Dr. Rolf works on the thorax of a young child.
We owe the method of Structural Integration
to Dr. Ida P. Rolf. A biochemist since 1920, she worked for twelve years
at the Rockefeller Institute in the Department of Chemotherapy
and later in the Department of Organic Chemistry. She studied mathematics
and atomic physics in Zurich and homeopathy in Geneva. In the 1930's,
unsatisfied with available medical treatments, Dr. Rolf explored ostheopathy,
chiropractic medicine and yoga. By the 1940's she had made many breakthroughs
and realized that the physical structure could be realigned by working
on the connective tissue (myofascia).
During the next thirty years she refined and perfected her technique and
then developed her training program. Graduates in Structural Integration
are required to have extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology and body
awareness, as well as a keen sensitivity to psychological issues.
| Peter Melchior | Emmett Hutchins |
Lucinda acquired her training at the Guild for Structural Integration in Boulder, Colorado. Her teachers, Emmett Hutchins and Peter Melchior, are considered the best practitioners and teachers in the world. They were chosen by Dr. Rolf, who trained them to transmit her method. |