The Case Study Method: Scientific exploration of Rolfing® SI in the Holistic Paradigm

The Case Study Method: Scientific exploration of Rolfing® SI in the Holistic Paradigm Introduction Structural Integration is a broad field, and we now have multiple schools that honor this work with a common heritage and an individualized inquiry; practitioners from these schools have been working to legitimize this work, which is derived from Dr. Rolf, […]

Don Hazen: In memoriam and appreciation

Don Hazen: In memoriam and appreciation Don Hazen: In Memoriam and Appreciation Libby Eason Don Hazen, DC, Certified Advanced Rolfer™, passed away on August 2, 2011, after a threeyear ordeal with throat cancer, at the age of 67. He lived and practiced in El Cerrito, CA and is survived by his wife of 32 years, […]

Foundations of Structural Integration: What I’ve learned in 33 years of Rolfing®

Foundations of Structural Integration: What I’ve learned in 33 years of Rolfing® Foundations of Structural Integration: What I’ve Learned in 33 Years of Rolfing® Ritchie Mintz Ritchie Mintz is a Certified Advanced Practitioner of Rolfing® Structural Integration. Trained at the Rolf Institute® in 1978, he has decades of experience straightening human frames and aligning bodies […]

Integrating Fluid Movement into a Structural Integration Series

Integrating Fluid Movement into a Structural Integration Series  –  Anita Boser 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 […]

Elegance: The Paradox of Embodiment

Introduction The ocean is full, deep, powerful, beyond our comprehension, yet restrained by its shores. The same is true for rivers and their banks. We look at oceans and rivers and see what we can see, but what we feel is much greater than what meets our eyes. And so it is with the paradox […]

How I Fell in Love with Fat

How I Fell in Love with Fat Gil Hedley, PhD, teaches his intensive dissection curriculum internationally. He has written 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 […]

Fascia: Exquisite medium of Human Expression

Fascia: Exquisite Medium of Human Expression Olivia Ireland Olivia Ireland currently studies at the Soma Institute of Neuromuscular Integration® in Buckley, Washington. She received her BA in English Language and Literature in 1993 from Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, having trained as a teacher and creative writer. During the past decade she has also served humanity […]

Looking Forward to the 2012 IASI Symposium

Milree Keeling, current member of the IASI Board of Directors, and Carrie Gaynor, former Board member, are serving as co-chairs of the 2012 IASI Symposium committee.   “Beauty rides on a lion. Beauty rests on necessities. The line of beauty is the result of perfect economy. The cell of the bee is built at that […]