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I recently had a rolfing session. It was great. My rolfer watched me walk, and she noted that she wanted to see more movement in my lower middle back. I was surprised in a way, because I figured that as a dancer/athlete/yogini, it would be apparent that I am flexible in there. But in observing the feeling of my own walk with that in mind I begin to see that as a trained dancer control of the body can begin to be my first instinct. I know what position I think for instance that the curves of my spine should feel like, since I am so often focused on just that; but on further thought it shouldn't stay in that one position invariably. Obviously in dance, walking, movoment, the spine should shift healthily around that ideal neutral posture. There should be easy, gently sexy movement in the spine, as I walk, and this will actually strengthen my posture awareness and keep it from getting rigid.
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Re: control vs softness
Tue, January 30, 2007 - 7:14 AMI wish that my problem finding that softness came from control gained by dancing. For me, it's just that. I tend to tense up a lot and I get in really kinked positions a hang out there for far too long.
My neck, for instance has to be involved in damn near every move I make. I don't know how to get it to relax. In fact, sometimes I'm not sure what relaxed even feels like for it. The tension makes isolations incredibly difficult for me.
I'm hoping that when I get my massage license in a couple of months, I can do a lot of trading with someone who is very skilled in dealing with this issue. I've never tried rolfing. Do you think that it would be a good way to go? Or can you recommend some other form of bodywork that might be particularly helpful. Thai would certainly be good for increasing the flexiblity and undoing a lot of the kinks.
Thanks!
(I appologize for the sort of hijack!)