Links

Meditation and Self-enquiry: www.arunagiri.com.au

Prenatal and general yoga classes, workshops and retreats with Anahata Giri:

www.yoga-with-anahata.com.au

The beautiful photos of Arunachala, the sacred mountain of southern India featured in this website are from

www.arunachala-live.com and www.arunachala-ramana.org

Structural Integration (Rolfing) Links:

Guild For Structural Integration www.rolfguild.org

Check out the article entitled Brochure. This is one of the best atricles on Rolfing. Written by Ed Maupin, one of the world's oldest Rolfers, founding member of Rolfing's "loyal opposition".

Youtube video of Ida Rolf talking about Structural Integration.

Structural Integration (Rolfing) research studies:

Electromyographic evaluation of Structural Integration techniques. Hunt V, Massey W, Psychoenergetic Systems, Gordon & Breach Science Pub, UK, 2:199-210, 1977

A study of Structural Integration from neuromuscular, energy field & emotional approaches. Hunt VV, Massey W, Weinberg R, Bruyere R, Hahn PM, Research Report submitted to Rolf Institute, UCLA Dept. of Kinesiology, 1977

Other Structural Integration research studies (not linked) include:

Structural Integration, Dr. Ida Rolf, Rockefeller Institute, N.Y., 1918 - 1927 Stress, Stimulus Intensity Control, and the Structural Integration Technique, Silverman, Rappaport & Hopkins, (abstract: Confinia Psychiatrica, Karger Publisher, Switzerland, 1973)

Effects of Structural Integration On Strait-Trait Anxiety, Robert Wagner and Valerie Hunt, UCLA, 1976, (abstract : Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 35, No.2, USA, April 1979)

Functional Evaluation of Rolfing in Cerebral Palsy, Perry, Jones & Thomas, (abstract : Developmental Med. Child. Neurol. 1981, 23)

Effects Of Soft Tissue Mobilization on Parasympathetic Tone in Two Age Groups, J. Cottingham, Frances Nelson Health Center, Illinois, 1987, (abstract : The Journal of American Physical Therapy Assn., Vol. 68, 352-356, 1988)

Shifts in Pelvic Inclination Angle and Parasympathetic Tone Produced by Rolfing Soft Tissue Manipulation, J. Cottingham, Frances Nelson Health Center, Illinois, (abstract : The Journal of American Physical Therapy Assn., Vol. 68, 1364-1370, 1988)

Biomechanical Structuring For Figure Skating, preliminary pilot study report for the U.S. Figure Skating Association, Helen James, Katharine Robertson, and Neal Powers, Olympic Training Center Camp, CO, 1988

Effects of Soft Tissue Mobilization On Pelvic Inclination Angle, Lumbar lordisis, and Parasympathetic Tone: Implications for Treatment of Disabilities Associated with Lumbar Degenerative Joint Disease, Cottingham JT. Public testimony presentation to the National Center of Medical Rehabilitation Research of the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD; March 19,1992. Rolf Lines 20 (2) : 42-45, 1992

A Three-Paradigm Treatment Model Using Soft Tissue Mobilization and Guided Movement-Awareness Techniques For Patients With Chronic Back Pain: A Case Study, J. Cottingham and J. Maitland, The Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Vol.26, No.3, Sept.1997

Integrating Manual and Movement Therapy With Philosophical Counseling For Treatment of A Patient With Amyptrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Study That Explores The Principles Of Holistic Intervention, J. Cottingham, M.S., P.T. and J. Maitland, Ph.D., Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine, Winter/Spring 2000

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