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This is not a massage. This is life changing.

Vincent B. Martin, B.A.

Vincent grew up in Buffalo NY, then moved to the West Coast to attend Portland State University for Business and UCLA for Screenwriting. In 2009, compounding health problems involving gut issues and musculoskeletal pain brought on the need for major and long term remediation of diet and other factors. Seeking therapy for TMJ problems he discovered the term Rolfing. Bodywork proved to be invaluable for him during a year of pouring over medical literature in search of solutions to his maladies. His interest was sparked to learn more about the human body and manual therapy. Leaving his career in documentary film to go on a a learning and healing pilgrimage (ultimately a successful one) he began training at Dr. Ida Rolf Institute. Drawn to Hawaii’s therapeutic properties, he also trained as a massage therapist at the Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork on Kauai. Having discovered his passion for manual therapy but seeking additional mentors, he completed the Advanced Rolfing Certification at Dr. Ida Rolf Institute in Boulder in 2013, and Advanced Rolfing Certification at the Guild for Structural Integration on Kauai, HI in 2014. He was fortunate to train with many early students of Dr. Ida P Rolf through his travels and has filmed and catalogued many symposia and workshops for the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute. In 2017, with camera in tow, he travelled in Europe for 5 weeks to meet the farthest flung Rolfers and interview them. In 2019 he assisted a Phase III basic Rolfing training at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute.

Vincent chose to become a Rolfer because he believes in the unique effectiveness of the therapy to heal body and mind. He considers himself not a healer, but a healing guide, drawing on his depth and breadth of training and experience to help each client achieve their maximum potential. When not Rolfing, Vincent enjoys mountain biking, photography and working on old cars and boat motors. He resides in New York with his wife and their two little guys.

Curriculum Vitae

2023

  • Fascia Anatomy Dissection Summer School. Prof. Dr. Carla Stecco. Dr. Antonio Stecco. Institute for Anatomical Research. July, Colorado Springs, CO.

  • Dr. Ida P. Rolf Institute Membership Meeting and workshop. Deepening the Rolfing Ten Series: Focus on the core. Tessy Brungardt. March, Winter Park, FL.

2022

  • International Fascia Research Congress. September, Montreal, QC, Canada.

  • Fascia Anatomy Dissection Summer School. Prof. Dr. Carla Stecco. Institute for Anatomical Research. August, Colorado Springs, CO.

  • Integration: Deepening the Ten Series. Ray McCall, Kevin McCoy. March, Boulder, CO.

2021

  • Shoulder girdle, arms, and axial relationships. Tessy Brungardt. December, Boulder, CO.

  • Treating the whole body pattern via feet, legs, pelvis, spine. Russell Stolzoff. November, Boulder, CO.

2020

  • Structural Aging. Valerie Berg. February, Boulder, CO.

2019

  • Assistant Teacher - 269 hour Phase III of Rolfing SI Basic Training. John Schewe, Per Haaland. Sept.-Nov., Boulder, CO.

2018

  • The Neck and Cranium: A Bio-mechanical Craniosacral Approach to Session 7. Sally Klemm. Feb., Oahu, HI.

  • Inner Spaces of the System of Fascia and Membranes. Peter Schwind, PhD. Sept., Whidbey Island, WA.

  • The Fifth International Fascia Research Congress. Connecting Key Issues: How Fascia Research Can Impact Health Outcomes. Nov., Berlin, Germany.

  • TMJ Intensive. Manual Techniques to treat TMJ dysfunctions. Fascia strain patterns and tissue morphology. Peter Schwind, PhD, Heike Jager, PhD. Nov., Berlin, Germany.

2017

  • Rolfing after Rolf: Holism in an evidence-based world. Jan Sultan, Juan Davide Velez. Oct.,Claymont, WV.

  • Rolf Institute Membership Conference. Oct., Claymont, WV.

2015

  • Decision Making in the Ten Series. Mark Hutton. March, Soldotna, AK.

  • Pain Science for Structural Integrators. Neuro Orthopedic Institute, Robert Johnson. April, Denver, CO.

2014

  • Guild for Structural Integration - Advanced Training. Emmett Hutchins, Neal Powers. April 29-June 6, Kauai, HI.

  • The Aesthetics of Balanced Movement: Flow in our Work & Our Lives. Jane Harrington, Vivian Jaye. July, Boulder, CO.

  • Neural Fascial Mobilization: Relating the Layers-Cutaneous, Muscular, Visceral and Neuromeningeal Fascias. Jonathan Martine.  Nov., Boulder, CO.

2013

  • Rolf Institute Phase II, Kevin McCoy. January, Boulder, CO.

  • Rolf Institute membership conference, Bridging the Worlds of Health: Rolfing® Structural Integration in Relationship with Complementary and Conventional Healthcare. August, Boulder, CO.

  • Rolf Institute Phase III, Larry Koliha.  Dec., Boulder, CO.

2012

  • Balancing the Cranium - Bio-Mechanical Cranio-Sacral workshop. Sally Klemm.  January, Kauai, HI.

  • Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork. Massage licensure program - A Psycho-Spiritual-Therapeutic Approach to Connective Tissue therapy, Lee Joseph. Jan-June, Kauai, HI.

  • Rolf Institute Accelerated Foundations, Phase I.  John Schewe. August, Boulder, CO.

2011

  • Rolf Institute of Structural Integration.  Phase I, Foundations. Michael Polon.  August, Boulder, CO.

  • Rolf Institute Membership conference, 40th Anniversary. August, Boulder, CO.

2010

  • Professional program in Screenwriting, UCLA School of Film and Television. May, Los Angeles, CA.

2005

  • Bachelor of the Arts in Business: Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis. Portland State University. May, Portland, OR.