About Us
Thomas Walker
I discovered Rolfing® in 1980 while recovering from back surgery. The surgery allowed me to walk again but I often still had severe pain. Rolfing alleviated my ongoing pain by resolving old injuries (football) and compensations which lead to the crippling back pain and eventual surgery. This experience and an ongoing interest in the human body and movement as an athlete and ski coach lead me to begin my Rolfing training in 1985. I received my basic certification in 1987, finished my Advanced Rolfing Certification in 1993, and received my Movement certification in 2002. I am on the faculty of the Rolf Institute® and have conducted classes with students from all over the world. I also have over 800 hours of training in biodynamic craniosacral therapy and integrate its subtle evoking with the direct contact of Rolfing.
My clients have included Olympic medalists and world champions in both track and field and skiing. My nearly 40 years of teaching and coaching skiing is an asset in working with athletes, especially young, competitive skiers. Because of my years of back pain, I love helping folks who are in chronic pain. Particularly rewarding is helping people to resolve severe trauma and working with those who thought they would never be comfortable in their body again.
As a native Coloradan, I’ve spent most of my life in the mountains including Steamboat. My passions include biking, skiing, rafting and hiking. My most rewarding work is teaching both massage therapists and Rolfers about how to help the body rediscover its inherent grace and freedom of movement.
Gale Loveitt
My first experience with Rolfing was through my work as a professional seamstress and designer. By trading sewing for Rolfing, I received my first Rolfing series. As the series progressed I experienced a profound shift in my self-awareness and self-esteem. I came to recognize that my physical body was not monstrous but actually beautiful in ways I could not see before. The depth of this shift planted a seed and I determined then to help others become more comfortable and functional in their bodies. After three babies and several life transitions this seed sprouted and sent me to Rolfing training from which I graduated in 1990.
A Colorado native, I was raised in Denver, growing up with encouragement and support from my family. My early interests in working with my hands, sewing, design, and art led me to training in shoe repair, and I worked several years as a cobbler. This was followed by a position as head dressmaker and designer for a small import shop in Boulder and, after the birth of my children, designing and sewing for a private clientele.
As I consider my life path, it seems that there has long been a focus on helping people to be comfortable: from the foundation of functional footwear, to designing and sewing comfortable clothing, to assisting people with repair and ease in their bodies to increase physical comfort and movement through their lives.
I have continued my education in healing work with shock/trauma intervention, over 800 hours of training in biodynamic crainiosacral therapy, my advanced Rolfing training, and many workshops which have built on and increased my abilities to help my clients. I have been an assistant teacher in craniosacral therapy classes, as well as the basic training courses at the Rolf Institute. I have served on the Board of Directors for the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in order to further understanding of our work in the greater community. I also continue my lifelong loves of sewing and gardening.
Rolfing has been a very satisfying profession over the years. I delight in working with people; helping them to become more aware of their bodies, more comfortable in their activities and teaching them to function with less effort. It is very rewarding to have this opportunity to help others.