Towards a Fuller Understanding of the Interaction Between Myofascial Tone and Water
Brigitte Hansmann Brigitte Hansmann, BCSICM, is a practitioner of the Duggan/French Approach to Somatic Pattern Recognition (DFA) at ermie – l’estudi de respiració, moviment i integració estructural (studio for breathing, movement, and structural integration) in Barcelona, Spain. She can be contacted at: www.ermie.net and [email protected]. Abstract An incipient understanding of the interaction between myofascial tone […]
Beyond Body Maps
Amy Bennett Amy Bennett, BCSICM, LMT, is a 2013 graduate of KMI and has practiced bodywork since 2004. Amy lives and practices in Portland, Oregon and is a faculty member at East West College of the Healing Arts teaching kinesiology and assessment and treatment classes. Amy can be reached at [email protected]. Abstract: Our bodies are […]
Structural Integration Psoas Intervention Considered in Terms of Normal Stability Response for Hip and Trunk Flexion
Kevin Frank Kevin Frank is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Rolf Movement® Practitioner, and Movement Instructor at the Rolf Institute®. He writes about the perceptive, coordinative, and nervous system regulation dimensions of structural integration, and is the co-author, (with Caryn McHose) of How Life Moves, Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness. He lives and has a […]
Gravidynamics
Gravidynamics Olivia Ireland, based on interviews with Joseph Heller Olivia Ireland is a Certified Soma Practitioner with a private practice located in Olympia, Washington. Academically trained in creative writing at Harvard College, and in both applied and fine arts during her career as an interior designer, she devotionally harbors the notion that even mundane human […]
Repetitive Stress Injuries and Structural Integration
Repetitive Stress Injuries and Structural Integration: A Certified Hand Therapist’s Perspective Kelly Clancy Kelly Clancy received her BA from Colorado State University in occupational therapy (1987) and certifications in hand therapy (1994), Bowenwork from the Bowen Academy of Australia (2006), structural medicine through the Institute of Structural Medicine (2011), and board certification in structural integration, […]
Replacing Shoulder Tension With Shoulder Support
Replacing Shoulder Tension With Shoulder Support Mary Bond Mary Bond is the author of The New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World and Balancing Your Body, and is producer of Heal Your Posture: A DVD Workshop. A former dancer, she worked directly with Ida Rolf and is chair […]
The Deep Back Line and a Proposed Alternate Superficial Back Line
The Deep Back Line and a Proposed Alternate Superficial Back Line Yaron Gal Carmel Yaron Gal Carmel, LCMT, KMI, PSIP, has worked as a bodyworker for over twenty years. He has studied with many masters and pioneers including Tom Myers, Christoph Sommer, Koei Kuwahara, Hugh Milne, Judith Aston, Gil Hedley, and Jim Asher. An educator […]
Tiger Stripes
Tiger Stripes: Neurally-Informed Benchwork That Helps Achieve Third Hour or Ninth Hour Goals Kirstin Schumaker Kirstin Schumaker, BCSICM, graduated from the KMI program in 2005. Since then she has studied with four independent neural and visceral manipulation teachers, each of whom has shaped her palpatory understanding of the nerves. She is grateful for their significant […]
Barefoot Walking Inspires Healthier Shoe Choices
The advantages of barefoot walking can teach us how to choose footwear that follows the body’s biomechanics. A detailed look at foot biomechanics guides the recommendations for minimalistic footwear. The foot has twenty-six bones, and each of these bones should move separately when you walk. For a hands-on experiment, twist your foot to see how […]
What Is the Role of Language When We Integrate Structure?
Are Words Necessary? What role do words play in the practice of structural integration (SI)? Are our hands, gestures, and embodiment enough? Must we speak? Must we encourage our clients to speak? For many it might feel like the sweetest practice to have minimal conversation. Some people probably choose a bodywork profession as a refuge […]