Today is my 48th birthday and I have not felt this good in years. Understand that I am not a testamonial type of guy. I am a regular guy who likes to hunt and fish. I work hard at what I do and I give a day's work for a day's pay. After work, I like to kick back and have a beer. I have always expected alot from my body, and years of hard living have certainly taken their toll on me.

Six years ago, I was involved in an auto accident that left me with cervical, shoulder and back problems as well as a great deal of pain. After many trips to doctors, who prescribed shots, drugs, and physical therapy, surgery seemed to be my only option. However, I resisted because I didn't like the idea of having my spine fused into one position for the rest of my life. It seemed that my only option was to live with pain. 

A few months ago, a friend of my wife's told her about a woman who does massage therapy and something called Rolfing. After talking with her friend, my wife insisted that I make an appointment to see Emily Flowers. Even though I was somewhat skeptical, I did. I'd like to tell you about my experience.  

Now listen, I'm not about to blow sunshine up your skirt. I'm just going to tell you how it worked for me. After ten sessions of Rolfing, I can stand up straight again, I have full range of motion with my neck, and I can cross my legs above the knee. I am relatively pain-free. I have been able to resume some light jogging and have been able to go to the gym for the first time in three years. My wife says I am calmer and more relaxed.

I owe all of this to the woman named Emily Flowers, who has changed my life. Emily greets you with a smile, entertaining conversation, and a healing atmosphere. If you think you have exhausted all your options, you owe it to yourself to try Rolfing with Emily Flowers.

Mark Y. 

I am a sixteen year old athlete. I participate in high school soccer, diving, and track and field, where I pole vault, long jump and sprint. Outside of school I dance and play indoor soccer. I also have had twelve years of gymnastics.  During my freshman year in track, my knee started to give out, and sometimes it would cause me to fall. After having an MRI to make sure nothing was torn, seeing doctors, physical therapists, and athletic trainers nothing was solved. My parents were frustrated that nothing had helped my knee.   Then my mom heard about Emily Flowers, and decided that I should try Rolfing. 

After having one session with Emily, my knee stopped giving out. I still had pain in my knee, but at least I could participate in sports without it giving out. In the process of healing my knee, Emily corrected the way I walk, and straightened out many other things in my body, which gradually reduced the amount of pain I had after practices. After a few sessions, my knee has almost completely stopped hurting, and it hasn't given out since the first time I went to see her. My parents and I are very pleased with the results of Rolfing. Thank you Emily.

   Jacquelyn K.

In January of 1998, I herniated two disks in my back.  I spent a lot of time trying to find some relief from the pain that radiated down my left leg. My doctor's solution was medication. At one point, I was taking 21 pills a day. But that only masked the pain and not for very long. I tried a chiropractor, physical therapy, a neurologist, an orthopedic surgeon, and pain management, which included steroid shots.  I wore a tens unit and used both heating pads and ice packs. I could no longer sleep on my back comfortably, which was my customary position for sleeping, so I spent every night constantly shifting. I purchased an adjustable bed, but it was not beneficial. The pain continued for about two and a half years.

I heard of Rolfing through my church. When I complained to my minister, she suggested I talk with Emily Flowers. That was certainly an inspired suggestion. It was the first step toward the end of my pain. My left leg had been constantly tingling; even the steroid shots, which could temporarily relieve me of the pain, could not stop the tingling. However, after the first session of Rolfing the tingling was completely gone. After the second or third session I was sleeping on my back. I cannot describe the gratitude I felt when I woke up one morning and realized I had slept through the night without any disturbance. Today I'm walking straighter without any pain. I'm living a normal physical life without suffering and without "having to be careful." Today, I work in my yard or vacuum my carpet with joy, because I can.

Emily was very clear that she could not cure me of the herniated disks. But that doesn't matter to me. Today I'm free of pain. That's the bottom line as far as I'm concerned. I truly feel that Rolfing's healing was a miracle. 

C.J.

On August 19 and September 2, I had the injections. After the second injection I guess that about a third of the pain was gone. This allowed me to continue my yoga practice, which I had been doing for the past year. I had heard of people curing back problems through yoga, and decided to do whatever I could to avoid surgery. Through my yoga class, I was introduced to Rolfing.

The first of November I met Emily for the first time, and began my Rolfing sessions. Thanks to her willingness to speed things up, I was finished the week after Thanksgiving. My experience was that Rolfing involves a fair bit of pain, but that my training in yoga allowed me to breathe through the pain, and also lessened its intensity.

Emily was able to answer questions that the doctors had not for one reason or another. Her professionalism allowed me to feel comfortable from the beginning. I now consider her a real friend and an important part of my support group. 

On the first of February 2005, I noticed that all of my neck pain and related sensations had disappeared. I now have full range of motion in my neck and shoulder area, and am not limited in my yoga practice, which includes head and shoulder stands. I am fully aware that this will be a life-long process of working to keep my body in order, but it sure beats having to go through neck fusion.  

  Jeff C.

I was introduced to Rolfing and Emily Flowers through a referral of a PGA Golf Pro.  It enhanced and changed my life! I had experienced a Level III concussion and had memory loss and lack of concentration.  My personal and professional life had taken a strong blow.  I was tired and grasping to hang on to the passion in life I new was inside me. Disenchanted with traditional medicine, I sought to heal myself through Rolfing.

I wanted to apply my personal mental and spiritual beliefs of healing to my physical body.

Emily and I worked diligently to integrate.  She didn’t speak much…she didn’t have to.

Everything I needed for my healing was already present inside me.  Through a series of visits, one week apart, I quickly began to see improvements in my physical body and my belief that my body would carry me…with confidence. Through the course of treatments, my body became aligned, centered and integrated. Energy flowed effortlessly.

Some healing occurred in the treatment room and much occurred outside the treatment room where I took my Rolfing experience into my daily life and became aware of how amazing my body really was. Emily spent extra time on my cranial and like a surgeon with great precision eradicated the post trauma disorder often accompanied from a concussion. My mental faculties have been completely restored!

I have no trouble remembering how I looked and felt when I first started Rolfing. Scared, tired, no self confidence, overweight and very poor posture.  My body didn’t match who I knew I was inside.

Now I walk with total confidence, naturally. I’m writing this at 6:30 am on a Saturday morning because even on weekends I wake with vigor for life and look forward to each day. I look great, walk straight and have poise and beauty inside and out. 

Today, I am thankful for my concussion. God must have known I needed a hit over the head to get me where I deserved to be…healing in many areas of my life came through the hands of a Rolfer! Treat yourself to the experience, I promise you won’t regret it!

  Melinda

My name is Sara. I wish to share with you my experience of Rolfing.  I met my Rolfer through my employer. I had no prior knowledge of Rolfing or the effect it would have on me. After having several conversations with Emily I decided to try the Rolfing experience.  I had a few problems, including surgeries and stresses of life. I needed some help with my body, but didn't want to give in to it. I have a stressful and busy job, but I am here to tell you, since my Rolfing experience, I am a better person in many ways.  My way of thinking, my way of handling things and the way I feel body-wise--it is difficult for me to express it--but it certainly shows in the way I carry myself.

In my thinking, when I have a stressful period I am able to talk it out with myself and go to the point of not having all the anxiety I had before my Rolfing.

My posture is 100% better. I am a woman who is sixty years old, and I like looking good and preserving my body.

Thanks to Rolfing I have done just that!  I just cannot express enough what the Rolfing experience has done for my body and my way of thinking.

It has truly put my life in a new, bright and healthy perspective.  Since my Rolfing series has ended I am receiving massage on a monthly basis, something which I had no previous experience with. I will follow up with post-series Rolfing work on an as needed basis.

This is something I have done for myself, and other than quitting smoking, it is one of the best things I have ever done for my mind, my body, my all over thinking, everything. Rolfing is one of the greatest experiences of my life!

Sara