Jim Mc Mahon Certified Rolfer® and Rolf Movement Practitioner™

Jim is originally from Mallow in Co Cork and in 1991 moved to Dublin as part of his job with An Post, where he worked for over 20 years. In 2005 he decided it was time to change careers, and soon after discovered Rolfing. He has never looked back. Jim is a graduate of the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration, where he received his basic training in Colorado, USA. In the last few years he has attended many more workshops and continuing education in the UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Brazil and Australia. In 2008 he completed his Certification as a Rolf Movement Practitioner.

What is Rolfing®?

When she developed Rolfing more than 50 years ago, Dr Ida P Rolf, Ph.D. first called her work Structural Integration. The genius of the work rests on Dr Rolf’s insight that the body is more at ease and functions most effectively when its structure is balanced in gravity. She observed that, over time, the field of gravity actually accentuates the body’s imbalances and diminishes its flexibility. Based on these core observations, she developed her method of hands on manipulation – which later became known as Rolfing – to reduce gravity’s adverse effects on the body.

Dr Rolf recognised that the body is inherently a system of seamless networks rather than a collection of separate parts. These connective tissues, called fascia, actually surround, support and penetrate all of the body’s muscles, bones, nerves and organs. Rolfing works on this web-like complex of connective tissues to release, realign and balance the whole body, thus resolving discomfort, reducing compensations and alleviating pain. Rolfing aims to restore flexibility, revitalise your energy and leave you feeling more comfortable in your body. To do this Rolfing takes the approach of looking for the cause of pain, addressing your history of any injuries, compensatory patterns and movement awareness to stimulate a long term change in how you experience your body.

Jim has a practice in Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin and Mallow in Co Cork. Sessions are available in the evening time so please ask for details.

Jim can be contacted on 086 8054128 or at jimtherolfer@gmail.com

For more information please check out www.jimtherolfer.ie