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ABOUT RICHARD
Why
I became a Rolfer...
My first career was teaching and
performing classical guitar.
I received my master's degree in
guitar performance in 1980 from
SMU and taught in the junior
colleges for 13 years. I
developed a problem with my left
ring finger and subsequently
received a few Rolfing sessions
which resolved the problem of a
pinched nerve in my wrist and I
felt great. A year later I
picked my wife's grandmother out
of her wheelchair and hurt my
back and this time I went
through a full series of
Rolfing (10-12 sessions). Not
only was my back better and
moving easy but I started to
feel alive for the first time in
years. It was like the
difference between driving a
'dependable' 15
year-old car versus driving a
brand new Jaguar.
Yes, that's what I mean by
'alive'. I felt like I had just
won the lottery. I watched my
wife and daughter go through the
process of Rolfing and saw the
changes in their body and
noticed how the dynamics in our
home were changing . We had a
house full of lively people. I
had to find out what Rolfing was
all about and began my studies
in 1990.
During my college career I
worked in the E.R. at Denton
County Hospital as an orderly
and was fascinated by what I
saw. The idea of studying
medicine was planted but I
wanted to see what I could do
with the guitar and was
attracted to the creative arts.
Now I could combine my love of
art with the study of the human
body. There are many dimensions
to Rolfing and as we begin to
bring a person towards a more
integrated structure we see many
more doors begin to open. We
have these words--body -mind
-spirit-- and we think they are
separate parts of our being .
But you begin to realize it's
all you. And when you begin to
improve one aspect of your being
everything else is free to jump
on board.
Being a Rolfer is an exciting
journey. When I asked my
Rolfer if I had the potential
to become a Rolfer he replied,
"I don't know, but going through
the process is worth the price
of admission." I wasn't
sure I wanted to invest $25,000
to simply experience the process
but in retrospect he was right .
I got just what I needed and
more.
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