The Ankle-Lean Sequence
Recently, I stumbled upon a surprisingly effective intervention sequence that facilitates establishing horizontality in the body. I call it the ‘ankle-lean intervention sequence’. It does not look anything like our Tenth-Hour technique, and it is not meant to replace it. The ankle-lean sequence is much more global in its application and affects. Metaphorically, it is […]
A Review and Commentary on Still’s Fascia
Attempting to distill Jane Eliza Stark’s book Still’s Fascia: A Qualitative Investigation to Enrich the Meaning Behind Andrew Taylor Still’s Concept of Fascia (Jolandos Verlag, 2007) into a simple overview is like trying to paint the most elegant sunset with a one-color palette. Impossible! Stark’s book, which served as her graduate ‘thesis’ from The […]
Fascial Fluidity and Contiguity
Jane Eliza Stark Ron Murray Ron Murray: You’re an expert on fascia, and your book Still’s Fascia is being reviewed by a Rolfing® Structural Integration [SI] instructor. [Editor’s note: Andrew Taylor Still was the founder of osteopathy; the book review appears on page 38.] Is it your thesis, or is it a book? Jane Stark: […]
Popular Ruts: Fascia Revisited
Editor’s Note: I first heard about Jane Eliza Stark from Rolfer™ Ron Murray. In looking into her book, Still’s Fascia, and communicating with her, I thought that her work on fascia, its fluidity and contiguity, would be of interest to Rolfers, who have long been interested in osteopathic thought. Here we present an article she […]
An Awakening: My History with Rolfing SI
From María Cristina Jiménez: “The best way for me is to just talk and you edit it down. I want to tell the story, drop into the feeling and nuance of the time. I am now sixty-nine years old and practicing for over forty-three years . . .” Thus began my several-hour interview with Harvey […]
Spirit of Movement
Judith Aston-Linderoth Shonnie Carson Shonnie Carson: My first question for you, Judith, is how and when did you meet Dr. Rolf? Judith Aston-Linderoth: I had had two rather serious car accidents in 1966 and 1967. In one of them I was braking and someone going more than fifty miles per hour rear-ended me. […]
Emmett Hutchins: In Memoriam
From the Editor-in-Chief: For many, Emmett Hutchins was a beloved personage in the Rolf lineage, an inspiring teacher, practitioner, mentor, or friend. For others he was a controversial figure because of his pivotal role in ‘the split’ and his acrimony toward the Rolf Institute® after he left. This presents a challenge in writing about his […]
Burning Man, Part 2
Editor’s Note: Advanced Rolfing instructor Michael Salveson has been an integral part of the Rolf Institute®. He was chosen by Dr. Rolf as one of five to help transmit her work. He has many times been a contributor to this Journal, particularly about the importance of the Advanced Training and topics in Advanced Rolfing Structural […]
Journeyman: An Interview with Jan Sultan
María Cristina Jiménez: Tell us about your journey into Rolfing Structural Integration (SI). Jan Sultan: I have been [practicing] Rolfing SI for forty-six years. I started training in 1969 and finished Basic Training in the spring of 1970. I first [received Rolfing sessions] from Dr. Rolf when I was about twenty-six years old. I had […]
Integration – How Do We Define It? How Do We Assess It? Where Do We Place It in the Ten Series?
Introduction The term integration is embedded in how we define the work of Rolfing Structural Integration (SI). Is there agreement about its definition? We can frequently use a word, and not necessarily stop and ask what we mean when we use it. Questions around this topic: • What does ‘integration’ mean, generically, and what does […]