Community Highlights: Meet Christian Leeby of Rolfing & Yoga Therapy

Today we’d like to introduce you to Christian Leeby.

Hi Christian, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I started apprenticing with top notch pain-practitioners over 35 years ago, in two fields, Rolfing and Yoga Therapy. Although the two methods are very different in practice, they both aim to fix pain from the same overall goal – addressing the whole body.

It all started in 1987 when, in the same month, I wandered into my first yoga therapy class, and later enrolled in massage school. Both methods focused on straightening out the crooked patterns that had taken root in a body, over a lifetime.

It turns out that most pain comes from imbalanced patterns bodies get stuck in over time.

Yoga therapy brings the body back to it’s more optimal alignment with specific, easy exercises, while Rolfing is a type of massage that re-aligns posture.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I studied with masters who were amazing at fixing pain. So for my first 15 years or so, when I was not getting consistently excellent results for my clients, it was frustrating. I lost hope more than once, and figured I just wasn’t genius enough, but over time I eventually started getting impressive results fixing pain for my clients, and they’ve gotten better since.

We’ve been impressed with Rolfing & Yoga Therapy, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
My studio has been in Golden, CO since 2000. I specialize in 1:1 sessions with people who are in pain, and are looking for relief. I offer 3 different types of sessions. One is Yoga Therapy. This is where I teach very simple exercises that are very good at re-aligning the body and getting space back into compressed joints. Another is Rolfing, which is a type of massage that focuses on releasing stress patterns in the fascia (think white translucent sheath around a chicken breast), which ultimately improves the alignment and posture. And I also do Mixed sessions, where the client gets 30 minutes of Yoga Therapy and then 30 minutes of Rolfing, which is a great combination. My Rolfing is never painful, it feels really good, and the Yoga Therapy exercises are simple, accessible, and feel good.

Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
I don’t understand the context of this question? Unclear on the “mentor” focus?

Contact Info:

• Website: https://rolfingandyogaingolden.com/