What is Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method
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Structural Integration?
As I understand it, Dr. Rolf’s basic premise is this:
Just like it is for any physical structure on Earth, the same also applies to the Human body structure. In this regard Gravity is determinative.
In terms of how this applies to Human beings, consider basic Science.
Anatomically the Human body is designed structurally as something stacked up vertically, the segments level front to back, and with symmetry side to side. Dr. Rolf would say: "... something organized around a vertical line".
From Physics we understand that the Human body arrangement — vis-a-vis the demands of Gravity — calls for the same uprightness, evens and symmetricals which are also understood Anatomically.
