Whole-body Blog

The Rolfing Line is that which connects your body to the universe—an actual energetic structure that acts as an antenna: receiving information from what some people call “God,” and transmitting that information directly into your being. (To feel this for yourself, try the meditation at the end of this post).

To be clear, when I say “God” I do not mean the guy with a white beard sitting on a throne in Heaven. We are talking here about what Buddhism refers to as dharmakaya, or what some people call the “source,” “origin,” or “absolute foundation” of the manifest world. Buddhist logic explains the relationship between the manifest and un-manifest very well, but that is more than I want to get into here.

The information that the Line receives and transmits from “God’s” world is the information that your body needs to exist and function in the human one. This information—which some people call blueprint information—is the information that lets your liver be and function as a liver, your heart a heart, your brain a brain, etc.

But you are more than just body parts; you are also a mental, spiritual and emotional being. The blueprint information that comes to us from God’s world via the Line is information that supports and nourishes all four aspects of our being: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.

Just like a broken car antennae: when the Line gets crushed or dented by trauma, (and this can happen on the physical, emotional, environmental, or karmic levels) it can’t transmit information from the source—the information exists, the source is broadcasting it, but there is no way for your being to capture it. Think of it like this: if your Line is not clear, your whole being is informed by bad A.M. radio—scary.

You could also think about the Line as an irrigation ditch—without irrigation ditches, water from the source would flow haphazardly all over the planes—it would not get to the trees, and they would die.

Same with us: without the line, vital information from the source has no way of getting to us, so we die of thirst (or other things), just like the trees.

The Rolfing 10-Series

One way to think about the Rolfing 10 series is the process whereby your irrigation ditches are cleaned up, which gets you the information that you need to be what you’re supposed to: a radiant, joyful thriving being, enjoying life and making positive creative contributions to the world.

The line is an energetic structure in your body. You can feel it, experience where it is healthy and where it is stuck.

You can catch this experience. You can embody the Line yourself. Try this:

The Line Meditation

In a standing position with your spine straight, shoulders down, muscles relaxed:

Imagine a line of gold light running just in front of your spine from a point just above your head to a point in the earth just below your feet.

Imagining that gold line, how do you feel? Are there places that you can feel it more clearly than others? How do you feel after having imagined it? What happens if you imagine it while talking to someone? Does it change the feel of the interaction?

Practice it, let me know. I look forward to your report.