connective tissue (fascia) as a medium for change.

The goal of SI is to bring our entire body into alignment within itself around a midline, and to further balance this relationship with the earth’s gravitational field. This enables our whole being to exist with more freedom, vitality, equilibrium, and resiliency. It is through this approach that individual symptoms (accumulated from events, injuries and stress) are often reduced or relieved.

What to expect

Structural Integration is often a unique and personal journey into self-discovery, as it raises one's awareness about our own continuity. Upon arrival, your practitioner will discuss with you your health history as well as your goals. The session continues with an alignment assessment (standing and walking) in your SI attire (everyday undergarments) so that you both can get acquainted with how the structures are lining up. Observations as well as strategies for a tailored approach will be considered, along with any questions you may have. 

The hands-on work is done primarily on the table, and may also include seated or standing segments. Sometimes SI sessions ask for active participation from the client - like movement - to help facilitate change. Most commonly, the experience can be a relaxing and regenerative one, as the body receives the deep support and attention it needs. Integrative conversations and observations are also part of closing the session.

As tensions and held patterns are released, we discover what it feels like to be more comfortable, and how to better move in the world.

It's possible to feel improvements immediately, after you leave, or even in the days following. Occasionally it can take a few sessions for changes to come to fruition. These shifts generally continue with time, and also accumulate with further session work.

*Most sessions average 75 minutes, but the precise duration can depend on the complexity of the structural patterns we are addressing and how your body is integrating the work. Our goal is to be thorough and allow enough time for meaningful release and realignment. 

Benefits

Structural Integration benefits people of all ages, and can assist with a variety of things such as athletic performance, healing from injury or surgery, childhood development, chronic pain, postural corrections, recovery after pregnancy/childbirth, mental/emotional wellness, personal growth, life changes/transitions and more. Overall, SI is an invitation to experience ourselves as we are meant to be. While it’s possible to benefit from one or a few sessions, Dr. Rolf's original ten-series approach is often recommended for more complete and lasting results.

Additional Info

Dr. Ida Rolf was undoubtedly one of the most significant women of the twentieth century. A great mind and pioneering thinker, a creative scientist years ahead of her time, she spent much of her life exploring the human capacity for healing. Her education, professional career, and life circumstances led her to explore various modalities that gradually evolved into what become known as Structural Integration.