Neurologic Compression Ratio
Tom Gordy, a graduate of the Guild for Structural Integration, lives, practices, and teaches bodywork in Reno, Nevada. He holds a BA from Purdue, a JD from Tulane, and is cur- rently pursuing a lifetime degree in curiosity. He is honored to be a part of the structural integration community. You can visit his website […]
NSAIDs and Connective Tissue Health
Liam Bowler is a recent KMI graduate and Board Certified Structural IntegratorCM. He holds a BA in Communication Studies from the University of Montana and was chosen as the depart- ment’s top graduate and graduation speech orator. Liam also holds a black belt in taekwondo, his “original training in bodywork.” He lives and practices SI […]
Integrating Fluid Movement into a Structural Integration Series
Anita studied Hellerwork® Structural Integration at the Institute of Structural MedicineTM with Donna Bajelis as her primary teacher. She graduated 10 years ago and practices in the Cascade foothills in Issaquah, WA, USA. She is the author of Relieve Stiffness and Feel Young Again with Undulation. Her website is www.undulationexercise.com and she can be contacted […]
Dissection of a Fascial Stretch
Chris Frederick has been an SI practitioner since 2004 and a physical therapist since 1989. He is co-director with his wife, Ann, of the Stretch to Win Institute, where manual therapy professionals are trained and certified in Fascial Stretch Therapy™. Chris co-authored a book with Ann, Stretch to Win, published by Human Kinetics. He also […]
Ethics Outside the Box
Kathleen Strauch, JD, is the chairman of the IASI Ethics Committee. Her education includes a BA from the University of Michigan in Mathematics and Psychology, a law degree from Wayne State University, basic structural integration training from the Rolf Institute®, and advanced SI training from the Guild for Structural Integration. She is a Board Certified […]
Structural Integration Practitioners as Facilitators of Change
Stephanie Needham, BA, BEd, is a Board Certified Structural Integration PractitionerCM practicing and living in Victoria, BC, Canada. She holds a degree in Adult Education and Facilitation from Brock University and a Diploma in Massage Therapy (Ontario, Canada). She completed her SI training with Thomas Myers of Kinesis, Inc. in 2005 and continues to practice, […]
Elegance: The Paradox of Embodiment
Darrell Sanchez, PhD, is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™, psychotherapist, Rolf Movement® Practitioner, Craniosacral Therapist, and professional dance instructor and performer. He is moved by expressions of elegance wherever they appear, whether in dance, structural inte- gration, or as revelations of mastery in other fields of endeavor. Darrell may be reached at [email protected]. Introduction The ocean […]
How I Fell in Love with Fat
Gil Hedley Gil Hedley, PhD, teaches his intensive dissection curriculum internationally. He has writ- ten numerous articles as well as a book, Reconceiving My Body. He is the producer of The Integral Anatomy Series on DVD, and his current book-in-progress is entitled Integral Anatomy. Note: This article was previously published in Spirituality & Health’s November-December 2007 […]
Working with Ma
Introduction The ‘Art of Yield’ demonstrates that effective structural change can be achieved through gentle and brief, but precisely timed, touch (Agneessens and Tahata 2012, McConnell and Tahata 2015). This approach can facilitate drastic structural change as shown in Figure 1. ‘Yielding touch’ effectively provides a ‘scaffolding’ underneath the body, which allows it to […]
Navigating Between Technical Refinement and the Vast Dimensions of the Soul
Allan Kaplan Peter Schwind Allan Kaplan: So, I’m glad to see you. Just to set a general context of things, how did you come to become interested in Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) and how long have you been practicing? Peter Schwind: I’ve been practicing now for thirty-seven years. Before I was trained in Rolfing SI, […]