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 […]
Thoughts on the Advanced Training from Certified Advanced Rolfers
A Better Rolfer, a Better Communicator, and a Better Person <i>Bob Alonzi</i> The Advanced Training (AT) taught me many things. What I learned there made me a better Rolfer, a better communicator and a better person. I learned to be efficient and effective in the application of my work. I reconnected with the joy and […]
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 […]
Meta Mind of Rolfing SI
‘Meta’ refers to a higher-level abstraction. We Rolfers recognize that the power of our work extends beyond the limitations of a client’s structure; that is, the changes that Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) facilitates in the body are more than physical. Our understanding of that creates a richer experience for our clients. The bigger our container […]
Therapeutic Use of Self in Rolfing® SI and the Bodynamic System
Editor’s Note: The Fall 1997 issue of Rolf Lines included an article “Bodynamics and Rolfing” by Bill Harvey and Russell Stolzoff. Here, Stolzoff revisits the topic of Bodynamic® Somatic Developmental Psychology and related themes in an interview conducted by Carole LaRochelle. You may want to reference the earlier article and can find the complete citation […]
Rolfing SI, Trauma, Orientation, and the Autonomic Nervous SystemRolfing SI, Trauma, Orientation, and the Autonomic Nervous System
Trauma is a part of human existence and leaves a lasting mark on the body, mind, and spirit of those who have suffered from it. In this article, we will look at the progression of how trauma reprograms the autonomic nervous system (ANS), how this affects our capacity for orientation, and how our capacity […]
“The Map Is Not the Territory” – “The Word Is Not the Thing”
Author’s Note: The following is based on the transcript of a lecture I gave in 2008 on the use of language in Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) sessions.2 Korzybski and General Semantics “The map is not the territory.” Alfred Korzybski’s famous words were quoted frequently during my early trainings at the Rolf Institute® beginning in 1981. […]
Metaphors of the Body
Illustrations by Eva Furnari. Editor’s Note: Metaphor was the subject of Dr. Merlino’s PhD thesis, “Metáforas do corpo em transformação: Experiência, Percepção, Posturaas relações com a Integração Estrutural Rolfing,” which translates as Metaphors of the Body in Transformation: Experience, Perception, and Posture and Their Relationship to Rolfing® Structural Integration.” Somatic practices, which constitute a relatively […]