Be More Specific and Get More Clients
When I moved to San Diego in 2009, I started going to business networking meetings. In pretty much any U.S. city (and I presume abroad as well), you will find groups of business people looking to meet other business people on a regular basis to develop mutually beneficial relationships. I’m not the kind of guy […]
The Myth of Rolfing® SI
Rolfer: What is the myth of Rolfing SI? Why do you say it’s a myth? Renae Bechthold: The myth is not exclusive to Rolfing SI, but is something perpetuated by many small business owners, in particular, those providing personal services. Rolfer: So what is that myth? RB: Here’s the myth – and it has many […]
The Mystery of the Ten-Series Symbols
Author’s note: I am most grateful to Emmett Hutchins, Carol Agneesens, Don Bruce, Jeff Linn, Michael Vilain, and (particularly) Allan Kaplan for all of their efforts and communications to help with this article. When I was studying Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) in the mid-1990s, students had class t-shirts made with the stick-figure images shown in […]
RolfMap: A Call to Action
Over thirty years ago, during Neal Powers? first term as president of the Rolf Institute®, the Board of Directors approved and funded my proposal to attend a conference in Oxford, England. The conference theme was anatomical surface topography and contour evaluation, a topic of great interest to the conveners: surgeons and biomedical researchers who worked […]
The Geometrical Taxonomy
I studied sacred geometry1 about fifteen years ago because I was drawn to the concepts, the forms, and the ways these organize and exist in every living thing. Sacred geometry takes one into words like vesica piscis, tubed torus, Phi ratio, golden mean rectangle, Metatron?s Cube, Fibonacci sequence, the Platonic solids (sphere, cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, […]
The Geometry of Qi
Introduction As a novice practitioner of both Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) and Asian bodywork therapy, I have slowly cultivated an interest in comparing and contrasting these two great holistic healing systems. My first manual therapy training was in AMMA Therapy®, a Korean form of bodywork based in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). AMMA Therapy combines […]
Flowing Wholeness
Imagine for a moment having access to a Hubble-like telescope. Not only can it block distortions from Earth’s atmosphere, but also it is able to record a deep view into space and time with laser precision. In addition, it captures the energetic blueprint of structure prior to coalescing into form. What might you see? Is […]
The Mother of All Taxonomies
Let none ignorant of geometry enter here Sign above the entry to Plato’s Academy Let none ignorant of geometry enter here. Sign above the entry to Plato’s Academy The most recognized image in the world, after the Coca-Cola® logo, is one we all know well. Many of us use it on our websites, business cards, […]
Replacing Shoulder Tension with Shoulder Support
This article shares an approach to helping clients develop healthy stabilization through the shoulder girdle. While Rolfers systematically release upper shoulder-girdle tension, the release may be unsustainable unless the client acquires a new and better habit for shoulder and arm coordination. I have found, over several decades of practicing Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI), that a […]
On Seeing and Body Reading
Q: <i>As Rolfers? we are taught various models and tools for body reading, and we each have our own proclivities and strengths that come into play in this ? whether we see in terms of anatomy, a particular model, energy flow, etc. Can you discuss how this has evolved for you in your own practice, […]