Getting It
‘…the suppleness of my muscles has always been the greatest when my creative energies were flowing most abundantly. The body is inspired; let’s keep the “soul” out of it…’ Nietzsche – Ecco Homo This article is about how one becomes a Rolfer. It’s not about what you should study; how many credits of […]
Phenomenological Space
Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted with permission from Contact Quarterly, Vol.31, No.2 (Summer/Fall 2006). Hubert Godard, a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Movement Instructor, will be one of the keynote speakers at the 2009 Membership Conference of the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. This interview takes place in the forested landscape of British Columbia, […]
The Confluence of Neuroscience and Structural Integration
Kevin Frank: On behalf of the Rolf community, I want to thank you both for your upcoming presentation to our 2009 annual meeting and for taking time for this conversation. I hope we can give readers a sense of the overlap between your interviews with the stars of the neuroscience world and the work we […]
Why Ida Rolf Chose Boulder for the Rolf Institute
Jim Asher and Ida Rolf Dave Sheldon: Jim, what is the history of the first few Boulder classes? Jim Asher: The first class in Boulder got organized in 1973 because Emmett Hutchins was practicing in Boulder, wanted to teach there, and also thought Ida would enjoy the town. So, Ida came out to teach […]
Rolfing in Brazil
In the Beginning By Lucia Merlino, Editor, Rolfing Brasil Certified Advanced Rolfer, Rolf Movement Practitioner, São Paulo Twenty years ago, in 1988, a group of thirteen united to organize and facilitate the study of a new [to Brazil] and fascinating somatic approach: Rolfing. But let us return to an even earlier time… In […]
The Development of the Rolf Movement Work
Vivian Jaye and Jane Harrington in the late spring of 1991 during a movement certification training. Anne Hoff: Vivian and Jane, when I approached you with the idea of an interview on the history and development of the Rolf Movement work, you had particular reasons for wanting to do the interview together. What are […]
A Fifty-Year Perspective of Rolfing
I met and started studying with Dr. Rolf in 1968. My perspective now covers forty years. During that time I have witnessed a silent revolution in our collective field of inquiry. What is a human body? What are its possibilities for change? Although these questions are not the headlines in our news, there has been […]
Rolfing: Over Time… Across Continents Through Generations
[:en] For me, clinical practice is the most satisfying part of being a Rolfer. As much as I enjoy teaching, writing, interacting with colleagues, and participating in the development and evolution of the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration and the ABR (Brazilian Rolfing Association), there is something precious about my contact with individual clients – […]
A Not-So-Straight Line of Work
It was the summer of 1972 when I paid a visit to my sister, Véronique, who had recently moved to San Francisco. In those days, when Esalen, est, Gestalt and encounter groups were the trendy things to do, I gave myself a tour of all I could put my hands on in the field of […]
From Private Practice to Business Practice: Developing Brand You
Editor’s Note: With this issue we are introducing a new column on practice building, which we consider an especially relevant topic at this point in time. We welcome guest writers: a diversity of background and experience, ranging from more experienced Rolfers with thriving practices to those just starting out, will serve well. What has worked […]