The Earth and the Body
In all forms of life there are substances that function in similar fashion to connective tissue in its relationship to the body. Gravity provides a similar function for the earth. The line balance of all the interrelating systems on our planet depend on the power of this energy field. Within this field life revolves around […]
An Approach to Therapeutic Clarity for Somatic Practitioners
Every conscientious therapist of whatever persuasion at some point asks: how far can I trust my own perceptions? The answer is vital though hardly simple. All therapists be they psychoanalysts or rolfers, are its a powerful position vis-a-vis their clients a position that can easily be abused even with the best of intentions. This paper […]
Stress and Function
Rolfers see stress in the body as a reflection of the internal organization of the connective tissue system, and in movement a s balance versus disorganized function. It is the theme in Rolling to reduce stress of entropy the stress of disorder by reorganizing connective tissue around fascial movement planes so as to stablish an […]
A Study of Structural Integration from Neuromuscular, Energy Field and Emotional Approaches – Abstract
Abstract Clinical evidence, pilot projects, and a prior study provided the techniques and design for this holistic study of Rolfing (Structural Integration). Reported changes following Rolling include: greater physical skill, feelings of well-being, emotional calmness, improved sensory awareness, and social interaction, memory recall and psychic experiences resembling other levels of consciousness. Hunt (1977) demonstrated major […]
We Dance Beyond Space-Time
SPACE-TIME IS HERE JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO SO WE PLAY THE GAME WE DANCE THE DANCE THE JOY IS IN THE CHANGE THE PROCESS NOT THE ATTAINMENT WE MAY NEVER COMPLETEL Y EXPERIENCE BEYOND SPACE-TIME YET WE DANCE TOWARD IT One of the most enjoyable reading experiences I have had along the path […]
The Effect of Body Integration on Psychological Functioning
The purpose of the research was to examine possible relationships between the body integration process called Rolfing and areas of psychological functioning. Previous research had suggested that useful areas to explore would include: a) change in the perception of self, b) change toward responding to internal cues with an increase in spontaneity, c) change in […]
The Vertical: Experimental Side to Human Potential
Like so many teachers, some of them very close to home, I complain that people do not seem to understand my basic goals, the fundamental purposes for which Rolling has been developed. In an effort to lessen this type of frustration, I offer the following summary of Rolling developments. purposes, and ideas. Rolfing Develops Potential […]
Ida P. Rolf… A Portrait in Words
Gravity’s high priestess, Ida Rolf, discovered that she could transform the universal field of the earth from foe to friend. She ignored the popular assumption that the passage from birth to death is a steady deterioration of the body due to the downward pull of gravity. She discovered that a body whose large segments are […]
Structure… A New Factor in Understanding the Human Condition
Those who nurture human bodies are aware that at present we seem to be operating in a dichotomy, an “old medicine” and a “new medicine.” The “newer medicine” has gained its leadership by virtue of the additional factors which it takes into account: one of these being the ever-present environment, a second, the consideration of […]
The Garden
Once upon a tine, when the science and art of gardening was not yet well established among men, there was a master gardener. In addition to knowing all the qualities of plants, their nutritious, medicinal and aesthetic values, he had been granted a know ledge of the Herb of Longevity, and he lived for many […]