Allen Frost, Advanced Certified Rolfer

Additional Appointment Times Available

2012-01-23T17:25:00.000-08:00

Due to increased client requests, I will now be seeing clients on Thursdays and Fridays in the Asheville Office. Appointments are available between 10:30 and 5:00 on Thursday and 9:00 and 2:30 on Friday.

I have moved to a new more spacious office on the third floor at 29 Ravenscroft. It is easily accessible via the elevator. The new office number is No. 309. Park in the rear of the building and take the elevator to the third floor.

Asheville Office

2011-08-31T11:10:00.000-07:00

I am currently seeing clients in my new Asheville office every Thursday. The office is located at 29 Ravenscroft St. in downtown Asheville. Ravenscroft St. is located three blocks behind the Orange Peel which is on Biltmore Ave.
The office is located in a historic building which at it's inception was a school. Clients may use the rear entry where there is plenty of parking and no stairs to climb.
If you are interested in having a session in Asheville on Thursday please call to make an appointment.
I am still seeing clients in the Brevard office on Mondays.

New office in Asheville coming soon....

2011-05-31T18:34:00.000-07:00

Due to moving my residence to Pisgah Forest NC from Asheville, I no longer have an office in Asheville. I am hoping to have this remedied by the middle or end of June.


The new house in Pisgah Forest

In the mean time, I am seeing clients on Mondays in the Brevard office. If you would like an appointment please contact me.

Mr. John gets Rolfed

2010-11-16T06:53:00.000-08:00

I received a call a couple of weeks ago from a man who wanted a Rolfing tune up session. He said he had received a Rolfing series in Colorado about twenty years ago and had really helped him and thought it was about time for a tune up session. Mr. John (not his real name or photo) asked for directions to my office since he would take the bus from East Asheville to the main downtown terminal and would then walk to my office. I suspected that he was elderly from his voice and offered to help him find transportation to my office. He declined as he said he liked to walk.

On the morning of our session, I was out front sweeping leaves off of the steps when I felt someone standing behind me. As I turned I found a small man with a huge smile on his face. He was Mr. John. We walked in after introducing ourselves and he began to tell me of his positive experience with Rolfing. After some conversation it came out that he immigrated to the U.S. many years ago from a Carribean country and was now eighty years old. He moved to Asheville a few years ago and likes to walk.

After a very enjoyable and productive session Mr. John thanked me and waved as I watched him walking back down the street towards downtown.

People often ask me if they are too old to receive Rolfing. Mr. John got his ten sessions at sixty and has had the first of a series of tuneup sessions at eighty. How old do you have to be for it to be acceptable to live with pain or lack of function? Thirty? Forty? Fifty? Eighty?

Rolfing, Excruciatingly Helpful

2010-10-10T19:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/fashion/07rolfing.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

An article recently appeared in the New York times about Rolfing's new wave of popularity with the younger crowd in NYC and it's effectiveness, but unfortunately stressed that it was painful.

It is too bad that there are still Rolfers out there that choose to work in this unnecessary way. It has been my experience that when Rolfers are not confident in their touch or lack the skills to feel the clients tissues changing, they compensate by applying more pressure, with the attitude that more is better. Well, in this case, it's not. More is less. Just the right amount of touch to release the fascial restrictions is not painful and actually can feel quite pleasant.

The biggest challenge I have in talking to potential clients is convincing them that it is not painful. This article and these types of Rolfers just make it more difficult. Heavy handed Rolfing is less effective because the clients nervous system will go into protection mode and not allow the tissues to release. When forced it becomes painful for the client and tiring for the Rolfer. When a Rolfer can feel the nervous system and can feel what the tissues are asking for, it becomes a pleasant experience for the client and a satisfying experience for the Rolfer.

I suggest that when new clients are looking for a Rolfer, to find an Advanced Certified Rolfer that has trained with the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration and then to ask for referrals from other clients. Ask those clients about how the Rolfer works, the level of intensity of the work and the effectiveness of the work.

Rolfing is a big investment in your health and it would be prudent to be careful in selecting the right Rolfer.

Testimonial

2010-05-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

Here is an unsolicited testimonial by one of my clients, included here with his permission.

Somatic Experiencing Workshop for Trauma

2010-05-26T06:09:00.000-07:00

I have long been interested in the effects of trauma on the body and how those events get locked in the tissues and cause pain. I first heard of Peter Levine's work while I was in Boulder, doing my Rolfing training and have been interested in learning more about this valuable work since that time. I will be attending a four day workshop on June 3rd through 6th. More about this work.

Somatic Experiencing® is a body-awareness approach to trauma being taught throughout the world. It is the result of over forty years of observation, research, and hands-on development by Dr. Levine. Based upon the realization that human beings have an innate ability to overcome the effects of trauma, Somatic Experiencing has touched the lives of many thousands. SE® restores self-regulation, and returns a sense of aliveness, relaxation and wholeness to traumatized individuals who have had these precious gifts taken away. Peter has applied his work to combat veterans, rape survivors, Holocaust survivors, auto accident and post surgical trauma, chronic pain sufferers, and even to infants after suffering traumatic births.

More information on Rolfing, Visceral Manipulation and Craniosacral work at my site: http://www.allenfrost.com/

Leon Fleisher and Rolfing® Structural Integration

2010-05-17T09:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a great short video of Leon Fleisher, world famous pianist who had to quit playing after his hands froze up from overuse. The Rolfer shown in the video that worked on him and got him playing again, is Tessy Brungardt, who was one of my instructors in 1998.

As seen on Oprah!

2010-05-08T04:06:00.000-07:00

What is Rolfing? Is it something that could help ease muscle tension?
Dr. Oz and Oprah say yes.

If you're plagued by muscle pain, Dr. Oz recommends a technique called Rolfing, which he describes as "even deeper than a deep-tissue massage."

This technique, which was developed by Dr. Ida Pauline Rolf, aims to separate bound-up connective tissues (or fascia), which link the muscles. "Rolfing literally releases the joints," Dr. Oz says. "When you talk to folks about the impact it has on them, a lot of them just stand taller. A lot is just freeing you up to live the way you're supposed to live."

Dr. Oz volunteers to get Rolfed to demonstrate its medical benefits. Certified Rolfer Jonathan Martine says this massage method works with the body instead of on it. "What I'm looking at doing here is releasing the fascia, which is the wrapping around the muscles," he says.

The procedure may seem painful, but Jonathan says he works within the body's limits. "If I'm trying to force you into position to be upright, and you're not ready to be there, it's going to be challenging," he says.

You don't even have to strip down to have this procedure. "We work at a level of comfort for the client," Jonathan says. "I work with people in a bra and underwear or running shorts. I worked with a rancher from Nebraska that had his clothes on for most of the sessions."

Introduction to Allen Frost, Advanced Certified Rolfer

2010-05-06T08:15:00.000-07:00

This is the first blog posting for Allen Frost, Advanced Certified Rolfer. I will be posting to keep you informed of what's new in the field of Rolfing Structural Integration, posting interesting links, and hopefully some information on clients that I am presently working on. I am inviting clients to allow me permission to talk about their reasons for coming to Rolfing and what progress they have made. I have so many very interesting clients, all ages, occupations and world views that I am sure you will find it interesting. I am also hoping to be able to post a few photos that portray their lives and links to their websites.

In the mean time, you can visit my website at www.allenfrost.com for more information.

More later, but for now, I am off to spend three days at Lake Eden Arts Festival http://www.theleaf.com/ in Black Mountain NC for Rolfing, music, food and friends. Should be fun! If you are attending, please stop by for a session or just to say hi.