ABSTRACT Anatomist Gil Hedley recently finished his Nerve Tour lecture series, over the course of a year and a half, offering over a hundred dates where he described the whole human nervous system in a five-and-a-half-hour presentation. This article is a conversation between Hedley and Certified Advanced Rolfer™ Lina Amy Hack, who attended the North American Zoom presentation. They explore the nervous system as a “nerve tree,” and the interconnectedness of humans with nature. Hedley shares about the life of the donor for the whole-body nerve dissection, and the importance of honoring the donor’s gift while learning these profound anatomy lessons. He contrasts regional anatomy with his wholistic, integral anatomy model. The conversation highlights Hedley’s unique approach to anatomy education that emphasizes the living, interconnected nature of the human form.

ABSTRACT Lina Amy Hack interviews anatomist Gil Hedley, PhD, about the pelvic floor. Hedley proposes a new and inclusive term for the intimate structures of the pelvic floor – the pars intima. They also talk about the ethics of manual therapy in the neighboring tissue of those intimate structures. Hedley discusses the shapes of the pelvic floor more as a sling and a funnel. The path of the pudendal nerve is also discussed.

Interviewer’s Note: On June 14, 1995, 1 taped a phone interview with Rosalyn Bruyere for Rolf Lines. Rosalyn teaches healing internationally, is the founder of the Healing Light Center Church, publishes the Oracle: A Journal of the Future, authored Wheels of Light: Chakras, Auras and the Healing Energy of the Body (Simon and Schuster), and is the mother of two grown sons. She figures prominently in the early history of Rolfing® as the “aura reader” whose clairvoyant observances during the Rolf Study at UCLA documented by Dr Valerie Hunt for the Rolf Institute provided rare insights into the nature of our work. Plenty of laughter should be read between the lines of our dialogue. Rosalyn makes a delightful conversation partner and it was an honor to speak with her on behalf of the Rolfing community.

“Be conscious when you are violating primary rules of the process of living. Listen to your voice as you describe what you see, then to your voice as you think or image you see. When you project what you think, there are all kinds of strain in your voice.”Ida P. Rolf

“To me, the most important thing is not a specific Rolfing hour: it’s the progression from hour to hour Its the Way you prepare in the second hour for the third hour so that you can get the results of the third hour”Ida P. RolfA Note from The Editor: This review is being republished as some of the text was lost in the first edition published in the December, 1995 edition of Rolf Lines. I extend a sincere apology to the author, review author and the membership.