Rolfing Ida Rolf Summary
This articles man purpose is to examine the question, "What is Rolfing?". Dr. Ida Rolf created a system of manual therapy that she referred to as, Structural Integration. In 1971 she founded, The Rolfing Institute of Structural Integration, an organization set up to teach and certify practitioners in her system of manual therapy. The mission of the institute was also to carry on Dr. Rolf's work.
How did Dr. Rolf view fascia? Dr. Rolf a graduate of Columbia University with a PhD in Biochemistry, viewed fascia as the packing material of the body. She knew it was the tissue that connected the skin to the muscles, formed the structure of the muscles, helped connect muscle to bone and align organs and organ systems.
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She also believed that as the body was returned to a more functional posture and structural alignment, that they body would heal itself. This ability of the body to heal itself is a dominant property and philosophy within Structural Integration.
Ida taught her students that slouching and poor posture actual required more energy and created less easy within the body. As a result of the stress poor posture and gravity exerted upon the body, people developed compromised movement patterns and pain. Dr. Rolf understood that slouching compressed the organs and compromised their function.
What is Rolfing Today?
A good question, "What is Rolfing Today"? Structural Integration, as Dr. Rolf preferred to call her own creation, has continued to support research into the characteristics and function of fascia and the body. Those who become certified practitioners of Structural Integration do not see their work as treatment. The teaching of Dr. Rolf assume that most people are out of alignment with gravity.
Rolfer's also assume that when the body is aligned with gravity the energies of the body are supported and the body will heal itself. Today it has been found that by balancing the tension found in the fascia, human postural alignment can be improved at any point in
How did Dr. Rolf view fascia? Dr. Rolf a graduate of Columbia University with a PhD in Biochemistry, viewed fascia as the packing material of the body. She knew it was the tissue that connected the skin to the muscles, formed the structure of the muscles, helped connect muscle to bone and align organs and organ systems.
Dr. Rolf became a research …show more content…
She also believed that as the body was returned to a more functional posture and structural alignment, that they body would heal itself. This ability of the body to heal itself is a dominant property and philosophy within Structural Integration.
Ida taught her students that slouching and poor posture actual required more energy and created less easy within the body. As a result of the stress poor posture and gravity exerted upon the body, people developed compromised movement patterns and pain. Dr. Rolf understood that slouching compressed the organs and compromised their function.
What is Rolfing Today?
A good question, "What is Rolfing Today"? Structural Integration, as Dr. Rolf preferred to call her own creation, has continued to support research into the characteristics and function of fascia and the body. Those who become certified practitioners of Structural Integration do not see their work as treatment. The teaching of Dr. Rolf assume that most people are out of alignment with gravity.
Rolfer's also assume that when the body is aligned with gravity the energies of the body are supported and the body will heal itself. Today it has been found that by balancing the tension found in the fascia, human postural alignment can be improved at any point in