The Pain Barrier
I think that at the pain barrier, to improve, one proceeds to slowly process the neurological data associated with the unconsciously learned reactions to the pain. If ever too much data (pain) is presented at once, then the unconscious reactive pattern is triggered and once again reinforced. Many clients then conclude that this stuff isn’t […]
Plantar Fasciitis
Deborah Weidhaas I have many people coming in complaining of plantar fasciitis. I long ago stopped looking for the source of the problem in the feet or ankles. The primary restriction has been in a knee or hip. And if the plantar fasciitis is in only one foot, primary restriction is commonly found in the […]
Volunteer
The immediate aftermath of the “bombing” of the World Trade Center was less dramatic and yet more profound. Where there had been two columns of lights at night from my window, now there was darkness and emptiness. This was eventually replaced by a huge pink cloud covering the south of Manhattan, fighter jets, helicopters with […]
Connective Tissue as an Energetic and Informational Continuum
SUMMARY Those who are interested in fascia and connective tissue occasionally get glimpses of remarkable phenomena that are at the edge of perception and that seem inexplicable in terms of science. This article looks at a number of such phenomena that give us insights into the role of the connective tissue/ living matrix as a […]
An Interview with Joseph Heller
Q: How did you go from engineer to the director of a personal growth center? JH: I volunteered to be a model at a Rolfing demonstration. I decided that was what I wanted to do. So, the transition was a way of getting out of aerospace engineering and doing what I wanted to do. Q: […]
In Response to “The Too-Good-To-Be-True Machine”
On first impression, this article ap peared to be an interesting, if longish, satire. But while the Jeff Maitland I’ve known is very bright and an earnest seeker, one notion I have not associated with him is a wacky sense of humor. As I read the piece again, three primary concerns surfaced: 1. While Jeff […]
The Intersubjective Field of Healing:
INTRODUCTION Recent advancements within neuroscience confirm that the therapeutic alliance (i.e., the collaborative relationship between patient and therapist) plays a major role in the outcome of therapy, even more so than technique. A primary component of the alliance is the emotional bond that is formed and the regulation of feelings between patient and therapist. With […]
Core Stabilization, Core Coordination
The author is once again grateful and indebted to Hubert Godard for his capacity to respect and synthesize both the contributions of science and the wisdom of experience HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE In the past five years, the concept of spinal segmental stabilization has received considerable attention from research science.’ Sometimes known as “core” stabilization, this approach […]
Active Fascial Contractility
Fonte: Structural Integration – 2006 INTRODUCTION Fascia is usually seen as serving a passive role in biomechanical dynamics, transmitting mechanical tension that is generated by forces outside of itself. Contrary to this common conception, Staubesand1 and Rolf2 proposed that fascia is able to actively contract and relax by itself and that such fascial tonus changes […]
On Articular Restrictions and Training
“How important is it to address articular restrictions in the context of a basic Rolfing° series? What special training or care is needed when working this layer? Are the answers different depending on the location of the restrictions? ” Dr. Rolf developed the basic Ten Series of Rolfing to organize the body at the musculo-tendinous […]