... Very interesting Archie -- thanks for your reply. I think it might actually be ME who's overly result-oriented, and maybe I'm inducing more therapeutic...
Can anyone advise me of what to look for with balance in a client with fairly severe scoliosis? Maybe balance is even the wrong word. Thanks Ellen [Non-text...
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... When this similar discussion occurred on the Rolf Forum, one practitioner pointed out that no matter how communicative we are as practitioners, for the...
... Thanks Michael -- this is what I was alluding to. I think that by being so result-oriented I probably made myself appear more stoic than I felt internally...
... Hi Ellen... In the Rolf Lines ( the journal of the rolf institute vol. XXVIII No. 4 Fall 2000) covers scoliosis What to do, written by Maxxali Fulgenzi...
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... It depends on what type of scoliosis you're talking about--ideopathic or pathologic. In other words, is it caused by soft tissue restrictions (which we...
... I ... Ah yes, the good ole "no pain no gain" maxim. A very ingrained concept in our society. And definitely one that has attached itself to this work via...
... One element that I haven't seen being explicitly addressed here is that there are two elements, the work being done and the rate at which the work is being...
'...there is no standardized spelling of "kattywampus," which is also often rendered as "cattywampus," "caddywompous" and "catawampus" (as the Oxford English...
Thanks Laurie How do I get my hands on this issue... is there a way to look it up on the web Ellen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Hi Ellen, you can personally mail me your address and I can make a copy for you.. heading out of state this sunday and won't be back until feb 20th.... do you...
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Had a cousin living in NW Arkansas who once used the word "huggywhumpers" to describe something being askew. As to the imaginary creature, I recall as a boy...
Dear Rob, Not too shabby an entry. Extra points for the sailing metaphor. We'll have to wait for all the other submissions, however. Deadline is February...
... I think you got me nailed here bud. But I read Ida's work and got the impression that it's possible to live "the line." Is it? ... How do you know you're...
... Most definitely! Some of the newer ways of thinking about this work since Ida's time have come out of the writings of some of the senior teaching faculty...
A question to the group is you, as a practitioner or as a client, what kind of systemic reactions do you see occurring after the sessions? Are there general...
... I've heard about this, and I've also heard that this renegotiation of one's center can happen either fluidly or in a more herky-jerky manner so to speak. I...
Awareness is a great subject to discuss... I have been enjoying the dialoguing that was inspired by Jeff's questions... For me it was a source of more internal...
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... live ... Sure. In all you do you can embrace this feeling of "expansional balance" that moving from your line can create. Expanding from your core is...
... Strengthening hypotoned muscles is what Pilates is really good at. And it's not just the external 'doing' muscles, like rectus abdominus, but the deep...
The discussion on awareness brought the following to mind: The nervous system is designed to sense differentials and tunes out when everything is the same over...
Richard Wheeler
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... Interesting you should say that, Richard, because I was once walking outdoors during my 10 series in what I would call a state of "balanced bliss," and I...
... I think I could work on #3 (see my other post). I always get the 2 or 3-day later effect though, which I really like. ... You're welcome -- you're keeping...
Dear All, For thoses who are interested in nervous system and homestatic function in this area, I suggest David Butler's website. His books are excellent, and...
Hi Lauree, I loved reading your thoughts!!! Thank you for sharing. I agree about the wisdom that comes to us --- my understanding of it is that there is a...
Linda Harmon
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... Tom Myers spoke about some research he was doing back in my Anatomy week prior to the last part of my SI training. He spoke of three body systems that...
Hi Chad: 25 years ago I was told the following story by a Rolfing Practitioner working in Eugene, Oregon (whose name I can't recall): One of his Rolfees had...