Scoliosis and Proprioception
Most types of scoliosis are classified as idiopathic scoliosis which means that the reasons for this type of rotational deformity of the spine are as vet unknown. Nevertheless, there are all kinds of assumptions, beliefs and anecdotal reports available in the alternative health community concerning the main cans,: and driving factors. For example, the following […]
Among the Yanumami of the Rain Forest
[Fonte: Rolf Lines SUmmer 2000] Ray: Tell me more about your experiences. Mario: We flew into Caracas, then went to Puerto Ayacucho, the base for the missionaries who work with the nearby Indian community. The region is the size of the state of Colorado and a part of the Amazon rain forest. The people I […]
A Scholarship Program for Rolfing Clients
My associate Thom Walker and I are just completing Rolfing ten clients who paid slightly less than half the usual Rolfing fee as part of a Rolfing scholarship program we established in our community. Because this program worked well and produced some good outcomes, I offer it for anyone’s use and/or modification. If others have […]
Letter from John Hammer
I am writing in reference to what Dr. Silverman calls putting the “center line” in the structure of the Rolf Institute. Up to the present the Rolf Institute has not assumed the responsibility of editing written articles and papers on Rolfing before reprinting them. Nor has the Institute taken the position of authority of printing […]
Movements that Rolf – Part I
I would like to call your attention to the possibility of “MOVEMENTS THAT ROLF”. Until now, as a community, we have been involved with many issues concerning movement, and this article is in no way a comment on any of that history. Rather this is a communication of a fact that becomes more and more […]
Applied Physiology
I have been privileged to introduce the Rolf Institute Comprehensive Studies classes to the scientific aspects of our inquiry, our on-going dialogue amongst ourselves, our students, our instructors and community concerning the nature of Rolling and related methods, and the significance of this work in the broadest sense. There are many perspectives on this inquiry. […]
How Does the Body Maintain Its Shape? – Part III
This is the third and final article in a series that answers a questions posed by Rolfers about the scientific basis of Rolfing. This question arose in 1983 correspondence between Steve Bankes and Siana Goodwin. Siana is helping us find productive ways of approaching the scientific literature. She asks, “Can we start our literature search […]
A Conversation with Michael Salveson
Bill: There has been a split among the instructors of the Institute with four instructors leaving, one to start another school. What are the reasons for this split? Are there other than personal reasons? Michael: Yes, I think the instructors reached a stage of development where divergent views of the work resulted in disagreement about […]
Ethics: Defending Our Codes and Practices
For the past three years I have been in the unenviable position of overseeing the ethical considerations of the Rolf Institute. I have read many letters and articles pointing out how ineffective and meaningless our codes and standards are, many stating that if only we were to make the policing of our ethics tighter it […]
For the Public Good
As I said earlier, we consider our first mission is turning our Rolfers who are really qualified to tackle community problems and to move toward their solution. In this area, some of you may remember a session now quite a while ago when I discussed an old yogic idea, essentially an idea that we have […]