Profiles and Evaluations of Rolfing Clients in the Núcleo de Atendimento, Pesquisa e Educação em Rolfing (NAPER) Brazil
This article presents and analyzes results from the database of information about Rolfing clients treated at Núcleo De Atendimento, PesquisaEducação em Rolfing® (NAPER), which is the research and education center of the Brazilian Rolfing® Association (ABR). I will present a brief history of the creation and development of NAPER. I will also describe the creation […]
Memories of an Exceptional Pioneer
Before I begin this trip down memory lane, it is important to note that Ida Pauline Rolf was born in Bronx, New York on May 19, 1896. She attended public school in New York. She was an exceptional student, being accepted by Barnard College for Women in her late teens. After she graduated Cum Laude […]
Life on Land
Emilie Conrad has been my teacher for over thirty years. When I first met her, I recognized that she was pointing to a truth that was not so complicated, yet was obscured as a blind spot in our current culture. Her vision, for me, picked up where Ida P. Rolf’s left off. I saw movement […]
Healing the Horse
INTRODUCTION Many horses are more than just pets. They are competitive athletes, performing at levels akin to that of Olympic athletes. Endurance events require horses to demonstrate incredible stamina and cardiovascular health as they traverse distances of fifty to one hundred miles over hazardous terrain. Other equestrians compete in events placing high levels of […]
Finding the Pelvic Floor
Part of this work first appeared on the Rolf Forum when I responded to a topic on “Finding the pelvic floor and Stress-Related Urinary Incontinence”. Since the majority of my initial work with Pilates clients revolves around these issues, I decided to share in a more formal article the techniques I am playing with. As […]
Announcing New Movement Column
Ida Rolf was well aware that recipients of Rolfing® Structural Integration needed movement education in order to fully embody the process. I remember lying on the floor of someone’s living room while she talked us through the classic arm rotation patterns that we now call “Rolf yoga.” She knew that her standard injunctions – “Top […]
Ask the Advanced Faculty
A: At first glance, this is a strategic question: where should we touch in a first session; when should we contact a highly charged area; how should we approach this client; and how do we best start the process. To me, the key concern is not where or when – but how. This inquiry […]
Rolfing Structural Integration on Oprah
Structural Integration: So, Rolfing® got a few minutes of fame on Oprah. Sue, can you give us the back story of how that came about? Sue Seecof: Dr. Oz asked Oprah to feature Rolfing and invited his Rolfer, Ron Spechler to join him on the show. Ron and I discussed the interview and thought about […]
Rolfing Structural Integration: A Distinct Profession
“Knock knock…Who’s there?” What was there was a letter from the New Mexico Massage Board stating I was practicing massage without a license and must comply with their education requirements or immediately stop working. At the time, this announcement came as quite a surprise. After all, I had been comfortably working in my Rolfing® Structural […]
On the Ground
For many, regulation is a dubious word. Luckily, many of us live in states where Certified Rolfers are exempt from local regulation. However, this is all about to change, as a number of states are in the process of creating legislation to regulate both massage therapy and Rolfing® Structural Integration with no distinction between the […]