Rolfing and Accupuncture

After suffering from somewhat chronic neck and should pain flare ups, I decided to try something new this time around after my last dose of pain~ to see an accupuncturist and a rolfer. Wow, I love Rolfing! My rolfer was a small Japanese man who has started his "second" life as a rolfer. Apparently in Japan, people can start their lives basically all over again at the age of 60. Pretty cool huh? So, my rolfer spent two hours with me, studying me, taking photos of my alignment, watching me move, talking to me...I wish I could take a pocket sized version of him home with me!
His wife the accupuncturist was also helpful, I saw her the day before. She helped to get my blood flowing a bit and things moving in my entire system. I was a bit skeptical of her however when she held a crystal over 5 different herb choices to send me home with... she said whichever herb had the biggest movement from the crystal was the one I would take home with me and that my body needed...I don't know how I feel about that medical practice, but of course, not to be rude, I took the one she suggested home with me~ to cleanse out parasites (it was the one where the crystal wiggled around the most) (but I think there was some of her inertia behind that movement, but then again, what do I know?)
Back to Rolfing~ it was so different than what I expected, I'd always thought it was one of those massage techniques that was just super deep tissue and pretty painful...so I was pleasantly surprised to find it completely different (not that I don't like a down and dirty deep tissue massage every now and then) This however was about making space in the body, loosening up muscles by separating the layers, like superficial fascia etc, from deeper muscles...My neck and back feel much more open....I still need to work on loosening them up for sure, but am happy not to be in immediate pain.
I was also amazed by my Rolfer, he spoke like a sage dancer~ encouraging me to listen to my body and work on balance more, and to use the ground more...things I know but I guess have forgotten about....yay, new homework for me!