What is Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method
08 September 2023
What is Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method / Structural Integration?
29 May 2023
𝐎𝐡𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲
23 November 2022
Chatting with Gravity.
GRAVITY [G]: You are welcome. Happy to be here. [Like as if I'm not [here] ... What, you ask? Ever here. Get it? As in, never not.]
"GA": You seem preoccupied? What's up?
G: Yes. I was thinking that that it's ironic to be "happy to be here", as if I just walked in off the street. I seem to be something ineluctable, constant, and ever present [that is, when words are used, otherwise ineffable].
"GA": I recall Dr. Ida P. Rolf speaking to how Gravity is a constant. A reference, if you will.
G: Yes, I will.
"GA": What? You "will" to be constant?
G: No. My will is constant. Constancy. Con-stance. "With Standing."
"GA": Constant, I get that. But, is there movement in it? Direction?
G: Absolutomento! Straight Up! [Gad! Do I have to repeat myself on that?!]
G: Look. I'm talking to you about something which is as plain as a mud fence. Maybe you could brush up on your General Semantics?
"GA": Huh?
G: Like you should know by now that "up" needs a "down" to be up. [It works the same the other way.]
"GA": So there's a polarity?
G: Yes, And, don't let the coming polar shift find you standing beside yourself.
"GA": "Shift"! "Polar"! "Polar Shift"!
G: I'm attempting to say there's a choice. Either to take your sense of things [including, BTW, what you take yourself to be] from your surroundings and circumstances. Or be mindful that you also have a sense of yourself in your own right — but to certainly please do factor in your surroundings and circumstances. It's tangible. You're always really aware of it. [Just painted over some.] Try this: Raise your hand. Alright. You know you raised your hand. Right? It's like that. It's just there to see.
"GA": Is that so?
G: Hey! Wakey, wakey. I'm what's so. Not all of it. But, a goldang big part of all of it. My best feature is that I, like I already said, I am "ineluctable, constant, ever present". And, if I may pick on a bone, something that your kind has yet to figure out is that I'm like a source. A source of whatever. And, a source to Source. Wise the F up!
"GA": Language!
G: "Language". General Semantics, bruh! Language is not just in words. There's body language. Sign language. Languages ... so many! The "Language of Love". I have a language. I'm talking to you, sure. But, I'm always talking ... but, not with words.
When you have my perspective the message I'm getting from all over your lovely planet is that things need to be straightened out. I'm deducing that from seeing all the sturm und drang being staged, with the actors unaware that the underlying problem is that they are "at war with Gravity" [props to Dr. Ida P. Rolf for that firm grasp of the obvious].
"GA": Straightened out. You mean like living with my body balanced in line with Gravity?
G: Well that is one thing. Body structure. Yet, there's also "straightening out" in the structure of world society. How we've set things up among ourselves. Our psychology. And, what is working; what's not. Trouble is there are some faithless, bad actors who want to have it to themselves. Zero sum, I think it's called: "Win/Lose".
"GA": Now you are teaching about something that is not just about tangible physical body balance. But, even so, it might be something that a balanced body would appreciate?
G: Whatever. And, yes. Look. It's just sort of obvious that the world is mucked up, isn't it? Not the Real World. But the made up world; of labels and agreements and concepts. There's plenty of evidence for what I'm talking about. You yourself may have had a moment seeing it's Mashuga!
"GA": Oh, Great One! Please! Please tell us what to do?
G: Kiss my ass! "Great One!" Duh! As if I never was. What to do? What to do?
"GA": Not much more to say now.
G: Oh, I got plenty to say!
["GA": "Gravity Ace" has just been in conversation with Gravity. Stay tuned for our next visit. Ta ta.]
08 July 2022
Gravity. We usually talk about that it has to do with how things go up and down. Apples fall straight down. And, rain. And, Niagara Falls. You know. Like that. We “see” it outside of our personal selves; in the comings and goings of the World. We see gravity as a Line. Mostly, from the side.
There are other ways to look at Gravity. On the inside ... of it. Imagine the inside is what’s there when you cut a cross section of that Line of Gravity and you take a look.
Oh, and by the way, while a case can easily be made on how we conventionally “see” Gravity, as a Line [that we see in a lateral aspect], another view is to see that Line extending to the Center of the Universe. Pointing. Leading. And, coming back on itself like the Ouroboros.
So, we’re looking at that cross section of the Line of Gravity. What do we see? [Maybe the simplest answer will come with the question: what don’t we see?]
We notice some elemental things.
That Line ... it’s got no edge. In fact, it’s got no center. I believe there are as many different things to see in the Center of Gravity as there are, have been, and will be human beings. Or, Nothing.
[C’mon Man! It’s just me talking.]
But, hey! Don’t get me wrong. Even as your “Gravity Ace” I’m not suggesting that living in balance with Gravity is the end-all and be-all. I just can’t help but wonder what sort of balance is needed in all the other, holistically related areas of human life. And how each of those domains needs to be settled with the soul. Within the soul.
In other words, insofar as living in balance with the ecosystem is concerned, Rolf Structural Integration is a peerless and definitive approach to human balance on Earth. It enlists Gravity. Really, that’s all there is to it.
Lest my enthusiasm as your “Gravity Ace” leave the impression that it’s the only thing to do. Far from it. But, whatever might you want to do; don’t you think you’d enjoy yourself a bit more if you lived with bodily balance? “DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LIVE?”
Also, if you want to take a look for yourself at the Center of Gravity ... Go! Just take a hint from the quest itself ... Go Within. It just might speed up the process to organize your body so that you can live in harmony with the prevailing wind.
"The world is witnessing an acute conflict between the forces of light and the forces of darkness. On the one hand, there are selfish persons who seek their happiness blindly through lust for power, unbridled greed, and unrelieved hatred. Ignorant of the real purpose of life, they have sunk to the lowest level of civilization. They bury their higher selves in the wreckage of crumbling forms that linger on from the dead past. Bound by material interests and limited conceptions, they are forgetful of their divine destiny."
19 March 2022
More to the point, how you stand. That makes a difference, you know. On how you see the world. And, how the world sees you.
It's a matter of balance. Merely standing on two feet is not the whole of it. Not nearly. There's the evolutionary possibility for us humans to stand fully upright. According to the Anatomical design of the body and the basic Physics of Gravity.
Simply put, living adequate to the demands of the constant and ever present pull of Gravity. Most people fall short.
We know from science and its practical application in architecture how things should be put together. We make sure whatever we build is, at its core, what the trades call "plumb" and "square". This goes back to pre-recorded history when somebody first figured out the simple fact that a stone fence would last if the stones were set one on top of the other.
This applies to the human body too. The inherent natural design of the human body calls for everything to be level and even around a vertical line. Stacked up nice and straight.
The center line of the body is supposed to match up with the vertical action of Gravity. When the two are aligned you are living in balance. Equipoise. This is not just a nice idea. A high concept. It's tangible. A percept. You feel it. And, it feels right. You see it for yourself.
There are implications here concerning health. Bodily balance is, by definition, healthy. Psychologically, bodily balance equates with being present, having a clear-eyed take on your world. What could be more ecological? Enlisting the energy field of the Earth as a ingrained standard for balanced living. Spiritually, balance and inner peace are directly related. Oh, yes. It feels good too.
This is all just plain common sense. But, you have to give the idea a moment to sink in. Most people aren't living anywhere near their natural potential for true balance in the makeup of their bodies. Out of balance is so commonplace it goes unnoticed. Even, taken for normal. Usual, yes. Normal? Kind of.
Take a look at these stills from the recent movie Birdman. What do you see?
To illustrate the point further, go somewhere where lots of folks are around to observe. Now, take a look at how they walk. Sure, one foot goes in front of the other. But, look more closely. Each person exhibits a different pattern of movement. This is a result to a very large extent on how their individual life histories have become recorded into the very fabric of their flesh. The seemingly simple act of walking is a complex motor function. The articulation of the feet and legs. The transfer of movement through the pelvis. Then upward, through the torso and into the shoulders. The neck and head also participate; or, don't. Tightly fixed head ... that's called "head strong".
Also, as you observe how people move, consider how some patterns are more efficient and graceful. Then, how some others (a lot), if extended over a long period of time, will lead to complications and disfunctions.
This is not necessary. And, it's easy to correct. But, again, you have to want it. It does take doing. So, what to do?
KEY POINTER: Pay attention to how you use your body. It's called mindfulness. Just include your body sense into your total field of awareness. Your body is constantly giving you feedback on when it's happy, and when it's not. Pay attention to the signals. Adjust accordingly.
Additional posts on this website will be added to build on this basic foundation.
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04 November 2021
Stop Polluting Gravity!
Huh?
So here’s the deal. Gravity. You probably have heard of it. Yes? It’s what holds the universe together, bruh. Locally, it’s what keeps you from flying off the face of the Earth. It's also that pesky thing that makes things break when you drop them.
We all know about Gravity. And, how it works. If you’ve ever dropped one of Mama’s prized teacups and it breaks on the floor, you know from Gravity. Heck, every kid at a very early age who played at stacking blocks — and who hasn’t — knows about Gravity. Maybe not in words, or even the whys and wherefores; but, on a preverbal level: them blocks gotta stack up straight if you want them to stay stacked up. Capeesh, Italiane?
Let’s first talk “pollution”. Pollution is simply what when you
put something in whatever you have that don’t belong. A pollutant is that what is
harmful to what you put it in. Nasty. Unhealthy. Dangerous. Like plastic in the
oceans. There’s the soot and foul gasses in the air. And, the poisonous
chemicals in the dirt. Lead in the water. Like that.
If you’re paying attention, you may have an idea that it’s a big
deal. Silent Spring-time. If you haven’t heard of the Club of Rome, get on
board. They called the alarm way back in the early 1970s.
Now, Gravity. Gravity is a field. As such it surrounds the Earth. It
is constant, ever-present. Ineluctable. [That last big word means that it
cannot be denied.] Yet … yet, we are inured to it. [That is, we’re accustomed
to it; so much so that we don’t notice it.]
The human body also has/is an energy field. The human energy field
should be in synch with the Gravitational field. No? Who would argue that? Like
in water, the proper relationship for fish and humans is the same … you swim.
So, how do you swim in Gravity?
So then, how to be “in
synch” with Gravity? Better, why that be importante. Since we know that structures need to be stacked up and be level to endure under the influence of Earth’s
Gravitational Field, we build things “plumb and square.” Those stack of blocks,
writ large.
Dig it! Don’t waste it.