"KATE THE ROLFER": Kate Wilson says her business moniker, created by her father, has a nice ring to it. She laughingly describes people's reaction to it: "'Oh, you're Kate the rolfer,' as opposed to ...

If you're of a certain age, the word conjures up '60s- and '70s-era memories of crystals, pyramid power, EST training and other generally short-lived New Age phenomena. But the fact is, Rolfing is ...

Rolfing is a type of deep tissue manipulation that should only be practiced by trained professionals. More than 30 percent of adults in the U.S. are living with chronic or severe pain. If you’re part ...

Rolfing was invented by Ida P. Rolf, a graduate of Barnard College with a doctorate in biological chemistry from Columbia University. In the 1940s she moved to California to study with osteopaths and ...