March 14, 2003
Rolfing: Session 3

This time he worked my shoulders, sides, back, and pelvis... The most intense parts were my pelvis around the leg joints, and all around my shoulders...

This time was really tough, because he was getting into parts that had been injured, like my left shoulder, or parts that seldom experience motion or stretching, like deep in my pelvis...

The most noticeable thing was that my injured shoulder was lowered and relaxed a lot, and felt much more flexible and stronger. Also, he said that the twisting motion in my back increased when I walked, whereas it had been too stiff before. This was hard for me to feel, but after he mentioned it, I noticed it too... That was something I had never thought about before...

The stiffness in my neck was reduced a lot as well, since the shoulders relaxed down more, reducing the pressure there... I feel better in a lot of subtle ways -- but this time was definitely difficult in terms of the 'pain'... You have to know that it's a challenge, but you can feel things restructuring, and feel so much better afterwards, that it's worth it...

Posted by Trevor Hill at March 14, 2003 02:04 PM

My envy quotient is growing with each post. mmmm. I could really use something like this today as I've been hefting 50 pound stones into a retaining wall all day.

Posted by: M Sinclair Stevens at March 15, 2003 02:15 PM