Burning Man, Part 2
Editor’s Note: Advanced Rolfing instructor Michael Salveson has been an integral part of the Rolf Institute®. He was chosen by Dr. Rolf as one of five to help transmit her work. He has many times been a contributor to this Journal, particularly about the importance of the Advanced Training and topics in Advanced Rolfing Structural […]
Journeyman: An Interview with Jan Sultan
María Cristina Jiménez: Tell us about your journey into Rolfing Structural Integration (SI). Jan Sultan: I have been [practicing] Rolfing SI for forty-six years. I started training in 1969 and finished Basic Training in the spring of 1970. I first [received Rolfing sessions] from Dr. Rolf when I was about twenty-six years old. I had […]
Integration – How Do We Define It? How Do We Assess It? Where Do We Place It in the Ten Series?
Introduction The term integration is embedded in how we define the work of Rolfing Structural Integration (SI). Is there agreement about its definition? We can frequently use a word, and not necessarily stop and ask what we mean when we use it. Questions around this topic: • What does ‘integration’ mean, generically, and what does […]
Lineage and Inspiration
Q: Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) is essentially passed on as an oral tradition through a lineage of teachers. Can you share a short teaching story or piece of advice from someone in your direct lineage? Something that was impactful to your thinking and way of working and that might be beneficial to others in our […]
The Effects of a Meatless Diet
Editor’s note: The subject of diet and the consumption of animal products can elicit strong opinions. The following article represents the viewpoint of the authors and is not to be construed as an endorsement by the Rolf Institute®. It is presented in order to stimulate thought about factors that may or may not affect our […]
A Periodic Table of Functional MethodsA Periodic Table of Functional Methods
Functional Methods SixFactor Model: Introduction Andrew Taylor Still 1, the creator of osteopathy, focused his treatments on both position and mobility. Position is never static; rather everything constantly moves within appropriate range. Still recognized that body components had to be mobile before they could be moved. During Still’s last years – and more strongly after […]
The Road from Rolfing SI to Initiating Research Studies
(Editor’s Note: This interview took place in October 2015 when Stolzoff was sitting in on a Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) Advanced Training taught by Jan Sultan.) Richard Ennis: Recently, you’ve taken an interest in research and did a study with Western Washington University. What drew you into an interest in research? Russell Stolzoff: There’s been […]
The Implications of Statistical Significance and Clinical Relevance
Introduction by Marie Terrill Karen S. Price has been a Rolfer since 1979 and specializes in working with children, including children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Self-described as a ‘closet-scientist’, Karen recently had the opportunity to work with a research team led by Heidi M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Medical Director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Professor […]
Down the Rabbit HoleDown the Rabbit Hole
Interviewer’s Note: This interview took place late Sunday afternoon in Washington DC on September 20, 2015 at end of the thitd day of the Fourth International Fascia Research Congress (FRC). I was fortunate to get Robert to agree to this short interview though he had many roles, duties, and demands during the FRC and little […]
Research as a Communitarian and Bottom–up ProcessResearch as a Communitarian and Bottom–up Process
Introduction – Some Considerations Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) is the “Philosophy, Science and Art of integrating the human body structure in space/time and gravity” (Maitland and Sultan 1992). Ida Rolf gave us this gift that we have been using and teaching for over fifty years now, yet how much do we know about it? How […]