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 […]
Number Two Rolfer
Anne Hoff has just emailed me to ask if I would like to write a piece for the journal. We met years ago, she reminded me, at a workshop in Virginia with Vivian Jaye. I remember. I’m thinking I won’t write, it’s not my thing, but I’ll ask Maryanne [Gabriel] – New Zealand’s other Rolfer […]
Core Strength from a Rolfing Perspective
Question: In the fitness world the concept of “core strength” is often mentioned as a benefit of certain exercise regimens. Please compare and contrast the concept of core strength /stability from a Rolfing perspective and from a more mainstream fitness perspective. Answer: Core as an Event in Time A Rolfing practitioner must be comfortable […]
The Development of the Rolf Movement Work
Vivian Jaye and Jane Harrington in the late spring of 1991 during a movement certification training. Anne Hoff: Vivian and Jane, when I approached you with the idea of an interview on the history and development of the Rolf Movement work, you had particular reasons for wanting to do the interview together. What are […]
Radial Decompression: Its Origin and Use
Valerie Berg: What is radial decompression and how did you come to create it? Jan Sultan: Radial decompression originally came as an attempt to solve the “pre-Eight” question – is this an upper or lower session? In practice, I’d come to make the simple choice to work the girdle that looked the least organized. Dr […]