Cheryl Bye, Certified Rolfer™ & LMT
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Cheryl Bye's Background I first came to Rolfing® Structural Integration as a client, beginning the 10-Series a year after my ACL replacement surgery. Although my knee was technically healed, my whole body felt out of sorts. I needed a major "overhaul."
Within a few sessions, I could feel that this approach was different. In addition to the hands-on work, my Rolfer™ used images and movement cues that evoked a new way of being in my body. I was hooked, and I knew I wanted to learn to do this work. At that point, I had been a practicing massage therapist for 18 years. From an early career in dance, I had transitioned to studying bodywork and graduated from the Chicago School of Massage Therapy in 1994. Throughout the years of practicing massage, I've worked in a variety of settings — luxury spa, health club and private practice. |
In order to study Rolfing, I had to leave my work and family to go to the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in Boulder, CO. I graduated as a Certified Rolfer™ in 2014. It was an intense period of time where one is, not only immersed in doing the work, but also going through the 10-Series again. A transformation does occur, and I believe it makes one a more authentic practitioner.
I like the metaphor of "peeling away the layers of an onion," whereby you shed the body/mind habits that mask your authentic nature and no longer serve you. It's an ongoing process and, as one of my mentors (thank you Ray McCall) said, "You're perfect the way you are AND you could use some work." It continues to be a long and fascinating journey.
Learning to do bodywork is like walking toward the horizon.
The illusion is that at some point you will "arrive," filled with an agreeable amount of knowledge and skill. As each new experience and insight moves me forward, the horizon recedes in turn. And so, I continue to walk. I look forward to our paths crossing, and to be able to share this work with you.
I like the metaphor of "peeling away the layers of an onion," whereby you shed the body/mind habits that mask your authentic nature and no longer serve you. It's an ongoing process and, as one of my mentors (thank you Ray McCall) said, "You're perfect the way you are AND you could use some work." It continues to be a long and fascinating journey.
Learning to do bodywork is like walking toward the horizon.
The illusion is that at some point you will "arrive," filled with an agreeable amount of knowledge and skill. As each new experience and insight moves me forward, the horizon recedes in turn. And so, I continue to walk. I look forward to our paths crossing, and to be able to share this work with you.
It's not how deep you go, it's how you go deep. -- Ida Rolf
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