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FAQ About Rolfing® Structural Integration

  Before diving into answering the most frequently asked questions I receive about Rolfing® SI I would like to share this video with you of a presentation my colleague Robyn Martin of Rolfing Orlando did for PechaKucha. It’s a great introduction to Rolfing SI and a fun video to watch.   What is Rolfing SI? [...]

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More Connections Between Emanuel Swedenborg, Ida Rolf & William Sutherland, DO

It turns out there is more to this story about Ida Rolf, William Garner Sutherland and Emanuel Swedenborg. Since the publication of the first piece I have run across two transcripts of Rolf speaking about Sutherland and Swedenborg. One from 1970 and the other from 1973. The 1973 transcript is from the Advanced Training in [...]

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Ida Rolf Was Studying Yoga Decades Before The Beatles Discovered the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Long before Michael Murphy and George Leonard coined the term “human potential movement’ in 1965¹ and The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in August 1967 Ida Rolf, Ph.D. was interested in the development of human potential. In addition to osteopathy and homeopathy one of the biggest influences on Rolf’s understanding of the human body was [...]

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San Francisco Bay Area Media Cover Rolfing® Structural Integration

It’s been a fantastic three days for news coverage of Rolfing SI in the San Francisco Bay Area. First, on December 4, the San Jose Mercury News re-published the October 7, 2010, New York Times Style Section piece about Rolfing SI. Here are some highlights from the article. Popular in the 1970s, Rolfing once evoked [...]

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How Swedenborg’s Mysticism Influenced Osteopathy, Rolfing® SI and The Psychological Lineage of The Fledgling Esalen® Institute

I recently spent some time at Esalen® Institute and while there picked up a copy of Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion by Jeffrey J. Kripal. This book recounts the fascinating formation and history of Esalen Institute, the 1960s epicenter of the human potential movement. Many people are familiar with the deep connections [...]

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Rolfing® SI Featured in 10 Page Bodywork Slideshow on iVillage.com

I was recently interviewed by reporter Marissa Capodanno for an article about bodywork modalities she wrote for www.iVillage.com. The slideshow turned out well with Rolfing SI being featured in its very own slide. However, due to space limitations, much of the interview was not included in the piece. I thought I would publish the full [...]

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