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Client-practitioner collaboration
The process depends on communication, feedback, and the Rolfer’s ability to notice what the body is communicating.
Rolfing Structural Integration
Put your body in good hands.
Rolfing Structural Integration helps transform the factors that keep your body stuck in chronic pain and restricted movement patterns.
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Process
What does the Rolfing process include?
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Getting to know you
Your history matters. Injuries, stress, childhood, birth, surgeries, and old compensation patterns can all shape what is happening now.
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Assessing your posture
Every session includes assessment — standing, moving, and sensing how your body organizes itself.
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The hands-on work
Each contact is deliberate and informed: slow enough to listen, specific enough to matter, and grounded in advanced palpation and anatomy.
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A series of sessions
Change builds over several sessions, each one picking up where the last left off. Most people start with the Ten-Series.
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Moving freely
Progress is tracked through movement: sitting, standing, walking, and noticing what feels lighter or easier.
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Cultivating embodiment
Rolfing helps people reconnect with body sensation — a practical compass for avoiding injury and living with more awareness.
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Wrapping up
Sessions close with support for integration: stretches, exercises, education, referrals, or maintenance recommendations.
The Ten-Series
The classic Rolfing recipe.
People invest heavily in homes, furniture, cars, and tools they use every day. The Ten-Series is an investment in the body you live in every moment — how you stand, breathe, move, recover, and feel yourself from the inside.
Not every person needs to do the full Ten-Series. Some clients come in for specific goals, acute issues, or selected pieces of the work.
But the Ten Series is the most complete way to experience Rolfing: a structured process for reorganizing the whole body over time. Each session has a purpose, and each step builds on the one before it.
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Breath + outer legs
Opening breath and beginning the body’s relationship to ground support.
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Feet + lower legs
Building a more adaptable foundation through the feet, ankles, and lower legs.
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Side body balance
Helping the front and back of the body relate through the side line.
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Pelvic floor + adductors
Working with deep support through the inner legs and pelvic base.
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Front body + psoas
Clarifying the deep front line that connects breath, pelvis, and legs.
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Back body + sacrum
Supporting the back line through the legs, sacrum, spine, and breath.
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Neck + cranium
Refining the relationship between the head, neck, jaw, and upper spine.
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Pelvic girdle
Integrating lower-body movement through the pelvis, legs, and spine.
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Shoulder girdle
Integrating upper-body support through the ribs, shoulders, arms, and neck.
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Integration
Bringing the whole body into a more coherent, connected pattern.
Client experiences
Hear from people who have worked with Ryan.
“I came to Ryan with a list of about 10 things I wanted to work on with my body and signed up for 10 sessions. During each session, Ryan went above and beyond. He took the time to explain what he was doing and how it would benefit me. I found it very relaxing with no pain or discomfort.”
“Ryan is helping me to recover function from previous injuries and effects of aging. 3 sessions in and so much progress. He is very professional and talented at what he does. Much more than a massage or chiropractor can do for me.”
“Ryan is an excellent practitioner. I was highly referred to Ryan for chronic pain. He is professional and I feel comfortable when being worked on. I have felt relief for longer duration.”
“My back pain is now 90% gone and more importantly my physical posture has improved dramatically. … I feel like a young man again.”
“I’ve been sharing his info with everyone I know and especially those who are dealing with chronic pain, recovering from injuries, or looking to devote more time and energy to their overall well-being and healing.”
“He has helped me improve my posture and overall body mechanics. His sessions have given me more confidence in how I move and perceive the world!”
“After a 90 minute session I felt better than I have in years and I slept like a baby all night long! No headache today…”
“Ryan has been helping me with sleeping issues. In two sessions, I’ve been able to feel more at peace and truly feel protected while I sleep.”
“Over the course of a few months, I went from very painful and limited mobility to the most flexibility and comfort I've had in my life.”
“I'm 28 and have struggled with back issues from sports injuries; within 10 visits of seeing Ryan, I no longer have chronic pain and muscle spasms.”
“I have completed 10 sessions with Ryan and am astounded by the results. … I am able to do all the things I enjoy in life (grapple, lift weights, and run) with greater ease…”
“He provides a safe, calming atmosphere during sessions. … My chronic physical pain is almost completely gone, and I am more active again.”
“I am experiencing changes in my body that I did not think were possible after so much trauma and so many years with the pain.”
“Ryan is a very skilled bodywork with incredible presence. … I used to drive an hour for his support when he was in Sacramento…”
“Ryan was able to help me with all of my issues and my posture is 100 percent better.”
“I've been seeing Ryan for a little over a year and can't recommend his practice highly enough! I go in feeling wonky and come out feeling much more grounded every time.”
“Ryan made me feel comfortable, and my body felt lighter and more aligned afterward.”
“Being a former collegiate football player I have tried everything under the sun to realign my body, this is the only thing that has worked thus far.”
Rolfing FAQ
Common questions before starting
What is Rolfing Structural Integration? +
Rolfing Structural Integration is a form of structural bodywork that works with fascia, posture, breath, movement, and whole-body organization. It is often used by people seeking help with chronic pain, restricted movement, postural strain, or a deeper sense of embodiment.
How is Rolfing different from massage? +
Massage often focuses on relaxation and muscle tension. Rolfing looks at whole-body patterns: how the feet, legs, pelvis, ribs, spine, breath, and old injuries influence each other in gravity and movement.
Where is Ryan’s Rolfing located? +
Ryan’s Rolfing is located at 101 Parkshore Drive in Folsom, California, serving clients from Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Shingle Springs, Cameron Park, Placerville, El Dorado County, and Sacramento.
Does Ryan offer Somatic Experiencing? +
Yes. Ryan offers Somatic Experiencing-informed support for stress, trauma, overwhelm, boundaries, and nervous-system regulation, alongside his Rolfing Structural Integration practice. SE sessions are available in person in Folsom or on Zoom.
Serving the region
Rolfing in Folsom and El Dorado County.
The office is at 101 Parkshore Drive in Folsom, near Highway 50, East Bidwell Street, Folsom Lake Crossing, and the American River. People often look up Rolfing massage. The work is hands-on, and it is not a usual massage. A first session starts with your history and a look at how you stand and move. The practice used to be at 945 University Ave in Sacramento. It is in Folsom now. Read the Folsom page for what sessions are like, or the FAQ before you book.
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