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 […]
Rolfing SI in Its Relation to Osteopathy, Especially the Lineage of Visceral Manipulation Developed by JeanPierre Barral
In osteopathy the main aim is to find and release the “primary lesion” within an organism. This primary lesion is determined by the practitioner using a series of diagnostic tools with the aim of getting as specific as possible. Some of these diagnostic methods are: arcing, local listening, general listening and Manual Thermal Diagnosis followed […]
The Schumann Syndrome
I am not sure when I first told my friend Hal about a favorite musical quote, but I suspect it was several decades ago. This lifelong friend is an exceptional jazz musician and teacher who unapologetically detests all critics as talentless parasites. Therefore, he had wanted to use this infamous vulgarism in his recent jazz […]
Boulder… and Beyond
Editor’s Note: In this issue we profile two Rolfing practitioners in Boulder, Colorado, which presumably holds the record for practitioner density per square mile. Interestingly, both of our subjects also have traveling practices. A key difference is career stage – sone has been in practice for many years, the other is relatively new. As I […]
A Lecture from the April 2008 Advanced Rolfing Training
Editor’s Note: The following is a transcription of a morning lecture by Michael Salveson during the April 2008 Advanced Rolfing Training in Berkeley, California. Several recurrent themes from the training are covered in this talk, giving the reader an idea of what is currently being addressed in the training. Thanks to Michael for his permission […]