Don Hazen: In memoriam and appreciation
Don Hazen: In memoriam and appreciation Don Hazen: In Memoriam and Appreciation Libby Eason Don Hazen, DC, Certified Advanced Rolfer™, passed away on August 2, 2011, after a threeyear ordeal with throat cancer, at the age of 67. He lived and practiced in El Cerrito, CA and is survived by his wife of 32 years, […]
Exploring Our Legacy
The Source Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950) was raised in a wealthy Polish aristocratic family. As a highly educated engineer and Russian Army officer, he survived his wounds while serving on the horrific battlefields of World War I. In 1915 he was ordered first to Canada, and, in 1917, transferred to New York to serve as a […]
DFA Somatic Pattern Recognition
In this paper I would like to present my understanding of how the Duggan/French Approach (DFA) to Somatic Pattern Recognition fits into the family of Structural Integration and of the aspects that make DFA work different from the original SI as developed by Dr. Ida P. Rolf. I will try to describe our intervention, called […]
Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement therapies
Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement therapiesDivo G. Müller and Robert Schleip Divo G. Müller is one of the first internationally authorized Continuum teachers in Europe since 1992. She is a Somatic Experience practitioner and author of a book, numerous articles, and DVDs, all of which teach a specially designed movement approach […]
The Case Study Method: Scientific exploration of Rolfing® SI in the Holistic Paradigm
The Case Study Method: Scientific exploration of Rolfing® SI in the Holistic Paradigm Introduction Structural Integration is a broad field, and we now have multiple schools that honor this work with a common heritage and an individualized inquiry; practitioners from these schools have been working to legitimize this work, which is derived from Dr. Rolf, […]
The Garden of Paradise
[:en]<center>The Vision</center> Our vision for the new school for Structural Integration we?re creating in Ecuador includes being in a beautiful, temperate (non-tropical) natural environment that offers not only excellent instruction in Structural Integration but also ample opportunity for reflective immersion in nature as well as richly diverse participation in a highly creative learning community. Our […]
Extensor Coxae Brevis: Treatment Strategies for the Deep Lateral Rotators in Pelvic Tilt
Let us consider the role in Structural Integration of the group of small but important muscles known as the deep lateral rotators of the hip (Fig 1). Our central argument is that we should include their role as postural extensors of the coxofemoral (hip) joint. The differing role of five myofascial units within the fascia […]
Neural and Vascular Manipulation in the Context of Structural Integration
Neural and Vascular Manipulation in the Context of Structural Integration Jeffrey P. Burch, Certified Advanced Rolfer™, has been in practice since 1977. He is also trained to the instructor level in Barral Visceral Manipulation and teaches introductory CranioSacral therapy classes for the Upledger Institute. He is a past member of the Rolf Institute® Board of […]
Intersubjectivity and the Practice of Rolfing®: An Excerpt
Intersubjectivity and the Practice of Rolfing®: An Excerpt
Muscle Repositioning
Introduction Manual therapies, enduring, and subjective Manual therapies are part of human cultural history. Over the centuries, countless manual therapies have been developed, and even now many traditional approaches are still used alongside modern techniques. But perhaps because manual therapies are difficult to study, their mechanisms of action are poorly understood. This hinders their further […]