Body, Speech, and Mind
Anne Hoff: Tsuguo, you have a strong background in Buddhism and religious studies besides being a Rolfer and doing other kinds of bodywork. That’s an interesting combination and I’m wondering how these influence each other in your life and in your practice. But to start, tell us about your background with Buddhism, as that came […]
Dancing Between the Lines
Jason Sager In the summer of 2002, fresh out of college, I went to a swing dance for the first time. I was a shy young adult, grown from a shy child with no experience in music, and a weak high-school wrestling career as my most athletic endeavor to date. But something about dancing took […]
The Sound of Integration
Heidi and Lena during their Rolfing training in Brazil, 1994. Heidi Massa: Lena, you’ve been practicing Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) for more than twenty years, right? Maria Helena Orlando: Yes, after finishing my Basic Training in 1994, I got my Rolf Movement certification in 1998 and completed the Advanced Training in 1999. Then, in 2010 […]
Persistent Doubt, Perches in Apple Trees, Putting Ground Under One’s Faith
Kevin Frank I find I’m a person of strong doubt. Doubt is an unrelenting taskmaster, but it can lead to innovation. I tend to doubt the party line about why things work, at least until I can puzzle the story out. I was, from the start, skeptical of the Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) ‘story’ – […]
Body as ’Portal’
Gregory Knight and Anne Hoff Anne Hoff: Greg, we are both Rolfers, and we are both students and teachers of the Diamond Approach, a modern spiritual path. I believe we have similar periods of time in each of these. Let’s compare notes on what got each of us into each of these things and see […]
Practically Integrated
Lynn Cohen Mid-life, I found myself in need of a vocation. I had a bachelor’s and a couple of master’s degrees boxed up somewhere (along with two unpublished novels and a stack of short stories), and my dog-walking business had run its course. I needed inspiration and an income. Surprisingly, I was drawn to massage. […]
How Suite It Is
The melody is the dance; the irresistible attraction to the tonal center is the gravity. Steven Hancoff (from From Tragedy to Transcendence) Note from Lynn Cohen: I spoke with Steven Hancoff by phone. He was in Sandwich, New Hampshire, towards the beginning of a three-month tour of New England and the Canadian Maritimes with his […]
The Haptic Sense, Part 1
The author wishes to express special thanks to Hubert Godard for bringing these concepts to the Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) community. To perceive is to construct a mental representation through the receipt of sensory input; i.e., we are conscious not of the things around us, but only of our subjective representations. For centuries, philosophers and […]
Cross-pollination of Rolfing® SI and Other Endeavors
Q: Can you speak to something in your own life that has cross-pollinated with your Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) practice, leading you to a particular perspective, understanding, or way of working? A: Speaking of the cross-pollinations that have affected my perspective on the body, and on Rolfing SI, the first mandate from Ida P. Rolf […]
A New Paradigm of Anatomy
John Sharkey Brooke Thomas Brooke Thomas: Today, I’m talking with John Sharkey who is a clinical anatomist, exercise physiologist, and European neuromuscular therapist. He’s developed the world’s only master ’s degree in neuromuscular therapy, which is accredited by the University of Chester (UK). He’s on the editorial boards of the Journal of Bodywork and […]