Embody Birmingham: Manual + Movement Therapy Group

10/03/2022

The great, powerful, and wise Margaret Pittenger’s (PT/Feldenkrais Practitioner of 50+ years, Embody founding colleague) new book just published! Check it out!

To order:
https://www.betweenbreathandpain.com/
https://a.co/d/8V7OQjM

03/12/2021

Andrew Brown attended the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration in Boulder, CO in 2005 at the age of 23. Since the beginning of 2006, he has been practici...

10/31/2020

The language of touch binds our minds and bodies to the broader social world. What happens when touch becomes taboo?

10/26/2020

09/16/2020

Every once in a while, some effect of Dr Rolf’s method of Structural Integration is studied!

The full introduction has a nice batch of information regarding the practice.

Introduction: There are multiple theories surrounding the physiological impact of structural integration (SI) with little evidence or research corroborating any of these. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of 10 sessions of SI on fascial tissue (FT) superficial blood perfusion, sti...

09/04/2020

Listen to original audio recordings of Dr. Ida Rolf teaching.

Experience her wit, wisdom and vision of structural integration.

In “Ida Teaches What Does Breath Have to Do With the Sacrum?” she speaks about William Garner Sutherland, DO. She says Sutherland snuck in study of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Sutherland’s theory was that the lungs were not the organ of respiration but that the spine was the organ of respiration. The spine is a pumping device.

Here is the link to our website where the audio recordings are posted. https://www.rolf.org/ida_teaches.php

08/05/2020

"We think if we can make our immune systems stronger, we’ll be better able to fight off this coronavirus, as well as other viral and bacterial pathogens"

07/28/2020

When students learn specific techniques for managing stress and anxiety, their well-being improves across a range of measures and leads to better mental health.

07/20/2020

Honoring & tending to our trauma responses during a pandemic