When I approached the subject of rolfing I did so to have "over all"
better health. I was asked what that meant.

To me it meant I would be pain free from my back and knee issues.
I would have better alignment so my posture would be straight.

I managed to be involved in five hit from behind car accidents between
the ages of 18-25. It caused me to seek out many options for
treatment including Chiropractic.

That would take the pain away for three months and
then it would return primary in my back and neck.
I have used deep tissue massage for relaxation and healing as well.
I have been involved with that for almost 15 years.
Again the work was wonderful; however it would go away in a two weeks period.

I couldn't believe the changes that occurred in Rolfing.
Within two secessions I found my feet for the first time in my life.
That may sound very strange but that alone made 50% difference
in my entire body right away. My feet got warmer! My shoulders
automatically cam away from my ears. I slept for the first time in
years without any medication. That was three months ago and I feel as
good as I did then.

I would highly encourage rolfing especially if you have the
opportunity to work with Aya. She has a gift.


Namaste

T. J. Marchello

I signed up for the basic 10 series of Rolfing
because I was having difficulty bicycling without pain and because
neither physical therapy nor massage had really seemed to work,
while orthopedists were unsure of what the problem was or how to propose a solution.
Aya was my practitioner during the 10 series and her work has made a really noticeable
change and a dramatic improvement in how my legs and feet are working.
One session when we were working on my legs stands out to me as a prime illustration
both of how powerful Rolfing can be and of Aya's considerable skill as a Rolfer.
During this session I was sitting on the table with my legs out stretched in front of me.
WIth my ankles flexed and my feet pointed up towards the ceiling, my knee caps were both
rolled considerably inwards, and looked, had they not been attached to my body, as
if they were going to fall off and onto the table. After an hour's work, Aya had managed
to literally un-twist my legs and re-align them properly. My knee caps (and thus my knees)
were now in perfect alignment with the rest of my legs, and have stayed that way
for the past several months since this session.
During this same session, Aya also worked extensively on my ankles and how they were flexing.
Prior to this session, I seemed to walk primarily on the outside of my feet with each step
and only part way through each step would sort of roll to the inside and have my whole foot
on the ground. I am not sure exactly how long I had been walking like this, or why it started,
but I had been walking in this manner for at least a couple of years. I couldn't seem
to be able to make my feet touch the ground normally when I walking no matter how hard
I was concentrating on it. After this particular session, however, that problem was fixed!!
The inside and outside of my feet hit the ground at the same time with each step, and my arches,
which had previously pronated excessively, were now mostly supporting me. This change
too has persisted in during the past several months. The difference in how it feels to walk
and run now is very pronounced and has been a great help to me.
Rolfing is unlike massage therapy, even deep tissue therapy, because of the dual focus
on structural alignment and on the participation of the client. Because of this, Rolfing is often
able to address problems that "standard" medical practices are unable to address, help, or alleviate.
Everything in Rolfing involves both the practitioner and the client working together to make tangible,
long-lasting physiological adjustments, and the value to this is often plain to see upon completion of
just any given session. I would highly recommend participating in Rolfing and I highly recommend Aya as a Rolfer.

Corinne D'Ippolito Baulcomb