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Behind Dr. Rolf’s practical vision of balance, awareness, and resilience for our physical bodies, was a larger vision for humanity, and an inquiry: could shifting obstructive patterns in our bodies allow us to move away from habits of warring, territoriality, and greed to become more heart-centered beings?
In this workshop we will explore, for ourselves and our clients, ways to uncover habitual patterns, in all their layers, that keep us from embodying this larger vision, and ways to use the tools of Rolf Movement to shift those patterns.
Session 2
Embodiment Applied:
Using Movement Principles to Supercharge
Structural Work
with Bethany Ward
Saturday, September 1, 2018
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
In daily practice, we tend to view movement work in terms of client education. We know that working with perception and coordination helps our structural interventions go more easily, work more deeply, and improve the odds that changes will last. But how is your own embodiment during sessions? Are you successfully applying movement concepts in your own structure while working with clients?
In this practical presentation, we flip the functional focus back on ourselves and discuss specific ways we practitioners can work with our own experience to supercharge the work. We’ll take a practical look at common movement concepts and explore ways to apply them to improve our spectrum and quality of touch; our presence and the unspoken message it speaks to the client; and our own self-care.
See all presenter's bios here
Workshop with Peter Schwind, Ph.D.
Peter Schwind Workshop
Sunday-Tuesday, September 2-4, 2018
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Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
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Workshop: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Inner Spaces of the System of Fascia and Membranes
In this workshop, we will study how to combine our traditional body-reading with new ways of manual diagnostics. This shall help us to understand how the inner junctions of the cavities inside the trunk are rooted in three-dimensional relationships of fascia and membranes. Special emphasis will be given to the way spinal curvatures meet each other and how the subdivisions of the inner spaces of thorax, abdomen and pelvis are related.
The first practical part will focus on new techniques applied to the psoas. We will explore how the psoas can be activated by a manual approach that distinguishes clearly between restrictions of Psoas major, Psoas minor, renal fascia, motion capacity of the kidneys, and the density of the supportive fat inside the retroperitoneal space. We will include some functional movement work for this area, including training for the M.transversus abdominis.
The second practical part deals with the interaction of the retrosternal structures inside the thorax and the structures inferior to the diaphragm. We will learn how we can treat the patterns of breathing related to the myofascial container and the contents, including the organs.
The third practical part will guide us to a new understanding of the traditional 7th hour of Ida Rolf. We will discuss and explore the inner relationship between neurocranium and viscerocranium and explore a modality of doing intraoral and intranasal work in a non-dramatic way. We will put special emphasis on the manual evaluation of the inner bridges at the level of the two maxillae and their very special light weight construction. This shall lead us to a clear strategy to handle simple and complex TMJ problems.
The learning objectives of this workshop are:
- a better understanding of a combined way of body-reading and manual diagnostics
- a detailed structural and functional approach to the psoas and a combined structural and functional approach to the psoas and its neighbors
- a practical understanding of the spacious relationships inside the cranium and their interaction with the ventral part of the neck and with the cavities inside the trunk
See Peter's Bio:
Membership Meeting Agenda
BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Free ~ Donations Welcome
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7:00-8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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8:30-9:00 a.m. |
Meeting & Greet Welcome |
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9:30-10:00 a.m. |
New RISI video on Rolf Movement |
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10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Transforming Self and Practice Transforming Pattern: Shifting from Unaware Habit to Conscious Choice |
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12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Board of Director's Panel |
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2:30-3:00 p.m. |
Rich Ennis, Board President Discussion |
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3:00-3:30 p.m. |
Christina Howe, Executive Director |
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3:30-5:00 p.m. |
Transforming Self and Practice Embodiment Applied: Using Movement Principles to Supercharge Structural Work |
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6:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
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7:00 p.m. |
Party in the Evening |
*Participation in both Transforming Self and Practice Through Embodied Movement--Sessions 1 and 2 is required to receive CE (1/2) credit and RISI (1) credit
Directions to Whidbey Institute
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From SeaTac Airport The Whidbey SeaTac Airport Shuttle can will bring you from the airport to within 3 miles of the Whidbey Institute. Reservations are required. Select the Clinton/Langley stop at Ken’s Korner. Due to the Retreat occurring over the holiday weekend, we recommend making resrevations in advance. |
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Taxi service from the shuttle stop After arriving at Ken’s Korner, we recommend All Island Express Taxi to bring you to our campus, or ask Colette in advance about sharing a ride with other members. |
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From Clinton Ferry by bicycle or transit The recommended bike route from the ferry is about 3.5 miles. You may also travel via train to Mukilteo, and via bus on Whidbey. Buses do not visit the Whidbey Island campus. |
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From Seattle and points south Travel to Mukilteo. Watch for signage indicating the Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry waiting area. After you disembark the ferry, it’s just a short drive to Whidbey Institute. |
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What to expect on the ferry Ferries run every 30 minutes, 7 days a week, except overnight. Wait times increase at rush hour and on weekends. Check out schedules, fares, and ferry cams online. |
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From Bellingham and points north Travel to Mukilteo and take the ferry, or take Deception Pass Bridge onto North Whidbey Island. You’ll travel about 45 miles down the island via Highway 20, then Highway 525. |
What to expect on your arrival
Getting here and checking in
Find us at 6449 Old Pietila Road. Taxi drivers are familiar with the Whidbey Institute. Check in at our main office, at the end of the long gravel road, when you arrive.
Finding your space
Arrival details and parking instructions available in Whidbey Institute's welcome packet and a campus map is available online. Both will be sent to you in late July once registered. Onsite parking is limited. Please follow all posted instructions.
What to expect during your stay
Flashlights and warm outer wear are recommended on our 100-acre wooded campus. Linens and towels are provided, but please bring your own toiletries.
Meals at Whidbey Institute
Meals at the Whidbey Institute are lovingly prepared by Chef Christyn Johnson and her skilled team, using local, fresh, organic, and grown-on-site produce whenever possible. Christyn’s team is always willing and able to accommodate special dietary requests, and meals often include an abundance of gluten-free, low-sugar, and vegan options.
Meals are one of the things that keep people coming back—in fact, the feedback we receive most often relates to the delicious, abundant, and nourishing food that Chef Christyn and her team provide time after time!
RISI will be sending information to you in July for you to make and special dietary requests.
Contact us
For any questions about joining us at this year's Membership Retreat on Whidbey Island, please contact Colette Cole