Should We Believe What We Read?
Introduction Scientific research can be a great way to understand our world. Scientific exploration starts with careful, hopefully unbiased, observations. As Rolfers, we are observing our clients before and after our interventions. The outcome might be a visible structural change or some sensory adaptation, such as a reduction in pain or improved comfort. We may […]
Research: A Tool for Inspiration
Honestly, there is a lot of ‘just figuring it out’. When it comes down to it, being a successful Rolfer and Rolf Movement practitioner involves active curiosity, selfmotivation, perseverance, love of learning, and appreciation for the natural world. The tools learned in the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration (RISI) Basic, Advanced, and Movement trainings are […]
Considerations in Research
Research is one of the missions of the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration (RISI). How do you either pursue this yourself or feel it can be taught and be beneficial to the training of Rolfers™ and our field? A: RISI includes research in its mission statement. While we frequently think about research as being something […]
Allowing the Transformation To Emerge
<img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1453-01.jpg’> <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1453-02.jpg’> Ray Allen: Could we start, Tessy, with you talking about your own personal history? What were the experiences that led to you getting Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) sessions and then deciding to become a Rolfer? Tessy Brungardt: Before I was a Rolfer I was a scientist – my degree is in […]
The Work of ‘The Work’: Supporting People Becoming Who They Are
<img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1454-01.jpg’> <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1454-02.jpg’> Anne Hoff: How many years have you been practicing Rolfing Structural Integration (SI)? What inspired you to become a Rolfer in the first place? Ray McCall: I?ve been practicing thirty-eight years. I trained in ?78. What inspired me was that I was interested in the transformational aspect of the work. That […]
Embodied Being: The Philosophical Roots of Manual Therapy
[:en]<img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1451-01.jpg’> Introduction: How This Book Came into Being When I was first made a Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) Instructor, I was struck with how little writing there was about Rolfing SI, apart from Dr. Rolf?s publications.To counteract our tendency toward becoming a largely oral tradition, I asked Anna Hyder to help me convert Rolf […]
An Ongoing Inquiry into Mind and Body
Anne Hoff: How many years have you been practicing Rolfing Structural Integration (SI), and what inspired you to become a Rolfer in the first place? Pedro Prado: I?ve been practicing Rolfing SI for thirty-five years. It feels like such a short time, and, at the same time, it feels like a very long time […]
Burning Man
[:en]<img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1452-01.jpg’> <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1452-02.jpg’> Szaja Gottlieb: As practitioners we know that Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) is transformational for the client, but we also know that it is transformational for the practitioner as well. I wonder if you could speak about your personal journey? First, how long have you been a Rolfer? Michael Salveson: I have […]
The Rolfing® SI Journey
[:en]<img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1457-01.jpg’> <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1457-02.jpg’> Richard Ennis: Russell, how many years have you been practicing Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) and what inspired you to become a Rolfer in the first place? Russell Stolzoff: I?ve been practicing Rolfing SI for twenty-six years and I was inspired from receiving Rolfing [sessions] when I was an undergraduate student at […]
When Rolfing® SI Becomes Orchestration
Let?s get this straight: every move a Rolfer makes advances a certain idea of structure. This idea is learned bit by bit, and with persistence emerges as an integrative body/mind operating procedure that can be followed with individuals who present very diverse integrative issues. Thus, segmenting off the standard ?basic? Ten Series of lessons in […]