Touching Into Presence

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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 wa...

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 Biod...

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 d...

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 Fran...

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 Colle...

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 Biod...

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 integrati...

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...

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 In...

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 yo...

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...

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 app...

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...

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 an...

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 in...

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,...

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 learne...

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...

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 be...

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...

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 med...