Michael Valenti -Certified Rolfer™
I have been a movement educator for more than 15 years teaching gymnastics at various gyms across the country. Studying numerous sports throughout life, I desired a more balanced and individual approach to body development and awareness. In 1996 I formed the first boys gymnastics team at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois. I graduated from the University of Montana in 2001 with a degree in Anthropological Linguistics, and a minor study of Native American Cultures.
Restricted motion in a sea of unlimited potential
After years of athletics (two marathons, acrobatics, dancing, lacrosse and music) I began to feel body pain and realized imperfect practice doesn’t always make perfect! In my search for sustainable-empowering health, 6 years ago I received the Rolfing™ “Ten-Series” and have been studying and advocating Structural Integration ever since. I graduated from The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration (Boulder, CO.) in 2008.
When the body is out of Structural balance, movement is harder and often causes excessive wear and body pain. Through Rolfing™ bodywork it felt as though physics and gravity forces were now on my side, supporting me and my movements making activities and everyday life easier and pain free. With the holistic approach of Rolfing™ each individual goes through their own unique process and transformation. Here are a few changes I personally noticed through this bodywork…
- Chronic low back pain disappeared during my first Rolfing™ experience
- Walking became a gymnastic activity, a joy instead of a chore.
- Body and spatial awareness expanded making acrobatics and everyday actions flow with ease.
- My ideas about health and healing were transformed as my body slowly changed and continues to.