Links to Additional Resources

More Information About Rolfing® and Structural Integration:

• The Rolf Institute: My school, and a great resource for information about Rolfing® Structural Integration. Search here for Rolfers in any state or country.
• International Association of Structural Integrators: Professional organization that sets standards for the field of Structural Integration. Maintains a directory of practitioners.
• "Rolf Movement" Videos: These gentle exercises pair with each session in the series to help you integrate the work. You may do them prior to the session as well as after each session, and it's also fine to go through the Rolfing process without using them - it's just for those who want more!

Resources for Healthy Feet and Shoes: Now on the Foot Health page!

General Health Information:

• Tame the Beast : Science-informed approach to persistant pain. Great animated 5 min video. 
• Retrain Pain: Easy-to-follow slideshow talks you through how the brain and the body deal with pain, and how we can use simple tricks to speed healing and break the chronic pain cycle.
• Smart Sitting Article by Mary Bond: Easy-to-read information on how to sit. 13-page PDF.
• Sitting Article from NPR: Short stop-motion videos show how to make a chair more comfortable.
• Bones: Photos show genetic variations in bone structure, explaining why people have different body pattern tendencies, including degree of spinal curves and hip flexibility.

Portland Resources for Fitness:

• Yoga Union, Yoga Refuge, DAYA Foundation, Classes with Todd Jackson: My favorite local yoga studios are now offering online classes – a helpful aid for your Rolfing process. Slow, structurally appropriate, with an emphasis on building awareness.
  
• Oregon Ki Society: Aikido training will teach you how to "coordinate mind and body" including using "one-point" as your center of gravity for improved balance and mental focus. At the same time, you will feel yourself connected to the entire universe. Softening the ego to focus on universal connection is incredibly beneficial for the nervous system.
  
• Portland Hikers' Field Guide: Searchable hiking guide to the Columbia Gorge and nearby areas.

Portland Practitioners:

• Move Better Chiropractic, top-notch movement training, bodywork, and chiropractic adjustment (SE 18th & Hawthorne, Vancouver)
• Therapy/Counseling:
  Meta teaching clinic is a low cost option, great for those without insurance. I love their approach.
  Search for Portland therapists including by insurance coverage.
  Sarah Eckstein, Clinical Pyschologist, warm yet practical help for a variety of issues
  
• Equine Natural Movement: Learn to do Structural Integration on horses! Or locate an Equine Structural Integration practitioner locally or nationally. (Battleground, WA)

Recommended Books:

• The New Rules of Posture by Mary Bond, Certified Advanced Rolfer. This is the “user’s guide to the body,” offering down-to-earth descriptions of good body usage for daily tasks such as driving, typing, and reaching up to change a lightbulb. The posture and sitting classes I teach are based on this book.
• Relieve Stiffness and Feel Young Again with Undulation by Anita Boser, Hellerwork Practitioner. Simple movements that you can do daily to maintain or recapture youthfulness, fluidity, and comfort in your body.
• Pain Free For Women by Pete Egoscue, PT. A solid resource for safe exercises that improve alignment over time. Targeted for women but has better photos than the non-gendered version. 
• Rolfing: Reestablishing the Natural Alignment and Structural Integration of the Human Body for Vitality and Well-Being by Ida P. Rolf. If you want to learn about Rolfing from the master, this is the source. But it's not an easy read.
• Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine. Learn how your nervous system responds to danger, and why people sometimes get caught in that cycle even after a traumatic event has passed. I also recommend In an Unspoken Voice and Trauma-proofing your Kids by the same author, who was originally trained as a Rolfer.
• Conscious Loving by Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks. Heart-centered wisdom for emotional growth and healthy relationships. Learn to feel your emotions in your body. Lots of other great books by this couple, as well as life-changing workshops and free materials on their website, Hendricks.com.
• Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck. A wise and sometimes humorous approach to learning to trust yourself to hear the wisdom that your inner self can offer, for career, love, etc.
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk. All about healing from trauma.
• Nourishing Traditions by Dr. Mary Enig and Sally Fallon. Focuses on vegetables, humanely raised meat (and organs), good quality fats, and cultured foods. Includes recipes.
• Primal Body, Primal Mind by Nora Gedguadas, a local nutritionist. A perspective on dietary fats, protein, and carbohydrates, plus cholesterol and nutritional supplements. The author advocates a version of the carb-free"paleo" diet but her advice is quite relevant for omnivores too.

For links to articles about Rolfing, and to see research about Rolfing, see Press.