ABSTRACT Rolfer™ and author Briah Anson interviews Helen “Jimmer” James about her life story as a Rolfer. From her early life in Pennsylvania, United States, on the family farm, to going through high school during World War II, James’ life path has several exceptional accomplishments. She was an avid athlete, playing basketball and f ield hockey while going to college for health sciences. She joined the United States Air Force in 1952 and served as a radio operator. Her dream to become a physical therapist for the Air Force was cut short when President Eisenhower discriminated against LGBTQIA+ people in the 1950s with legislation setting off the ‘Lavender Scare’. She overcame this hardship by completing her physical therapy education on her own, becoming a Rolfer, a successful practitioner, and anatomy instructor. James has elevated structural integration work by publishing peer-reviewed studies of fasciabased research and by working with Olympians who have made Rolfing® Structural Integration a part of their high-performance success.

ABSTRACT Author Briah Anson speaks about her forty-five-year career as a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Movement Practitioner. Lina Amy Hack interviews Anson about her 2023 second edition of Rolfing®: Stories of Personal Empowerment. Anson is passionate about getting the word out to the general public about the health and vitality that people experience after having Rolf’s work. Her books feature how she has been able to support the growth and recovery of people of all ages, from infancy to older adulthood. Also, her love of animals led her to develop an expertise in working with animals of all kinds, including horses, dogs, birds (wild and domestic), and one cougar named Brent.

Reviewed by Marilyn Beech, Certified Rolfer?