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 […]
Practitioner Focus: Coquelicot Gilland, Bodynamic Analyst and Pastoral Counselor
Every once in a great while a practitioner comes along who is so uniquely gifted that one must share with others information about that individual. Such a gifted practitioner is Coquelicot Gilland. For more than two decades Coquelicot (coke-lee-co) has been actively practicing in the field of spiritually based, body-oriented, developmental counseling and restorative touch […]
How Swedenborg’s Mysticism Influenced Osteopathy, Rolfing SI and The Psychological Lineage of The Fledgling Esalen Institute
I recently spent some time at Esalen® Institute and while there picked up a copy of Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion by Jeffrey J. Kripal. This book recounts the fascinating formation and history of Esalen Institute, the 1960s epicenter of the human potential movement. Many people are familiar with the deep connections […]