Today's conversation is with Kelly Kane Kelly Kane studied Pilates with Romana Krazanaska & Hila Paldi. Completing her certification with The Pilates Institute. She has studied, BodyMind Centering, Continuum Movement, Iyengar Yoga, and has done extensive Crossfit training. She also attended Massage School at the Florida School of Massage. Kelly’s manual therapy repertoire includes Structural Integration, CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. She further developed her perceptual ski...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Today's conversation is with Daniel Simpson Daniel is the author of The Truth of Yoga, a comprehensive guide to yoga history and philosophy. His approach is engaging and fun, making scholarly knowledge accessible and relevant to modern practitioners. Daniel holds a master's degree in yoga studies – from SOAS, University of London – and teaches courses at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, on yoga teacher trainings, and online. In today's conversation we spoke about the history of yoga, the his...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Today's Conversation is with Jeffrey Burch. A Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Jeffrey has extensively studied and integrated into his Hands-On Therapies both Cranial Manipulation and Visceral Manipulation. He has developed groundbreaking new joint mobilization methods.Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975, after which he trained at The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® in Boulder, Colorado, receiving his Certification as a Rolfer in 1977.He first practiced Rolfing® Struc...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Today's Conversation is with Thomas Walker and Gale Loveitt Both Gale and Thomas are long time bodyworkers, both Rolfers and Biodynamic CranialSacral Therapists. Thomas is on the faculty of the Rolf Institute and they both teach somatic education through Listening Hands Seminars... additionally they are life partners. Today we talk about their history in Rolfing and moving towards a Biodynamic approach, what is Biodynamics, when to "Rolf" and when to use BCST, working with the "gushy," adapting ...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Hey everyone. It’s been a little over a month since our last recorded call as I (Andrew) flew half way around the world to The Maldives for work. Before I took off, Nikki and I had a dialogue together about what the podcast has been and some ideas of where we may go. It’s a shorter talk and nice to have solely a “host” conversation. As always, we love to hear how all of our conversations are landing with you as well as other ways we can provide more for your benefit. You can find more about Andr...
Dec 28, 2020•24 min
Today we’re lucky to be in conversation with Neal Powers. Neal is a former president of the Rolf Institute, senior faculty for the guild, and currently teaching for the European guild. Neal has been Rolfing since the 70s at Esalen and a direct student of Dr Rolf. Our talk with Neal was so delightful as he is a down to earth, grounded individual with a great sense of humor, deeply contemplative and incredibly humble. This made for easy yet deep conversations. If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd ...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Today's Conversation is with the amazing and lovable Gil Hedley Gil Hedley, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in theological ethics from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, and also became a Certified Rolfer at the Rolf Institute in Boulder, CO, back in the early '90s. His combined interests and training has supported his personal exploration of the human body and led him to develop an integral approach to the study of human anatomy. Through hands-on human dissections courses in the labo...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Today's Conversation is with Kirstin Schumaker Kirstin is a Board Certified Structural Integrator who specializes in freeing myofascial restriction of nerves and vasculature, with the goal of helping clients to enjoy moving with greater comfort, ease, and agility. Her gentle and specific work can resolve longstanding issues with posture and function. She has studied in depth with several masters, and has a deep appreciation of the science and art of manual therapy. Kirstin is a Certified Teacher...
Nov 16, 2020•57 min
Today's Conversation is with Derek Gill. Derek graduated University with a major Management Information Systems with minors in Computer Science and Philosophy and worked for a major consulting firm as a Systems Integration Consultant. Years later, after a life changing wakeup call and several epiphanies, Derek was called into the medical, healing arts. Derek realized quickly that the skills learned as a Systems Integrator were very relevant to his career as a Structural Integrator. Derek went on...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 51 min
Today's Conversation is with Dr Biko Mandela Gray. Dr. Gray’s work operates at the nexus and interplay between continental philosophy of religion and theories and methods in African American religion. His research is primarily on the connection between race, subjectivity, religion, and embodiment, exploring how these four categories play on one another in the concrete space of human experience. He also is interested in the religious implications of social justice movements. He is currently worki...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Today's Conversation is with Carol Agneessens Carol earned her Masters degree in special education from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Teaching learning challenged teens and adults gave her a deep appreciation for the depth and power of kinesthetic learning and intelligence. This is one of the ways many Rolfing students learn ... anatomy, tissue quality and whole body connection. Carol began training at the Rolf Institute in 1981. She has been in private practice for 38 years. In additio...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Today's Conversation is with Judith Aston. Judith is widely recognized as a pioneer in the art and science of kinetics for her discovery of the Aston® Paradigm. Her distinct biomechanical model for the human body is based on a unique way of seeing the body in relationship to the earth. Her discoveries about the importance of using the forces of gravity and ground reaction in alternating sequences has transformed many systems of exercise, bodywork, and movement education. Her acute ability to “se...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Today's Conversation is with Dr Emily Splichal. Dr Emily Splichal, Functional Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the Founder of EBFA Global (formerly Evidence Based Fitness Academy), Creator of the Barefoot Training Specialist® Certification, Author of Barefoot Strong and Inventor of Naboso Barefoot Technology. With over 19 years in the fitness industry, Dr Splichal has dedicated her medical career towards studying postural alignment and human movement as it relates to barefoot science...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Today's Conversation is with Brooke Thomas. Brooke works in a variety of ways to teach about how to cultivate a relationship with our bodies, and therefore with our being, and how that can have a profound positive impact on an individual and collective level. At its core, her work is a lived inquiry about what it means to shift out of a mental/conceptual lens and into an embodied/experiential lens. This shift truly changes everything about how we meet ourselves and the world. She is a Realizatio...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Today's Conversation is with Kaila June Kaila June is the founder of SomaKinese School, a virtual platform for movement teachers and therapists encouraging personal, social, and planetary change through somatic healing and embodied movement science. Kaila is also the developer of Somatic Groundwork™, a mindful movement practice that soothes the nervous system, restores tissue integrity, and deepens sensory awareness as a pathway to healing and self-knowing. As a dance-artist, Registered Somatic ...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Today's Conversation is with Aleš Urbanczik. Aleš's SI journey started in 1993 with his Basic Training. Peter Melchior and Emmett Hutchins, Ida Rolf's very first instructors, were his teachers and inspirations. He has a spiritual background in Zen-Buddhism and was ordained a Zen-Boddhisatva in the French Temple of 'La Gendronnière'. He has been practicing and teaching HathaYoga for 30 years and, based on Dr. Rolf's principles, he developed his unique teaching style he calls "RolfYoga". Aleš Urba...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Today's Conversation is with Roxlyn Moret. Roxlyn Moret has been exploring, practicing, and teaching movement and the healing arts for 40 years. She has an active private practice in NYC teaching group yoga classes and conducting workshops for professionals. Her background includes dance, studying Tai Chi Chuan with Maggie Newman, Shiatsu, Cranial Sacral therapy, and touch for healing. Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen {founder of BMC℠} has been a mentor for 26 years. Roxlyn Moret currently co-coordinates...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Today's Conversation is with Jean Louise Green. Jean Louise became a licensed massage therapist in Hawaii in 1987. In 1991, she completed the Basic Training Program for Practitioners of Structural Integration with the Guild for Structural Integration. For two years In Hawaii, Jean Louise was mentored by advanced level Rolfer® Sharon Miller. Green moved to California in 1999 and worked as a Massage Therapist and Structural Integrator at the Chico Sports Club until 2012. She also taught basic and ...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Today's Conversation is with Magdalena Weinstein. Magdalena is a latinx cis-gendered woman from Chile, living in Northern California. She is a parent, wife, a trauma therapist, counselor and coach. She offers services (live and online), series and workshops using tools and frames from Somatic Experiencing, Crisis Counseling, Somatic Coaching, Applied Neurology and Yoga. Magdalena believes that our body contains the wisdom, strength and resilience that we long for and she feels called to rediscov...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Today's Conversation is with Ruthie Fraser. Ruthie is an educator and a guide in the realms of body, psyche, and human potential. A Structural Integration Practitioner since 2007, Yoga teacher since 2003, Voice Dialogue Facilitator since 2015, Brown University graduate, lifelong dancer, mother of two boys, and author of the book Stack Your Bones (published in 2017), Ruthie brings decades of experience to spaces of healing, wholing, and personal evolution. In today’s conversation we talk about Ru...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr
Today's Conversation is with Bibiana Badenes. Bibiana Badenes is a Physical Therapist graduate of the University of Valencia, certified Advanced in the Rolfing © Method of Structural Integration and a teacher of Rolf Movement Integration (USA). She has been educated in different psycho-somatic bodywork therapies throughout the world and is currently investigating and creating a program she calls Body Intelligence (Inteligencia Corporal) as a way to discover one’s potential through one’s body. Sh...
Aug 10, 2020•59 min
Today's Conversation is with Michael Polon. Michael’s first introduction to Rolfing came as a client, when seeking help with a series of sports injuries and improvement of moderate scoliosis. His interest in the body began early as a result of these ailments and he began his college years on track to become a physical therapist. After experiencing the power of Rolfing as a client in Boulder during his early twenties, Michael shifted gears and quickly enrolled at The Rolf Institute® in 1998. Imme...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Today's conversation is with Taro Iwamoto. Taro is a Feldenkrais practitioner based in Lake Stevens, WA with years of experience in movement fields including: physical therapy, athletic training, and martial arts. He works with people with physical challenges (pain, balance issues) as well as curious learners who want to learn more about how their bodies move. Taro's professional career and personal experience have taught him to slow down, be mindful, be present and pay attention to himself that...
Jul 28, 2020•30 min
Today's conversation is with Gail Wetzler Gail currently owns an integrative physical therapy practice in Denver, Colorado, where they treat orthopedic, fascial/muscular/soft tissue, neurologic, pain, respiratory, digestive, mTBI and women's and men's health issues. After receiving her initial degree in physical therapy, she pursued her first experience in acute orthopedic care at Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach California. Within 1 year, she became the outpatient clinical supervisor and thus began...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Todays conversation is with Lauren Ohayon. Lauren Ohayon is an internationally recognized Yoga + Pilates teacher specializing in core and pelvic floor issues. She has been teaching for over 20 years. Lauren is the founder of Restore Your Core and One Strong Mama - 2 highly acclaimed Online programs designed to restore function for anyone with core / pelvic issues. Her programs boast online communities of over 25,000 women, over 8000 participants and nearly 100 teachers internationally. She is al...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Todays conversation is with Russell Stolzoff. Russell is a practitioner, researcher and member of the Dr Ida Rolf Institute’s Advanced Faculty. Russell has been a practitioner for the past 31 years, has served as the Chair of the Rolf Institute’s Board of Directors, and Chaired DIRI’s Executive Education Committee. His research at Western Washington University examined the effects of Structural Integration on soccer athletes and was presented at International Fascia Research Congress in 2018 and...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Hello Touching Into Presence community. Today's conversation is with your hosts, Andrew and Nikki. We'll talk about ourselves, how the podcast started, and how we got to where we are today. We'll also discuss what we are hoping for our listeners to get out of the podcast and how they can positively effect the show as well. We'll be planning to have more of these shorter host episodes in the future, so if there are things you'd like to know, please message us. As always, we hope you enjoy the sho...
Jul 06, 2020•22 min
Today we have a very informative and entertaining talk with Paul Linden. Paul Linden is the Chief Instructor and co-founder at the Columbus Center for Movement Studies/Aikido of Columbus in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is a specialist in body and movement awareness education, and his work focuses on the interplay between self-exploration and effective action. Paul received his B.A. in Philosophy from Reed College and his Ph.D. in Physical Education from the Ohio State University. He is an instructor ...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min
We are fortunate to have Heather Starsong with us for today's conversation. Heather is an inspiration for many and just a true force of nature. An original student of what was then known as Rolf-Aston Structural Patterning and later evolving into Rolf Movement, and a pioneer of this movement paradigm. Heather Starsong grew up in New England and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature. She has been a dancer since childhood, especi...
Jun 22, 2020•58 min
Today’s conversation is with Jim Pascucci. Equine Rolfer extraordinaire, Certified Advanced Rolfer, Cross-fitter, and so much more. Besides being an incredibly intelligent and ingenious person, Jim is also extremely funny, as you’ll hear here. Jim’s way of sharing his narrative in how he got to where he is today and how he developed his Horse Structural Integration work is fascinating and easy to listen to. I recommend for bodyworkers, animal lovers, and really anyone interested in learning some...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 16 min
