The Brain – New Perspectives for Manual Work
Por Christoph Sommer, instrutor de Rolfing®, e Peter Schwind, instrutor básico e avançado de Rolfing RESUMO Christoph Sommer entrevista seu colega Peter Schwind sobre como nosso trabalho pode influenciar o cérebro. Schwind discute os primeiros insights, o trabalho manual de Jean-Pierre Barral, DO, o trabalho intranasal clássico de Sétima hora de Ida Rolf, a interface […]
The Many Happenings at the Head
By Pierpaola Volpones, Basic Rolfing® Instructor, Rolf Movement® Instructor Holding the head: what a mystery, what a privilege! It’s not unusual in my practice to notice opposite reactions, some people who become very tense and others who totally relax into my hands. Several times I had wondered if there is a sleep switch at […]
Letter from the Embryo
Por Konrad Obermeier, Instrutor Básico de Rolfing® RESUMO Este artigo é uma discussão sobre o desenvolvimento embriológico da face e, em particular, do espaço para os olhos. O rosto começa comprimido entre o tecido que se transforma no cérebro e o tecido que se transforma no coração, Konrad Obermeier examina o papel da dinâmica dos […]
Fascia Insights – Fluid Dynamics of Fascia
By Robert Schleip, PhD, Certified Advanced Rolfer™ ABSTRACT The human body is by majority made of water, specifically interstitial water dissolved in our extracellular matrix. Easy flow of water through the lymph system is associated with healthy tissue and in vivo studies describe this water flow as moving through channels in the ground substance. Dr. […]
SourcePoint Therapy
Review The path of energy work involves a lot of personal transformation. It’s not just a collection of techniques, it’s not a quick zap. It’s a path into and through the unknown, the possible, the dream. It requires a commitment to exploring a world beyond the ordinary, beyond the limits of your current thinking. […]
Pro Levitatem
ABSTRACT This article is an appeal to the Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) community to consider how an introduction to our way of thinking of the concept of levity as a polar and commensurate principle to gravity could benefit our work. Take the very top and centre of scientific interpretation by the greatest of its masters: […]
Evoking Embodiment Through SI
ABSTRACT In this interview conducted in the autumn of 2019, Michael Polon, faculty with the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®, discusses how current neuroscience can help structural integrators of all experience levels create more meaningful and effective clinical experiences for their clients, both within and outside of series work. He begins by describing various physiological mechanisms […]
An Exploration of Bone and Brain, Tension and Gravity
By Tsuguo Hirata, Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Rolf Movement® Practitioner ABSTRACT The author explores tension and the interface between tension in the mind/brain, muscles, and around bones. He introduces techniques of bone awareness and weight-transmission through bones as a means to retrain the brain and to allow deep tension to release and relates these to Dr. […]
Contributions from Japan and the East-West Interplay
ABSTRACT The author discusses the history of the Japanese Rolfing® Association (JRA) and a vision for development of the Asia region and for increased East-West interchange whereby some of the unique developments from Asia can begin to have an interplay with Western Rolfing methods. JRA’s Organizational History In this article, I will discuss […]
Nothing Is Everything. Everything Is Nothing. (It All Depends on Your Viewpoint)
By Anne Hoff and Yoshita Koda, Certified Advanced Rolfers™ ABSTRACT During her lifetime, Ida Rolf taught her work in the United States primarily. In subsequent years, Rolfing® Structural Integration (SI) has spread to numerous countries, often through the pioneering efforts of a few individuals. Yoshitaka Koda was the first Japanese person to train as […]