Structural Integration: The Journal of the Rolf Institute, November 2015

Structural Integration: The Journal of the Rolf Institute® is the professional journal representing the field of Rolfing® Structural Integration. It has been in continuous publication for some forty years, initially as The Bulletin of Structural Integration and later as Rolf Lines.

Ida P. Rolf developed and taught Rolfing® SI for the human body, but a number of the Rolfers™ who carry on her work have applied the Rolfing conceptualization of structure in gravity and fascial touch to animals, particularly horses, dogs, and cats. This issue of Structural Integration: The Journal of the Rolf Institute®, Volume 43 No. 3 (November 2015), has two themes: 1) Rolfing SI and Animals, and 2) The Human Animal. In the first, Rolfers share about their work to assist animals with structural and movement issues. Other articles reveal how animals interact and assist our work and understanding. In the second theme we have various considerations of the ‘human animal’, taking the perspectives of evolution, anthropology, and paleontology to understand more deeply about human structure; a deeper look at the polyvagal theory and the respiratory system; and considerations of how humans today live, for better or worse. Additional articles in the Perspectives section discuss recent research conferences on fascia and biotensegrity, the structure of the foot, and relating to gravity.