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Authentic and informative conversations with Structural Integrators, Bodyworkers, Yoga Teachers, Healers, Movement Therapists and more. Listening to what inspires them, what brought them to where they are, and their approach on effecting the body, mind and beyond. We want to bridge the worlds of people working and living in these paradigms of knowledge with those who are not yet aware that there are other ways of health, growth and safety. Find out more here https://www.facebook.com/groups/TouchingIntoPresence You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com and RolfingInBoston.com
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Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
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 Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (BCST), and Pre and Perinatal education and healing.
As a student and teacher trainee in the first BCST training with Franklyn Sills in the US, Scott is among the longest tenured Biodynamics teachers in North America. He worked with Franklyn, and other senior British teachers for 12 years during his time as a student and teacher trainee.
He was also fortunate to work extensively in the Pre and Perinatal field with Karlton Terry, who was mentored by and taught with William Emerson, Ph.D. These two streams of healing work are alive as the core focus of Scott’s healing and teaching practice.
Scott served as a founding board member of the Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America, and is a past Vice President of the American Polarity Therapy Association. He lives and teaches s in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In today's conversation we spoke about Scott's journey to finding this path, the importance of presence and cultivating it, what biodynamics is and some of the history, stories from the field, and some teasers for our next talk on pre and peri natal work.
You can find out more about Scott at https://www.scottzamurut.com/
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Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
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 integration, to help bring the SI field into congruence with modern understanding of motor control and perceptive/coordinative processes.
Kevin is the co-author (with Caryn McHose) of How Life Moves, Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness (North Atlantic 2006) https://amzn.to/3ddDZKd
Kevin became a Rolfer in 1987, drawn to the work having spent two decades in Zen practice and inquiry and then looking for a profession built around fostering awareness to the present moment.
In today's conversation we spoke about Rolf Movement, the dichotomy of pure structural vs movement "Rolfing," Tonic Function theory, the movement brain, interdisciplinary holistic health, and a ton more. Kevin is a thoughtful, intelligent, charismatic human being and he offers quite a lot to chew on here.
You can find out more about Kevin at https://resourcesinmovement.com/
You can find his and Caryn's Book "How Life Moves: Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness" at https://amzn.to/34AkAPr
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
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 Colorado Cranial Institute and he is a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators. He continues to enjoy practicing in the city of Boulder, Colorado.
Nikki and I sat down to talk with Jim Asher and learn some history of both Dr Ida Rolf and the work she laid out... Lots of good and largely unheard stories included here.
The sound quality did not come out as great as it was being in person, and while we do apologize for this, the quality of content that Jim shares is beyond priceless. There was also a street performer outside and you'll hear occasionally people cheering for him.
In doing the editing, I decided to keep much of the talk as it was. While some stories repeat and some are circuitous, they are real and as stated from Jim himself and it felt important to me to keep it this way.
This is a longer than usual talk of ours and may be best enjoyed in sectional doses.
You can find out more about Jim at rolfingjimasher.wordpress.com
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
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 Integration, CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. She further developed her perceptual skills through three years of human cadaver dissection.
In 1999 Kelly opened the Kane School of Core Integration, in New York City. The teacher training programs at The Kane School are singular in their emphasis on developing teacher’s anatomical knowledge and palpatory skills while exacting an understanding of the classic Pilates repertory.
Kelly is currently developing a program for women in their "Prime Time" to optimize their health towards manifesting a legacy for themselves, their families and future generations. Post menopausal women are an untapped national treasure. Kelly's mission is to help women understand their unique biology after fertility towards optimizing well being, strength and power.
In today's conversation we spoke about getting outside for health benefits during covid, winters in Vermont, her pilates studio and training program, how she got into this field, trauma and polyvagal, jade eggs, motherhood on and in the body, menopause, RADIANCE, beauty of self-acceptance/self love and more....
For this talk we were all a bit all over the place in terms of conversation and jumping off points and I did my best to edit it in as free flowing a way as possible. This is a real and raw talk and there are a few times words not meant for underage people will appear.
Find out more about Kelly at kaneschoolnyc@gmail.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support.
You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
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 yoga teacher trainings, and online.
In today's conversation we spoke about the history of yoga, the historical appropriations through the age of various yogas, classical yoga as embodied practice, similar frameworks of phenomenology in yoga and rolfing, lineages and traditions, as well as excerpts from his wonderful new book and why "Truth Of Yoga" is a great place between academia and laymanship.
Find out more about Daniel and his book at http://truthofyoga.com - An amazon link for the book here https://amzn.to/3wErPBU - And his courses here http://danielsimpson.info
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here Spheres
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
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 Boulder, Colorado, receiving his Certification as a Rolfer in 1977.He first practiced Rolfing® Structural Integration in London, and later in Seattle and Honolulu before returning to his native Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. At the time he was in London there were only a half dozen Rolfers in Europe. He accepted invitations to Rolf groups of people in Oslo, Stockholm, Trondheim, and Tehran. He now lives in Eugene Oregon offers continuing education classes. Jeffrey Burch received his Rolfing Advanced Certification in 1990, after which he again began studying at the University of Oregon where he received a second BA in Psychology in 1993 and a Master of Science in Counseling in 1995.
In today's conversation we spoke about working within a COVID Era, Jeff's history with the work, being one of the first Rolfer's in Europe, working multiculturally, the history of Osteopathy, rolfing without deep pressure, and some of the different classes and approaches he teaches.
Jeffrey has a bunch of upcoming webinars that should not be missed. Find out more about them from his website www.jeffreyburch.com
I was calling in from Dubai and my internet connection was not great which brought some static spots as well as me dropping in and out. There also was some external sounds that would come in from some of the callers mics, I apologize for any sound issues from this.
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
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 approach, what is Biodynamics, when to "Rolf" and when to use BCST, working with the "gushy," adapting touch for adapting times, sensing the ANS, their training programs, Thomas's Rolfing benches... and more
I was calling in from Dubai and my internet connection was not great which brought some static spots as well as me dropping in and out. I apologize for any sound issues from this.
You can find out more about Thomas and Gale, their courses and Rolfing Bodywork Benches at https://listeninghandsseminars.com and https://rolfingcenter.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support.
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
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 landing with you as well as other ways we can provide more for your benefit.
You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com
And more about Nikki at nikkiolsen.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support.
Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
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 and incredibly humble. This made for easy yet deep conversations.
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
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 integral approach to the study of human anatomy. Through hands-on human dissections courses in the laboratory and lecture presentations, he has encouraged thousands of fellow "somanauts" to appreciate, explore and embody the wonders of human form. He has published a number of books, as well as produced The Integral Anatomy Series, a set of four feature-length videos documenting his whole body, layer-by-layer approach through on-camera dissection.
The material available at www.gilhedley.com represents his current intention to bring Integral Anatomy to the world via online courses, presentations and content designed to cultivate a deeper experience and appreciation of the human form on the part of all who share an interest in the gift of the human body.
You can find out more about Gil at www.gilhedley.com/
If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support.
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
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, and has a deep appreciation of the science and art of manual therapy. Kirstin is a Certified Teacher of Anatomy Trains Structural Integration and she offers advanced training for manual therapists and structural integrators through her Anatomy Trains supported courses in Neurovascular Release.
Today we chat about her path that brought her to where she is so far, what is neurovascular work and why is it so important and she shares a few examples of the work.
Kirstin is our first and hopefully not last Anatomy Trains trained guest, how exciting to broaden our field.
You can find out more about Kirstin and her neurovascular work at agilebodysi.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support.
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
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 learned as a Systems Integrator were very relevant to his career as a Structural Integrator.
Derek went on to study at the Rolf Institute and is a Certified Advanced Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement® Practitioner. He is also a graduate of the Osteopathic College of Ontario and has been an assistant instructor to the school's founder, Dr. Steve Sanet.
In his free time, he enjoys surfing, playing basketball, and self inquiry. Derek has an endless curiosity, a love of learning, and enjoys sharing his accumulated knowledge and life experience with his students.
In today's talk we'll learn about Derek's history, how he got into bodywork and Rolfing, his tech background and breakdown which led him to where he is today, waking up, his Global SI project, the future of SI...
You can find out more about Derek at https://www.advancedmanualtherapeutics.com/ and more about Global SI at https://www.globalsi.org/
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You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com
And more about Nikki at nikkiolsen.com
Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
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 also is interested in the religious implications of social justice movements. He is currently working on a book project that explores how contemporary racial justice movements, like Blacklivesmatter, demonstrate new ways of theorizing the connection between embodiment, religion, and subjectivity.
You can find out more about Biko at twitter.com/BikoMandelaGray
In today's talk we open a conversation into a reason why bodywork may be a largely by-white for-white practice, Dr Gray share some historical and philosophical reasons why he believes this may be the case. We dive into so much that the talk just really needs to be listened to. There is a lot to unpack from this one and we're happy to share this for yours and the world's benefit.
As always, we hope you enjoy the show. If you like what we are putting out, please share positive reviews at wherever you listen to us from. And feel free to share with friends. We’d greatly appreciate it as we are doing these podcasts for your enjoyment and education.
You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com
And more about Nikki at nikkiolsen.com
Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
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 began training at the Rolf Institute in 1981. She has been in private practice for 38 years. In addition to Rolfing, her practice includes cranial sacral therapy and movement. In 2019 she resigned from the Rolf Institute faculty after teaching basic, advanced and Rolf movement trainings for many years. She is the author of the book: The Fabric of Wholeness.
A desire to gain a deeper understanding of the cranium ( beyond 7th hour dynamics) led her to an in depth study of the cranial sacral system and embryology. With her colleague Ray McCall, she teaches foundational trainings in cranial sacral therapy.
You can find out more about Carol at holographictouch.com
In today's talk we dive straight into anti-racism somatics, our cultural imprints, Carol's history with The Rolf Institute and how her movement and structural work evolved into Biodynamic Craniosacral and Embryology work and where it is unfolding now. Nikki's umbilical hernia, yield, SI for Anti-racism, and more.
There is a lot to unpack from this one...
We had audio connectivity issues and apologize for any poor sounding moments.
As always, we hope you enjoy the show. If you like what we are putting out, please share positive reviews at wherever you listen to us from. And feel free to share with friends. We’d greatly appreciate it as we are doing these podcasts for your enjoyment and education.
You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com
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Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
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 has transformed many systems of exercise, bodywork, and movement education. Her acute ability to “see” the body in stillness and in motion, and to train others to see, established her discipline of bodywork and movement training.
In today’s conversation we talk about her inspirations, Judith's lifetime dedication to creativity and problem solving, some stories of her Esalen Somatic "Gang," Judith's way of seeing, a short movement experiential, functional holding patterns, working with children, Aston World Movement, her new book and how one could study with her.
You can find out more about Judith at https://astonkinetics.com
You can find more of Judith's History with Ida Rolf here, https://mms.rolf.org/video/individual.php?vid=781759&orgcode=ROLF
As always, we hope you enjoy the show. If you like what we are putting out, please share positive reviews at wherever you listen to us from. And feel free to share with friends. We’d greatly appreciate it as we are doing these podcasts for your enjoyment and education.
You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com
And more about Nikki at nikkiolsen.com
Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g