Dear Henry, As you may or may not know, Hellerwork was created by Joseph Heller, the first president of the Rolfing School, to be a form of structural integration where these so-called "emotional" issues would have a place and a structure for being openly recognized and allowed appropriately. The questions you raise are certainly legitimate and most of them are covered in great detail in the Hellerwork Training (along with the structural work). My first suggestion is to begin to allow the emotional expression to be present and in no way interfere with the necessary structural work. It is not a case of either/or..it is very much inclusive. Secondly I would recommend that you trade some sessions with a Local Hellerwork Practitioner and begin to explore some of this kind work for yourself. I am an instructor for the San Diego School of Hellerwork and I live in Long Beach, CA. One of the owners of the San Diego School is Stephen Bulger (Chintamani@...) (619) 281 7731....he is very busy. A newer practitioner in San Diego is Dyan Burgess (dansedelavie@...) (619) 670 7607. I'm certain Dyan would welcome a trade with you. One of the public source books for information about the early Rolf experiences is "Bodymind" by Ken Dyckwald. This book goes into great detail about how his Rolfing experiences opened him up emotionally and how they handled it. I don't know about "healing" either but I do know that as our bodies loosen up the grip of connective tissue we all have something to say about how we learned to hold them tight in the first place. Sometimes that expression of "what happened" will cover the full range of emotional expression. To the extent we can be present to allow someone the safety to share without judgement or attempts to fix or blame, then our clients can really let go of stuff that has held them for years or more. This space is a gift and it is a gift you give to your clients to be open enough for them to feel safe. Keep up the great work. Dr. Jim Dohn
hello all- this past year i have encountered a certain, what seems to me positive and indicative of growth as a practitioner, problem. as my confidence in ...
Hpk3rd@...
Sep 20, 2002 3:12 am
Dear Henry, As you may or may not know, Hellerwork was created by Joseph Heller, the first president of the Rolfing School, to be a form of structural ...
henry good question and one i have been working with over time. its great you create a space for your clients to express there feelings . i dont know your ...
Dear Henry, While I liked Dr Dohn's response (except the implication that only Hellerwork among SI schools deals openly with emotional issues - let's watch...
kinesis@...
Sep 22, 2002 2:01 am
Hi Henry, Glad your clients feel safe enough to share their stuff with you. It speaks well of the atmosphere that you and your office creates for them. One...
Hello Tom, I wish I could attend your Seattle lectures--I just got the brochure the other day. I already planned to attend Chaitow's seminar on the same...
Dear Henry, Tom, et al, I APOLOGIZE, I APOLOGIZE. I am a Chiropractor in addition to being a Certified Hellerwork Pracitioner for eighteen years. I ...
Thanks Reda, Your contributions to this list are consistently well thought out with much attention to detail. I'll bet your bodywork is the same. I love what...
In a message dated 9/22/02 3:01:51 AM GMT Daylight Time, kinesis@... ... hear, hear! thanks to all for your responses, i want to express my concern ...
Hpk3rd@...
Sep 25, 2002 5:37 am
In case you missed this: Seems this is a hot topic these days. Yrs, Peter ********************************** Integrative Principles and Psychotherapeutic...
PeterM54@...
Sep 25, 2002 1:47 pm
Dear Henry, Don't worry about ruffling any feathers..it takes a ruffler and a rufflee. One of my favorite book titles is Terry Cole-Whittaker's, "What you...
In a message dated 9/25/02 6:27:44 PM GMT Daylight Time, DoctorDohn@... ... this is an interesting take on the power of security in therapeutic ...
Hpk3rd@...
Sep 26, 2002 4:04 am
Henry- I appreciated your original posting and have very much enjoyed the dialogue that has followed. I felt it was important to respond to your posting for...
Lori Nelson
loranne@...
Sep 26, 2002 4:08 am
"In the beginning was the word" , I believe, is the conventional accepted chicken and egg explanation...................Thanks.............Jim...
I though the egg was the obvious answer, from modern genetics, the egg which spawned dynosaurs before evolution brought about birds and chicken from a branch...
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