ROLFING®
Manual Therapy & Movement Education
Feel more freedom & ease in your body.
“Two words: LIFE CHANGING. And also... Aline is amazing.” — Dana
Welcome To
True Balance Rolfing®
My name is Aline Wachsmuth-Ketley and I am a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ currently working in Marin County, CA.
The intention of my work is to help you feel more freedom and ease in your body.
This is best achieved when you are aligned around a vertical axis, in other words, in harmony with gravity. A sense of lightness arises as you connect to this center line.
Chronic tension, repetitive stress, and injuries can cause compensations that pull us away from that optimal alignment. Over time, our fascia thickens, making it more difficult to find our center line. It also can inhibit optimal functioning of individual joints causing wear and tear that can lead to chronic pain.
In our work together, I will look and feel for where the tension patterns are held in your individual body. Through direct and indirect touch, I will provide an opportunity for your system to reorient itself and find new possibilities. Movement cues can help you practice new ways of exploring your inner landscape. Simplify your movement by using less effort.
Have a greater influence on your physical experience from the inside out. Take time to slow down and sense.
Fascia is our biggest sensory organ. By working with it directly through manual therapy and movement education, we are able to feel more clearly where we are in space and the possibilities and limitations of how we are inhabiting our physical structures.
“When the body gets working appropriately, the force of gravity can flow through.
Then, spontaneously, the body heals itself.”
—Ida P. Rolf Ph.D.
What People Are Saying
“Aline is a truly gifted healer, combining keen insight into the body and its mechanics, a firm and gentle touch, and a compassionate presence. These wonderful qualities cohere into an amazing experience in her office and beyond.
I am also a bodyworker by calling, and I am in awe. I have had a combination of old injuries and current difficulties that emerged into an excruciating situation that was both physically and emotionally debilitating for me and my work.
Within the first session, she helped identify the presenting imbalances, as well as the underlying infrastructure of what was being held and then she worked in stages to alleviate and support all of it.
I am currently moving with ease and a freedom I haven't experienced in a very long time. I'm feeling very blessed to have her show up when and as she did. Wonderful!”
— James
“After I had tried every different type of bodywork, I was about to give up hope to get any permanent relief from this constant pain around my hips and back. Rolfing gave me the best help of all but after I tried a few, still I had not found the cure.
Until I found Aline. She is the most enthusiastic and skilled of all the practitioners I had tried. Her hands and arm knew exactly what was going on with the tissue. She seems to be actively engaged with each spot that needs extra time and attention to release.
She's not arrogant, distant, or cynical as so many in the health care field can be. She comes across very sweet and caring, with a lot of dedicated energy to help you. Not only is she sensitive, strong, agile but highly competent. Her pressure was just right, always inquiring if it was too much or not enough, and then moved exactly along the line of tension.
She knew exactly where the tissues needed release, asking me to move and stretch under her hands. The session was intense but oddly not painful. During the session, it was fascinating to learn that I carried pain and tension in places that I had not known about.
Highly recommend you see her.”
— Kate
"The thing that felt unique about working with Aline, is her absolute passion for and acute understanding of the body and its possibilities. Her lifelong practice as a dancer at the highest levels has clearly influenced her practice as a bodyworker.
She is truly gifted in collaborating with a client in the process of helping them become clearer and more balanced in the understanding of how to inhabit their body with more ease and freedom.
I was amazed how after each session I looked and felt different, and that in both my daily movements in life and in my pursuits as an athlete everything felt much more efficient and nuanced. She radiates a sense of care from the moment you walk into her beautiful office and begin the amazing journey that is a Rolf 10-Series.
I recommend her highly if you are dealing with any kind of chronic body impingements or pain, are an athlete seeking a competitive edge, or someone just wondering about what greater capacity and potential exists in your body."
— Alex
What I Treat
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Chronic Pain
My approach is unique because it deals with not only the symptoms but also the patterns that limit us. The types of results people can expect when working to resolve chronic pain are often pain relief, increased ease in movement, energy, and freedom from old narratives.
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Sports Injuries
We will work toward structural integration and better whole system movement efficiency. Regular Rolfing® sessions can act as tune ups for athletes to stay in optimum functioning to avoid injuries. This work is also valuable for kids and teenagers who participate in team sports.
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Optimized Aging
Research has proven that fascia thickens with age, leading to a reduction in joint mobility. Rolfing sessions you maintain flexibility and balanced musculature. You’ll learn how to move in the best ways for your body to decrease pain and increase vitality, improving your quality of life at any age.
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Repetitive Stress Injuries
Repetitive stress injuries are very common. Rolfing helps. For instance someone with carpal tunnel from typing all day will have strain through the nerve pathways of the hand, forearm, upper arm and scapulae. Working with the whole shoulder girdle provides longer lasting relief.