Re: The Too-Good-To-Be-True Machine
Dear Colleagues, I admit, when I first began reading Jeff Maitland’s article on the use of the cold laser, I was momentarily overcome by the voice of Zero Mostel singing “TRADITION” in my ear. It was a fleeting rendition, before I was catapulted into possibility. Hmmm! Lasers, coherent light beams reconnecting and strengthening miniscule tissue […]
Rolfing and Biodynamics
Q: Tell us a little bit about your history with Rolfing and cranial work. MS: I began my bodywork career in 1975 as a massage therapist in Florida. At that time there wasn’t any continuing education available except out west, so I went to the Rolf Institute in 1979 to continue my studies. While at […]
Integrating the Life Force: Peter Levine and Somatic Experiencing
Q: How did you find out that the autonomic nervous system plays an important role also in Rolfing°? And how did this lead to SE? PL: I discovered the importance of the autonomic nervous system during my Rolfing training with Ida in 1969. When we were doing all these things to the muscles and fascia […]
Excerpt from The Sailfish and the Sacred Mountain, by Will Johnson
We arrived at our campsite an hour and a half later to a welcome cup of warm tea. The sun was beginning to set, and we were both cold and exhausted. The yaks and their herders were still far behind us, and we sat down with the other members of our small group behind a […]
Psycho-Logics and Posture
FOREWORD Some years ago I wrote a thesis on The Broader Aspects of Osteopathy in which I emphasized the great importance of and the necessity for working on the soft tissues of the body, so as to break down adhesions of tissue and remove undue tensions from the muscles, not forgetting stretching contracted ligaments, thus […]
NMT and Rolfing
When a Rolfer tries to establish connections between Rolfing and another soft-tissue discipline, particularly when considering an interface, there is an involuntary knee-jerk reaction from many in the community who see such an inquiry as a potential dilution of the purity of the work. This territorial response stems from the ramifications of igniting the tinderboxes […]
Laser Love in the Third Paradigm
There is a pernicious pseudo-problem that has caused an inordinate amount of unnecessary confusion in our community for years. Since it has received so much clear-headed attention, I thought it had been finally laid to rest. When I read some of the responses to my laser article, I was surprised to see it appear once […]
Manipulation in the Red Light District
Concerning the recent article by Dr. Jeff rey Maitland, “The Too-Good-To-Be-True Machine:” WEAK MUSCLES? Initially, Dr. Maitland makes a big deal o the “weak muscles” concept. In Dr. Rolf’ context, symptoms of these sorts, regard less of their diagnosable veracity, are seer as outward manifestations of deeper struc tural imbalances. In my experience, this i; […]
In Response to “The Too-Good-To-Be-True Machine”
On first impression, this article ap peared to be an interesting, if longish, satire. But while the Jeff Maitland I’ve known is very bright and an earnest seeker, one notion I have not associated with him is a wacky sense of humor. As I read the piece again, three primary concerns surfaced: 1. While Jeff […]
Letter from Rosemary Feitis
Dear Jeff Maitland: Many thanks for your very interesting description of your use of laser to ameliorate the problems of some of you Rolfing® clients. I have been immersed is family problems for the last several years your writing, however, caught my interest. I am particularly indebted to you for de scribing the work of […]