Letter from Stanley Rosenberg
I would like to share some more information about Rolfing, structure and acupuncture. There is another intersting body of knowledge which includes acupuncture as one of its elements which can help us look more effectively at patterns of relationships in the body structure. Looking at this information with the eyes of a Rolfer, we can […]
Video Analysis of Structure
John Davis, a Boulder Rolfer trained by Nicholas French and Peter Melchior, has been working for the last three years to develop computer technology that far surpasses Polaroid photos in assessing structural changes in Rolfees. About a year ago, John Davis and Justin McCormick invented the Optimum Comparison Tech Video Digitizer, a device to translate […]
An Interview with Jose Augusto Menegatti
Q: Jose, you coach an elite team of16 or 17 world class athletes. How many members of your team have been Rolfed, and how did they come to be Rolfed? A: Six players were Rolfed at my suggestion. Q: Can you comment on specific ways that Rolfing improved the physical performance of these players? A: […]
Bodynamics and Rolfing
BH: How were you introduced to Bodynamics? RS: I happened to see a liver tilt- the Bodynamics training which mentioned some of their essential concepts psychomotoric development, resignation and ranges of tonicities from hyper to hypo that really grabbed me. BH: What’s the f raining like? RS: There are three levels of training: A one […]
Innovations in Rolfing Session #3
I want to share with you some questions, observations, and findings about the third session of Rolfing and about body types. This is the first of three articles relating to the third session. As time goes on, one of the things that impresses me most about the third Rolfing session is the fact that I […]
Learning, Seeing, and the Continuity of Practitioning and Practice
In last year’s poll on Rolfing training, two reported phenomena struck me. One was students’ reported discomfort with saying in class that they don’t see what is being talked about. The second was some Rolfers’ expressed lack of confidence. I see these two as closely related. What underlies the discomfort with not seeing is an […]
An Interview with Hubert Godard
Q: Tell us about your background and how you came to be a Rolfer. Hubert: I began my university study in chemistry, so I did chemistry in university for 4 years, and then worked as a chemist, and at the same time I was dancing. It was too much, so I had to make a […]
In Profile… Robert Schleip
August 15, 1993 Bob: I just want to say that I’m really excited about the articles you’ve been writing for Rolf Lines, and it feels to me cutting edge material. I was blown away by your workshop. You’ve been a gadfly. You’ve been pricking at the membrane of the Rolf Institute and the faculty to […]
Accessing the Mind Field for Transformation
I want to tell you just a little bit about the beginning of my original research in Rolfing, since many of you are too young to have known Ida Rolf. I was a professor at UCLA. Some of my students were being Rolfed, and they came in and told me these wild things about Rolfing […]
How to Recognize Symptoms and Signs of Heart Disease in a Client Who is Unaware of the Problem
Depending on the severity of the problem heart disease can be a relative or an absolute contra-indication to Rolfing. Suspected heart disease is however always an absolute reason for referral before starting our work. Symptoms (what the client may tell you, if you ask) The symptoms of cardiac disease are weakness, fatigue, palpitations, light headedness, […]