The Evolutionary Sequence – Part II
Part Two Excerpts From An Evolutionary Sequence Movement Curriculum The evolutionary sequence has been presented in as short a time as one hour. It can be taught in a series of sessions over two weeks or more, and can also be expanded to include a detailed examination of anatomy, as has been done in Myer’s […]
Integrins and the Senses
INTEGRINS I have pondered, as many of us have, what happens in our clients’ bodies during Rolfing. I have not found the gel-sol model of connective tissue lengthening to be satisfying. Not that adding energy to connective tissue can’t change its properties, including its length, or even that something like this might be happening in […]
Working with Insurance
Anonymous: I share my office with a physician and he uses certain ICD-9 codes to bill for the Rolfing that I do. I am considered a “contractor” that provides services that he bills for. I would caution you about using ICD-9 codes yourself since we do not diagnose folks. At best it might be ineffective […]
Meaning and Grounds
Robert, I was quite interested in reading your reply1 to my article, “The Backbone of Structural Integration, which contained criticisms of tour article, “Lecture Notes on 1’soas and Adductors.”‘ However, since you apparently missed the stain point of any criticisms, I find it necessary to reply In your reply. You began your reply with the […]
Developing Client-Support for Rolfing
The people we are Rolfing currently and those who have recently completed Rolfing are a critically valuable resource for the four of us at Rolfing Associates, Inc. in sustaining and expanding our practices. In fact, a majority of our new clients come to us through activities traceable directly or indirectly to our clients. If we […]
Statistics for Practice Building
Over the years, I have used a variety of straight-forward statistics to guide my practice building efforts and to evaluate the success of various strategies. As a tool for guidance, statistics help in two ways. First they help clarify the energy needed to produce the result desired. Secondly, they put boundaries on the large, undifferentiated, […]
How Rolfing Produces Change
With Rolfing we attempt to change the shape and form of the body permanently. We have our ideas about balancing in gravity and improved function to guide questions about why to change structure. But then there are the questions about how. We have interventions that are our strategies and “moves,” formulas and techniques. Basic to […]
Gary Gibbs Discusses Technique
Dear Colleagues, Oven the last year I have been experimenting with different methods of body work. I’d like to share these with you. The basic principles underlying these methods are: 1. Centering the practitioner’s weight over the client. 2. Using gravity (body weight) as the therapist. 3. Using prestretched positions. I believe that using gravity […]
Rolfing Theory: The Worm Meets the World
Sages say that moving the core outside, searching the world for a path, is wrong. Path-finding comes from changed perspectives inside. This idea implies to me that legs are connectors, but not via their moving the body around on some hair-brained scheme. Legs contribute somehow to improvements in perspective. Listening to audio tapes of Jan […]
The Dorsal Hinge
For many years, I was confused about the dorsal hinge. My instructors spoke about it, but I never saw it in anatomy books. After a few years, I began to notice more and more in the mid thoracic part of the spinal column without really getting a conceptual handle on it. For a few months, […]