Today's conversation is with David Davis. David is a Rolf Structural Integration practitioner and instructor recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona where he continues to bring the beauty that is The Work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf to his new home. During his first Structural Integration session he anticipated relief from chronic pain and disability due to sports injuries, physical labor, and an auto accident, but he was in awe with the new sense of comfort, relaxation, and natural mode that resulted. As ...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Today's conversation is with Michael Mathieu Michael started struggling with low back issues in the late 80s while working as an electrical engineer at Eastman Kodak Company. Two Rolfer‘s in Rochester, New York were able to help him. He quit his job to go west and do his Rolfing training which was completed in 1993. Visceral manipulation greatly elevated his work and he dived deeply into that field of study. In 2012 Michael crashed on his mountain bike and suffered massive damage to his neck and...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Today's conversation is with Michael Shea Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute. Dr. ...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Today's conversation is with our previous guest Liz Stewart. Liz has just started a non profit called "Postures for Peace" and asked us to have a short conversation to help get the word out as support is needed right now. To donate online please visit https://givebutter.com/8MpvpG A proper website is being developed as I type this, details to come. From the givebutter site. "This project will help a group of Healthcare practitioners, Rolfers® and Structural Integration Practitioners (SIPs) in Ce...
Sep 19, 2022•32 min
Today's conversation is with Kevin McCarthy. Kevin is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement Practitioner™ specializing in the effects of trauma and chronic pain on the body. Fascinated with the interplay in the body between emotional patterns and physiological adaptations that commonly emerge in response to traumatic events, Kevin was led to study Somatic Experiencing after 10 years as a manual and movement therapist. He views the integration of somatic approac...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Today's conversation is with Dr. Kirstie Segarra. Kirstie Segarra, PhD BCSI RMTI E-RYT C-IAYT is a Doctor of Integrative Medicine and Structural Integrator in Taos, New Mexico. She has been practicing in the healing arts since 1996. She began her inquiry to study of the integration of the arts and spiritual practice in her Master’s degree in Whole System Design focusing on second order biological systems at Antioch University-Seattle in the mid 90’s. In affect, how to create change in biological...
Aug 22, 2022•58 min
Today's conversation is with Caryn McHose. Caryn McHose has taught perceptual approaches to movement education for over 50 years. Caryn is a Movement Artist, a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement® Practitioner, as well as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and Certified Biodynamic Cranial Practitioner. She is the collaborator for Bodystories, A Guide to Experiential Anatomy and The Place of Dance, by Andrea Olsen, and is the co-author (with Kevin Frank) of How Life Moves, Explorations...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Today's conversation is with Ally Gonzalez Ally was born and raised in Colombia until the age of nine. As a result of the political climate of Colombia in the early 2000’s, Ally and her family fled their homeland as a result of death threats and sought out political asylum in Canada. In middle school and high school Ally engaged in sports to balance her academic workload. At the age of 16, Ally began practicing track and field and discovered that she was a very talented runner. Her love for trac...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Today's conversation is with Dr Stephen Porges. Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of A...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Today's conversation is with Michael Shea Michael is one of the preeminent educators and authors in the fields of somatic psychology, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy. He leads seminars throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. Dr. Shea received his master’s degree in Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University, and a doctorate in Somatic Psychology at The Union Institute. In 1986, he was certified as one of the first Full Instructors of CranioSacral Therapy by the Upledger Institute. Dr. ...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Today's conversation is with Tom Myers Thomas Myers studied with Drs. Ida Rolf, Moshe Feldenkrais, and Buckminster Fuller, and with a variety of movement and manual therapy pioneers. His work is influenced by cranial, visceral, and intrinsic movement studies he made with European schools of osteopathy. An inveterate traveler, Tom has practiced integrative manual therapy for over 40 years in a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Tom is the author of Anatomy Trains (2020, 4th ed), co-author...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Today's conversation is with Bob Schrei. Bob has four decades of experience as a student, apprentice, practitioner and teacher of energy medicine. He is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist, and co-originator of SourcePoint Therapy®. This energetic and hands-on healing system evolved from his thirty-plus years experience in bodywork, as well as extensive personal study in vibrational medicine, sacred geometry, shamanic healing and Zen meditation. In addition to Bob’s ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Today's conversation is with Liz Stewart Liz Stewart, BCSI, draws from 30 years of experience as a highly accomplished Structural Integration (aka Rolfing®) practitioner, trainer and somatic supervisor/consultant. Beyond her hands on work, she provides one to one and group educational support for bodyworkers, bodywork educators, mental health professionals and coaches. Liz supports and challenges her clients to understand and make full use of themselves in their work. Liz’s approach to her work ...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Today's conversation is with Mary Bond Mary Bond studied with Ida Rolf from 1969 to 1972. Emeritus Movement Faculty of the Rolf Institute, she has been involved in the development of movement education for SI from the early days with Judith Aston to the current evolution through the work of Hubert Godard. She is the author of Balancing Your Body, the New Rules of Posture, and Your Body Mandala: Posture and Presence. She has also produced a DVD: Heal Your Posture. Since 2020, Mary has been offeri...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Today's conversation is with Todd Harrgrove Todd is a an author, blogger, and manual and movement therapist. He completed training programs in the Feldenkrais Method and Rolfing. He used to be an attorney. In today's conversation we spoke about Todd's background as a Rolfer, Feldenkrais Practitioner, blogger and now podcaster. We discuss pain science, what rolfing is to him, how he got into this field, and more. You can find out more about Todd at toddhargrove.substack.com His Books can be found...
Nov 08, 2021•51 min
Today's talk is a little different than our usual talks as we are in conversation about former Rolfer, Actor, and Artist John Lodge. We speak with his ex-wife Margaret VanderWaerden and EGSI Founder Ales Urbanczik about who he was, how he came to this work and what marvels he has left behind. A new book has come out from the European Guild for Structural Integration about John and the work he was given from Dr Ida Rolf. They have pieced together parts of this work with additional sections by oth...
Sep 27, 2021•53 min
Today's conversation is with Scott Zamurut Scott RCST® is a student, practitioner, and teacher of somatic and energetic healing arts with over 30 years in the field. Scott’s broad training background includes massage therapy, Polarity Therapy, private mentoring in structural integration, group leadership and dynamics, and ontological coaching. All of these studies support his primary focus in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), and Pre and Perinatal education and healing. As a student and te...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Today's conversation is with Maria Cristina Jimenez OTR. María Cristina, is an occupational therapist and a Certified Advanced Rolfer. She has been a yoga teacher since 2001, a Rolfer® since 2012, and a Certified Advanced Rolfer® since 2016. In 2021 she became a registered and licensed OT, specializing in hand therapy. After surviving a horrific car accident and near-death experience at 15, she developed PTSD. Consequently, she's spent her entire life healing her body and helping to heal others....
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Today's conversation is with Jane Harrington Jane is a graduate from the first Rolf Movement training in 1979. She is Rolf Institute emeritus faculty having taught both the movement certificate and Basic Rolf Trainings. She graduated from the school of education at UNM, taught for a few years and moved to her passion - dance. She received a masters in dance from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco which lead to her deepening understanding of movement and movement analysis. This was when the R...
Jul 26, 2021•56 min
Today's conversation is with Dr Martha Eddy Martha is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, Teacher of Body-Mind Centering® and Certified Movement Analyst with a doctorate in Movement Science, who has served on the faculties at Empire State College - SUNY, Columbia, Princeton and New York University. She became the First Ferraro Fellow of Social Justice and Movement at Marymount Manhattan College in 2018. She is also the founding director of the non-profit organization Moving For Life, as wel...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Today's conversation is with Scott Zamurut Scott RCST® is a student, practitioner, and teacher of somatic and energetic healing arts with over 30 years in the field. Scott’s broad training background includes massage therapy, Polarity Therapy, private mentoring in structural integration, group leadership and dynamics, and ontological coaching. All of these studies support his primary focus in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), and Pre and Perinatal education and healing. As a student and te...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Today's conversation is with Kevin Frank Kevin is a Certified Advanced Rolfer(TM), Rolf Movement (R) Practitioner, and Rolf Movement Instructor for the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. He has worked with the Hubert Godard-derived Tonic Function model since 1991 and has written on this topic from 1995 to the present. Kevin advocates for an ‘information system’ view of structural integration, to help bring the SI field into congruence with modern understanding of motor control and percept...
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Today's conversation is with Jim Asher Jim Asher is an internationally recognized Rolf Institute® instructor and practitioner. He offers Advanced Rolfing, Rolf Movement Integration and cranial sacral therapy. Jim has been a certified Rolfing Instructor since 1974. He trained with and assisted Dr. Ida Rolf. He studied spinal mechanics with many D.O.’s, including Philip Greenman. The founder of the Colorado Cranial Institute and he is a member of the International Association of Structural Integra...
May 24, 2021•2 hr 3 min
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
