Scoliosis: What to Do?
It is in light of these declarations by Dr. lda Rolf that we can give effective support to our clients who have scoliosis. Rolling is the most powerful tool available to align a body that is unbalanced by scoliosis, provided that we are able to put everything “where it belongs.” This article is for Rollers […]
Structural Vocabulary
A central component of Rolfing® is the assessment and description of our clients’ geometric organization. Despite the importance of this part of Rolfing, I have encountered many different and ambiguous ways of describing structural geometry. I have felt frustrated with first having to clarify what was being described before I could think or talk about […]
Making the Most of Printed Advertising
Encouraged by your response to previous sharing of Rolfing advertisements, I am offering four more for you to inspect, modify, or borrow as is. Some suggestions regarding printed advertisements: Printed advertising is rarely useful on a one-shot basis. Choose an outlet for your ads and a frequency that you can sustain over time. You will […]
Letter from Carter Beckett
Dear Colleagues, Many of the responses to Jan Sultan’s letter (Rolf Lines, March 1983) express concern over the matter of using rolfing to fix or alleviate symptoms. I think it would be helpful in this continuing dialogue for each of us to define these terms when we use them. If to “fix” means to stop […]
Post Advanced Seminar
We have just completed a three week class for Advanced Rolfers and Movement Teachers, and comments which follow are to share some observations and reflections on the process. A CONTEXT OF PEERS. We began with the notion that, at this level of continuing education, it was appropriate to think in terms of a context which […]
Rolfing and Pregnancy
Is it appropriate to Rolf a pregnant woman? From my point of view, the ideal situation is one in which a woman receives the basic tenseries before ever getting pregnant. Pregnancy and birth are so much easier for most women if they have been Rolfed first. And a Rolfer can be so much more helpful […]
Which Way Is UP?
An understanding of the upright posture in man a requires knowing how man senses the vertical and then how he controls his body to avoid falling over. There are some useful concepts and reason-able explanations that scientists have developed to explain this ability. This essay will first consider the contributions from a number of sensory […]
Talking to Fascia – Changing the Brain
About a year ago I wrote the following letter to all faculty members of the Rolf Institute: “RE: THE IMPORTANCE OF FASCIA INTHE ALIGNMENT OF HUMAN BODIES” Dear Colleagues, A few months ago I had a challenging discussion with several leading Feldenkra is teachers and other body workers in Australia. They questioned the importance of […]
Preliminary Considerations for a Theory of Core
When I read that this would be the First Annual Science of Rolfing Lecture, I thought this a little bit incongruous with what I have to say: I have chosen the theme of core, because I thought “this is really one of the issues I don’t know anything about.” It reminds me a little bit […]
The Ethics of Rolfing: Some Reflections and Notes – Part II
Benefits of Rolfing It is a challenge to present Rolfing in a way that neither distorts the work nor endangers its future. Rolfing creates medical, psychological, and spiritual changes. Most of us became Rolfers because we value the changes that being Rolfed made in us. Yet we have discouraged one another from being too open […]