I studied Social Work, Psychology and Nursing at Texas Woman’s University. My focus was in Surgery, and Newborn Intensive Care. I was introduced to this incredible process in 1969, while still at TWU, in such a way I knew it was the work I was to do. After completing the Rolfing training in Colorado, I moved to Austin and began my practice of Rolfing. Midwifery became a part of my life studies and assisting in births in Austin was a gift I value. I was able to use my Rolfing and Nursing knowledge and experience with the moms and babies at births.

My other passions include horses, water rafting, cycling, golf, snow skiing, volley ball and basket ball. When I lived in Colorado, I applied the Rolfing and Rolf movement principles to horses and their riders, professional volley ball teams and dancers. While in Texas, I have had the honor of working with the Houston Rockets and some of the Dallas Cowboys and many professional golfers, musicians and dancers.

My practice involves many intricate healing modalities including Rolfing and Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET). Rolfing® is a system of soft tissue manipulation and movement education that organizes the whole body in gravity and this bodywork affects the body’s posture and structure by manipulating the myofascial system (connective tissue). Research has demonstrated that Rolfing creates more efficient muscle use, allows the body to conserve energy, and creates more economical and refined patterns of movement. Rolfing has also been shown to significantly reduce chronic stress, reduce spinal curvature in subjects with lordosis (sway back), and enhance neurological functioning. I personally studied under its creator, Dr. Ida P. Rolf, who received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia University in 1920 and furthered her knowledge of the body through her scientific work in organic chemistry at the Rockefeller Institute. Dr. Rolf combined her research with her scientific knowledge to stimulate a deeper appreciation of the body’s structural order, resulting in the theory and practice of Rolfing, which I am in deep appreciation of and practice with my own clients.

NET is an additional modality that I utilize, based on the research of Dr. Scott Walker. NET is a bio-energetic healing technique that helps to identify and release unresolved emotional issues, which can be stored and locked in your body, manifesting as physical symptoms of any type. These emotions may get “stuck” within any organ or system of the body, and can cause pain and other physical dysfunctions, as well as poor sleep and stress-related symptoms. Releasing this information can be an integral part of healing the body and its systems.

For more in-depth information on Rolfing and my other holistic healing methodologies, please visit www.bnbrolfingaustin.com