Why Ida Rolf Chose Boulder for the Rolf Institute
Jim Asher and Ida Rolf Dave Sheldon: Jim, what is the history of the first few Boulder classes? Jim Asher: The first class in Boulder got organized in 1973 because Emmett Hutchins was practicing in Boulder, wanted to teach there, and also thought Ida would enjoy the town. So, Ida came out to teach […]
Tension in the Jaw and How to Release It with Specific Movement Exercises
Question: Can you give me advice on how to educate clients about the jaw? I understand working with perception and coordination, but how can I do that with the jaw? Answer: When we talk about the jaw we must include the temperomandibular joint (TMJ) and the rest of the mouth: the teeth and tongue. […]
The Low-Level Cold Laser as an Adjunct to Rolfing Structural Integration
Introduction It has been over six years since Jeff Maitland first started using the Erchonia PL5000 low-level cold laser as an adjunct to his work. When Jeff first discovered the laser, he was amazed by the results and shared some of what this remarkable machine could do in “The Too Good to Be True Machine.”(1) […]
The Kenai Peninsula Mentoring Program
Our mentoring program here on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula has its roots in the mentoring I myself received from two wonderful Anchorage Rolfers, Barb Maier and Gwen Moerlein. From my earliest days as a Rolfer, their energy and generosity shortened my learning curve by years and inspired me to develop the program we now use. Every […]
Animal Healing: The Power of Rolfing® Structural Integration
Briah Anson graduated from the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration in 1979. Before she had even finished school, she had already experimented with applying the principles of structural integration (SI) to her pet dog. While her practice has always been filled with humans, her passion, curiosity, and innate natural connectedness has always been with animals. […]
Body as a Movement System – Part 2
Abstract: The initial success of structural integration (SI) came from a focus on fascial mobilization and an explanation that fascia is plastic. Modern science points to the brain and the postural system as being the plastic part of the equation, and this has led to improved interpretations of Dr. Rolf’s emphasis on gravity and posture. […]
Craniofascial Structure
Anne Hoff: This interview originated from a comment that Olixn made quite a while ago on the Rolf Forum about Alternative Light Force® (ALF) dental appliances. Olixn, how did you meet Rebecca? Olixn Adams: I was noticing that a lot of people who had received traditional orthodontic treatment, particularly in their teens, were exhibiting a […]
A Pained Process
“About suffering they were never wrong, the old masters: how well they understood its human position; how it takes place while someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking dully along.” (W.H. Auden, “Musée des Beaux Arts”) In my favorite movie, Amélie, the main character’s love interest is trying to follow a […]
Generosity and Delight as Practice-Building Strategies
It is so easy to get obsessed with marketing tricks these days and to believe that we need to master every new shiny technological advance in order to stay current and to grow our practices. We begin to panic and try to hurry up and master all the fancy new stuff that is out there. […]
Rolfing® SI in Context
Esalen, 1967 In the spring of 1967, I had my first Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) session with Jan Sultan at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. I hoped that it would ?make room for my heart? as Fritz Perls claimed it had for him. I?m not sure it really did that for him or […]