Print Coverage: 2002

Jan/Feb ‘02
Massage magazine published a football and Rolfing news brief in the "Table Talk" section. They interviewed Wayne and Sandy Henningsgaard about their Minnesota Vikings football clients.

Jan ‘02
Massage magazine published a news brief about Rolfing and spinal cord injuries. They interviewed Certified Rolfers, Greg Knight and Casey Kiernan, and spoke to clients and the director at Shake–A-Leg, a spinal cord injury center in Rhode Island. Note: Circulation:100K

Jan. 28, ‘02
Olympian newspaper reporter, Sarah Jackson, is published a feature story about Certified Rolfer, George Sullivan’s work with repeti tive stress injuries. The newspaper is located in Olympia, Washington.

Jan. 29, ‘02
The Minneapolis Star Tribune, featured a Rolfing article: "Rolfers Dig Hard To Aid Flexibility" by Jill Burcum in their ‘Variety’ section. She interviewed Certified Rolfer and chiropractor, Gray Kimble, and neurologist, Ron Tarrel who is a client of Wayne Henningsgaard. David Tubman, an interventional neuroradiologist at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, "believes that periodic sessions at Kimbrell's office relieve the aches and pains from his years of hunching over an operating table."

Jan. 31, ‘02
Certified Rolfer, Wayne Henningsgaard gave a 10 minute live interview radio interview, to Ruth, the host for the "Ruth Koscielak Show," in St. Paul, Minnesota. It aired at 2:10 Central, in a few Minneapolis locations: Stillwater on 1220 AM; in Duluth on 610 A, in Hastings on1460 AM and in Far West Metro on 1360 AM.

February 4, ‘02
The Christian Science Monitor, published a picture of John Bauer, 3x Cross Country Ski Olympian and Rolfing student, on their front page with an article, "Olympic Mettle: He Won’t Be On Medal Stand, But Flame Burns Here," by Jim Klobuchar.

April ‘02
Global News producer, Melanie Zettler, interviewed practitioners in the greater Toronto area about "Rolfing."

April ‘02
Certified Rolfer, Alan Richardson was interviewed for a Rolfing story in The London magazine’s "Therapy of the Month" section. The reporter, Karen Wheeler wrote about her experience of a Rolfing session.

May, 6, ‘02
The New York issue of the Daily Candy, an on-line publication at www.dailycandy.com published an article ‘Stand Tall and Deliver,’ about Rolfing. They interviewed Certified Rolfer, Marcelo Coutinho. They also published another article about Rolfing and Certified Rolfer, Danielle Schreiber, in their LA Daily Candy.

June ‘02
Alternative Medicine magazine published a feature article "Alternative Approaches to Athletic Training," by writer, Kelli Rosen that discussed a variety of healing modalities, including the Rolfing approach to athletics. She interviewed 2000 U.S. Olympic High Jumper, Erin Aldrich about her Rolfing experience.

June ‘02
The HR magazine article, ‘Take A Peek Inside: Companies Look In The Mirror To Discover Best Practices And Implement Them Companywide -- Leading To Big Cost Savings,’ by Frank Jossi, covers the topic of Rolfing in the workplace and highlights Starkey Laboratories, a global hearing-aid manufacturer in Minnesota. Starkey’s successful on-site Rolfing program that has saved the company over a million dollars in worker’s compensation costs.

July 29 ‘02
A Time magazine article, ‘Massage Goes Mainstream: No Longer the Province of Ladies Who Lunch – or Men Who Pretend to – a Good Rubdown is Now One of America’s Favorite Hands-on Experiences,’ written by Belinda Luscombe, mentions the benefits of Rolfing in it’s ‘Touch Tip’ Sheet section.

July 02
Yoga Journal published ‘Deep Impact,’ a feature story by writer Linda Knittel, in their Bodywork section that spoke in depth about how Rolfing can effect your yoga practice. They interviewed Certified Advanced Rolfer, Karen Lackritz and Certified Advanced Rolfing Instructor, Michael Salveson.

(Summer) July ‘02
The AMTA’s Massage Therapy Journal has published an article, ‘Lordosis: Assessment and Care’ by Jeffrey Burch, Certified Advanced Rolfer. This article addresses common misconceptions about lumbar alignment and pelvis alignment. Readers learn important distinctions that are often overlooked in these areas and are instructed how to make these assessments. Circulation: 65K

August 02
Body and Soul magazine article, "I Got Rolfed," by Jeff Wagenheim, is a personal story about the writer’s first-hand experience of Rolfing with Certified Rolfer, Eric Jacobsen.

Aug/Sept ‘02
The summer special edition of Ballettanz, Europe’s leading dance magazine published, "Liebe Deinen Körper" (Love your body) covers the topic of Somatics in dance with articles about Elsa Gindler and her heritage, a short "history" of somatic education, Amos Hetz Movement Studies, Body-Mind-Centering, Yoga, Wave-Works (a German adaptation of Continuum), Kinesiology. It includes an article about Rolfing and Rolfing Movement Integration by Certified Rolfer, Claudius Nestvogel. The journal is bilingual (German-English). Go to www.ballet-tanz.de .

August ‘02
Stuff@Night, a bi-weekly lifestyle magazine published in the Boston, Massachusetts market mentioned Rolfing.

August ‘02
Arizona Foothills magazine in the Phoenix, AZ area, interviewed Certified Rolfer, Deanna Melchunik, for an Alternative Medicine story.

August ‘02
Certified Rolfer, Jim Pascussi was interviewed in the Boulder Daily Camera about horses and Rolfing.

Sept. 16, ‘02
Boulder Daily Camera editor, Julie Marshall ran a news brief today about the Yoga Symposium in their FIT health section.

Sept 17, ‘02
BurkholderRedding, CAEastside Journal of Bellevue, Washington in the 9/17 ran an article about Rolfing in the health and fitness section. By-line was Sunny Kilpatrick, Scripps Howard News Service.

Sept. 18, ‘02
Colorado Daily editor, Wendy Kale published an article about the Rolf Institute’s upcoming Yoga Symposium in their "Body and Soul" section. She interviewed Certified Rolfer and yoga instructor, Alison Litchfield about Rolfing and yoga. Circulation: 25K

Sept. ‘02
The Delicious magazine article, ‘Back On Track’ by Debra Bokur, discusses alternative approaches to back pain. Certified Rolfer, Larry Kohila was interviewed about the Rolfing approach to effective back pain relief. Circulation: 425K/mth.

Sept. ‘02
Yoga and Rockies, a new yoga community magazine in the Denver region published an article about Rolfing and yoga, by Certified Rolfer and Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Carol Walsh. They also published a calendar listing about the Rolf Institute’s September 22nd Yoga Symposium.

Oct. ‘02
Sports Illustrated for Women magazine interviewed 2002 Olympic Nordic Skier, Wendy Wagner about her experience with Rolfing in an article entitled, "Less Pain, More Gain." Writer, Nina Hammerling reports that Rolfing bodywork is a growing trend among athletes.

Nov/ Dec ‘02
Andrea Hammett, a writer for Healthy Magazine in London, Great Britain wrote a Q&A piece that asks basic questions that people might want to know about Rolfing. What is Rolfing? What happens in a normal session? How it can help? The writer received Rolfing about a year ago and was inspired to write about it. Circulation: 200,000

Dec. 2, ‘02
Newsweek – "Alternative Integrative Care: As Science Rigorously Examines Herbs and Acupuncture, A New Blend of Medicine Emerges," by Geoffrey Cowley. This issue of Newsweek is devoted to alternative medicine. A section within the article, "Yoga and Massage, If Its Physical, It’s Therapy," says, "Rolfing addresses posture problems that cause chronic pain. May be more painful than other massage, but results can be dramatic."

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