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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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