Opening Up to Be Included
Creativity and Connection within the Italian landscape
ABSTRACT In this interview, Rolfer Lina Amy Hack talks with the Director of the Associazone Italiana Rolfing, Marina Blandini, and Italian Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® faculty member Pierpaola Volpones about Rolfing® Structural Integration in Italy, the challenges they have experienced during the pandemic, and the strategies that are helping them persevere.
Letter from the Embryo
FASCIA INSIGHTS – Being Precise about Fascia with Dr. Carla Stecco
ABSTRACT In this article, Dr. Carla Stecco describes the application of cadaver studies for manual therapy, the histology of fascia, and the innervation of fascia (Click to Dowload PDF)
Reviews
Reviews Books by physiotherapist Andrzej Pilat; and Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Rolf Movement® practitioner Bill Harvey. Myofascial Induction™ – An AnatomicalApproach to the Treatment of Fascial Dysfunction, Volume 1, The Upper Body by Andrzej Pilat (HandspringPublishing, 2022) Reviewed by Peter Schwind, PhD, Advanced Rolfing® Instructor Andrzej Pilat is a physiotherapist, an author specializing in the fascial […]
Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life
ABSTRACT Breathing is important. The recent COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to wear masks, has raised the awareness of our breathing efficiency, or lack thereof. We can last for days without food or water, but for most people, uncomfortable breathing for only a few minutes will bring on a serious stress response. Given its importance, […]
Episode Thirty-Three, Published December 28, 2020
ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 shutdown, Rolfer Andrew Rosenstock started a podcast called Touching into Presence. In this part of the transcript, Rosenstock and his cohost, Rolfer Nikki Olsen, discuss the insight they’ve gained from doing the podcast interviews with structural integration specialists and somatic education practitioners.
The First Three Sessions
The First Three Sessions Validate – Connect – Create By Kathy McConnell, Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Rolf Kathy McConnell Movement® Practitioner 60 Perspectives Ode to Session One Free to Breathe I see sorrow In your slumping shoulders. I see resignation In your chest. Ribs held tight, close in, Tethered to your injured heart. Who told you […]