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What similarities are there for you between Architecture and Rolfing?

Both are concerned with your home/house, both with structure and function.

What brought you to Rolfing?

Rolfing fascinated me a long, long time ago, before I started with Body Harmony and Energy work. So coming from very subtle forms of treatments, I wanted to get more understanding of the structure and the different layers in a human being.

What is harmony for you?

For me, harmony means to be in a relaxed state with the people and circumstances around me, allowing all the various feelings to be present ranging from deep sadness to great joy.
Harmony in a body can show as balance and poise, grace, power, suppleness.
I can experience harmony when the sun rises in its serenity and expansion, or at the time of the sunset when time itself seems to stand still and changing into the depth of the night.
Harmony is to live in peace with nature and our neighbors.

What do your understanding of the term "body-awareness"?

To have a sensory, feeling and kinesthetic sense of your body.

Is the respiration how important in connection with more body consciousness?

Breathing and body-awareness are interdependent.
Breathing is lifeforce, nourishment, liquid light.
Through the imprint of mostly painful experiences in our life´s journey, we tend to hold our breath, -freeze and withdraw our consciousness out of certain areas as to not feel the content of the experience.
To become aware again of these frozen parts of our body we have to allow the feelings which are in it, to reemerge and the breath will follow, - or vice – versa.

What experiences have you gathered from Rolfing – as much from yourself as from your clients?

I have become more aware of myself, and have discovered things about myself that have long been hidden. Working with my clients is like a journey that we both make, continuously encountering new, frozen or unexplored places.
I am very grateful and often deeply touched to be allowed to be part of such a deep process and change.

Why is Rolfing so rare?

Ida Rolf, the founder of Rolfing, lived and taught in America (during the 60s and 70s Rolfing was very much the ”in” thing), where she had the reputation of being rather ‘painful’.
In Germany, however, Rolfing has seen a ”boom” in interest since last year. (Which year – more specific) While in Austria it seems the treatment will still have to wait a while until the public openly receives it. Until then, Rolfing will remain a bit of an insider tip.

Why do you think more and more people are turning to alternative medicines?

More and more people want to be listened to in an all encompassing way with the possibility to take responsibility for there health, to participate in their recovery, through, for example, changes of diet, meditation, , yoga, movement, family therapy.

How long does it take to become a Rolfer?

The time it takes will depend on one’s foreknowledge, but on average approximately two years are required to become a fully-fledged Rolfer.

How much does it cost to become a Rolfer?

Approximately 15,000 Euro – more detailed information is available at: www.rolfing.org

Wherein lie your endeavors, your knowledge of Rolfing and Body Harmony that you are able to pass on?

Having experienced lots of changes through these methods, I am able to pass these on in my work with whole-hearted conviction.

What do you wish the most for Rolfing and Body Harmony?

I wish these two methods of healing would be more accessible to a greater number of people, so that they in turn would be able to experience in safety the wisdom of their own bodies and souls.