Body Structure, Movement Patterns, and Fascial Treatment
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in German in pt Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten (2016), the leading physiotherapy journal in Germany. They have given permission for this English reprint. The author has done this English translation. Introduction Even in my basic Rolfing® training, I sensed that manual work on the fascia alone – no matter […]
Contacting Reality in my Human Body
Read books and study nature. When the two don’t agree, Throw out the books. – William Albrecht, PhD (1888-1974), renowned soil scientist. (Note that this quote is considered a paraphrase from his writings rather than a verbatim passage, often attributed to his 1975 book, Albrecht’s Foundation Concepts.) Where This Story of Forces and Stressors Begins […]
Stressors, Forces, and Resiliency
Opening Frame This interview is drawn from several conversations recorded across four episodes of the Touching Into Presence podcast.¹ Rather than presenting those exchanges separately, we’ve woven them together here – allowing recurring questions, images, and tensions to gather into a single, cohesive conversation. What follows is not a transcript of one sitting, but a […]
Psychedelics and The Line
Editor’s note: This article is presented as a personal and historical reflection rather than a clinical or professional recommendation. The views expressed are those of the author and arise from his lived experience within a specific lineage of somatic and contemplative practice. Psychedelics occupy a complex and evolving place in contemporary therapeutic, ethical, and legal […]
Living Tensegrity
Authors’ note: This conversation was recorded on February 20, 2026, and has been condensed and edited by both authors for clarity. Miquel de Jong headshot by Martijn Kappers. The individuals pictured are Dutch Rolfers at an annual meeting who have graciously consented to allowing us to publish their photos. Introduction What does it feel […]
On Breathing!
Breathing and respiration should not be confused, as they are not the same thing. Respiration, properly speaking, is the process of oxygen and carbon dioxide passing through the cellular walls of the villi in the lungs. Breathing is an action. Carbon dioxide goes one way, leaving the body, and oxygen goes the other way, entering […]
Biotensegrity
This interview originally appeared in Structure, Function, Integration on April 14th, 2026, and has been edited by both authors for clarity. As a regular contributor to Structure, Function, Integration, Mary Bond kindly sat down with us for an interview to discuss the recently completed course “Advanced Concepts in Biotensegrity,” taught by Susan Lowell de Solórzano, […]
The philosophical Touch
One of the patterns I notice most often in my Rolfing® Structural Integration practice is not a lack of capacity, but the opposite. Many of the people I work with are capable, organized, and deeply competent. They manage complexity, carry responsibility, and function well in demanding lives. And yet, they often arrive speaking about fragility […]
Fascia Insights
Authors’ note: This article is in two parts: Part 1 is written by Lina Amy Hack, edited by Dr. Stephen W. Porges, and generously contains the 2025 Fascia Research keynote slides and notes of Dr. Porges. Part 2 is an edited conversation recorded on February 19, 2026, over Zoom. The interview has been condensed and […]
BOOK REVIEW | Reimagining the Body:
Aline Newton, in her expansive new book Reimagining the Body: Somatic Practice, Embodiment, and the Science of Movement (2025), writes that, “the body is not an object; it is an activity” (136). Newton, a Rolfer®, Rolf Movement® practitioner, and educator, applies this thinking beyond the body, inviting her readers to consider for themselves what the […]