ABSTRACT Just like the ease that a person experiences when standing on their ‘Line’, as Dr. Ida Rolf described, people move with ease when they apply the wisdom of the tonic function model, as retired, French Rolf Movement Instructor Hubert Godard has described. In this article, Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® faculty member, Per Haaland, reviews his own path learning, practicing, and teaching Godard’s tonic function model from workshops with Godard himself, as well as a mentorship with Rolf Movement Instructor Kevin Frank.

ABSTRACT When the 2020 shutdown happened, some of the scheduled Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® (DIRI) Rolf Movement® continuing education and certification classes were shifted to an online format. In this article, faculty member Per Haaland discusses how he delivered online Rolf Movement courses and what he learned in the process.

ABSTRACT Faculty member Per Haaland explores the role of the axial complex in human locomotion. Haaland discusses the importance of persistence hunting in human evolution and how Serge Gracovetsky’s spinal engine theory posits the spine’s centrality to human locomotion. Hubert Godard’s tonic function model further describes the sophisticated interplay between tonic and phasic muscles in human locomotion. A deeper understanding of these theories and models will help our work in structural integration and movement education.