Sing the Body Electric My New Carnality
THERAPY IS DEFINED by the dominant cultural vision of wholeness or maturity. When Freud defined maturity – and thus the aims of therapy as the ability to work and to love, he articulated the ideals for the era we are rapidly leaving. In practice, the psycho therapeutic method that evolved from Freud’s vision has been […]
A Personal Interpretation of Rolf Work
It is assumed that human perception of life and subsequent behavior can be changed by inner movement manifesting outward (decision to action) or by outward changes manifesting inward (action to feelings). Both are required, at appropriate times, in my opinion, to develop creative potential. My time spent with two analysts in 10 years was not […]
Psychotherapy by Somatic Alteration
When mind-body interactions are considered in psychotherapy, attention is usually directed to the effect of the “mind” on the body. Thus, unexpressed or unexamined feelings of resentment, for example, may be viewed as responsible for elevation of blood pressure or for migraine headache. To remove these “functional symptoms,” psychotherapy attempts to alter the “mind.” The […]
The Cranium
The outermost covering or protector of the brain is the cranium which includes its bony structure, scalp, and hair. This bony fortification and bulwark of the cranium protects and limits the brain’s motion, for being a living structure, it expands and contracts in the same manner as does any other living cell or organ. The […]
Bibliographical Afterthoughts on the Alexandrian Movement
Alexander’s work is very much alive in this country today. I can think or at least three good reasons why this should be true. The first is the basic soundness of Alexander’s observations on the nature of habituated response patterns both conditioned and unconditioned reflex behaviors. His method actually offers a way out of the […]
Rolf, Alexander and “Body – Ego”
I would like to share some observations, as case historian, on the development of my body as “ego” over the course of the last few years. I hope these may somehow resonate or be a spur to some teacher or to some seeker like myself, even knowing that each must come to these things in […]
An Interview with Judith Stransky, Alexander Teacher
Q Just what does a person learn through the Alexander Technique? A What you learn in the Alexander Technique is a grace, flexibility and ease that you apply constantly to everything that you do. This is as opposed, say, to the grace and flexibility learned in dancing which are not (necessarily) applied to daily life. […]
Aikido
From ancient Japanese systems of self-defense and unarmed combat, Aikido has evolved into a modern discipline for mind-body training. Aikido might be translated “The Way of Spiritual Harmony.” The Chinese characters used for Aikido literally mean harmony (ai), mental energy or spirit (ki), and the way do). There are three major aspects to Aikido training,1) […]
Some Thoughts on the Problem of Immunity – Part I
I believe that it is time for us who live and carry on our work in the osteopathic, naturopathic and homeopathic tradition to do some serious thinking on the whole subject of vaccination and immunization as now practiced by doctors and health departments in all parts of the world. We are traditionally opposed to these […]
Meditation: Being With The Body
As a non authority on the subject of meditation I feel free to share with you some thoughts that come from recent personal experiences. These result from, and, hopefully, will contribute to a point of view about the body associated with the work of Ida P. Rolf and others in the growing field of the […]