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 […]
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 […]
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 Forest and the Trees
[:en]<img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1448-01.jpg’> <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1448-02.jpg’> <img src=’https://novo.pedroprado.com.br/imgs/2016/1448-03.jpg’> Anne Hoff: Let?s talk about the Advanced Training (AT), since we are connected here through Jan Sultan?s current class. What?s your background with the AT, each of you? I?m here taking it a second time.k Bridge Morgan: Well I have only taken it as a student once, and then […]
A Brief History of the Rolfing® SI Advanced Training
Jan Sultan doing a demo at the Advanced Training in Venice, California, October 2015 Introduction In 1974, Dr. Rolf gathered her students in Big Sur, California for the first advanced training (AT) in Rolfing Structural Integration (SI). As I remember, the roll call was: Peter Melchior, Emmett Hutchins, Al Drucker, George Kasselbaum, Don Setty, Judith […]
Opening a Path to RISI Membership to IASI Members
The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration (RISI) was founded by Ida P. Rolf, PhD, in 1971. The organization has four aspects to its mission statement: ? To select, train, and certify qualified and competent practitioners of Rolfing Structural Integration (SI). ? To provide continuing education for Certified Rolfers?. ? To promote programs of research in […]
Ask the Faculty: When Is the Advanced Training Right for You?
Q: Why should I take the Advanced Training (AT) in Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) and how will I know I am ready? A: I would like to address the issue of Advanced Rolfer? certification by first telling my personal experience as a student of Rolfing SI, and second by sharing my perspective as an instructor. […]
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 […]