Embryology: The Emergence of Function and Form
According to The New Webster’s Lexicon of the English Language, embryology is the branch of biology that is concerned with the formation of the embryo from conception through birth.2. This paper explores the science of embryology from the perspective of biodynamic craniosacral therapy (BDCST), and from the embryological research of Eric Blechschmidt. BDCST attunes to […]
Profiles and Evaluations of Rolfing Clients in the Núcleo de Atendimento, Pesquisa e Educação em Rolfing (NAPER) Brazil
This article presents and analyzes results from the database of information about Rolfing clients treated at Núcleo De Atendimento, PesquisaEducação em Rolfing® (NAPER), which is the research and education center of the Brazilian Rolfing® Association (ABR). I will present a brief history of the creation and development of NAPER. I will also describe the creation […]
Conference Report
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2008) [12], pp. 3-6 and is reprinted with permission from Elsevier Publications at www.intl.elsevierhealth.com/journals/jbmt . The 2nd International Fascia Research Congress will be held at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 27-30, 2009. Registration will begin by October 2008. The research […]
A Global Hold for the Upper Pole
If you are a highly experienced Rolfing practitioner, the approach described in this article will give you and your clients access to some profound structural relationships. If you are a new practitioner, this approach will allow you to work with tensional patterns in a client’s neck, head, face, and jaw at any time in a […]
Dueling Divas
[:en]Editor’s Note: Ray Bishop passed away on December 5, 2008 (see memorial on page 43). Ray served as an editor for Structural Integration for a number of years. More than that, he was a frequent contributor to the journal, offering up elegantly written and densely footnoted articles that linked Rolfing to other worlds—particularly music. This […]
How to Succeed at Networking Practice Building
Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from www.thewellpractice.com. We want to hear about your experiences in practice building. Please contact Robert McWilliams at [email protected]. When the tumbleweeds start blowing through your practice and you’re wondering how best to let people know you exist, my top recommendation is to get cozy with your fellow local […]
Embodiment and Grace
What is Embodiment? When we think about our work with our Rolfing clients, we think not only about helping them to achieve alignment, but also about helping them to achieve embodiment of the Rolfing process. What is embodiment of Rolfing Structural Integration? What does it look like? What does it feel like? How do we […]
Does Rolfing SI Enhance Quality of Life?
Inherent in the practice of Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) and inseparable from it is the desire of the practitioner to help others improve the quality of their lives. As a holistic enterprise, SI affects all dimensions of the person. To support an integrative, process-oriented, third-paradigm practice – and, above all, to show that Rolfing SI […]
Fascial Fitness
Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from Fascia: The Tensional Network of the Human Body by Robert Schleip et al.,1 which is scheduled to be published in 2012. For more information on Fascial Fitness see</i> <a href=’http://www.fascialfitness.de’ target=’_blank’>http://www.fascialfitness.de</a> When a football player is not able to take the field because of a recurrent calf […]
The Arches of the Feet in Standing and Walking, Part 1
The Feet The feet are a fascinating and vital part of the human structure. They have the double function of adapting to the transmission of weight from above and the irregularities of the ground below. As adaptive structures they will shape-shift to reflect what goes on above them in the rest of the body, and […]