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here - Guild for Structural Integration
Mission Statement 1. Structural Integration is a method and a philosophy of personal growth and integrity. 2. The vertical line is our fundamental concept. The physical and psychological embodiment of the vertical line is a way of BEING in the physical world. It forms a basis for personal growth and integrity. 3. The teaching of Structural Integration is transmitted through a form called the “Recipe”. The “Recipe” is the tradition, the foundation, the essence of Dr. Ida Rolf ’s teachings. Identity Statement THE GUILD FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION is a group of educators and practitioners of the method called Structural Integration. We are a teaching, research and service organization whose broadest aim is to celebrate the ability of the human organism to awaken, heal and transform itself when given proper encouragement. The means of achieving this are the focus of our programs. Dear Friend, Thank you for your interest in the Guild for Structural Integration’s Training programs. We are happy that you want to learn more about the vision and the traditional teachings of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. As you read the following pages, we trust you will sense the love, dedication and inspired purpose present in the Guild. Guild associates have had their lives changed by Dr. Rolf’s work and her original teachings. We believe that the process of becoming a GSI Practitioner may also transform your life and the lives of those you touch. We hope so, for Dr. Rolf called her work “a way of life.” We firmly believe that the work of Structural Integration creates individuals who are more upright in all areas of their lives: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. The goal of SI is to maximize human potential by enlisting the supportive benefits of the gravitational field we live in, creating a more balanced, vertical and integrated human being. And as we know, anyone can go deeply into a body; we at the Guild promote an intelligent touch and way of seeing structure in the gravitational field that emphasizes integration based on Dr. Rolf’s theories and principles. The Guild is aware that there are a growing number of individuals and schools which claim to teach the work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. We regret that this puts a burden on potential students to choose which training best suits their needs. We offer the following information regarding the Guild, which we hope will make your decision easier: 1. As indicated at the top of our letterhead, the Guild “is dedicated to the teachings of Dr. Ida P. Rolf.” This statement is the keystone to our teaching. 2. The Guild is considered: “The Traditional School of Dr. Rolf’s work.” 3. Dr. Rolf founded the Guild for Structural Integration in the mid-sixties. We are doing everything possible to honor Dr. Rolf and the fifty years she spent creating this life-changing technique and art. 4. The Guild’s President, the School Director, and most of the Guild’s faculty worked closely with Dr. Rolf for many years. Dr. Rolf’s first two teachers, which she chose nearly 40 years ago, were founding members of the Guild. These original teachers were Peter Melchior (now deceased) and Emmett Hutchins. Emmett Hutchins is still actively teaching Guild classes. Neal Powers, another senior teacher, also studied with Dr. Rolf. 5. The Guild teaches and strongly believes in the power of Dr. Rolf’s original Ten Session “Recipe.” We acknowledge the wisdom and genius of this very special woman. Our commitment to each student attending the Guild is: To clearly share the vision, the wisdom, the power, and the magic of Dr. Rolf’s life’s work. You will experience the Guild as a safe environment in which to learn and to expand your path of exploration and growth in this field. The Guild offers GSI practitioners and other selected schools whose founders had direct contact with Dr. Rolf the opportunity to participate in a continuing education program, and to join a community of other SI practitioners who are highly unique and talented individuals. The staff at the Guild provides and maintains an office and school that is personable and attentive to your needs in talking about trainings, fielding questions to the Instructors and in ordering brochures. The Guild continually updates an SI Practitioners list which is also included on our web site, and publishes an annual magazine with class information and interesting articles and announcements. Our staff is here to serve you and the larger community. We realize that the choice to become a GSI Practitioner is a life-transforming process that requires study, practice, resources and a commitment to the goal. We are here to assist you in reaching that goal. Please look over the following pages and contact us again with your questions and concerns about your situation regarding the trainings. We truly appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you again. Sincerely, Susan Melchior, School Director and Richard Stenstadvold, President 1 GUILD FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Staff Officers The Guild........................................... 3 and Board of Directors The Guild’s Mission...........................4 Richard A. Stenstadvold, President Emmett Hutchins, Vice President Wayne Hackett, Secretary-Treasurer Susan Melchior, School Director John Baier, Director Friends of the Guild.........................6 Faculty Entrance Requirements.................. 10 Emmett Hutchins Neal Powers Jeff Linn Liz Stewart Amber Burnham Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D. ...............................7 GSI Training Programs......................8 Application....................................... 12 Suggested Reading List................... 19 Administrative Policies................... 23 Staff & Instructors.......................... 25 Tuition and Fees.......................... insert Training Schedules..................... insert N obody can prove what I am about to say, but I think it is so: every energy in which we live is nourishment to us. It is something which is literally contributing food to the individual. If you are living within a field of sound, the same is true of your ears. Now it would be absolutely ridiculous if we lived in a field of gravity and it had no effect on us, yet down through the ages this has been our assumption, that it didn’t make any difference. This assumption is still held among a lot of people. They think it doesn’t make any difference how you carry yourself because you are a spirit, an immortal and superior something, and it’s the superior something which is in charge of the situation. Well, a spirit is in charge of the situation, but not in the way many think. The spirit is in charge to tell the individual that he can so organize his body that he is now in line with a supporting force. He cannot just go on indefinitely striking out indiscriminately against this force that’s tearing him down, yet this is what he tries to do. You know average posture: the head way forward, the back way back, the chest almost lacking, the ribs down, no air coming in, etc., etc. His spirit will carry him through? It is an assumption that no longer works; it is the relic of an idea which was universal a hundred years ago. — Ida P. Rolf 2 T Guild for Structural Integration he T he Guild for Structural Integration was founded and named by Dr. Ida P. Rolf in the mid-sixties. The word “guild” comes to us from medieval times, perhaps reminiscent of Dr. Rolf’s search into the roots of Western thought and belief. It means a union of persons in the same craft or trade to uphold standards and promote common interests. About seven years after its inception the organization’s name was changed to the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. The concept of a craft guild became subordinate to other values. Years later (1989−90), a small group of individuals, dedicated to preserving Dr. Rolf’s traditional teachings, and the Spirit and Heart of the original Guild, left the Rolf Institute to re-form the Guild for Structural Integration. Today, the Guild for Structural Integration (GSI) is an association of Structural Integration practitioners and associates who pledge to persevere through the long-term personal challenges which Dr. Rolf ’s teaching and work present. Association with the Guild implies not only a commitment to professional excellence in the performance of Dr. Rolf ’s standard ten-session series of Structural Integration; it also indicates a resolution to explore a path of personal growth which includes the transcendental vertical line. Regardless of the constituency of our clientele, the Guild affirms that our primary interest is in human potential and not the palliation of symptoms, and that the miracle of symptom relief is only coincidental with the true goals of Structural Integration. We also vow to promote interest in the “unfinished” aspects of Dr. Rolf ’s work and to continue her inquiry into the energy fields of the body and their relationship to balanced structure. We believe that the scope and importance of Dr. Rolf ’s work demand that many philosophical choices be explored. We, therefore, formed the Guild to insure a creative community consisting of individuals who are dedicated to sharing and exploring her work. Following the example of our teacher, we believe we can have our feet planted firmly in physical reality while keeping our eyes fixed on the far stars. I n the summer of 1978, a few months before her death, Ida Rolf paid her last visit to Boulder. She had legally signed over the terms “Rolfing” and “Rolfer” to the Rolf Institute only a few days before. She was frail and blind. She had asked to have her hands placed on the great tree which once stood near the front entrance, and she had pronounced it magnificent. She had toured the building, and afterwards she sat quietly upstairs with Richard Stenstadvold, her old friend and Director of her organization. Then she broke the silence saying: “Dick, I have a question for you. It’s a philosophical question.” With steady hand gestures and few words, she asked, “Do you think it’s better to take this many people (a large number) this far (a short distance) or this many people (a small number) this far (as high as they can go)?” 3 T he Guild’s Mission The dictionary defines a mission as “a continuing task or responsibility that one is destined or fitted to do or specially called upon to undertake.” Accordingly, the Guild offers the following mission statement: T he Guild is dedicated to the traditional teachings of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. The product of her life’s work and teaching is the “Recipe,”a ten-session sequence of structural, fascial and educational goals which establishes order in human structures. Due to its efficacy in symptom alleviation, both physical and emotional, there is little doubt that the Recipe will survive in various forms as techniques; it is not certain that it can endure as art and craft without the special dedication of those individuals who are inspired by the potency of intention and wisdom of process concealed within. The Recipe is not technique. The Recipe is more than a discrete succession of myo-fascial goals and intentions. The Recipe is, rather, a process, accumulating of a set of relationships which establishes structural balance and order. These relationships are based upon sound theoretical physics as well as some traditional metaphysical hypotheses. Relationships belong to the realm of art, they are non-linear. Technique is better suited to scientific and linear analysis. The Recipe, as taught in other schools, has been modified or, perhaps, specialized in several ways. Some of these modifications ignore the underlying priorities in Dr. Rolf ’s teaching. The Guild is formed to insure that the Recipe does not lose its potency of intention, its expression as art, nor its comprehension as process. Dr. Rolf ’s teaching emphasizes the concept of the personal line of vertical intention, the “Line.” The Line passes through the centers of gravity of the body’s vertical blocks. The Line, in our concept of the Structurally Integrated human, does not pass through bone, except at the top of the head. In actual fact, this weight-bearing line does 4 pass through bone in all but the most exceptional human structures. Indeed, it was Dr. Rolf ’s observation that our species had not yet successfully completed its journey to uprightness. The Recipe is designed to offer personal assistance in this evolutionary voyage. The emergence of the unstressed vertical, the Line which passes only through soft tissue, is evidence of progress toward this goal. The Line being defined as a set of theoretical points in space is not real, but experiential, and it can be, perhaps must be, intentional. The horizon is the horizontal reference for the Line. The shoulder girdle and the pelvic girdle must contain true horizontal balance to define and support vertical extension. The Line goes through the top of the head and through the bottom of the feet to infinity. The Line forms a relationship between the field which is man and the field which is earth, the field of gravity. The Line is transcendental; it relates the realm of material particles, of basic physics, to the non-material, the world of energy fields. While Dr. Rolf’s metaphysical hypotheses concerning the Line are not original, her use of the Recipe as a tool for exploring them is unique. The idea of using a vertical line of extension to integrate one’s personal energy field with the energy field of the earth is a compelling idea with both practical and visionary implications. The Guild recognizes the singular importance of the Line as raison d’ etre for the Recipe. We believe that effort to clarify and develop a clear sense of vertical extension should be a path for personal growth. And further, that instruction concerning the Line is an essential educational aspect of the practice of Structural Integration. The practice of Structural Integration is, clearly, a logical choice for traditional, holistic, and self-help professionals. However, many of Dr. Rolf ’s oldest, most successful and well-known practitioners were not attracted to her work by professional considerations alone, but rather by the personal challenges which she believed were inseparable from the practice. The practice of Structural Integration was presented as a path of personal growth and integrity, where personal alignment implies structure on all levels: physical, verbal, logical, spiritual, and emotional. The practice was also presented as a path of service, which “refines” the spirit of the practitioner, and assists in the development of true sight and compassion. The discipline of the path is the performance and understanding of the Recipe. Repetition of the Recipe disciplines the mind and clarifies the will. Awakening our consciousness of the Line becomes the personal goal and the Line our inner guide. Fanciful ideas of personal growth, life paths, service and the awakening of special sensory abilities may have little to do with professional competence but they have much to do with the exploration of human potential. Therefore, the Guild believes these extra-professional challenges are useful, even essential, and should be presented to all practitioners of Structural Integration. The decision to become a Structural Integration Practitioner involves a lifetime of continual learning and intellectual challenge. But it further implies a decision to develop one’s inner knowing, the integration of mind, body and spirit. Peter Melchior T his is the important concept: that Practitioners are integrating something; we are not restoring something. This puts us in a different class from all other therapists that I know of. It takes us out of the domain designated by the word “therapy.” It puts our thinking into education: how can we use these ideas behind Structural Integration? How do we put a body together so that it’s a unit, an acting, efficient energy unit? One of the differences between Structural Integration Practitioners and practitioners of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, naturopathy, etc., is that the latter are all relieving symptoms. They make no effort to put together elements into a more efficient energy system. From the first day we see a client, we are putting him together, we are integrating him. We integrate him at the end of this first hour, at the end of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth. At every hour before that man or that woman walks out the door, we should have integrated him to the place where he has the best, most efficient use of his system that he can have at that level. At the end of the eighth hour he should certainly have an efficient use of a higher level of operation than he had at the end of the seventh hour or at the end of the second hour. If, in our presentation to the world, enough stress can be laid on this, we will have a certain amount of publicity indicating that we are less therapists than we are educationists. I am not hiding behind a bunch of words here. This is what I mean, this is my goal: an educational process. — Ida P. Rolf Emmett Hutchins 5 F riends of the G SI “Friendship” status is extended to individuals dedicated to Dr. Rolf ’s work. For GSI Practitioners, Rolfers, Hellerworkers, and IASI members, we ask for an annual $150 “subscriber” fee to enjoy the services we offer. For others who simply want to remain in contact and receive our newsletter, we ask for donations. Donations continue to help us provide scholarship funds, maintain our web site, public service and general operating expenses. The Guild seeks to support its Friends with the following services and events: The “Guild Online,” a newsletter dedicated to the free exchange of information about our work and related subjects, announcements and class schedules. Updating catalogs, brochures, videos and other related educational materials. Maintain and continue development of highquality basic trainings and (a voluntary) continuing education program, and access to experienced instructors for tutorials and individual client counseling. Listing on the Guild’s web site. Distribution of general information and a listing (directory) of Practitioners of Structural Integration. The Guild also offers professional and personal support that is rare in the world. We are a mature and established community, built with common goals, and as such, the networking among Practitioners and the active support from the office is great. The Guild maintains a toll-free number so that Practitioners, as well as students, applicants and others, may stay in touch over the years. Communication is a central theme at the Guild office. We have an “open door” policy for those interested in observing classes or at- 6 Guild In fact, the ability to start out upon your own impulse is fundamental to the gift of keeping going upon your own terms, not to mention the further and more fulfilling gift of getting started all over again — never resting upon the oars of success or in the doldrums of disappointment... Getting started, keeping going, getting started again — in art and in life, it seems to me this is the essential rhythm... — Seamus Heaney tending events that are offered. We welcome all inquiries and are able to discuss, at length, each person’s situation regarding preparation for training and provide support for those already practicing. I da P. Rolf, Ph.D. Founder of The Guild for Structural Integration May 19, 1896 - March 19, 1979 I da P. Rolf, a native New Yorker, graduated from Barnard College in 1916; and in 1920 she earned a Ph.D. in biological chemistry from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. For the next twelve years Ida Rolf worked at the Rockefeller Institute, first in the Department of Chemotherapy and later in the Department of Organic Chemistry. Eventually, she rose to the rank of Associate, no small achievement for a young woman in those days. In 1927, she took a leave of absence from her work to study mathematics and atomic physics at the Swiss Technical University in Zurich. During this time, she also studied homeopathic medicine in Geneva. Returning from Europe, she spent the decade of the 1930’s seeking answers to personal and family health problems. Medical treatment available at that time seemed inadequate to her; this led to her exploration of osteopathy, chiropractic medicine, yoga, the Alexander technique and Korzybski’s work on states of consciousness. By the 1940’s, she was working in a Manhattan apartment where her schedule was filled with people seeking help. She was committed to the scientific point of view, and yet many breakthroughs came intuitively through the work she did with chronically disabled persons unable to find help elsewhere. This was the work eventually to be known as Structural Integration. For the next thirty years, Ida Rolf devoted herself to developing her technique and training programs. During the 1950’s, her reputation spread to England, where she spent summers as a guest of John Bennett, a prominent mystic and student of Gurdjieff. Then, in the mid-'60’s, Dr. Rolf was invited to Esalen Institute in California at the suggestion of Fritz Perls, founder of Gestalt Therapy. There she began training Practitioners and instructors of Structural Integration. The more Structural Integration classes Ida Rolf taught, the more students sought admission to training. Newspaper and magazine articles began featuring the person and work of Ida Rolf, and soon the necessity for a formal organization became apparent. As early as 1967, the first Guild for Structural Integration was loosely formed and eventually headquartered in a private home in Boulder, Colorado. Until her death in 1979, Ida Rolf actively advanced training classes, giving direction to her organization, planning research projects, writing, publishing and doing public speaking. In 1977, she wrote Rolfing: The Integration of Human Structures (Harper and Row, Publishers). This book is the major written statement of Ida P. Rolf ’s scholastic and experiential investigation into the direct intervention with the evolution of the human species. Another book compiled by Dr. Rolf ’s close associate and companion, Rosemary Feitis, is Ida Rolf Talks About Rolfing and Physical Reality. It is truly a jewel, giving us insights into Dr. Rolf ’s unique and incredible mind. 7 G SI Training Programs P B REREQUISITE COURSE 530 hours ASIC TRAINING PHASE I & II The Guild’s Prerequisite Course is an intensive, in-depth, integrative approach to anatomy, physiology and exploring the first three sessions as the ‘Bodywork’ piece of the class. With extensive, independent home study before class and practice hours after class, this four-week course is a unique experience for the student pursuing the Guild’s Basic Training. A student begins to become familiar with the layers of the tissues, begins body readings and “seeing” with the heart and mind of the SI Practitioner. The anatomy and physiology is taught from the perspective of Structural Integration. This course is designed for the beginner and for the seasoned therapist. We strongly recommend starting your training with this course. The principles and structural techniques expressed in Ida Rolf ’s series for ten Structural Integration sessions are the core of the Guild’s Basic Training Program. Basic Training consists of two phases: Auditing Class and Practitioning Class. Before Session #1 Each phase is eight weeks in duration and each class begins with one week of Integrative Anatomy. The ensuing seven weeks of instruction focus on Structural Integration studies. Classes are conducted four days a week. Each phase consists of auditors and practitioners with approximately two or three instructors in attendance. An interim period between classes is recommended, although some students attend consecutive classes. Required Books: Rolfing $25.00 Rolfing and Physical Beauty $20.00 Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Beil $58.00 Ed Maupin’s Vol I & II $75.00 The Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd edition (Plates to complete before class: 1-17, 20-85, 90, 91, 101-106, 121, 129-135, 136, 151, 168) An application, as outlined on page 12, is required. Call and talk to the GSI staff for more details concerning this course. 8 Throughout Basic Training students learn to “see”, to analyze and interpret human structure and movements in the Earth’s field of gravity. Students also acquire a comprehensive knowledge of Structural Integration theory and fundamental principles of Structural Integration. In addition, students receive exposure to the history and development of the work, and preparation for practicing the craft. Photographs: Tom Jones before and after a 1−10 series by one of GSI’s Basic Students, Karin Holzscheiter, in class. A UDITING CLASS: PHASE I SIB011 264 hours C ONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOPS All students enter auditing with the focus on “seeing.” “Seeing” human structure and movement is an indispensable prerequisite to Structural Integration work. The way we see the whole person is the hallmark distinguishing Practitioners of the Ida P. Rolf Method of Structural Integration from other bodyworkers. True sight is not casually acquired; it is hard work, perhaps even a lifelong process. Convinced that “seeing” presented a most difficult yet essential and important task for practitioners, Dr. Rolf created auditing so that students could begin to train their sight before doing their work. Today, auditors in GSI classes principally observe sessions, participate in lectures, have group discussions and engage in other learning activities as part of their experience. Manipulation is not done by the auditors during this part of the training. Continuing Education (“CE”) is an essential part of a GSI Practitioner’s development and refinement. The Guild offers workshops throughout the year, in different locations, and recommends that a Practitioner take at least one workshop a year for three to five years before entering the GSI Advanced Training. Workshops explore post-ten work in the format of an Advanced Three Series, or they specialize in different aspects of helping the Practitioner to understand their work better. At the conclusion of Phase I, individual interviews are conducted by the instructors and the administrative staff to determine which students advance into the Practitioning Class (Phase II). At this point the student and the instructors are able to discuss the student’s progress and what is needed to prepare further for the practice of Structural Integration. If a student is found to be unacceptable for passing into the Practitioning Phase, it is also discussed at this time. P RACTITIONING CL ASS: PHASE II SIB013 264 hours A DVANCED TRAINING 192 hours The Guild’s Advanced Training is a six‑week course that teaches the Advanced 1−5 Series as it was developed by Dr. Rolf and our senior teachers: Emmett Hutchins (and Peter Melchior, now deceased). In the class the students also review the Ten Series of Basic SI. This is a very empowering class. Requirements for enrolling are at least one year of full-time private SI practice. If one is coming from another school, a letter of introduction and a resume need to be submitted. After Session #10 The Practitioning Class (Phase II) concentrates on manipulative instruction and practice by students who have successfully completed the Auditing Class. During the weeks of Structural Integration studies, each Practitioning student works with models who receive the standard ten sessions of Structural Integration. In this phase, the Practitioning students also exchange the ten sessions with a designated partner. All manipulation work is directly supervised by the class instructors. A diploma is awarded at the successful completion of this class. Touch was never meant to be a luxury. It is a basic human need. It is an action that validates life and gives hope to both the receiver and the giver. The healing of touch is reciprocal. — Irene Smith 9 E ntrance Requirements Structural Integration training requires a background of careful preparation of body, mind and spirit. The following requirements and suggested studies are designed with this kind of preparation in mind. E xperience of Ten Basic Sessions Ten Basic Sessions of SI rooted in Dr. Rolf ’s work are required. Candidates for training are also encouraged to experience the Advanced Five Series and movement integration work. Contact the GSI office for a directory of Practitioners in your area. The work of Structural Integration is physically demanding and for this reason a candidate must be healthy and have a competent structure. M Training and Experience or Other Manipulative Experience assage Candidates are required to have massage training and experience. The massage requirement may be met in any of the following ways: The Guild’s Prerequisite Course A formal full-length course at a massage or bodywork school Physical Therapist training, Occupational Therapist training, etc. Other courses offered may be accepted. Please discuss with the Guild staff. H uman Anatomy and Physiology This requirement may be met in the following ways: The Guild’s Prerequisite Course College courses taken for credit, no credit or as an auditor College correspondence courses taken for credit Courses taken through a massage school Other courses (discuss with staff ) Supplemental study from the reading list and the Anatomikan workshop are highly recommended. Other related course work in the human sciences is encouraged. When studying gross human anatomy, focus on the musculoskeletal system, with emphasis on bones and their attachments, as well as major blood and nerve supply. If you are considering GSI’s preparatory course, contact the office for details. E motional/Psychological Preparedness Candidates must possess a mature understanding of themselves and others. We look for intellectual understanding, integration of personal insight and academic or personal experience that could assist in the Client/Practitioner relationship. College courses, individual therapy or group psychotherapy, independent seminars and workshops are a few areas in which a candidate may gain psychological awareness and understanding. Other modalities are available and may be used to prepare in this area. A candidate must also demonstrate success in life. 10 The ability to undertake and complete a significant task over an extended period of time is a crucial personal skill. This may be met by obvious professional, business, educational, or personal accomplishments. It is not unusual for a new Practitioner to have to build a practice through education and personal referrals. Candidates are encouraged to research and abide by their local and/or state laws governing bodywork. A candidate will discover that it is an advantage to have already established a “hands-on” clientele before training. Jeff Linn with client A school is not a business But the Heart of a community, Born of a yearning, a need, To share, Focus, Celebrate, All that is Holy, with willingness, gratitude and open Minds. The heartbeat resounds, pulses and vibrates in all directions, as explorations open and unfold, seeing and coming to know: “To give and to Receive are One in Truth.” Amber Burnham with client With this school, I join the Heart of community. I enter the sacredness of Healing, of Light, born and Sustained through the Life Work of infinite Beings. With ancient Blessings, I take my place of service, and enter into the very Heart of community, Where miracles manifest and Dreams come true. — Susan Fairbrother Melchior 11 A pplication To enroll in the Prerequisite Course, submit the application fee, application letter, reference letter, resume, photograph and a $300 deposit. To enroll in Phase I Auditing, submit all of the following application items with a $300 deposit. All application materials must be submitted at least one month prior to the class starting dates and two months for Kauai classes. Early registration is encouraged and appreciated. Application Fee. USD $100 (Non-refundable). Letter of Application (typewritten please). This is the heart of the application, in which you communicate who you are...who you are becoming...and what major events and influences have helped shape you. Include a detailed discussion of how your Structural Integration/Rolfing sessions have affected your body, your movement and your life. Be specific. Discuss why you want to be trained in the work of Structural Integration. Include a history of your SI sessions and Practitioner(s) name(s). Photographs. Submit one full-length photo of yourself (in underwear) after your tenth session. Resume (typewritten please). Using an outline form, summarize your educational and employment history, massage/bodywork training and experience, your participation in other trainings and workshops, and leisure-time pursuits. List your mailing address, telephone number(s), the date and place of your birth and your current height and weight. Letters of Recommendation. You may obtain letters of recommendation from your Structural Integration Practitioner(s) and include them in your application or have them sent directly to the Guild office. (Please note: if you have difficulty in obtaining these letters, discuss this with the Guild staff.) 12 Transcripts. Please provide transcripts of your studies in human anatomy and human physiology and other courses related to preparation for Structural Integration training. If courses have been audited or taken for no credit, ask each instructor to write a letter discussing your participation in the class. If your preparation has been gained entirely through independent studies, submit information about time spent and a bibliography of textbooks and audio-visuals used. Massage Diploma/Certificate/transcript. These materials along with a letter from your instructor or other credentials need to be included in your application. Application Materials may be sent to: The Guild for Structural Integration Attn: Susan F. Melchior, School Director Post Office Box 1559 Boulder, CO 80306 USA Telephone: (800) 447-0150 (Toll-Free in USA and Canada) (303) 447-0122 Email: [email protected] Completed and Accepted. Once your application is complete and accepted, we send class announcements, housing list, enrollment agreement, GSI’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice (for the Basic Training) to you. Upon enrolling in the Prerequisite Course, we send class announcements, a housing list, the materials and required reading list for study to you. Enrollment agreements must be signed and submitted before class. Tuition, Fees, and Class Schedules are listed separately and inserted (if this separate page is missing, please contact the Guild office). Don’t force things. If you’ve done your preparation right, you don’t have to force things. There’s a steadiness, a gradual straightening that organizes the body. — Ida P. Rolf W hen the position of the ribs is changed, breathing changes. In the first hour of Structural Integration, if we start on the right side, the client will feel the right side is breathing differently. He’ll feel he’s getting half again as much air up through the right side. This is the basic experience; later there is recognition of psychological change, but immediately you can see that the man is getting more air. Now there isn’t anyone that knows so little about biological chemistry that he doesn’t understand that getting more air into the lungs and getting it moving faster is going to change the chemistry of every cell in the body. So, in a first hour, we have started changing the chemistry of every cell in the body in the first ten minutes. This is quite a fantastic claim, and yet what else are we going to claim? All of a sudden skin becomes pink; the skin may be a little more moist - the glands of the skin are working. We are seeing all of this; he’s feeling all of this, if we give him time to feel the difference between the right side and the left side. — Ida P. Rolf 13 This is the gospel of Structural Integration: When the body gets working appropriately, the force of gravity can flow through. Then, spontaneously, the body heals itself. — Ida P. Rolf 14 Peter Melchior 1931−2005 Liz Stewart working 15 Emmett Hutchins Peter with Grandbaby Ella Rose Amber Burnham with client 16 Neal Powers Jeff Linn T here has been a great change in Western thinking in the last 150 years which hinges on one specific idea derived directly from medieval thinking. This is the metaphysical notion that there is a vital principle which makes a man. This is a beautiful idea because - in a way - it is so. It’s because it has certain elements of truth - you are a vital principle. One hundred and fifty years ago, the accepted idea was that you could not create an organic chemical except in an organic body (not necessarily human) where this vital principle was at work. It was the vital principle which created the organic substance. It took just one day in one man’s laboratory to knock this idea into a cocked hat. The man who did it was a German chemist by the name of Woehler, and the way he did it was by synthesizing, in a laboratory, the substance urea. This had been known a long time as one of the excretory products of bodies, and being an excretory product of a body, it was said to be a vital something which could occur only through the intervention of the vital principle. This was now shown to be nonsense, but we started on the even more nonsensical road of the terrific expansion of organic chemistry through test tubes and glass retorts, etc., etc. As a result you have an immense amount of information on organic substances, derived in the laboratory by standard laboratory means. Yet we are still playing with the metaphysical notion of a vital principle. Now it is no longer in the field of chemistry, but in the field of physics, and nobody except Structural Integration Practitioners have as of yet knocked this idea into its proper space. It is still assumed that, because we are vital spirits, we can do anything we please with our bodies. Our vital spirit is able to re-create it. Right there is the hang-up. The vital spirit can re-create a body if it is not violating the laws of material substances. These are the laws of physics; the laws, specifically, of the department of physics that we call mechanics. What defines and differentiates mechanics is that it deals with, studies, thinks in terms of, postulates and projects in terms of the gravitational influence on matter. In this world in which we live, nothing can happen outside of gravity. This may change two or three hundred years from now. I don’t know. But believe me, if it changes, there’s going to be a terrific change in human bodies. If people are going to live outside the gravitational field, they’re going to have to have their bodies modified. Our business as Practitioners of Structural Integration is to understand that we are working in a gravitational field. Nobody else has done this; nobody else has sat down and said, “I have to learn to use gravity as a tool.” — Ida P. Rolf 17 W hat we do to a body physically starts to release it emotionally. I don’t know the mechanism in which - by which - with which - it works. I only know that this will lead to problems, sometimes with more upset than other times. We take a person along, we keep opening him a little and a little, and all of a sudden he is stuck with something which was an arrested problem or a childhood problem, an early problem. Often, when you look at him, you can see it. Often he’ll make certain childish or exaggerated gestures. Often he’s using his feet like a child - like a seven-year-old or like a four-year-old. His emotional behavior patterns get into that age level and you have a kid who won’t do anything you want him to do. Or you have the adolescent who is picking on everybody in order to establish his own superiority and independence. Or the very small child who insists on attention. Here is your forty-year-old man acting like a four-year-old. This is quite a problem for you. There are places where people get so regressed, if you want to say it that way, that you can’t operate intelligently with them. You can’t put the information into them when they’re acting like a four-year-old. They’re sure that they have evaluated the situation appropriately to their forty-year-old self. There is nothing to do except to keep on working. Keep working and all of a sudden it will click. Different areas in humans frequently give a specific pattern. Will Schutz at one time worked out a whole system, linking up different parts of the body with emotional types. The only trouble is, I don’t think it works quite that simply. — Ida P. Rolf Emmett Hutchins, Neal Powers, Peter Melchior 18 S uggested Reading List for GSI Candidate Preparation and Continued Study available through the Guild Books **Rolfing by Ida P. Rolf ...........................................................$25.00 Energy Medicine in Therapeutic & Human Performances ....$35.00 **Rolfing and Physical Reality by Ida P. Rolf .......................$20.00 Rolfing: Structural Integration (What it achieves, how it works and whom it helps) by Rolfer Hans Georg Brecklinghaus ...................$15.00 The Rolfing Experience by Betsy Sise ..................................$22.00 Rolfing: Stories of Personal Empowerment by Briah Anson ..$23.00 Aligned, Relaxed & Resilient by Will Johnson .........................$13.00 Somatic Patterning by Mary Ann Foster ............................$40.00 *The Anatomy Coloring Book by Kapit/Elson ...................$20.00 The Human Beings are Awoken, you have set them upright Balancing Your Body: A Self-Help Approach to Rolfing Movement by Hans Georg Brecklinghaus ...................................................$30.00 by Mary Bond ..................................................................................$15.00 *Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel ..............................$58.00 The New Rules of Posture by Noah Karrasch.............................$19.00 Trail Guide to the Body Flashcards by Andrew Biel Body Moveable by David Gorman ......................................$120.00 Volume 1- Skeletal System, Volume 2-Muscles .......................$22.00 ea. Body Epiphany by Edward Maupin, Ph.D. .............................$20.00 *A Dynamic Relation to Gravity Volume 1 & 2 by Edward Maupin, Ph.D. ...............................................................$75.00 The Endless Web (Fascial Anatomy and Physical Reality) by R. Louis Schultz, Ph.D., and Rosemary Feitis, D.O. ........................................$17.00 Energy Medicine (The Scientific Basis) by James L. Oschman, Ph.D. ...............................................................$35.00 * Required books for the Guild's prerequisite courses ** Required books for the Guild's Basic Training 19 Brochures DVDs /Audio Tapes Structural Integration by Kate Hildebrandt (pkg. of 50)......$40.00 Available to students and Practitioners of Structural Integration only. Recipe Demonstration (Ten in series. 2 sets to choose from) for subscribers ...........................................................................$30.00 Emmett Hutchins 1999 DVD ....................................$125.00 Structural Integration - What is It and What Can I Expect From It? by George Smyth (pkg. of 50) ......................................................$20.00 Scoliosis & Structural Integration, (Article) by Lana Lensman...................................................$1.50/ea. Peter Melchior 1994 DVD ...........................................$125.00 Growing Up with Rolfing (Children's Video) by Briah Anson .......................................................................$30.00 Alternative Medicine (30 min. promo video w/ Peter Melchior) ..................................$20.00 Reprints Structural Integration - A Path of Personal Growth and Development by Emmett Hutchins.................................................................$0.50 Apparel GSI Ladies’ Long Sleeved T-Shirts: Med, Lg, X Lg ............$20.00 Colors: White / Black Structural Integration by Richard Podolny...........................$0.50 GSI Ladies’ V-neck short sleeved T-Shirts:...........................$12.00 Structural Integration Opens Potential by Betsy Sise........$0.50 (GSI logo over your heart) Colors: Baby Pink / Yellow / Baby Blue The Many Benefits of Structural Integration GSI Unisex T-Shirts: Med, Lg, X Lg, XX Lg ..........................$15.00 Colors: White / Purple / Black / Slate / Burgundy / Gray Health Counselor Reprint............................................................$0.50 Structural Integration and the Rolf Method Boulder Style Magazine Reprint....................................................$0.50 8 x 10 picture of Peter Melchior or Ida P. Rolf.................$10.00 20 GSI Men’s Cotton Tanks: Med, Lg, X Lg .........................$12.00 Colors: White / Black / Blue / Gray (logo in front/‘Gravity’ back) GSI Ladies’ Ribbed Cotton Tanks: S, Med, Lg ....................$12.00 Colors: White / Black (logo in front/back blank) Miscellaneous Items Finger Cots: Sm, Med, Lrg .......................................................$8.00 Client Consent Form..............................................................$5.00 GSI General Information Catalog ................................No Charge Ida Rolf on Structural Integration (Audio Tape - 40 min).....$10.00 GSI Logos (Ready for the Printer) ...................................No Charge Work Bench & Work Table Construction Plans......No Charge TO ORDER PLEASE CONTACT US 303-447-0122 800-447-0150 fax- 303-447-0108 email- [email protected] Neal Powers Emmett Hutchins 21 Ida Pauline Rolf, Ph.D May 19, 1896 – March 19, 1979 22 A dministrative Policies Attendance Students are required to attend classes on a full-time basis, 100% attendance, unless excused by the instructors. Unexcused absences and habitual tardiness, or leaving class session early, will be discussed with the student and may be cause for termination. Fail - A “fail” grade indicates that a student did not understand the material presented, did not perform the work required, or was found to be unsuitable due to misconduct, unexcused absences, or the inability to relate to others sufficiently. A failing grade indicates that a student will need to satisfy and address the concerns, and then re-apply to repeat the course. Grading Progress Reports/Interviews Students are graded on a pass/fail/conditional pass-incomplete basis. Performance is indicated as follows: Pass – A “pass” grade indicates the student’s ability to understand the material presented, successfully complete assignments, successfully demonstrate their ability to participate, and, when appropriate, complete the sessions (or massage) in a mature manner. Conditional Pass−Incomplete – An “incomplete-conditional” grade indicates that a student needs further work in areas such as emotional maturity, or structural (SI) sessions, or education in anatomy/physiology, or hands-on practice in massage before continuing into the next course of training. The instructors and the School Director will meet with the student who appears to need further work, discuss these concerns, and check in with the student throughout the training course. After the final interview, the School Director will write a letter based on the instructors’ written report outlining concerns. The student will need to address the concerns and write a letter before applying for the next phase of training. If a student needs work with a psychotherapist for greater self-awareness or overcoming problems, then a letter will be required from the therapist as well. If it is determined that the student requires more sessions to embody the work, a letter from the SI Practitioner will also be required. Except when a student is apparently having problems (which results in talks with their instructors and written reports), all students have an interview at the end of their course. At this time, the instructors give verbal evaluations and invite comments about their experience. Progress is measured by the student’s understanding of the material presented during the class discussion, and by demonstrations. Instructors will submit a written report/notes regarding the student’s strengths and areas for improvement. The written report will be in the student’s file and available for subsequent teachers. Conduct Students are expected to behave maturely. Students demonstrating disruptive behavior problems, violence, abusive language, or who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be subject to termination. Re-admission will only be granted if the student satisfactorily addresses the stated problem. Facilities The Guild for Structural Integration classroom and administrative offices are located at 2363 Spruce St., Boulder, Colorado. We are easily accessible from Denver where Hwy. 36 turns into 28th Street. 23 The Guild has a large, well-lit classroom, and in the main house we have a selection of books for student use. For structural analysis, we have a computer and video camera with an imaging system. We have SI tables, benches for back work. There is a room where students meet with their assistant teacher(s)...and a small room to rent for private clients. The Guild offers Three-Day and Six-Day workshops with different teachers in different locales. After at least a year with a full time practice a Practitioner may enroll in the Guild’s six-week Advanced Training Course. The facility includes a kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, toaster. Mornings we provide bagels and cheeses, teas and coffee. We love our space here and find that it is relaxing and supportive of students - a peaceful environment for learning. The Guild web site is: www.rolfguild.org. The graduate’s phone number and e-mail will be posted in the Practitioner Directory. Updated information about workshops and trainings is also posted on the web pages. Subscriber Fee Upon graduating, Guild Practitioners agree to pay the Guild an annual fee of $150. This fee is due yearly, on the 15th of January. The first year the fee is waived. Other Student Information Dress Code: Dress is casual and comfortable. Bring layers since the room is kept warm. Placement Assistance: Not available. However, when we receive a request for an SI Practitioner in a certain area, we post this as an announcement in our annual ONLINE Magazine. Advanced Training and Continuing Education: After training, Practitioners enjoy taking Continuing Education Workshops. I Transcripts: Transcripts are given to students at the end of graduation, along with a packet of articles that the Guild sells, the GSI logo, and other related articles and information. Refund Policy A. A full refund of all monies paid if the school does not accept the applicant. B. A full refund of tuition minus the Application Fee and $300 if the applicant withdraws from a class they were enrolled in and expected to attend. C. A full refund of tuition is paid in the event that the school has to cancel a scheduled class, or the tuition may be transferred to the next available class. D.A student terminating his/her training will be given a prorated refund based on how many days the student attended class. E. A student’s previous training credit is granted on a case by case basis. It shall not impact the refund policy. GSI does not guarantee the transferability of its credits to any other institution, state message boards or governing bodies licensing SI state to state, unless there is a written agreement with another institution. Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to ascertain information regarding massage laws in order to practice in each State. J. The basis of a refund (ie, time based or lesson based) shall be identified in writing to the student. n Structural Integration, we expect to give a cycle of ten sessions. There is a reason for this. We are not dealing with local problems. We are not dealing with the kind of thing that you can say, “Well, I fixed that, that’s all.” We are dealing with an intent to make a body a sturdier human being, to make a body more secure, more adequate within the field of gravity. This requires that muscles be balanced, and need to be balanced around a vertical line. And, when I talk about balancing muscles, I’m talking about balancing the right side against the left side; about balancing the front of the body against the back of the body; and finally, about balancing the innermost muscles against the outermost muscles, the inside against the outside. This is the most important of those balances, and we start from the outside working in, and it takes us ten hours before we can get to the place where we can really balance the outside against the inside. — Ida P. Rolf 24 S taff and Instructors Richard Stenstadvold Susan Melchior President of The Guild School Director Richard was Director of the “original” Guild for Structural Integration (which became the Rolf Institute) for eighteen years, 1971−1989. Prior to that, he worked for Adolph’s in Los Angeles as General Manager from 1958−1971. His generosity, personal management style, commitment to and close relationship with Dr. Rolf all went toward shepherding the young organization through the Seventies and Eighties... until it became a thriving entity. Susan met and served Dr. Rolf in the late Sixties at Kairos Institute, where Dr. Rolf conducted classes. Susan owned and operated a successful catering service at that time. She was inspired and transformed by Dr. Rolf ’s work, and in the early Seventies moved to Colorado with her husband, Peter, to raise a family and help with the new organization. She was the School Director for the Rolf Institute from 1983–1990. Richard reorganized the Guild for Structural Integration in 1989. His plan was designed to preserve Dr. Rolf ’s traditional teachings while developing her dream of “satellite schools.” Richard’s commitment to Dr. Rolf ’s vision and his personal promises to her inspire us all as we witness the results of his “labor of love”: a high-quality school and an exceptional, talented community of people, dedicated to the traditional teachings of Dr. Ida P. Rolf. In 1991, Susan joined her longtime friend and coworker, Richard Stenstadvold, as School Director for the Guild, where she continues to be inspired and transformed by the work of Structural Integration. Her organizational, business and counseling skills, combined with genuine goodwill and easy laughter, make Susan the central figure at the Guild’s home office. 25 Emmett Hutchins Jeff Linn Emmett began his studies with Dr. Rolf in 1965. Her influence, both personally and professionally, have made a profound impact in his life...which he shares so beautifully with students and colleagues alike. Dr. Rolf and Emmett had a close relationship until her death in 1979. Jeff is an Advanced Certified Structural Integration Practitioner, somatic practitioner and Massage Therapy Instructor who has practiced Structural Integration and bodywork for over 25 years. He began his studies in SI at the International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) in San Diego, with Dr. Edward Maupin, author of the widely used and respected text on structural integration, 'A Dynamic Relation to Gravity.' Jeff studied and taught with Dr Maupin from 1987. In 1994 he moved to Boulder to deepen his studies in Structural Integration and complete Advanced Training at the Guild. His 19 years of affiliation with the Guild have included extensive time studying and teaching with both Peter Melchior and Emmett Hutchins. He also holds a certificate in Advanced Structural Integration from the Rolf Institute. A computer hobbyist, Jeff developed and supports the unique computerized structural assessment system used in our classrooms in Boulder and Kauai. Faculty In 1971, Emmett cotaught his first class in Structural Integration with Peter Melchior. They were Dr. Rolf ’s first appointed Instructors and both have been integral in developing and teaching her work ever since. Emmett’s talented hands and unique mastery of the work combined with his theoretical abilities, metaphysical studies and exceptional dedication put him in a class of his own. His particular style in his practice and in the classroom is famous worldwide. Neal Powers Faculty Neal began his studies with Dr. Rolf in 1971. He was President of the Rolf Institute for six years as well as being on the faculty. He has been teaching Structural Integration since 1981. Neal’s classes are primarily in San Francisco, where he also maintains a private practice. Neal has a great ability to clearly deliver the principles and theories of the SI work, and with his amazing sense of humor, strong spiritual and family base, he has become a guiding light for many Practitioners. Neal’s uniqueness is his greatest gift, and his commitment and dedication to training students in Dr. Rolf ’s work continues to be demonstrated over and over again. 26 Faculty As well as his numerous bodywork certifications, he holds certificates as a teacher of Hatha Yoga and Meditation from the Integral Yoga Institute. Jeff teaches the Guild's prerequisite course, and both basic and advanced trainings. His teaching and practice are informed by his wide background in bodywork, his long-standing contemplative practice, and his extensive study of the original classroom recordings of Dr. Rolf's teachings. Liz Stewart Faculty Liz is an Advanced SI Practitioner, a Guild gradute and member who embodies the e as e o f Str u c tu r al Integration. She helps each student find his/her inherent s t re n g t h , a d a p t a b i l i t y, resilience and authenticity through traditional teachings that can be practically applied. Liz challenges students to go more deeply, not through more pressure, but through deeper consideration, presence and intention. What's more, she shows students how to do it. Whether she is helping someone with chronic pain or helping athletes increase their performance, this basic principle is the underlying foundation for all of her work. Liz's classes develop and hone practitioners' skills. She helps her students see more clearly and feel more connections. Liz is compassionate and kind; she doesn't have sharp edges. She is comfortable not knowing every answer, but uses the questions we have as practitioners to create great sessions and a powerful learning environment. “Dance as if no one were watching, sing as if no one were listening, and live every day as if it were your last.” Irish Proverb Liz carries the wisdom of 20 years' experience and lessons from her mentors including Peter Melchior, Dorothy Nolte and other direct students of Dr. Rolf. She has developed the work into her own style, language and message. Amber Burnham Faculty Amber is an Advanced Structural Integrator. She has been practicing therapeutic bodywork since 1995 after graduating from the Utah College of Massage Therapy (UCMT) Professional Program. In 1999, she also completed the Clinical Career Track and the Structural Integration Track at UCMT. She was fortunate to work with UCMT founder Norm Cohn, and Steven Padgen for her initial training in the 10 sessions of Structural Integration, and later with Andy Crow. In 1999, Cohn asked her to revise and teach UCMT’s movement class. Thus began her love of teaching – a love that has continued to the present. She completed her Advanced Five Series training with Emmett Hutchins. In addition to her teaching at UCMT, she has gained extensive experience serving on the GSI faculty in Kauai, Hawaii, and Boulder, Colorado. Amber's approach to Structural Integration comes from the basic principle that the human body is a self-healing organism. When all the parts of the body fit together, move freely and are functioning properly, then health and well being become our natural state instead of pain and discomfort. 27 SMOKE SIGNAL An old lion with no teeth sits quietly at the mouth of his cave. His memories are neither good nor bad, merely images. The mind is not as soft as the body and old songs are more than nostalgia to the heart still open and beating like a Spirit Drum. The old ones may look funny to you and there is much more that is to be done, but you will not find the trail in your dreams, or alone. Our time is simply over, you know. It is burned into Mother Earth, leaving a trail for you to follow, and all her creatures are waiting to follow you. All your ancestors look into your time demanding your eventual growth into maturity. We can leave as legacy only everything we could not do. The only acceptable payment for the Gift of Life is to live it fully to say Yes, and to mean it. We leave you here with simple blessings and an awesome duty. — Peter Melchior, June 4th, 1995 28 The Guild For Structural Integration 2653 Spruce Boulder, CO 80302 OFFICE: 303-447-0122 • 800-447-0150 • FAX: 303-447-0108 E-MAIL: [email protected] / School Dirctor: [email protected] Web: http://www.rolfguild.org Provider #15478-00 for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Member of Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals Published January 2012, Volume XVIIII