…but I thought about it today. I’ve got a Rolfing session after work and there are some interesting points to the Rolfing process…
1- They photograph you before the sessions start and at the end. The point is to be able to see your body’s misalignment in the beginning and to see the improvement in the end. And to see these differences most clearly, you’re in your underwear.
2- They recommend that you don’t wear contacts. Especially for some of the sessions in the series specifically.
3- Some patients claim to get repressed memories released during the process. One testimonial I read said the 10 sessions were better than 7 years of psychoanalysis.
4- One Rolfer I emailed asking for more info and explaining my situation replyed back with “I’m not sure Rolfing(tm) is right for you, or that you are right for Rolfing(tm).” Lots of that reply turned me off, but enough other people I do respect had recommended it, that I wasn’t deterred. Plus it just proved what an interesting bunch these Rolfers are.
So, sure, why wouldn’t anyone pay decent money to get some muscular memories released while in your underwear with a stranger? Beats me. I mean, I’m going because of the various tendonitis issues I’ve got, maybe help me strengthen my knees, and open up my shoulders so that I don’t grow into my hunchbacked father.
The underwear is modelling is just a bonus.