What is Rolfing?

leftside.jpg"Rolfers make a life study of relating bodies and their fields to the earth and its gravity field, and we so organize the body that the gravity field can reinforce the body's energy field.  This is our primary concept."  Dr. Ida Rolf

Above, Dr. Rolf seemed to explain succinctly what I am challenged to do anytime a person asks me, "So, what exactly is Rolfing?  I usually start my answer by asking another question.  "Do you want the short or long answer?"  I will offer you the same option here: