Why my horse spooks?
August 29th, 2018 by Joachim Creten
View this post on Instagram In a wild environment, a horse will not show that is hurting because it could be the prey of a predator. He has this survival instinct even in the stable. The foundation of my work is based on trust, obsevation and what the horse tells me. No need of force … Read more
Can’t hide a hip pain from me!
August 23rd, 2018 by Joachim Creten
View this post on Instagram I continue to work with the pregnant mare and progress to the right hip. I need both my hands and double lines are necessary. My body is leaning forward with a light touch with my hands on the hip area.The whole region of the hip is in "fire". The horse … Read more
When there is a will, there is a way.
January 25th, 2018 by Joachim Creten
A client came to see me because he has serious back problems with a pronounced asymmetrical body position. He explains that he travels a lot and that his physical situation is chronic. He was to see his doctor who told him he had a degenerate sacroiliac joint. He tried massage, acupuncture, chiropractic with some short … Read more
The yawning horse
February 24th, 2016 by Joachim Creten
My first session of 5 on this horse. This horse had a surgery a year ago and had some difficulties to move properly. After 10 minutes of work, he is yawning already. The owner mentioned after the session that she did not need her spurs anymore and she had to retrain herself to sit in … Read more
Why Fascia matter?
August 17th, 2015 by Joachim Creten
I often recommend to my client between Rolfing session to slow down any Sport/training activity and to switch to activities as Pilate or Yoga for a while to improve better posture results. All those two activities are very complementary to Rolfing Structural Integration. Here an article related to fascia explaining what is fascia?https://yogainternational.com/article/view/yoga-anatomy-what-every-teacher-and-practitioner-should-know-about-fascia
What is Rolfing® SI and what is good for?
July 17th, 2015 by Joachim Creten
Rolfing Improves Cycling Performance
April 16th, 2015 by Joachim Creten
I was invited by a long time client, Corey Evans (owner of Dr. J’s, Bike Shop in Solvang, CA), to do a presentation on Rolfing® Structural Integration and the relationship between posture and cycling performance to his Bike Club. In preparing for this, I recalled Mary Bond’s video on YouTube about the benefits of modifying … Read more
Can Rolfing fix my running injuries?
December 23rd, 2014 by Joachim Creten
Running is wonderful when body mechanical functions are right. Here an article from The Guardian about the Rolfing Technique benefits putting runners back to the track and keeping them out of the running injuries. http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2014/sep/09/what-is-rolfing-running-injuries