Ida Rolf’s contribution to fascia work
“In a human body, support is not something solid. Support is relationship.” Dr Ida P. Rolf By Joy CareyWhen looking at the history of fascia research in the western world, we find an important paradox: the people remembered for pioneering the field did not set out to explore fascia directly. The importance of the fascial…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Written in the Tissues: a movement practice inspired by embryonic folding
Practical details Date: 21 April 2022Time: 20.00 – 21.00 * Please note change from normal time.Presenters: Karen Kirkness and Celina HwangTitle: Written in the Tissues: a movement practice inspired by embryonic folding A combination of 30 minutes of theory and 20 minutes of movement exploring the embryological actions of lateral & longitudinal folding to help attendees gain a dual…
The disconnect created by scars and adhesions
What do I mean by ‘the disconnect’? As I see it, there are two ways in which we disconnect, and they are not separate: the emotional and the physical. Emotional and physical disconnection can develop when a part of our body no longer feels as if it belongs to us, through injury, post-operative scarring, or…
Monthly Members’ Webinar – Tensegrity-Assisted Therapy
Date: 18 November 2021Time: 19.00 – 20.00Presenter: Leonid Blyum and Mariana BarretoTitle: The magical powers of a semi-inflated ball In watching these video recordings, you agree to the following: I understand that all rights to the presentation content belong to the presenters without exception. Sensitive and proprietary materials will be shown. Permission is granted only to watch and take…
Monthly Member Webinar – The fundamental role of gravity in biologic motion and health
Practical details Date: 24 March 2022Time: 19.00 – 20.00Presenters: Dr Stephen Levin and Graham ScarrTitle: The fundamental role of gravity in biologic motion and health This webinar will focus on the simple activities of walking and running, the details of which remain poorly understood in many respects, and introduce and discuss new ways of thinking about them. Along the…
Monthly Member Webinar – A history of fascia
Practical details Date: 24 February 2022Time: 19.00 – 20.00Presenter: Sue Adstrum Ph.DTitle: A history of fascia Ka mua, ka muri (we walk backwards into the future) is a well-known New Zealand Maori proverb (whakatauki), that means we should look to the past to inform the future. From this perspective, what our ancestors knew about the tissue we now know as fascia shapes…