Esalen Shares 1967 Recording of Ida Rolf Lecture & Demo: And You Can Listen in Like You Were Actually There
At the end of March 2025 the Esalen Institute reached into their vaults and shared a rare recording from their historical archive: a 1967 lecture and live demonstration by Dr. Ida Rolf. This archival gem features Dr. Rolf in her element — lecturing with intellectual precision, delivering her insights with wit and candor, and guiding […]
Celebrating 20 years of Service
Last week I had the good fortune to spend four days with Advanced Rolfing instructor Jan Sultan, and his co-teacher Valerie Berg in the last week of The Rolf Institute Advanced Training in Venice Beach, CA. The Rolf Institute Advanced Training is a 24 day (168) hour course where Certified Rolfers learn new skills and […]
Everything You Want to Know About Rolfing SI
In the last three months The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration has, for the very first time, produced two fantastic videos. The shorter video is geared toward people who are interested in Rolfing SI and are considering getting some Rolfing sessions. It shows Certified Rolfers working with clients, interviews with faculty members and Rolfers such a […]
Harvard Medical School Supports Groundbreaking Research on Structural Integration for Chronic Low Back Pain
My colleague, Eric Jacobson, Ph.D., conducts research on alternative medicine at Harvard Medical School. In 2009 he received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a pilot clinical trial of structural integration as a treatment for chronic low back pain. He is currently completing the analysis of the data from that clinical trial, but is about […]
Celebrating 18 Years as a Certified Rolfer
April 18, 1996 I completed my basic Rolfing SI training at The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration in Boulder, Colorado. Last month marked the 18 year anniversary of my graduation. Wow! What a privilege it has been to accompany all of you for awhile on your healing journey. I am grateful for your faith in […]
Massage Magazine Features Rolfing SI in Technique Spotlight Article
Many of you know I enjoy writing and last December I was asked to write an article for Massage Magazine. It was published just this month in the February 2014 issue. It’s a basic introductory piece geared toward the massage therapist helping them understand a bit about the origins of Rolfing® SI (not in massage […]
FAQ About Rolfing® Structural Integration
Before diving into answering the most frequently asked questions I receive about Rolfing® SI I would like to share this video with you of a presentation my colleague Robyn Martin of Rolfing Orlando did for PechaKucha. It’s a great introduction to Rolfing SI and a fun video to watch. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ur6SY_n_qs] What is Rolfing […]
More Connections Between Emanuel Swedenborg, Ida Rolf & William Sutherland, DO
It turns out there is more to this story about Ida Rolf, William Garner Sutherland and Emanuel Swedenborg. Since the publication of the first piece I have run across two transcripts of Rolf speaking about Sutherland and Swedenborg. One from 1970 and the other from 1973. The 1973 transcript is from the Advanced Training in […]
Ida Rolf Was Studying Yoga Decades Before The Beatles Discovered the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Long before Michael Murphy and George Leonard coined the term “human potential movement’ in 1965¹ and The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in August 1967 Ida Rolf, Ph.D. was interested in the development of human potential. In addition to osteopathy and homeopathy one of the biggest influences on Rolf’s understanding of the human body was […]
San Francisco Bay Area Media Cover Rolfing® Structural Integration
It’s been a fantastic three days for news coverage of Rolfing SI in the San Francisco Bay Area. First, on December 4, the San Jose Mercury News re-published the October 7, 2010, New York Times Style Section piece about Rolfing SI. Here are some highlights from the article. Popular in the 1970s, Rolfing once evoked […]