Preliminary Considerations for a Theory of Core (reprint)
When I read that this would be the First Annual Science of Rolfing Lecture, I thought this a little bit incongruous with what I have to say: I have chosen the theme of core, because I thought “this is really one of the issues I don’t know anything about.” It reminds me a little bit […]
What Is Integration?
Imagine the following scenario. A yoga instructor comes into your office saying she received structural integration work and is interested in continuing. Her structure suggests that she has had good work, her body looks fairly open, and her tissue feels responsive. Her main complaint is that, while her previous work proved beneficial, she feels somehow […]
An Excerpt from an Early Manuscript of Dr. Rolf’s Book
People who have been processed, processors, and a rapidly growing group of professionals from the various sciences of mind and body which comprise the study of the whole man are seeking a rational understanding of the results of Structural Integration and the principles according to which they are achieved. Dr. Ida Rolf and I are […]
A New Physics and Other Books
INTRODUCTION Those who explore the world of science know that the whole enterprise has but one permanent aspect: like it or not, what we know to be true is always changing. This is, of course, disconcerting to those who are emotionally attached to the explanations of nature they have learned in the past. Real progress […]
Structural Vocabulary
A central component of Rolfing® is the assessment and description of our clients’ geometric organization. Despite the importance of this part of Rolfing, I have encountered many different and ambiguous ways of describing structural geometry. I have felt frustrated with first having to clarify what was being described before I could think or talk about […]
Orthotropism and the Unbinding of Morphological Potential
Q: HOW WOULD YOU REFORMULATE THE CONCEPT OF SUPPORT IN RELATION TO THE IDEA OF ORTHOTROPISM1? First let me thank you for insisting on more clarification about the nature of support and its relation to the concept of orthotropism. Unfortunately, in our discussions we have not clearly distinguished between a number of ways of understanding […]
Rolfing, Welfare Reform, Addictions and Individual Change:
In recent years, the writings of Arnold Mindell (such as The Leader as Martial Artist, The Shaman’s Body, Sitting in the Fire, etc.) have generated considerable interest in fields as diverse as organizational development and shamanism. Mindell’s original work was with body symptoms and dreaming, as detailed in books such as Working with the Dreaming […]
The São Paulo Ambulatory Project
I have been involved with the Ambulatory Project nearly from it,, inception. I first heard of it as an undertaking by young Rolfers in my community. Later, as an ABR Board member, I participated in discussions of how the ABR could collaborate in the venture. Then, as a colleague and instructor, I participated in body […]
Reflections on the São Paulo Ambulatory Project
HOW THE PROJECT WAS CONCEIVED It all started at the Brazilian Annual Meeting in January, 1998. Some of us were discussing the social function of Rolfing®, our visions for the future of the work, and how the work might be expanded beyond our private practices. At the same time, we considered new ways of promoting […]
Rolfing Literature Search
These are all the articles having to do with Rolfing which can be found through the National Library o Medicine indexing system (there are ten) This system is publicly available at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. For those of you who might want to do your own literature searches, I have written an article on the conceptual review of […]