Hi All,

I will be offering a class in Colorado (SE of Denver) to Horse owners
July 12-13 showing them how to be aware and make contact with Fascia
under the skin for the health of their horses. It is called Horse Power
- Under the Skin. This course could be of interest for practitioners of
SI who might be interested in learning to work on horses as an addition
to their skill set.

Then I will be working on horses in that area and also taking care of a
farm near Limon CO while the owners take a much needed break together.

I am available for private session for horses and people in that area
for the duration.

With kindness,

Stuart Bell


510 684.3173
stuartbell@...

www.EquineBody.com:
Human Structural Integration - Horse Structural Integration
Exploring structure and movement from the core.


www.Hellerwork.com:
Hellerwork Structural Integration International
Integration through Movement, Dialog, and Structural Organization

www.EquineStructuralIntegration.com:
The Equine Natural Movement Series
Bodywork that honors & respects horse structure & spirit




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Whitney Hike 2007










"Seek the Peek"
Mount Whitney
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On September 4th, I will lace up my hiking boots, along with several other
adventurous friends, as we attempt to hike to the top of Mount Whitney--the
highest peak in the contiguous United States with a peak elevation of 14,505
feet!

We face this challenge in the High Sierras with a great sense of adventure, and
a strong sense of purpose.

On our quest for the summit, we are calling attention to the overwhelming need
for access to affordable drug and alcohol treatment in our community—and the
pivotal role of the Substance Abuse Foundation of Long Beach (SAF), a non-profit
drug treatment center, in meeting this need.

Every year, for the past 20 years, “SAF” has provided a safe and caring
therapeutic community where thousands of men and women, including the homeless,
have come to overcome addiction and rebuild their lives.

Almost everyone we know has a friend, co-worker, loved one, or someone in our
life who struggles with drug/alcohol addiction. Without access to treatment,
that struggle often has tragic consequences. Substance abuse has been cited as
America's number one health problem, linked to countless deaths, accidents and
acts of violence and heartbreak.

Thus, every step we take up the mountain will remind us of the crucial role that
treatment centers like the Substance Abuse Foundation play in our community, and
of the human toll of substance abuse.

We urge your support and/or sponsorship as we prepare for our September 4th
“peak adventure.” Your donation or pledge to the hikers, in support of the
Substance Abuse Foundation’s treatment services, can help to make a
difference, save lives and promote recovery in our community.



All pledges, donations and sponsorships are tax-deductible, as SAF is a
registered 501(c) (3) charitable organization.




To help us “Seek the Peak,” click on the Donations link at the left or call
(562) 987 5722 to make a pledge over the phone.

Thank you very much.

Jim Dohn

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Hi, This is published 2002 by Princeton Book Company, New Jersey.? If you go to
Amazon, Books and put in Pelvic Power you can read all about it.

Jim


James Dohn D.C.Hellerwork Practitioner
Vibrant Health for Everyone, Excellence with Ease
Chiropractic, Hellerwork, Poetry to Please.
www.hellerwork.com www.doctordohn.com
(562) 438-9136, Long Beach, California


-----Original Message-----
From: John Panter <fareast@...>
To: Structural_Integration@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 5:50 am
Subject: Re: [Structural_Integration] Book Recommendation







Jim Dohn wrote:
> "Pelvic Power" by Eric Franklin
>
> Eric Franklin has a string of credentials however none of them are
> from the Structural Integration world.? Yet, his grasp of anatomical
> structure and function and his ability to teach them via book are as
> good as I have ever experienced.? Using touch, visualization and
> movement?the information in this?book has enabled me to discover
> balance I have never before acheived.? I can now do that "eyes closed,
> one foot exercise" for 30 seconds or more.? The day before I read this
> book the best I could was 5 to 7 seconds with my eyes closed.? Also,
> my sessions are much more precise, especially the 4th session, now
> that I am actively embodying the work on another level myself.? I
> highly recommend this book.
>
> Jim Dohn
>
> James Dohn D.C.Hellerwork Practitioner
> Vibrant Health for Everyone, Excellence with Ease
> Chiropractic, Hellerwork, Poetry to Please.
> www.hellerwork.com www.doctordohn.com
> (562) 438-9136, Long Beach, California
Sound interesting, Jim!
Do you have the publication data to hand? I mean the publisher,
ISBN, year and price?
Inquiring minds want to know!
John Panter, B.Sc., B.A.
Certified Rolfer
2374 Agricola St. ph. (902) 425-2612
Halifax NS B3K 4B6 Fax (902) 425-2612
Canada
e-mail fareast@...
http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com






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Pelvic Power by Eric Franklin
ISBN 0-87127-259-8
$19.95
Princeton Book Company, Publishers
PO Box 831
Hightstown, NJ 08520-0831

:)
Lauree Moretto




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John Panter wrote:
> Jim Dohn wrote:
>> "Pelvic Power" by Eric Franklin
>>
>> Eric Franklin has a string of credentials however none of them are
>> from the Structural Integration world.? Yet, his grasp of anatomical
>> structure and function and his ability to teach them via book are as
>> good as I have ever experienced.? Using touch, visualization and
>> movement?the information in this?book has enabled me to discover
>> balance I have never before acheived.? I can now do that "eyes closed,
>> one foot exercise" for 30 seconds or more.? The day before I read this
>> book the best I could was 5 to 7 seconds with my eyes closed.? Also,
>> my sessions are much more precise, especially the 4th session, now
>> that I am actively embodying the work on another level myself.? I
>> highly recommend this book.
>>
>> Jim Dohn
>>
>> James Dohn D.C.Hellerwork Practitioner
>> Vibrant Health for Everyone, Excellence with Ease
>> Chiropractic, Hellerwork, Poetry to Please.
>> www.hellerwork.com www.doctordohn.com
>> (562) 438-9136, Long Beach, California
> Sound interesting, Jim!
> Do you have the publication data to hand? I mean the publisher,
> ISBN, year and price?
> Inquiring minds want to know!
> John Panter, B.Sc., B.A.
> Certified Rolfer
> 2374 Agricola St.           ph.    (902) 425-2612
> Halifax NS B3K 4B6      Fax   (902) 425-2612
> Canada
> e-mail fareast@...
> http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com
>

Franklin is a dance choreographer highly knowledgable about the Ideokinesis
line of neuromuscular patterning via use of imagery. His predecessors are
Lulu Sweigard (Human Movement Potential) and Irene Dowd (Taking Roots to Fly)

I've several of Franlins books and Sweigard's book linked into my
bibliography. The link should go to Franklin's book. You can scroll down to
see Sweigard's and others.

http://www.ramblemuse.com/massagebib/massagebib.php?catname=movement#Franklin200\
3a

...Keith

--

-----------------------------------------------------
    Keith Eric Grant
    Physicist, Writer, Massage Instructor, Consultant
    keg@...

    Ramblemuse Associates
    Pleasanton, CA 94566
    http://www.ramblemuse.com
    http://www.linkedin.com/in/ramblemuse
-----------------------------------------------------

Jim Dohn wrote:
> "Pelvic Power" by Eric Franklin
>
> Eric Franklin has a string of credentials however none of them are
> from the Structural Integration world.? Yet, his grasp of anatomical
> structure and function and his ability to teach them via book are as
> good as I have ever experienced.? Using touch, visualization and
> movement?the information in this?book has enabled me to discover
> balance I have never before acheived.? I can now do that "eyes closed,
> one foot exercise" for 30 seconds or more.? The day before I read this
> book the best I could was 5 to 7 seconds with my eyes closed.? Also,
> my sessions are much more precise, especially the 4th session, now
> that I am actively embodying the work on another level myself.? I
> highly recommend this book.
>
> Jim Dohn
>
> James Dohn D.C.Hellerwork Practitioner
> Vibrant Health for Everyone, Excellence with Ease
> Chiropractic, Hellerwork, Poetry to Please.
> www.hellerwork.com www.doctordohn.com
> (562) 438-9136, Long Beach, California
Sound interesting, Jim!
Do you have the publication data to hand? I mean the publisher,
ISBN, year and price?
Inquiring minds want to know!
John Panter, B.Sc., B.A.
Certified Rolfer
2374 Agricola St.           ph.    (902) 425-2612
Halifax NS B3K 4B6      Fax   (902) 425-2612
Canada
e-mail fareast@...
http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com

"Pelvic Power" by Eric Franklin

Eric Franklin has a string of credentials however none of them are from the
Structural Integration world.? Yet, his grasp of anatomical structure and
function and his ability to teach them via book are as good as I have ever
experienced.? Using touch, visualization and movement?the information in
this?book has enabled me to discover balance I have never before acheived.? I
can now do that "eyes closed, one foot exercise" for 30 seconds or more.? The
day before I read this book the best I could was 5 to 7 seconds with my eyes
closed.? Also, my sessions are much more precise, especially the 4th session,
now that I am actively embodying the work on another level myself.? I highly
recommend this book.

Jim Dohn


James Dohn D.C.Hellerwork Practitioner
Vibrant Health for Everyone, Excellence with Ease
Chiropractic, Hellerwork, Poetry to Please.
www.hellerwork.com www.doctordohn.com
(562) 438-9136, Long Beach, California


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Typically on the Guild's web site, there's a link for their training schedule
along with pricing:

http://www.rolfguild.org/schedule.html



--- In Structural_Integration@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Lucas
<Structural_Innovations@...>
wrote:
>
>
> Where can I find the cost and exact dates of the program. Thank you for your
time
> Kevinwww.structuralinnovations.us
>
>
>

Kevin, send Susan an email at the Guild, Susan@....

Kevin Lucas <Structural_Innovations@...> wrote:
Where can I find the cost and exact dates of the program. Thank you for your
time
Kevinwww.structuralinnovations.us



To: Structural_Integration@...: no_reply@...:
Tue, 20 May 2008 17:05:42 +0000Subject: [Structural_Integration] GSI Summer
Advanced Class




Colleagues,GSI is holding a six-week Advanced Class in Structural Integration
inBoulder from July to August. Leading this class will be Tom Wing andJeff Linn.
Tom and Jeff will be presenting the five series which hasbeen taught since Dr.
Rolf's passing as well as creativeimprovisations derived from Tom's training
experience with Dr. Rolf inthe 1970's. As you probably know Tom is a former
beloved facultymember of the Rolf Institute who is now on the GSI faculty. He
isprominently featured in Betsy Sise's new book "The RolfingExperience". He
brings a wealth of knowledge and a lifetime'sexperience with him. Jeff is a
former faculty member at IPSB in SanDiego, having originally taught with Ed
Maupin beginning in the early90's, and has been a GSI faculty member since 2001.
He has doneextensive studies of Dr. Rolf's classroom lectures from the 1960's
and1970's as well as having attended, assisted and co-taught many basicand
advanced classes with Peter Melchior and Emmett Hutchins.
  Advancedclasses at the Guild commonly provide ample time for technical
skillenhancement, theoretical discussions, questions and discussion.
GuildAdvanced Classes encompass a review of the ten series as well as
theopportunity to trade a five session series with a class partner, workwith two
outside clients in the five session format and one clientthrough the classic ten
series. While the class will cover specifictopics such as technical skill
enhancement, practice and theory therewill still be ample time for students to
discuss practice concernsthat are specific to them. With three days off per week
you will haveplenty of time to enjoy the peak season for outdoor activities
inBoulder and the surrounding area and GSI has an extensive housing listwith
many affordable options.There are currently spaces available in this class.
Pre-requisite forthis class is eligibility for or active IASI membership and a
minimumof three years of active practice in SI. (There is also
  spaceavailable for advanced practitioners to audit the class at a reducedrate.)
Contact Susan or Cristina at the Guild in order to secure yourplace for this
dynamic perspective on the extension of the traditionalperspective of Ida Rolf.






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Where can I find the cost and exact dates of the program. Thank you for your
time
Kevinwww.structuralinnovations.us



To: Structural_Integration@...: no_reply@...:
Tue, 20 May 2008 17:05:42 +0000Subject: [Structural_Integration] GSI Summer
Advanced Class




Colleagues,GSI is holding a six-week Advanced Class in Structural Integration
inBoulder from July to August. Leading this class will be Tom Wing andJeff Linn.
Tom and Jeff will be presenting the five series which hasbeen taught since Dr.
Rolf's passing as well as creativeimprovisations derived from Tom's training
experience with Dr. Rolf inthe 1970's. As you probably know Tom is a former
beloved facultymember of the Rolf Institute who is now on the GSI faculty. He
isprominently featured in Betsy Sise's new book "The RolfingExperience". He
brings a wealth of knowledge and a lifetime'sexperience with him. Jeff is a
former faculty member at IPSB in SanDiego, having originally taught with Ed
Maupin beginning in the early90's, and has been a GSI faculty member since 2001.
He has doneextensive studies of Dr. Rolf's classroom lectures from the 1960's
and1970's as well as having attended, assisted and co-taught many basicand
advanced classes with Peter Melchior and Emmett Hutchins. Advancedclasses at the
Guild commonly provide ample time for technical skillenhancement, theoretical
discussions, questions and discussion. GuildAdvanced Classes encompass a review
of the ten series as well as theopportunity to trade a five session series with
a class partner, workwith two outside clients in the five session format and one
clientthrough the classic ten series. While the class will cover specifictopics
such as technical skill enhancement, practice and theory therewill still be
ample time for students to discuss practice concernsthat are specific to them.
With three days off per week you will haveplenty of time to enjoy the peak
season for outdoor activities inBoulder and the surrounding area and GSI has an
extensive housing listwith many affordable options.There are currently spaces
available in this class. Pre-requisite forthis class is eligibility for or
active IASI membership and a minimumof three years of active practice in SI.
(There is also spaceavailable for advanced practitioners to audit the class at a
reducedrate.) Contact Susan or Cristina at the Guild in order to secure
yourplace for this dynamic perspective on the extension of the
traditionalperspective of Ida Rolf.






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Colleagues,
GSI is holding a six-week Advanced Class in Structural Integration in
Boulder from July to August.  Leading this class will be Tom Wing and
Jeff Linn.  Tom and Jeff will be presenting the five series which has
been taught since Dr. Rolf's passing as well as creative
improvisations derived from Tom's training experience with Dr. Rolf in
the 1970's.  As you probably know Tom is a former beloved faculty
member of the Rolf Institute who is now on the GSI faculty.  He is
prominently featured in Betsy Sise's new book "The Rolfing
Experience".  He brings a wealth of knowledge and  a lifetime's
experience with him. Jeff is a former faculty member at IPSB in San
Diego, having originally taught with Ed Maupin beginning in the early
90's, and has been a GSI faculty member since 2001.  He has done
extensive studies of Dr. Rolf's classroom lectures from the 1960's and
1970's as well as having attended, assisted and co-taught many basic
and advanced classes with Peter Melchior and Emmett Hutchins. Advanced
classes at the Guild commonly provide ample time for technical skill
enhancement, theoretical discussions, questions and discussion.  Guild
Advanced Classes encompass a review of the ten series as well as the
opportunity to trade a five session series with a class partner, work
with two outside clients in the five session format and one client
through the classic ten series. While the class will cover specific
topics such as technical skill enhancement, practice and theory there
will still be ample time for students to discuss practice concerns
that are specific to them. With three days off per week you will have
plenty of time to enjoy the peak season for outdoor activities in
Boulder and the surrounding area and GSI has an extensive housing list
with many affordable options.

There are currently spaces available in this class.  Pre-requisite for
this class is eligibility for or active IASI membership and a minimum
of three years of active practice in SI. (There is also space
available for advanced practitioners to audit the class at a reduced
rate.) Contact Susan or Cristina at the Guild in order to secure your
place for this dynamic perspective on the extension of the traditional
perspective of Ida Rolf.

Dear Folks,
Some practitioners are interesed in having access to the components for the
digital imaging system that we use in the GSI classroom.  I've decided to make
these available for free on the web at:

http://homepage.mac.com/jefflinn/imaging.html

While I am providing the components for the ImageJ digital imaging system
without charge I am not offering any technical support for installation or
troubleshooting.

Enjoy,

Jeff Linn

I could do a great many things before I came to definitely anti-social action
like robbing a bank or, worse still, working in a bank.
-G.K. Chesterton

Richard,

   What a wonderful thing the two of you have cooked up.

   The dental assistant I go to is from Equador and we have just bought our first
package of Mote. I'm not given to portents, but the plans sound and look
excellent. I will hold the possibility open.

   David Wronski



Richard Wheeler <tarpitboss@...> wrote:
   New School & Intentional Community in Ecuador

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

My partner, Norie Huddle, and I are forming a new South American
school for Structural Integration and a small intentional community
in south-central Ecuador. Located in the ancient Andes mountains
nearby a beautiful valley known colloquially as "The Valley of
Longevity", our one-mile high temperate (not tropical) climate is a
blend of Mediterranean-Santa Barbara that hovers between 60-80
degrees all year 'round.

We are located on 350 acres that includes a good deal of beautiful
organic farmland that runs alongside over a mile of river front.
From the river and farmland, the land rises up (through some higher
meadows) over 1000 feet to mountain ridges with stunning views in
every direction. We are less than one hour away from Ecuador's
cultural capitol, Loja, and we are adjacent to one of the world's
richest, most bio-diverse ecological preserves, the Podocarpus
National Park, that has an incredible variety of species of birds,
butterflies and orchids.

Our Structural Integration facilities will include teaching and
practice spaces with access to modern, computer imaging, video
feedback and advanced practitioner tools such as curved surface
treatment tables, hand-grips & wrist-straps. [Teachers, students and
clients will all have access to our spa with hot tub, sauna and
flotation / sensory isolation tank. ]

Our Structural Integration school is embedded in a larger community
vision that involves creation of a small, intentional community for
healing, social transformation and the positive optimization of human
potential. We are modeling our community after the Esalen Institute,
Omega Point & Hollyhock. We will be sponsoring retreats for artists,
writers, teachers and many other cultural creatives. Our facilities
for workshops, seminars and trainings will include art and music
studios, wood and metal shop and video / film post-production with
high-speed internet access. We are also creating a variety of local
"micro-enterprises" to help provide jobs and entreprenurial training
to local residents (Norie was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia,
1966-68).

This is an announcement of incipient formation and a call for
participants and potential community members. We have space for
25-30 full or part-time residents, all of whom will have access to
our full facility and its 350 acres of gardens, fields, trails and
mountains. Come play with us!

At this time we are:

�completing our first house and meeting center, and a meditation
center / music recording studio.

�constructing an internet cafe/art gallery with 2-3 apartment-style
rental / residential spaces. Spa and flotation facilities are in the
planning stages.

�re-integrating and activating our property's two original farms. By
the time we start classes, our farm will be able to provide our
community and visitors with a wide variety of fresh, organic fruits
and vegetables, as well as meat, poultry and eggs.

�building good relations with the surrounding local community.

�doing site development and planning. Our longer range vision
includes going off-grid, probably with micro-hydro and/or solar power.

We hope to be able to offer a first workshop in Structural
Integration this September (2008) and will post more specific details
as they become available.

Who are we? Richard studied with Dr. Rolf and has been practicing,
researching, teaching & contributing for 37 years. Richard is also
trained in the visual arts, music and paleontology. Richard's
partner, Norie, is an published author, public speaker, professional
interviewer and workshop presenter, and social innovator. Norie
started being rolfed in 1978 and found it "life changing". Norie is
also an advanced practitioner of the Voice Dialog Process and the
Personal Totem Pole Process.

For more detailed information, including a current newsletter, look
on our website as listed below.

We look forward to hearing from those of you who may be interested as
potential residents, full or part-time, as well as those interested
in teaching or taking workshops and retreats.

Sincerely,

Richard Wheeler & Norie Huddle

Website: web.mac.com/tarpitboss
Click on the link "Ecuador" in the menu at the top of the page. Those
of you familiar with our Ecuadorian activities will find our latest
newsletter here: http://tinyurl.com/6y9sjy



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New School & Intentional Community in Ecuador

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

My partner, Norie Huddle, and I are forming a new South American
school for Structural Integration and a small intentional community
in south-central Ecuador.  Located in the ancient Andes mountains
nearby a beautiful valley known colloquially as "The Valley of
Longevity", our one-mile high temperate (not tropical) climate is a
blend of Mediterranean-Santa Barbara that hovers between 60-80
degrees all year 'round.

We are located on 350 acres that includes a good deal of beautiful
organic farmland that runs alongside over a mile of river front.
  From the river and farmland, the land rises up (through some higher
meadows) over 1000 feet to mountain ridges with stunning views in
every direction.  We are less than one hour away from Ecuador's
cultural capitol, Loja, and we are adjacent to one of the world's
richest, most bio-diverse ecological preserves, the Podocarpus
National Park, that has an incredible variety of species of birds,
butterflies and orchids.

Our Structural Integration facilities will include teaching and
practice spaces with access to modern, computer imaging, video
feedback and advanced practitioner tools such as curved surface
treatment tables, hand-grips & wrist-straps.  [Teachers, students and
clients will all have access to our spa with hot tub, sauna and
flotation / sensory isolation tank. ]

Our Structural Integration school is embedded in a larger community
vision that involves creation of a small, intentional community for
healing, social transformation and the positive optimization of human
potential.  We are modeling our community after the Esalen Institute,
Omega Point & Hollyhock.  We will be sponsoring retreats for artists,
writers, teachers and many other cultural creatives.  Our facilities
for workshops, seminars and trainings will include art and music
studios, wood and metal shop and video / film post-production with
high-speed internet access.  We are also creating a variety of local
"micro-enterprises" to help provide jobs and entreprenurial training
to local residents (Norie was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Colombia,
1966-68).

This is an announcement of incipient formation and a call for
participants and potential community members.  We have space for
25-30 full or part-time residents, all of whom will have access to
our full facility and its 350 acres of gardens, fields, trails and
mountains.  Come play with us!

   At this time we are:

�completing our first house and meeting center, and a meditation
center / music recording studio.

�constructing an internet cafe/art gallery with 2-3 apartment-style
rental / residential spaces.  Spa and flotation facilities are in the
planning stages.

�re-integrating and activating our property's two original farms.  By
the time we start classes, our farm will be able to provide our
community and visitors with a wide variety of fresh, organic fruits
and vegetables, as well as meat, poultry and eggs.

�building good relations with the surrounding local community.

�doing site development and planning.  Our longer range vision
includes going off-grid, probably with micro-hydro and/or solar power.

We hope to be able to offer a first workshop in Structural
Integration this September (2008) and will post more specific details
as they become available.

Who are we?  Richard studied with Dr. Rolf and has been practicing,
researching, teaching & contributing for 37 years.  Richard is also
trained in the visual arts, music and paleontology.  Richard's
partner, Norie, is an published author, public speaker, professional
interviewer and workshop presenter, and social innovator. Norie
started being rolfed in 1978 and found it "life changing". Norie is
also an advanced practitioner of the Voice Dialog Process and the
Personal Totem Pole Process.

For more detailed information, including a current newsletter, look
on our website as listed below.

We look forward to hearing from those of you who may be interested as
potential residents, full or part-time, as well as those interested
in teaching or  taking workshops and retreats.

Sincerely,

Richard Wheeler & Norie Huddle

Website:  web.mac.com/tarpitboss
Click on the link "Ecuador" in the menu at the top of the page. Those
of you familiar with our Ecuadorian activities will find our latest
newsletter here:  http://tinyurl.com/6y9sjy



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Dear Jon, There are ALWAYS more classes and more to learn...I have taking
classes and learning for over 22 years as a Hellerwork Prac and now as a
Chiropractor.  At least once a month find some new approach to check
out...........Welcome and good luck to you.

Dr. Jim Dohn

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Hello, my name is Jon and I just returned from Boulder Co. where I finished my
training at the guild for structural integration. During these lean times as a
fairly new practitioner I would love to take some time and learn more. Will
there be more classes soon?

DoctorDohn@... wrote:          This class is fun and easy to learn.
Perfectly appropriate for Structural
Integration Practitioners of all levels.


Workshop for
Professional Health Care Practitioners of all levels:

Introduction to Muscle and
Central Nervous System Testing

Using John Thie’s “Touch for Health” technology
Learn to definitively access the
body’s unconscious emotional energy
and accurately diagnose structural conditions.

This is surprisingly simple and easy to learn.

Taught by:
Dr. Khelly Webb, Doctor of Chiropractic.

Dr. Webb has over 30 years experience practicing and teaching Chiropractic,
Neuro-Emotional Technique, Emotional Release Technique, Soul Memory
Discovery, Cranial Sacral Technique, Touch for Health, Total Body Modification
and
others.

When: Sat, Feb 16th 1:00 to 5:00 PM
Where: 3450 E. Spring St. Suite 102,
Long Beach CA 90806
Cost: $60.00
Textbook: “Touch for Health” by Dr. John Thie
(Recommended) available from Amazon
Contact: Facilitator Dr. Jim Dohn (562) 438 9136
or (562) 881 2932

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This class is fun and easy to learn.  Perfectly appropriate for  Structural
Integration Practitioners of all levels.


Workshop for
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this is hard because obviously it's too loose.  When you find the
loose side (often the front) elongate the precisely opposite side of
the joint.   Follow with strengthening exercises - 1-2 lb weight in
the hand taken in circumductive circles out front of the body

what else?  let me know after you see her
t


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On Dec 28, 2007, at 4:35 PM, jamie2hnts wrote:

> 35 yr old dancer, dislocated shoulder 7 times in 9 years, most
> recently
> jumping while making a bow & arrow gesture. Any ideas on how to
> stabilize this? ~I haven't examined her yet...Thought I'd wait 'til I
> know more what to look for. ~J
>
>
>



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35 yr old dancer, dislocated shoulder 7 times in 9 years, most recently
jumping while making a bow & arrow gesture. Any ideas on how to
stabilize this? ~I haven't examined her yet...Thought I'd wait 'til I
know more what to look for. ~J

This just in on the livescience web site.
I thought some might find it interesting.


http://www.livescience.com/health/071212-pregnant-posture.html

Women Evolve More Spine to Carry Babies
Jeanna Bryner
LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.com


Like cushy baby strollers, women's bodies have evolved spines that are more
flexible and
supportive than men's to keep from tipping over while walking during pregnancy.

Pregnancy brings loads of hormonal changes as seeming biological wizardry
transforms a
woman's body into a baby incubator. As the fetus grows, so does a woman's belly.
No
surprise, the front cargo pulls her center of gravity off kilter.

If the body architecture failed to take counter measures, pregnant women would
be
tipping over left and right or walking around with even worse pain than they do.
New
research detailed in the Dec. 13 issue of the journal Nature shows lower-back
vertebrae
and joints in women have special features that accommodate the extra weight.

"The body must change in dramatic ways to accommodate the baby, and these
changes
affect a woman's stability and posture," said researcher Katherine Whitcome, an
anthropologist at Harvard University. "It turns out that enhanced curvature and
reinforcement of the lower spine are key to maintaining normal activities during
pregnancy."

They found a similar trend in the vertebrae of early humans called
Australopithecus, but
not in those of chimpanzees (our crawling relatives). The finding suggests these
spine
adaptations evolved at least two million years ago when human ancestors first
began to
walk upright. Our four-legged ape ancestors didn't have to accomodate for the
extra
baby weight, because their bellies just hung lower and there was no significant
shift in the
center of gravity.

"Natural selection favored this adaptation because it reduces extra stress on a
pregnant
female's spine," said researcher Liza Shapiro, an anthropologist at the
University of Texas
at Austin. "Without the adaptation, pregnancy would have placed a heavier burden
on back
muscles, causing considerable pain and fatigue and possibly limiting foraging
capacity
and the ability to escape from predators."

Pregnant posture

Whitcome, Shapiro and Harvard anthropologist Daniel Lieberman studied 19
pregnant
women between the ages of 20 and 40 from their first trimester until after they
gave
birth. They found that when the mass of the developing baby reached about 40
percent of
its full-term weight, the mother's posture began to change.

"They leaned back, and they did that by extending their upper body at the lower
back,"
Whitcome told LiveScience. "And this happened when the position of their center
of mass
was changing."

The researchers also examined participants' spines and compared results with
male
spines. In both women and men, the curvature of the spine in the lower back,
called the
lordosis, stabilizes the upper body above the lower body. While male lordosis
curves
across just two vertebrae, the curvature extends across three vertebrae in
women,
Whitcome said.

"Loading across three vertebrae allows an expectant mother to increase her
lordosis, re-
aligning her center of gravity above her hips and offsetting the destabilizing
weight of the
baby," Whitcome said.

In addition, the female vertebral joints are relatively larger and extend more
down the
spine than those of males. The extra support helps to offset strain on the spine
that
occurs when a pregnant woman leans back to balance the weight of the fetus, the
researchers say.

Ancient adaptations

The researchers also studied two hominid fossils about two million years old and
found
that one, which anthropologists have long suggested is female, had three
lordosis
vertebrae. The other fossil, which is thought to be male, had fewer such
vertebrae. The
angles and sizes of the vertebrae also followed the same male-female trend found
in
humans.

"Early human women lived very strenuous, active lives, and pregnant females were
forced
to cope with the discomfort of childbearing while foraging for food and escaping
from
predators," Lieberman said. "This evolution of the lower back helped early woman
to
remain more mobile during pregnancy, which would have been essential to
survival, and
appears to have been favored by natural selection."

They didn't find�these gender-specific differences in the spines of chimpanzees,
which
walk on four legs, further supporting the idea that bipedalism led to the
adaptations.

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Dave Kennedy took my first KMI training and lives in La Jolla or just
north - very gentle, has done some Barral stuff, but probably not
Hazen's nerve freeing - but he is a gentle and very sensitive /
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On Nov 28, 2007, at 11:45 PM, Karin Edwards wrote:

> Hello SI folks,
>
> My client is looking for a referral for her mother, who is older
> and has
> foot pain diagnosed as osteoarthritis.  She would like to find a
> gentle
> practitioner to do the Rolf series with her, along with detailed
> bone and
> nerve work in the feet.  Someone who has taken Don Hazen�s Level 1
> nerve
> class would be ideal but someone with Barral-type training would be
> great as
> well.   She lives in San Diego.  Thanks in advance!
>
>
>
> Karin Edwards
>
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My observations:  The doctor had a facilitated pattern of extension of the
little and ring finger as part of his posture pattern.  When I started to
work for him the contracture in the palm was well established.  When he has
a flare up there are trigger points in the extensors which resist the
flexion of his fingers doing palpation.  The repetitive stress causes a
flare up where the tendon passes through the attachment to the metacarpal.
I found that in his case the wrist could be extended if the fingers were
allowed to be flexed this allowed me to work out the trigger points in the
extensors. Then I could put the wrist into flexion work out trigger points
in the flexors then a little cross fiber and ice fallowed by as mentioned a
very slow extension of fingers and wrist over a flat warm surface then ice
again.  Ultimately flare ups have been infrequent with correction of the
posture imbalance.

--
Hans Albert Quistorff, LMP
Antalgic Posture Pain Specialist


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I have had some minor success working with a post release dupuytrens
patient. The "release" is actually a minimally invasive procedure
referred to as a Needle Aponeurotomy. In this procedure, the abnormal
tissue is weakened using a small needle in the palm. This is no
quarantee that the fascia surrounding the tendons will not regain its
hold, but post procedure direct fascial release works well to keep
the adhesions from reforming to its prior state. I did not have very
good results with her hand prior to the procedure. I spent allot of
time working between the tendons and literally digging into the
tendons, sifting along the way. One thing worth noting; the build-up
of connective tissue began returning soon after her procedure, but it
has diminished greatly during her work with me. The Doctor told her
that occasionaly a patient will have a recurrance of the condition
after surgery. Apparantly she did, but 5 minutes work on her hand
every two or three weeks keeps her fingers from locking. I get the
impression from her that we might be making progress toward a
permanant fix.

Julius Daniels
kickatree.com


--- In Structural_Integration@yahoogroups.com, "mark schollenberger"
<msberger@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I wondered if anyone has worked on a client  with dupuytrens
>

Hello SI folks,

My client is looking for a referral for her mother, who is older and has
foot pain diagnosed as osteoarthritis.  She would like to find a gentle
practitioner to do the Rolf series with her, along with detailed bone and
nerve work in the feet.  Someone who has taken Don Hazen�s Level 1 nerve
class would be ideal but someone with Barral-type training would be great as
well.   She lives in San Diego.  Thanks in advance!



Karin Edwards

Certified Rolfer

503-230-0087

HYPERLINK "http://www.portlandrolfer.com"www.portlandrolfer.com


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There is a procedure out there called "Dupuytren’s Needle Aponeurotomy"
which is dramatically effective at working with the contracture.  In Europe,
it costs €40 and takes 20 minutes, so even with the current exchange rate,
you could get two treatments for essentially the price of an SI session.
The treatment is also available in the US, at a more expensive price but
personally, I'd do a trip to Paris and get treated there for the same money.
There was an article in the New York Times about this back in July.

General Info:
<http://perso.orange.fr/f.badois-dupuytren/html/gbsommaire.html>

List of doctors:
<http://perso.orange.fr/f.badois-dupuytren/html/gblist.html>

Good pictures:
<http://www.handcenter.org/newfile16.htm>

more:
<http://www.plasticsurgerysf.com/scrapbook/view_all.nhtml>

Enjoy,

Allan


Article from New York Times:

The New York Times
July 24, 2007
Straightening Bent Fingers, No Surgery Required

By KATE MURPHY
Keith Felcyn, a retired senior editor of BusinessWeek magazine who lives in
Greenwich, Conn., had not been able to fully extend the little and ring
fingers of his left hand for 20 years. But last month, it took 20 minutes
for a doctor in Ontario, Ore., to reverse his Dupuytren’s disease, a benign
but ultimately disabling disorder in which the fascia of the hand thickens
and draws the fingers permanently into the palm.

“When he finished and I could lay my hand flat,” Mr. Felcyn recalled, “I
said, ‘My God, this is a miracle.’ ”

The procedure, called needle aponeurotomy or percutaneous fasciotomy,
involves using the bevel of a hypodermic needle to essentially shred the
ropes of constricting fascia characteristic of Dupuytren’s disease. The
disorder, named for Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, a 19th-century French surgeon
who wrote about it, afflicts up to 25 percent of people over 40 in Western
countries and is most common in men of northern European descent. Ronald
Reagan had it; so does Margaret Thatcher. Risk factors for the disease
include hand or wrist trauma, repetitive strain, alcoholism, smoking and
diabetes.

Needle aponeurotomy, which leaves only superficial puncture wounds, was
developed 30 years ago by a group of French rheumatologists and is now being
practiced in the United States by fewer than a dozen physicians. Thousands
of patients like Mr. Felcyn are flocking to these doctors every year, many
against the advice of hand surgeons who say open hand surgery is more
effective.

“Surgery has a lower recurrence rate,” said Dr. Richard Gelberman, chairman
of the department of orthopedics at Washington University in St. Louis, and
president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. The recurrence
rate for needle aponeurotomy is around 50 percent after three years,
according to several studies published in French medical journals. Studies
in the British and American medical literature indicate that the recurrence
rate for fasciectomy, or surgical removal of the diseased fascia, is 40
percent after five years.

But surgery carries a significantly higher risk of complications like nerve
and vascular injury, infection, inflammation and something called a flare
reaction in which the hand gets very swollen, red and stiff.

“Fasciectomy is a delicate procedure that requires meticulous technique,”
said Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, director of the C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center
at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. Moreover, he added,
“Patients have to be committed to physical therapy” for six weeks to four
months before they can expect to regain full function of the hand.

Mr. Felcyn played tennis the day after his needle aponeurotomy, which,
unlike surgery, can be easily repeated should he have a recurrence.

Dr. David Kline, who performed the procedure using a mild local anesthetic,
had the same thing done to both his hands five years earlier in France.

“I cried the day I had it done,” Dr. Kline said. “I was so happy to be
able
to use my hands.” As an emergency room doctor, he had thought his career was
over until an Internet search turned up a group of rheumatologists at the
Hôpital Lariboisière in Paris offering an alternative to surgery.

Dr. Kline paid 40 euros, about $55, to undergo the procedure. He returned to
Paris in 2005 to receive training in the technique. Dr. Kline said he had
since performed more than 600 needle aponeurotomies, in addition to
continuing to practice emergency medicine, at Holy Rosary Medical Center, in
Ontario, Ore.

There is little competition because so few doctors offer it in the United
States; a list can be found at
http://www.dupuytren-online.info/needle-aponeurotomy.html.

The cost is $500 to $650 per affected finger and is covered by Medicare.

Dr. Charles Eaton, a hand surgeon in Jupiter, Fla., said the technique had
been slow to gain acceptance by other American surgeons because “it sounds
crazy to work on the delicate structures of the hand without cutting it open
to see what you are doing,” especially when Dupuytren’s disease often
distorts the anatomy of the hand.

But because patients are awake for the procedure, he said they can report a
tingling sensation if the one-half millimeter needle gets too close to a
nerve, and they can move their fingers to reveal the location of tendons.

“It took a long time for arthroscopy to take hold, too,” Dr. Eaton said.


Copyright 2007 The New York Times Company



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Yuh! The operative term in my little squib was "SLOW" . This stuff is
connective tissue, good old fascia. It takes time to adapt to stressors.
Go too fast and you get the kind of reaction you don't want.
John Panter






Jamie wrote:
>
> ...I too have Dupuytrens...I agree with John. The last time this topic
> came up, someone suggested stretching the fingers way back, which I
> tried, and I couldn't work for 2 weeks. I suggest not going any
> further than hand flat on a hard table, palm down. ~JH --- In
> Structural_Integration@yahoogroups.com, John Panter <fareast@...>
> wrote: > > > Mark Wrote: > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I wondered if
> anyone has worked on a client with dupuytrens > > contracture of the
> hand, and seen any improvement in the condition > > with SI 10 series
> or post 10 work? > > > > With gratitude, > > Mark > I have been
> diagnosed with Dupuytren's. I have not received any work > from anyone
> else, being isolated out here on the edge of NA, but > have been doing
> a lot of slow hand stretching with the result that it is > not getting
> worse. In fact, I think that with the stretching to keep the >
> contractures under control, the development of the adventitious >
> tendons has actually been making my hands stronger. I am happy to >
> discuss this, front or back channel. > Yours > John Panter, B.Sc. >
> Certified Rolfer > 2374 Agricola St. ph. (902) 425-2612 > Halifax NS
> B3K 4B6 fax (902) 422-1998 > Canada > e-mail fareast@... >
> http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com >
>
>

John Panter, B.Sc.
Certified Rolfer
2374 Agricola St.           ph.   (902) 425-2612
Halifax NS B3K 4B6          fax   (902) 422-1998
Canada
e-mail fareast@...
http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com

...I too have Dupuytrens...I agree with John. The last time this topic
came up, someone suggested stretching the fingers way back, which I tried,
and I couldn't work for 2 weeks. I suggest not going any further than
hand flat on a hard table, palm down. ~JH                           --- In
Structural_Integration@yahoogroups.com, John Panter <fareast@...> wrote:
>
>
> Mark Wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I wondered if anyone has worked on a client with dupuytrens
> > contracture of the hand, and seen any improvement in the condition
> > with SI 10 series or post 10 work?
> >
> > With gratitude,
> > Mark
> I have been diagnosed with Dupuytren's. I have not received any work
> from anyone else, being  isolated out here on the edge of NA, but
> have been doing a lot of slow hand stretching with the result that
it is
> not getting worse. In fact, I think that with the stretching to keep
the
> contractures under control, the development of the adventitious
> tendons has actually been making my hands stronger. I am happy to
> discuss this, front or back channel.
> Yours
> John Panter, B.Sc.
> Certified Rolfer
> 2374 Agricola St.           ph.   (902) 425-2612
> Halifax NS B3K 4B6          fax   (902) 422-1998
> Canada
> e-mail fareast@...
> http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com
>

Mark Wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I wondered if anyone has worked on a client with dupuytrens
> contracture of the hand, and seen any improvement in the condition
> with SI 10 series or post 10 work?
>
> With gratitude,
> Mark
I have been diagnosed with Dupuytren's. I have not received any work
from anyone else, being  isolated out here on the edge of NA, but
have been doing a lot of slow hand stretching with the result that it is
not getting worse. In fact, I think that with the stretching to keep the
contractures under control, the development of the adventitious
tendons has actually been making my hands stronger. I am happy to
discuss this, front or back channel.
Yours
John Panter, B.Sc.
Certified Rolfer
2374 Agricola St.           ph.   (902) 425-2612
Halifax NS B3K 4B6          fax   (902) 422-1998
Canada
e-mail fareast@...
http://www.johnpanterrolfer.com