Wednesday, August 3, 2011

For Rolfers Only
Abstraction of Evolutionary Process
Rolf Structural Integration
The abstraction for the Rolf Structural Integration 1-10 Basic Series was imagined during my training with the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in 1981. Some refinements and the additions of 1) so-called Post 10 work and 2) the Advanced 1-5 Series. With time shown for integration between sessions and levels.

Rolf Structural Integration is about relationship. The anatomical relationships of the major segments of the human body as a whole. And, the relationship of the whole organism to its principal environmental imperative, Gravity.

Both of those levels of relationship are embedded in the process from the very beginning. But, the Basic 1-10 Series arguably could be seen as placing more emphasis on the internal, anatomical relationships. The Advanced 1-5 Series clearly is focused mainly on the larger environmental, contextual frame.

So called Post 10 work in Rolf Structural Integration is about refinements from the Basic series, and additional work necessitated by life circumstances. It is also preparatory to the Advanced work.