An Ancient Method of Rowing
[Fonte: Structural Integration – February 2003] At this point, two questions are of interest to us. Firstly, did the Egyptians have certain typical postural and movement patterns? Secondly, were these patterns identical with those found in their art? A Master’s Thesis that was written in 1978 deals with ancient Egyptian rowing style. This piece, written […]
The Role of Connective Tissue as the Physical Medium for the Conduction of Healing Energy in Acupuncture and Rolfing
ABSTRACT This paper is an exploration of the new understanding of the primary role that connective tissue (the body’s myofascial system) plays in the distribution of Qi throughout the body and the acupuncture meridians. Connective tissue is reviewed. Acupuncture’s relationship to connective tissue is discussed, first as shown in ancient acupuncture texts; then modern scientific […]
The Too-Good-to-Be True Machine:
For about a year I have been taking classes in how to use the Erchonia PLE low emission cold laser and experimenting with it in my practice. The results I am seeing are intriguing, arresting, and many times downright amazing. Later on in this report I will do my best to briefly explain the science […]
Psycho-Logics and Posture
FOREWORD Some years ago I wrote a thesis on The Broader Aspects of Osteopathy in which I emphasized the great importance of and the necessity for working on the soft tissues of the body, so as to break down adhesions of tissue and remove undue tensions from the muscles, not forgetting stretching contracted ligaments, thus […]
Insane in the Membrane
As Rolfers, there is such a variety of information that we get drawn to bringing into our practice. Events on the molecular level are where we effect change, even if we are unable to describe those actions. Biochemistry is a wonderful world of exciting interactions, and the more awareness we have around the cellular experience, […]
Manual Therapy for the Peripheral Nerves
Once again Jean-Pierre Barral, D.O. and Alain Croibier, D.O. have followed the original idea of Barral’s thinking and practical experience: that the content is more essential to the organism than the container. In line with this general thought, the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS) have been the focus of explorations over the […]
The Allowing-Will
THE ALLOWING-WILL A glimpse into the heart of creation, an experience of the lotus land of purity and the body of the Buddha, an opening into the radiantly presencing spaciousness of this, will inevitably send you careening into the impoverished notions of body, self, and world that our culture blindly projects as truth. The examples, […]
Some Thoughts on the Assisting Process
After we complete our basic training, there are certain watersheds in our development of the art form that is Rolfing. These landmarks have much more to do with an evolution of our ability to articulate and see structure than with an inevitable improvement in our ability to “fix someone’s back,” although raising the level of […]
On the Ground
For many, regulation is a dubious word. Luckily, many of us live in states where Certified Rolfers are exempt from local regulation. However, this is all about to change, as a number of states are in the process of creating legislation to regulate both massage therapy and Rolfing® Structural Integration with no distinction between the […]
Visceral Manipulation:
Three years after my Rolfing® certification I took my first visceral manipulation class with Jean-Pierre Barral. Since 1994, I have been assisting Didier Prat, D.O., with visceral classes as well as continuing to learn from Jean-Pierre. That might be the reason I was asked to write for this issue of Rolf Lines. I am going […]