Structure, Function, Integration Journal – Vol. 46 – Nº 3

ABSTRACT Developed from thirty years of clinical observation, this work incorporates organizational principles from classic Rolfing® Structural Integration, Somatic Experiencing®, movement re-education, and craniosacral modalities. The ‘gesture’ is defined as the stored history of movement in response to life. The techniques presented identify tissue and movement patterns associated with both what is stuck and what is supporting homeostasis in the client’s body.  The intention of the work is  to re-establish, through touch and verbal cueing, natural resiliency in the autonomic nervous system and to quietly unravel gestures, associated structural patterns, and traumatic responses.

ABSTRACT This serves as an introduction to and commentary on the significance of the next article, “Fascial Tissue Research in Sports Medicine: From Molecules to Tissue Adaptation, Injury and Diagnostics: Consensus Statement.”

ABSTRACT We start with a phone interview Karin Wagner conducted with Bruce Schonfeld about his upcoming film, The Secret Life of Fascia. Surprise guest Gil Hedley joins the call later, and Karin and Bruce then interview Gil together about his recent project, a forty-six-city tour of his multimedia presentation called What’s the Fuzz?!

ABSTRACT This comprehensive article begins by describing scoliosis from several perspectives, and then addresses how we as structural integration practitioners can work with scoliosis, both in our own practices and through teamwork with other practitioners.

ABSTRACT Scoliosis isn’t just a shape in the spine; it’s a dynamic action throughout the body. It’s not a disease but a way of growing, a strategy the body has adopted. In light of this, when working with scoliosis, practitioners want to be cognizant of not just the body but also the client’s perception, coordination, and meaning, including body image and body schema.

ABSTRACT Til Luchau, long-time Rolfer and director of Advanced-Trainings.com, discusses scoliosis in a wide-ranging interview that covers his influences, orientation toward working with scoliotic clients, working with teenagers, expectations, conventional treatments, and changing understanding of scoliosis towards a three-dimensional model.

ABSTRACT The authors dialogue about scoliosis, the personal impact of having scoliosis, and how they have used their own bodies through self-experimentation to develop Rolfing Structural Integration and Rolf Movement techniques to bring clients into greater body awareness, ease, and efficiency in movement. With two perspectives – Ward works mainly with adults, and Badenes with teenagers individually and in groups – they offer insights that support experimentation and improvement in how we work with clients with scoliosis.