• "If you can imagine how it feels to have a fluid, light, balanced body – free of pain, stiffness, and chronic stress – at ease with itself and the earth’s gravitational field, then you will understand the goals of Structural Integration."

    - Dr. Ida P. Rolf

  • "Organization in a body is dynamic; it is the way the muscles are used in movement. In order to make a significant difference to a chronic lesion, the man’s whole system has to be taught a new, more balanced organization."

    - Dr. Ida P. Rolf

  • "Many people are able to perform a wide range of activities, yet...score poorly on the FMS. They are using compensatory movement patterns during regular activities which, if reinforced, can lead to poor bio mechanics and potential future injuries."

    - Gray Cook, MSPT
    co-creator of the Functional Movement System

  • "Pain changes everything. It is the signal to a problem, not the underlying problem."

    - Gray Cook, MSPT
    co-creator of the Functional Movement System

meet sarah

An unusual variety of life experience has made Sarah the down-to-earth, dedicated force that she is today. Read moreabout this Ann Arbor-based Rolf practitioner so tuned-in to moving and improving.

the rolf method

The Rolf Method of Structural Integration is a system of soft tissue manipulation which engages the client as an active participant in bringing the body into balance and alignment so ease and comfortable, efficient posture and movement reign. Learn More

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The FAQs offer some additional insight into the Structural Integration process. Still have questions, or want more info about the FMS? Contact me, and we’ll find you some answers.  


 

The Benefits of Structural Integration

Everybody’s Structural Integration process is their own, but benefits frequently accrue in three main areas:

Clients feel better, finding help with chronic pain, repetitive use injuries, and numerous musculoskeletal disorders.

Clients move better, experiencing a sense of ease, and greater fluidity and efficiency of motion.

Clients live better, enjoying increased energy and breathing capacity; good posture that’s “easy”; and reduced tension and strain in the body.

The Rolf Method concerns itself with the body’s physical dimension. But we are more than just our physical bodies, and clients often find improved mental and emotional well-being accompany the SI process as well.

Testimonials

  • Sarah’s great! She is able to open the body up so it is freer and more structurally aligned, along with being a great educator. I have incorporated some of what she has taught me into my joint mobility practice, and it has helped me and those I teach.
    Eric Guttmann, Jacksonville, FL
  • In 3 tune-up sessions, Sarah helped me resolve a hitch in my ribcage, while bringing about better overall balance. I have great respect for Sarah’s openness, clarity and wisdom.
    Linda Sinkule, SI practitioner
  • I want to thank you for the intuitive Rolf session you gave me in October 2012. I appreciate your knowing touch and the skillful application you bring to Ida Rolf’s Structural Integration.
    (Dennis was a class model in the early 70’s and has received work from Dr. Rolf herself.)
    Dennis Bowman, New Zealand