On the first page of her book Rolfing, Dr. Rolf states that two main goals can be achieved by the process of structural integration of the body: vitality and well-being. We Rolfers believe that, and would swear to the beneficial effects that we experienced once as clients, the same effects that we try to “stimulate” on our clients now. And, in fact, the words “vitality” and “well-being” do sum up the feelings experienced by the majority of Rolfing clients during and after the sessions.However, Dr. Rolf’s intention in her statement was to say that Rolfing scientifically works – meaning these effects on the mind happen regularly as a consequence of Rolfing manipulation to improve posture. Yet our clients’ enthusiastic words mean little when we are trying to communicate with members of the scientific and academic worlds, who will ask us how we can prove that better posture means a better personality or a better mood. And were such a relationship to be determined, they would ask us why Rolfers can change minds by working with the connective tissue – after all, there are so many people with great posture and bad tempers – and why Rolfing should be better for this than all the other forms of bodywork available.Our community has a number of theorists, even some distinguished ones, but little scientific research to prove that the beneficial effects we see are induced mainly by Rolfing and not by simple coincidence, by mere human touch, or by an inner factor (e.g., growth, maturation, relaxation). The existing research on Rolfing has never inquired into the psychological aspect, only the physiological (vagal tone, jump length, position of the pelvis, etc). Moreover, it is also not easy to state which posture is best, as indicators are not always clear. Referring to the angle of pelvic inclination, for example, is not very precise; as the pelvis becomes more horizontal, other angles in the body may have worsened, or the measurement may not be objective because the client may try to “help” by holding the pelvis.As my graduate diploma in psychology required that I present a thesis to a scientific commission, I strove to make a modest contribution to our community through explorative research that would measure change in clients’ physiological and psychological aspects over the course of their Rolfing sessions. What follows is a brief summary of my work. I would be happy to provide further details to anyone interested.