Allan Kaplan – Rain City Rolfing

Saved my life!
Dave D

It’s been almost a year since I left Seattle and last saw Allan. His adjustments have held up nicely and my sciatica has not returned. Life’s odyssey continues however and I have managed to acquire some new issues following a fractured patella and other unfortunate run-​ins with the injury gods. I’ve seen Allen twice over the last two weeks and I’m delighted to report that he’s not lost his touch. Seems like I’m going to survive after all… with good alignment, knots and strained muscles resolved, and a fine dose of Allan’s irrepressible good humor and optimism. If your body needs work and you haven’t seen Allan, well, best get on it. He’s opening a new office in Fremont which will be a bit out of my way but way cool, or at least cooler in the summer than his old one. Thanks Allan. You really are The Best.
Tom A

I went to see Allan to see if rolfing could resolve a significant leg/​hip injury I had incurred several months before. I had torn a ligament in my hip and my entire right leg was weak from non-​use and the muscles were incredibly tight/​warped. This was causing a strange ‘pull’ as a I walked, which further irritated my hip and was causing ‘misalignment.’ Within the first session I knew this was going to help. Allan was able to target the exact area and work specifically on it. Over the course of about 6 weeks, I saw Allan every week and came to look forward to each session immensely. I would feel lighter and more balanced after each session, and eventually was walking and feeling normal again.
I’m a huge advocated of rolfing and would highly recommend Allan.

Allan’s Rolfing has been the single most important factor in healing the extreme back and neck pain that I had experienced on a regular basis for nearly 15 years. During those 15 years, I visited at least 7 different chiropractors, 5 massage therapists, 3 physical therapists, and a PhD in advanced therapy modalities and none were able to fully alleviate my pain and all were temporary solutions. Allan’s therapy work decreased my back pain from a regular 6 to 8 on the pain scale to a 0 to 2. The magnitude of the improvement is impressive, but the duration is even more impressive as it has been long lasting (over a year thus far). The nature of my profession reinjures my back and neck from time to time, but a visit with essentially results in a quick recovery.
In addition to being an effective healer, Allan is full of wisdom and interesting knowledge and a delight to talk to. I always look forward to my sessions with Allan and highly recommend him to anybody in pain.

I first started seeing Allan about a year ago after a car accident. Within a few sessions, I felt great relief of back pain as well as any neck and shoulder stiffness I had regarding the accident. I continue to see Allan and always leave feeling completely transformed. I cant recommend him highly enough! If you are looking for a Rolfer, go see Allan.

When I first came to Allan 3 years ago, I was in extreme pain from a misaligned hip, hunched over shoulders, forward neck syndrome and an old ankle sprain. After the first session almost all of my hip pain was eliminated. By the 3^rd session there was no pain to be found anywhere in my body.
My life was so changed by Allan’s work that I decided to become a Rolfer myself. In the past few years while going through the training I have received many Rolfing Sessions from many different practitioners in the United States and Abroad. Allan is able to get greater results in a single session than some practitioners get in the whole Ten Series.
My only disappointment?
Realizing it may take me 25 years and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of continuing education before I am able to do the same kind of work with my own clients.
If you are interested in Rolfing and you live in Seattle, there really is no other choice. Just don’t book him so full that I can’t get an appointment when I’m in town!!!

I first went to Allan in 1993. I did the full series at that time.
I’m a physical performer and was working on a project that demanded a lot of flexibility and breath. He came highly recommended by a friend.
I’ve tried different kinds of body work (yoga, feldenkrais etc) and massage therapy (Swedish, Trager, etc) over the years and enjoyed them and benefited from many of them. But I had no way of knowing what his work would do for me. Allan is amazing. He helped me find a flexibility that I didn’t know was possible. My arms and legs felt longer, my back more flexible and fluid, my breath was more grounded than I could remember it ever being.
Also, the amount of physical awareness that I found through working with him changed my understanding of how I live in my body. Working with him was transformative — I can honestly say that he changed my life.
I go to Allan a few times a year now.
I also brought my elderly mother to him after she had a knee replacement surgery – and because of his help, and with the added awareness that his work gave her, she was able to do the exercises given to her by the physical therapist more effectively – and she healed quickly. I worked with her before and after the sessions with Allan and the difference was notable.
I can’t recommend him highly enough. If you are in the Seattle area and are looking for a Rolfer – you can’t do better than Allan Kaplan.