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What is happening?  Continued
Old or sub-clinical (not medically observable) infections can die off. These very low-grade infections can be bacterial, viral or fungal. A lingering infection may finally leave, as the soft tissue of the body increases it circulation and vitality. As the infection dies off, much like with a common flu, there can be [...]

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What is happening?
Now that you have a sense of why a healing crisis occurs, let’s discuss what is occurring. Essentially, your body and your mind are detoxing. The simplest reason why Rolfing creates this detox is because the fascia, the connective tissue that Rolfers release, held all the toxins and stress of the body. When [...]

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Scope
These healing crises can occur within the first few sessions of Rolfing, or they can occur months after the basic series of sessions are completed. The healing crisis can last a few hours, such as a headache, or for months as with a feeling of exhaustion.
The body may progress through cycles of contraction and expansion [...]

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Concept

When an imbalance has existed for a while, the entire system exhausts its ability to compensate, causing sub-systems to begin to fail. Any gardener knows that the soil can only be depleted for so long until the plants start showing signs of weakness. The weak plants become vulnerable to attack and disease. Our bodies [...]

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Why do I feel worse when I should be feeling better?
You decided to get Rolfed to feel better, and now you are feeling worse – how is this possible? The reason is not much different than the reason why you would feel worse after starting to get back into shape. Your [...]

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