A Rolfian Review of Anatomy
in The Beginning: Growth In The Womb-World The moment of conception is creation of life. Within two weeks, the germ cell has become an embryo with three basic germ layers: the ectoderm, the mesoderm, and the endoderm. This is not unlike a star birth in outer space in which the gaseous nebula later condenses into […]
Depois que Willam Bonner Foi-se Embora
Moro num local distante cerca de 30 km do centro da cidade de Florianópolis, em Santa Catarina. A ligação entre esses dois pontos se dá por uma rodovia denominada SC401. No sábado à noite que antecedeu os desmoronamentos à altura do km 11 dessa rodovia passei de carro pelo local. Chovia bastante; dos morros, as […]
Achievement
Introduction Today I wish to bring you a glimpse of the man-Dr. Sutherland and his cranial concept: his introduction to the intelligent body, operating as a beautifully coordinated unit mechanism: his method of treatment and a review of the sequence and progression of his teachings each a step in his achievement of interpreting Dr. A […]
Clinical Research in the Effects of Rolfing
As many Rolfers may remember, formal research to establish the physiologic basis of the functional and structural changes which can be observed as a result of Rolfing was of primary interest to Dr. Rolf. Some research has been done as long as ten years ago, but there is a need for more. In the fall […]
Research Committee Requests Information & Assistance
The Research Committee is pursuing two projects you can help us with. The first project is to support and initiate research into the effects of Rolfing on human performance. By this we refer to peak performance, as in winning an athletic competition, setting a world record, performing a accident or other trauma to the body. […]
A Sturdy, Portable Table
I wanted the lightest weight, portable table still sturdy enough for Rolfing a client and holding my 200 pound body. I built one, hoping it would give me at least one good summer’s use before needing modification. It’s lasted five years with no signs of collapse anywhere so it might be of interest to some […]
De Espelhos e Mudanças
Transcrição de capítulo do livro “Sem amarras”, da coleção Aplauso Perfil, sobre Celso Nunes. Autora Eliana Rocha, Editora Imprensa Oficial. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 2007. O que o trouxe até este momento? A busca de si que ele vem empreendendo ha muito tempo. Do teatro ele conseguiu abdicar, mas o processo de autoconhecimento esta em […]
Adult Basic Connective Tissue
FORWARD A body lacking connective tissue would be a pulsating mass of protoplasm. During man’s evolution, connective tissue provided a material for specialization of his various conceptualized systems and a connecting medium for the bio-energetic regulation of the body. As a part of the musculoskeletal system and thereby influences his energy level within this force […]
Conservative Therapy for Low Back Pain
Criteria Several authors have recently suggested criteria for critical readers or investigators to use to evaluate the validity and applicability of therapeutic trials. Following are the criteria chosen for this analysis and a brief rationale for each. Criteria for Validity 1. Randomization.-This is the best way to eliminate many of the biases that can lead […]
Liability Insurance Essential to Professional Security
As little as twenty-five years ago, malpractice suits were few and far between. In those days, when litigation was filed against a hospital, physician, nurse technician, or any of the allied health care practitioners, the suit was ordinarily the result of an extremely serious mishap, and even then only after careful and painstaking consideration. Furthermore, […]