What if chronic pain, limited mobility, or persistent tension weren’t just muscular issues—but expressions of how your body has adapted to life?
In this episode, we explore the art and science of Rolfing® Structural Integration with Aline Wachsmuth, a seasoned bodyworker whose path into healing began through dance, movement, and deep curiosity about the body-mind connection.
Aline shares how her early training as a dancer at Florida State University introduced her to Rolfing—an experience that profoundly shifted her awareness of the subtle body and revealed how long-held tension patterns can limit movement and vitality. After dancing professionally in San Francisco, she pursued massage therapy and formal training at the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, where she began what is now a 15-year Rolfing practice.
Still driven by curiosity and clinical precision, Aline expanded her work to include craniosacral therapy and, more recently, Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex (P-DTR), a data-driven functional neurology approach developed by Dr. Jose Palomar. This method allows for highly specific testing and treatment to help reset the nervous system and restore function at a foundational level.
We also talk about movement as medicine—Pilates, Gyrotonics, and even ceramics—as pathways to embodiment, regulation, and creativity. Aline offers a refreshing perspective on what it means to work with the body rather than against it.
Aline lives with her family in the San Geronimo Valley, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, where community, movement, and curiosity continue to shape her work.
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This episode is for anyone curious about structural integration, nervous system healing, or how the architecture of the body reflects the story of a life lived.
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