“Put the tissue where it should be and then ask for movement.”

— Ida P. Rolf

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About Ida P. Rolf

Biochemist • American

Ida Pauline Rolf was an American biochemist and the visionary founder of Structural Integration, a form of alternative medicine commonly known as Rolfing. She earned her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the College of...

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