Resiliency as a Conceptual Model
Perhaps is it some consolation to know that when it comes to the issue of dealing with pain from the viewpoint of integration, the first Rolfer, Dr. Rolf herself, confronted many of the same issues. When she presented her work to chiropractors and osteopaths in the 50s in the hope they would champion her work, […]
Integration Versus Fixing Parts
Anne Hoff: I initially contacted you when there was a discussion on the Rolf Forum LISTSERV about pain issues and solving pain. A lot of the comments were about modalities and techniques, things like releasing nerves. Then you wrote a very articulate post reminding us of the holistic paradigm of our work, and discussing how […]
A Nonlinear Systemic Journey
Writing an article about a non-linear experience fits the definition of an oxymoron! Just as the description of a drunken sailor?s walk must be linear and logical, the event itself is neither. Having said that as an introduction, I now propose to write a story of how in some ways my Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) […]
Bones to Fluids: A Path to Understanding Wholeness
The human egg is 99% fluid and 1% genetic material. Science tells us that 70% or more of the adult body is fluid. Yet, when we touch our clients, we primarily relate to the solid pieces, the bones, muscles, fascia, etc., which make up the 30%. There are a vast number of textbooks written about […]
TMJ Disc Mechanics and Correction
Whenever someone comes into my office with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, I can’t help but cringe a little. And when I hear practitioners crow about how they always have great luck “curing” TMJ, I cringe a little more, and reckon that either (a) they get really fresh, easy cases, (b) they are extremely lucky, (c) […]
Movimento Já
A moda pede movimento. A recomendação é para exercícios. A postura correta vira uma meta. Todo mundo corre atrás de um corpo perfeito, quase uma obrigação. Mas o que é movimento, exercício, postura pra você? Seja qual for o conceito, o corpo, que é uma estrutura física, a casa que habitamos será o meio de […]
Entrevista com Hubert Godard
Tenho me inspirado muitosempre me encantei com o trabalho de Hubert Godardsua maneira de pensar sobre IE Rolfing®. Desde que o conheci, no Encontro Anual de 1990, tive a oportunidade de participar de duas classes com ele, de 6 dias cada uma, de Rolfing® movimento. No decorrer das aulas, entre vários tópicos de interesse, f […]
Teoria Biomecânica do Alinhamento
Antes de começar, gostaria apenas de dizer que Rolfing é muito mais que um trabalho de posicionamento de músculosossos,todos nós sabemos disso. No meu contato com colegas, vejo diferentes abordagens de trabalho, todas com seu valor, todas eficazes nos seus objetivos. Independente da forma de abordagemsendo a nossa referencia de trabalho, caminho de acesso, sempre […]
Ida’s Imprint Holds for Life
Back in the spring, my friend Ursula told me that one of her hospice patients on Maui, Ed Jeheber, wanted to meet me. Ed was dying of cancer. Ed had studied Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) with Ida Rolf, and he knew my name from when I used to live on Maui. Ursula told me that […]
An Excellent Adventure
Every once in a while something comes along that changes the parameters of what we imagine to be possible. Rolfing® Structural Integration did that; it forever changed the prevailing notion that bodies follow an uninterrupted spiral towards decrepitude. It introduced the concept of connective tissue as a mutable, plastic medium, and we, as Rolfers, have […]