European Fascia Research Project Report
What happens in fascia when we touch it? According to Ida Rolf, fascia is a plastic medium capable of responding to manual pressure. Yet, we still don’t know where this adaptability comes from. When we feel a fascial release under our hands, which of the elements in fascia is responding? Is it the collagen or […]
How Rolfing Produces Change
With Rolfing we attempt to change the shape and form of the body permanently. We have our ideas about balancing in gravity and improved function to guide questions about why to change structure. But then there are the questions about how. We have interventions that are our strategies and “moves,” formulas and techniques. Basic to […]
Exercise (reprint)
Reams of paper are covered these days in honor of one of our newer American Gods-Physical Fitness. Unfortunately, much of this paper is wasted because the concepts advanced are misconceptions, misunderstandings of the actual physical structure of bodies. This lack of understanding exists on the levels of both professional and lay devotees. The major problem […]
Cultivating Insight
Author’s Note: In my personal exploration of this process I feel particularly fortunate to have been aided by many teachers and guides. I am frequently reminded of a quote by Isaac Newton, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The teachers to whom I am humbly grateful are […]
Birth Defects in a Foal
Briah Anson Briah Anson graduated from the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration in 1979, and immediately became the first pioneer in the field to begin working with animals. She is the author of two books, Rolfing®: Stories of Personal Empowerment and Animal Healing: the Power of Rolfing® Structural Integration, and a DVD about structural integration, […]
Use of a Lumbar-Pelvic Algorithm in a Post-Ten Session
Use of a Lumbar-Pelvic Algorithm in a Post-Ten Session Abstract Axial skeleton joint restrictions produce an immediate alteration in the client’s structure. These alterations can include such patterns as leg length discrepancy, changes in pelvic inclination, as well as orientation of the spinal curves. Joint restrictions also produce localized inflammation and edema, which can be […]
Working with Uncertainty
Denise Foster-Scott Denise Foster Scott graduated from the Soma Institute of Neuromuscular Integration® in 2008. She is a Board Certified Structural Integrator and Certified Advanced Soma Practitioner, actively practicing in Washington and Oregon. She also is an instructor at the Soma Institute of Neuromuscular Integration teaching anatomy and physiology as well as core Soma structural […]
Structural Integration After Breast Cancer Surgery
Jens Nedwal Jens Nedwal practices structural integration in Wuppertal, Germany. He graduated in 2007 from the Institut für Strukturelle Körpertherapie (Structural Core Therapy Institute) in Nürnberg, Germany. He has worked with oncological patients, particularly post-breast cancer surgery patients, since 2010. You can reach him at [email protected]. Abstract Important innovations over the last years have been […]
Unwinding the Pattern of Rheumatism
Andrea Randall Abstract Andrea Randall, structural integration (SI) practitioner, graduated from SI Australia in 2011, and holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Musculoskeletal Therapy) degree from Endeavour College of Natural Health, graduating in 2008. In May 2014 she had the privilege to work with a team coordinated by Bibiana Badenes, Certified Advanced Rolfer™ […]
A Pilot Study Measuring Outcomes of Managing Fascial Health for Individuals with Fibromyalgia
Kirstie Bender Segarra Kirstie Bender Segarra, PhD, LMT, RMTI, ERYT, is a doctor of integrative medicine and has been practicing bodywork and yoga since 1996 and structural integration since 2007. She originally trained with traditional healers in Bali, Indonesia and continued her training in massage therapy to become a licensed massage therapist, then continued education […]