Innervation of the Eye, Orbit, and Eyelid
Organization of the Nerves of the Eye Each eye is innervated by several cranial nerves, each carrying variously visual information from the retina, control of the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the eye, and autonomic innervation. The six cranial nerves that innervate the eye are: CN II – Optic nerve CN III – Occulomotor […]
Vision, Perception, Structure, and Function
By Gael Rosewood, Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Rolf Movement® Practitioner and Sam Berne, OD ABSTRACT Gael Rosewood, Rolfer, Rolf Movement Practitioner, and Continuum Movement teacher interviews Dr. Sam Berne, optometrist and so much more, on the relationship of eyes to structure, perception, and movement and his innovations in holistic eye care. Gael Rosewood: I’m excited to […]
In My Head
By Lina Amy Hack, Certified Advanced Rolfer™ ABSTRACT Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is far from mild. In this article, Lina Amy Hack discusses one of her concussion stories as an example of the classic fall backward. The anatomy of coup and contrecoup brain injury is described and the resulting diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is […]
The Brain – New Perspectives for Manual Work
Por Christoph Sommer, instrutor de Rolfing®, e Peter Schwind, instrutor básico e avançado de Rolfing RESUMO Christoph Sommer entrevista seu colega Peter Schwind sobre como nosso trabalho pode influenciar o cérebro. Schwind discute os primeiros insights, o trabalho manual de Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, o trabalho intranasal clássico de Sétima hora de Ida Rolf, a interface […]
At the Head of the Table
By Lina Amy Hack, Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Jan Sultan, Advanced Rolfing® Instructor ABSTRACT In this interview with Jan Sultan, he talks about Dr. Rolf’s Seventh Hour philosophy and practical execution of ‘putting the head back on’. Sultan presents his key concepts of the head, the differentiation of the viscerocranium from the neurocranium. Nose work, […]
The Many Happenings at the Head
By Pierpaola Volpones, Basic Rolfing® Instructor, Rolf Movement® Instructor Holding the head: what a mystery, what a privilege! It’s not unusual in my practice to notice opposite reactions, some people who become very tense and others who totally relax into my hands. Several times I had wondered if there is a sleep switch at […]
Letter from the Embryo
Por Konrad Obermeier, Instrutor Básico de Rolfing® RESUMO Este artigo é uma discussão sobre o desenvolvimento embriológico da face e, em particular, do espaço para os olhos. O rosto começa comprimido entre o tecido que se transforma no cérebro e o tecido que se transforma no coração, Konrad Obermeier examina o papel da dinâmica dos […]
Fascia Insights – Fluid Dynamics of Fascia
By Robert Schleip, PhD, Certified Advanced Rolfer™ ABSTRACT The human body is by majority made of water, specifically interstitial water dissolved in our extracellular matrix. Easy flow of water through the lymph system is associated with healthy tissue and in vivo studies describe this water flow as moving through channels in the ground substance. Dr. […]
SourcePoint Therapy
Review The path of energy work involves a lot of personal transformation. It’s not just a collection of techniques, it’s not a quick zap. It’s a path into and through the unknown, the possible, the dream. It requires a commitment to exploring a world beyond the ordinary, beyond the limits of your current thinking. […]
Pro Levitatem
ABSTRACT This article is an appeal to the Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) community to consider how an introduction to our way of thinking of the concept of levity as a polar and commensurate principle to gravity could benefit our work. Take the very top and centre of scientific interpretation by the greatest of its masters: […]