An Appreciation for Isabell Biddle, D.O.
Our friend, Isabell Biddle, left our three-dimensional world four years ago (December 5, 1970). Those of us who had known and worked with her are still aware of our spiritual loss in her passing. Many of our newer workers met her briefly in her last years. However short their acquaintance, her impact was always that […]
An Excerpt from an Early Manuscript of Dr. Rolf’s Book
People who have been processed, processors, and a rapidly growing group of professionals from the various sciences of mind and body which comprise the study of the whole man are seeking a rational understanding of the results of Structural Integration and the principles according to which they are achieved. Dr. Ida Rolf and I are […]
Structural Patterning
Structural Patterning is a system of educating a person to move efficiently, Teachers of Structural Patterning see the results of the work in terms of increased efficiency; students often describe the results as “improved physical health and appearance, increased energy and emotional well being”. Most people consider gravity as the force which pulls them down […]
Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.
I first knew Ida as a sturdy, quiet, seventy-year old lady of uncommon solidness and alertness, present at Esalen in 1965 at Fritz Perl’s instigation. Fritz said that her attentions were valuable. Since I was guided by Fritz at that time, I undertook to be rolfed,’ whatever that was. Note that I was a psychiatrist […]
An Interview… Ida P. Rolf – Part I
FEITIS: You say you were in touch with osteopath early in your life? ROLF: I knew about Dr. Still before I ever got into rolling. Probably never would’ve gotten into rolling if I hadn’t known about osteopathy. I had had very good experiences with an osteopath in my 20’s, Dr. Morrison. He was a blind […]
An Interview with Ida P. Rolf – Part II
FEITIS: How did you happen to meet John Bennett? ROLF: Well, in the late 1950’s, a client of mine from California -Robinson was his name – said, “Do you know anything about Subuh” And I said, “No, but I know where I could find out about it if you really want to know.” And he […]
Ida Rolf – A Retrospective
The editor wishes to acknowledge those who provided background information necessary to prepare this statement. Special thanks to Dr. Brugh Joy. Wayne Guthrie. Bella Karish, and Dr. Byron Gentry. In rare moments of silence, we join the slow dance of history. Veils begin to fall, one by one. We see ourselves engaged with others acting […]
An Interview with Ida Rolf
IPR: What would you like to know about aging? How vou do it? Q: Do you say, “I’m an old woman?” “I’m an older person?” How do you talk about it? IPR: I am an old woman. But I don’t talk about it. I just go on putting one foot before the other, so […]
An Approach to Therapeutic Clarity for Somatic Practitioners
Every conscientious therapist of whatever persuasion at some point asks: how far can I trust my own perceptions? The answer is vital though hardly simple. All therapists be they psychoanalysts or rolfers, are its a powerful position vis-a-vis their clients a position that can easily be abused even with the best of intentions. This paper […]
An Osteopath Looks at The Rolf Method – Commentary
By Jocelyn Proby, D.O. Having been an osteopath for flits’ tears, it is possible that I am better qualified than sonic others to assess tilt Rolf method. I have been a Rolf fan ever since I met Dr. Rolf and began to learn something of her methods vents ago. I would like to say at […]
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