The Roll Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility, and Live Better in Your Body

Are you a slave to pain? Are you afraid that this current diagnosis is permanent? Whether you’re in chronic pain, have a recurring injury, or regularly require pain medications to get through the day – there is a solution. The key, believe it or not, is as simple as picking up a copy of The Roll Model by Jill Miller. I am proud to call Jill my mentor, teacher, and friend – and you can easily appreciate the more than 16 months she spent writing The Roll Model as you flip through 432 pages that are filled with the science of the body, it’s structures, and how to erase your pain in easy to follow steps with beautiful illustrations and pictures. Yep, that’s right – you are a self-healing organism and already have the tools needed to HEAL your body fully and completely. Regardless of how long you have been in your current state, with some understanding of how the breath and body intermingle, you can improve the overall state of your body. From the way you stand, to how you move, to how you sleep, you will learn everything you need to know to rebuild your body in these pages. Jill has boiled down what you need to know about fascia, soft tissues, breath mechanics, and my personal favorite – self-massage with Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls. My life was changed forever when I met Jill and began to learn about self-care and soothing my tissues and nervous system with my breath and therapy balls. I have since spent years learning all I can about the body, fascia, and pain physiology in trainings, books, and hands on studies. I have become a student of my body, but the process was not quick and easy. Man, how I wish this book was out 3 years ago! Instead of learning it my way – grab a copy of The Roll Model, read it for yourself, and begin your own process of discovery and healing. The book sums up what I have spent years studying with descriptions that are so clear, anyone can understand them. From reading The Roll Model, I am able to finally grasp complicated biomechanical concepts that my university professors could never make sense of. The Roll Model goes above and beyond any book or DVD out there – instead of following choreography, you will learn how to take the next steps to rehabilitate your body – without doctors, surgery, or pain pills. Don’t’ believe me? You simply need to read the Roll Model Success stories within these pages of people who have used the method to recover from botched surgeries, soothe debilitating anxiety, and recover from intense physical and emotional abuse to know that this stuff WORKS. For those who are experienced at movement mechanics and myofascial self-care, The Roll Model does not disappoint. I have learned new techniques with the therapy balls that are so creative and out of the box, I don’t think I would have ever come up with them on my own! I have also learned additional ways to describe the body to my clients that will be easier for them to digest. Pain is an epidemic – we all know someone who is currently suffering from chronic pain or perhaps you are the one currently battling chronic pain. But I promise you; there is something you can do to change the outcome and trajectory of your life. All it takes is 5 minutes a day and a pair of balls…

Thorough and thoughtfully written; overflowing with insight about pain, anatomy, and simple but powerful exercises. The Roll Model movements are small and it’s not a workout, but a way to overcome injury or to keep an athletic body limber. Filled with photos to explain anatomy and to help do the sequences correctly. Why do I love this book? After getting hit on my bike by a car, I had a broken back, hip damage and shoulder whiplash that left me with pain, trigger point spasms and osteophytes for years. I walked with a cane for 6+ months after hip surgery, unable to walk up stairs because muscles would seize. Although my bones had healed, residual pain constricted movement. Fast forward to three months of rolling on Tune Up balls: I no longer needed to go to the chiropractor or PT. After nearly two years of rolling, I’ve reduced my pain and increased my range of motion beyond what I (and my doctors) thought was possible. Because I control the pressure and placement of the balls, I’ve been able to make sure I do enough to ease out tightness and trigger points without overdoing it. Tho the exercises can sometimes feel intense, the after effect is calmness: my muscles relax as if I’ve had a deep tissue massage. This means I sleep much better too! I’ve flagged pages in The Roll Model with my favorite sequences, as well as other sections I can’t wait to try next. Not only do I feel empowered because I can take care of myself now, but I’ve also saved so much money by no longer needing a chiropractor or PT to work out flare-ups and trigger points. I'm grateful for a book that provides the tools to keep my body healthy; it will become as dog-eared as my favorite cookbook! I know I’ll refer to The Roll Model for years to come. Enough about me…buy this book and a pair of balls so you can tell how rolling has changed your body, too!

Fantastic book. Essential, if you need to take responsibility for your own health and fitness.

Heel duidelijk en goed boek. Veel en goede foto's. Goede uitleg. Ik ook de therapy ballen van Jill Miller gekocht. Na zeven jaar pijn kom ik van mijn pijn in mijn linker been af. Wat een verlichting. Samen met mijn osteopaat heb ik oefenining uitgekozen die goed voor mij zijn. Een aanbeveling!

I cannot say enough good things about this brilliant book!! This is The Best Guide out there for "fixing the issues in your tissues", getting yourself out of pain, improving your movement, your mobility and your all-around health! We are all equipped to, and have the ability to, heal ourselves. This book will teach you How To Do It!! As a yoga teacher I discovered Jill Miller and her Roll Model Therapy Balls over six years ago during the Toronto Yoga Conference. After just one workshop with the balls I felt a relief in my hips that I had never before experienced and I knew that I had to bring them back to my studio - for both my classes and for my students to purchase. They went like hotcakes (as I knew they would) because after just one roll-out with the balls you cannot help but feel deep relief in your body!! We all "knead" it! We all suffer from our chronic bad habits - poor posture and gait, slouching over the computer, driving and/or sitting with our spines in flexion (curved and rounded), sitting too much, repetitive strains from our work days, texting….or from working out in the same way, with the same routines using the same muscles day after day without variation or attention to rest, recovery and relieving built up tension in those overworked muscles. Or maybe you've had an accident or suffer with a chronic illness - whatever your need, This Book WILL Help You! And not only is this book filled with hundreds of pictures and instructions to guide you through routines that will take you into every nook and cranny throughout your whole body, it is also filled with inspiring, heart-warming stories of people who have not only healed their bodies, but healed their souls and spirits too! These practices will empower you to relieve your own pain (no matter how chronic) and leave you in a state of down-regulation and parasympathetic relief and peace. With this book Jill Miller will touch both your heart and your body. Bravo Jill Miller!!

Ein großartiges Buch mit wertvollem Inhalt für jeden, der sich mit Verspannungen und gewissen "Zipperlein" herum schlägt. Und auch für jeden ambitionierten Sportler, der der etwas für seine Beweglichkeit und allgemeine Performance tun möchte. Nachdem ich einiges von Jill Miller im Internet gesehen und ein paar ihrer DVDs ausprobiert hatte, habe ich mir dieses Buch gegönnt. Mittlerweile ist es ja auch auf Deutsch erschienen, ich hoffe es ist gut übersetzt, kann dazu leider keien Aussage machen. Die Originalausgabe jedenfalls ist ein großer Fundus erstklassiger Informationen, mit denen sich das Wohlbefinden im eigenen Körper steigern und viele Probleme durch falsche und einseitige Alltags- oder Sportbelastungen beseitigen lassen. Das Druckbild ist toll, das Papier fühlt sich hochwertig an. Was ich etwas überflüssig finde, sind die typisch amerikanischen "Success-Stories", aber manch einer mag das vielleicht oder findet es motivierend. Von daher schon okay. Zur Umsetzung enpfiehlt es sich, eine gute Yogamatte und zwei Yogablocks zu besitzen. Außerdem braucht man mindestens zwei Tennisbälle und einen weichen Kinderspielball. Jill Miller enpfiehlt natürlich Ihre eingene Ballserie, aber es geht für den günstigen Einstieg auch so. Die Bälle von Jill Miller sind mittlerweile auch in Deutschland erhältlich, hier enpfehle ich einen genauen Preisvergleich, da ich schon Preisunterschiede von über 100% zwischen verschiednen Shops gesehen habe! Ich habe das Buch auch inzwischen schon einige Male verschenkt, gebe also eine klare Kaufempfehlung.

Ho comprato la versione ebook e devo dire ottimo acquisto! Lo posso leggere sia su kindle (con figure in bianco e nero) sia da pc con l'applicazione dedicata (illustrazioni a colori). Completo perchè: ci sono esercizi da fare, ci sono testimonianze di persone che hanno risolto alcuni tipi di dolore, ci sono spiegazioni circa la fascia (intesa come tessuto connettivo, elastico e plastico e ricco di recettori nervosi) del come agiscono gli esercizi di "rullaggio" sulla fascia e come si innesca il meccanismo di distensione anche a livello nervoso, dove il dolore a volte ci impedisce di allungare, muovere bene. Lo consiglio, anche se in inglese, accessibile e stimolante. Alcune palline le ho trovate da Decathlon. Iniziamo oggi stesso!