Rolfing and Skilled Relaxation

I came across Dr. Stoll's website while doing some Costochondritis information browsing. He seems very confident that Costo is caused by "bracing" which is basically accumulated tension over time caused by stress and other factors. The best way to relieve this bracing is with the practice of skilled relaxation. What is skilled relaxation? Basically anything that can get you into a very relaxed state for at least 20 minutes twice a day.

For more immediate relief of Costochondritis Dr. Stoll strongly recommends Rolfing. This is a series of deep tissue manipulations/massage that is supposed to re-align the body and relieve tension. Since reading the information on Dr. Stoll's website I've been trying to practice my own skilled relaxation, and I've been considering trying Rolfing. The drawbacks are that it's expensive, and it's supposed to be pretty painful according to several people I've talked to.