Posts Tagged ‘Rolf Movement’
IASI Symposium
I just returned from Denver, CO, site of the latest IASI Symposium.
Read MoreThe Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method of Structural Integration and Rolf Movement Integration®
Structural Integration and Rolf Movement Integration invite positive change into your body. Offered as a series of unique sessions, we seek to deepen your sense of well-being through gradual and balanced release of habitual tension and to expand your options for movement by broadening your perceptive field. If you are seeking change, you are likely…
Read MoreThe Rolf Pelvic Lift
The Rolf Pelvic Lift is a classic piece of self-care. I often recommend this for people, usually with more emphasis on allowing the weight of the body to pour through the feet into the table and a lot more cues about letting your butt kind of go along for the ride, but if we have…
Read MoreStack Your Bones
I just found this little gem, an embodiment/movement practice in app and book form put together by fellow Guild graduate Ruthie Fraser. I have downloaded the app and am itching to explore! http://www.stackyourbones.com
Read MoreFascia 101
Thomas Myers, a Structural Integration elder, explains fascia (your connective tissue body), which we seek to engage when we do an SI intervention: And here is an amazing clip from a microscopic movie made by a French hand surgeon who was curious about the mobility and adaptability of the fascia of the wrist. This is…
Read MoreSelf-massage for foot mobility
I just did this nice little self-care ritual of Mary Bond’s. I spend a lot of time in my bare or socked feet at work, but as she points out, that flat surface isn’t particularly interesting to my feet, and just threading my fingers through the toes as she suggests was a revelation. This past…
Read MoreOf Grace and Gravity
The world of Structural Integration owes a debt to Bruce Kubert, who has produced a film about Ida Rolf’s gift to us. In it, he interviews many of the old-timers (some of whom are my teachers) who worked with her directly and pulls their collective wisdom into one place for us to enjoy. My favorite…
Read MoreConnecting body to Earth and energy
Dr. James Oschman has been a friend of the Rolfing community for a long time. He has theorized that fascia is the primary energy conductor of the body, and written a couple of books explaining how “energy medicine” is a real thing and not just an airy-fairy new-age wish. This article is about receiving positive…
Read MoreMovement Cues from Mary Bond
Mary Bond is the Chair of the Rolf Institute’s Rolf Movement program. She has authored two books, Balancing Your Body and The New Rules of Posture, and numerous magazine articles on bodywork and movement. Her teaching emphasis is on the practical sensory and movement awareness that contributes to sustainable improvements in mind and body functioning.…
Read MoreRolfing®, does it hurt?
This article in the New York Times goes out of its way to stress the reputation of Rolfing® as being painful. It’s sort of a shame, since it seems like they only spoke with one practitioner, and I’ve watched a lot of excellent Rolfers do their work without any discomfort for the client at all.…
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