Rolfing® creates change
In the 1960s, Dr. Ida P. Rolf said, “If you can imagine how it feels to live in a fluid, light, balanced body, free of pain, stiffness and chronic stress, at ease with yourself and Earth’s gravitational field, then you will understand the goals of Rolfing Structural Integration.”
Wiki Definition: Fascia
“Fascia is the organ of form”, this qoute is from the founder of Structural Integration, Ida Rolf, Ph.D. She believed in fascia’s ability to determine the body’s structure well before this was a commonly hel belief.
The biography of Ida Rolf’s eccentric yoga teacher
Pierre Bernard may have been one of the more celebrated Americans of the 1920s and 1930s, but early in the century he bore the burden of notoriety as “the Omnipotent Oom, Loving Guru of the Tantriks” the very model of the licentious, greedy Svengali. In those days he was labeled a big-city charlatan, a fraud, a seducer of young girls, a spiritual con artist. He was one of the first to bring yoga to the U.S.
The Century of the Body: Fascia, Yoga and the Medicine of the Future
Yoga, bodywork and other therapies that tap into the transformative potential of the body’s fascial network have an important role to play in this process. In this interview with Yoga U Online, Tom explores the transformative potential of the body’s fascial network and its implications for the future of yoga and yoga therapy.
Peter Melchior talks about Ida Rolf and Structural Integration
So good to hear Peter Melchior’s voice. His gave so much to the community during his lifetime. Here he is talking about Ida Rolf, Ph.D. (the creator of Structural Integration) and what this type of bodywork can do for a person. Thank you Peter, you are missed.
Rolfing Structural Integration Intro with Creator Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D.
An old video introducing the work, looks like it’s from the early 70’s:
Video Explaination of Rolfing Structural Integration with Robert Schleip, Ph.D.
Robert Schleip, Ph.D. presents the basics of Rolfing Structural Integration at the International Fascia Research Congress. He explains typical techniques used during a session.
Rolfing Back In Vogue, But With Shaky Evidence: NPR
Rolfing has become a favorite again — this time among the yoga-Pilates-acupuncture crowd.
Structural Integration of the Human Body
“Using Yoga’s theory of evolving the human structure for higher states of consciousness through physical change, combined with deep hands on work, she began to develop Structural Integration.”
