Rolfing

Rolfing is a system of bodywork that was created in the 70's by Dr. Ida Rolf. It focuses on freeing restrictions in the connective tissue that surrounds the muscles to bring balance back to your body's structure.


Yet what does all of this mean? It must be good stuff if Dr. Oz says that you need it!!!

So I asked our Rolfer Adriane Anile. She told me something that really made sense! "Rolfing does for your muscles what chiropractors do for your bones".
When our bodies are out of allignment the result can be anything from chronic pain and poor posture to impaired breathing capacity. Rolfing helps to restore balance and facilitate the body's own healing process. Why hasn't everyone tried Rolfing?
I highly recomend checking out Adriane's website for more info on Rolfing and how it can help alleviate headaches, body aches and restore balance to your body. She also has links to some really great articles!

http://graceingravityrolfing.webs.com/

A New Bodywork Technique!

Have you ever heard of the Muscle Activation Technique (M.A.T.)? I had only heard the name until a few weeks ago then I met Coach Barb (one of the only 1,500 practitioners in the US). Barb Renier is a personal trainer as well as a M.A.T. specialist.
So right about now you are asking yourself what makes M.A.T. so special and what is it?

M.A.T. helps to reduce and prevent pain by looking at muscle tightness as a form of protection in the body. Weak or inhibited muscles (due to stress, trauma or overuse) can create the need for other muscles to overwork in order to stabilize joints thru compensation. M.A.T. gets to the root of the pain or injury by addressing muscle weakness rather than muscle tightness which helps to restore normal body alignment, thereby, decreasing or eliminatng pain. This is different from massage because in massage it works on the muscles to help reduce tightness and the pain that "knots" can cause.


For more in-depth information about muscle activation and to learn more about this technique visit Barb's Website at http://www.coachbarb.com/