Freedom Rolfing

09/07/2026

Walk begins this weekend!

🥾 OPERATION TAKE UP SPACE: KICKOFF WEEKEND
📅 September 12–13 | Hendersonville → Black Mountain → Old Fort, NC

We're just a few days away before Lindsey hits these streets!! So here's what you need to know to join her for the launch!

Operation Take Up Space officially begins THIS WEEKEND! If you're planning to join us in Western North Carolina, here's everything you need to know about where we'll be, when to meet us, and how you can participate.

You can join us for one event, one day, or the whole weekend. You do NOT have to be walking the entire 300+ miles to participate.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

📍 GUIDON BREWING CO. | HENDERSONVILLE
⏰ 12:00–4:00 PM

We're kicking off Operation Take Up Space with an afternoon focused on veterans, military families, mental health, wellness, and community care.

🧘 YOGA FEST: Three back-to-back yoga classes throughout the afternoon. Come for one or stay for all three. Bring your own yoga mat.

🎖️ COMMUNITY RESOURCES: We'll be joined by organizations and resources supporting veterans, military families, mental health, wellness, and community care.

🍺 HANG OUT WITH US: You don't have to do yoga! Come meet the march team, learn about Operation Take Up Space, grab a b**r, connect with other folks, and find out how you can participate as we make our way across North Carolina.

Saturday is our kickoff event. The walking begins Sunday morning.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

🥾 DAY 1: BLACK MOUNTAIN → OLD FORT

📍 MEET: Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery
962 Old US Hwy 70, Black Mountain, NC

⏰ MEET US AT 9:00 AM

Sunday morning, we'll gather at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery to officially begin the walking portion of our 300+ mile journey.

You do NOT have to commit to the entire march—or even the entire day's route. If you want to take the first steps with us, you are welcome. We will have a trail vehicle following us for folks that need to rest.

WHAT TO BRING: Comfortable walking shoes, water, sunscreen, weather-appropriate clothing, any snacks you need, and a plan for transportation after you're finished walking.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: If you're joining us for only part of the walk, please make your own transportation arrangements for your return. This is a point-to-point march, not a loop.

Our destination for the day is:
📍 Appalachian Mountain Brewery — Old Fort Outpost
78A Catawba Ave., Old Fort, NC

We'll arrive in Old Fort, get off our feet for a bit, grab some food/drinks, and get ready for our first community training.

SUNDAY AT 5:00 PM

🛡️ WOMEN'S PROTECTION TEAM TRAINING

📍 Appalachian Mountain Brewery — Old Fort Outpost
78A Catawba Ave., Old Fort, NC
⏰ 5:00 PM
💰 FREE & OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

You do not have to participate in the march to attend the training. If walking isn't your thing, simply meet us at the brewery for the 5 PM training.

Operation Take Up Space is partnering with the National Women's March for an in-person Women’s Protection Team Training focused on practical community safety and election-protection skills.

The training will cover:

👀 Situational Awareness
How to recognize potential threats and think through mitigation measures in real time.

🤝 De-escalation & Protective Interventions
Understanding how people respond to conflict and violence and learning interventions based on your own abilities and capacity.

🗳️ Poll Site Monitoring & Documentation
Learning methods for observing and documenting potential poll-site interference or violence.

The goal is to give community members practical skills they can use to help keep themselves and others safer in public spaces, at community events, and around polling locations.

✅Follow here for more information about our stops:https://commondefense.us/otus/

✅RSVP for YogaFest Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/operation-take-up-space-kickoff-asheville-yogafest/

08/24/2026

While Sunday nights aren’t for work, I’m allowed to remind those who know about changing your fixed point!

If you don’t, ask me about the

What if we think the other way around? 🤷‍♂️

Meet the quadratus plantae. 👋

It connects the calcaneus to the tendons of flexor digitorum longus (FDL).
The conventional description starts at the heel: quadratus plantae pulls on the FDL tendons, helping to straighten their oblique line of pull towards the toes.
Perfectly reasonable.

But what happens if we reverse the question?
During late stance in walking, the toes are extended and constrained by the ground while the heel rises above them.

So instead of asking:
What does quadratus plantae do to the FDL tendons?
ask:

What might the FDL tendons allow quadratus plantae to do to the calcaneus?

Now the same anatomy suggests another possibility.

The connection from the toes, through the FDL tendons and quadratus plantae to the heel, may help organise forces acting on the calcaneus as it moves over the forefoot.

Could quadratus plantae therefore contribute to the control and tracking of the calcaneus during heel rise? 👣

It's a functional hypothesis—but one that comes directly from looking at the same anatomy from the opposite direction.

Same muscle.
Same attachments.
Different direction of thinking.

Anatomy tells us what connects to what.

Understanding function requires us to ask what happens when those relationships meet the real world. 🎯

Sometimes understanding more begins by thinking the other way around.

08/18/2026

Important Schedule Updates through September - https://mailchi.mp/63699736e7fa/partners-and-referrals-reviews-11046218

08/10/2026

08/05/2026

Is anyone still interested in a Rolf Hike this year?

I only have a couple people asking for them so I was waiting to schedule. I feel like this fall would be a great time to do another one.

🚨BREAKING: A scientist in Japan demonstrated that the air inside a forest can strengthen your immune system for a full month.

Immunologist Qing Li of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo took 12 men on a three-day forest trip consisting of slow walks with no special breathing exercises or set routes.

Blood tests afterward showed a clear surge in natural killer cells — the immune cells that help the body fight viruses and cancerous cells.

The elevated levels were still measurable 30 days later.

A control group that walked the same distance through a city showed no change at all.

Pine, cedar, and cypress trees release airborne compounds called phytoncides as a natural defense. When people breathe them in, these compounds appear to activate immune cells.

Li’s research suggests that one forest walk a month may be enough to keep those cells elevated throughout the year.

Sometimes the best medicine does not require a prescription — just time among the trees.

08/05/2026

Great way to round off a Sunday fun day with sore rest and relaxation!

😍Sound Bath with Jarek 😍 Sunday, Aug 9th • 4:00 PM
✨ It's time to get gonged. ✨

(We promise that's a good thing.)

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to take the world's best nap...without actually falling asleep?

Or maybe you do fall asleep. Honestly, that's between you and the gong. 😴

Join us for an immersive Sound Bath with Jarek, where you'll simply get comfortable while the rich, resonant sounds of crystal bowls and gongs wash over you. No yoga poses. No flexibility required. No awkward icebreakers. Your only job is to show up and exist.

Here's how it works:
✨ Find a comfy spot on the floor (or settle into a chair)
✨ Get cozy with blankets and pillows
✨ Close your eyes
✨ Let the waves of sound do their thing

People often leave feeling deeply relaxed, clear-headed, surprisingly refreshed, or like they just took the best mental vacation without ever leaving Sanford.

Think of it as a spa day for your nervous system...except nobody is trying to sell you cucumber water afterward. 🥒😉

Bring your favorite blanket, pillow, eye mask, fuzzy socks, or anything that helps you nest.

🎶 No experience needed.
🎶 No meditation skills required.
🎶 No wrong way to do it.

Just come curious.

✅Register on the Sanford Yoga App or click here: https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/sanford_yoga_center?k_class=992704&k_class_tab=24976

08/03/2026

07/10/2026

✨ Need a fully furnished room without having to pay a fulltime rate? We've got something that for you! ✨

Location: 543 Keisler Dr, Cary, NC.

✨ Available: Sunday, Monday, Friday & Saturday
$200/month per day
(Example: Mondays only = $200/month, Monday + Friday = $400/month)

Mutliple days can also be bundled for a discount!

This space includes:
✔ Fully furnished treatment room
✔ Massage table
✔ Desk & seating
✔ Shared professional lobby for clients
✔ Utilities & Wi-Fi

This space is great for:
• Massage Therapists
• Bodyworkers
• Acupuncturists
• Counselors & Therapists
• Reiki Practitioners
• Craniosacral Therapists
• Health Coaches
• Nutritionists
• Other holistic wellness professionals

We believe healing begins with inclusivity and trust. Since our practice is wholistic and trauma-informed, we are looking for tenants that share that vision and are committed to honoring every client's autonomy, dignity, and lived experience.

Mike practices Rolfing in the space Tuesday–Thursday, and an acupuncturist practices in the adjacent treatment room Mon-Fri, creating a collaborative, welcoming environment for both practitioners and clients.

If this sounds like a good fit for your practice, we'd love to connect.

📞 Mike: (919) 446-4420
📧 [email protected]

Please feel free to share this post with any wellness practitioners who may be looking for a beautiful space to serve their clients in Cary!

07/02/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Our yoga blocks have unionized.

Their demands include:
🧱 Better working conditions.
🧱 Fewer sweaty feet.
🧱 More appreciation.
🧱 At least one three-day weekend.

Frankly...they make some compelling arguments.

So we're granting everyone a little vacation.

🌈 Sanford Yoga & Community Center will be CLOSED July 2–6 so our instructors (and apparently our props) can rest, recharge, touch some grass, eat too many popsicles, and remember what it's like to sit down without saying, "Okay...one more deep breath."

Please don't make us come find you and remind you to:
💧 Drink water.
🧴 Wear sunscreen.
🍉 Eat something besides hot dogs.
😴 Take a nap.
❤️ Be kind to yourself.

(We'll do it. We have no boundaries.)

Meanwhile, Lindsey will be in Philly helping lead the Veterans Against Fascism march. So if you're watching CNN over the holiday weekend...look for the redhead. That's our fearless chaos coordinator. 👩‍🦰✊

As our country celebrates its 250th birthday, we hope you'll celebrate in whatever way feels most meaningful to you. Rest. Gather with people you love. Volunteer. Celebrate. Speak up. Unplug. Take care of yourself.

Because around here, we've always believed the strongest communities aren't built by people who never rest—they're built by people who take care of one another.

We'll see you back on Tuesday, July 7, well-rested, slightly sunburned, and ready to stretch, laugh, breathe, and continue creating the kind of community that reminds people they belong.

Happy Fourth, friends. 💙

P.S. If you hear a yoga block demanding paid vacation...mind your business.😜

06/29/2026

How I recommend shoes.