Details

Course Number:		CER6.25
Instructor(s):		Jazmine Fox-Stern
Housing:		Contact Mary Contreras for information on housing.

This Continuing Education class is open to practitioners of Structural Integration who have graduated from an IASI Approved SI Training Program.

This class will review and refine the student’s understanding of the theory and practice of each session. We will focus on the nature of structural relationships, the use of appropriate touch for the tissues and relationships therein, fine-tune body readings and gain methods for further cultivation, and learn how each session may be seen within a holistic
framework. This class will include lectures in theory and anatomy, palpations labs, body reading labs, and session exchanges.

About the Instructor

Jazmine Fox-Stern
In her words: I discovered Rolfing^® when I was 19 and a classmate of mine in Odissi dance offered me a Rolfing Ten-Series™ in exchange for tutoring her in that dance. I said, "ok, what's that?" I was amazed at how much I learned about myself and how fast people could change. This career has allowed me to make use of my studies in psychology, human development and pedagogy, neurobiology, and trauma, as well as my lifelong movement practices including dance, yoga, Aikido, and partner acrobatics.

I completed my basic training in 2010, my advanced training in 2016, began the teacher-in-training program at the DIRI in 2017, and became Rolf Movement^® certified in 2021. Over the years, I've had Rolfing practices in Boston, Boulder, and now Olympia, WA. Although my practice is varied, I do continue to take many clients through the Rolfing Ten- Series, as well as doing non-formulaic work using osteopathic techniques, movement, and techniques focused on the psychobiological taxonomy. I work with many types of clients including athletes, trauma survivors, postpartum mothers, post-surgical patients, and people with complicated chronic pain and illness. Although most of my clients are middle-aged, I work with many elderly folks, some teenagers, and a few children and babies.

I love teaching for the joy of watching people learn, as well as for the increased clarity it gives me. In my work as a Rolfer^™, this manifests in offering tidbits of relevant anatomical, physiological, or psychological studies, as well as integrating significant amounts of Rolf Movement into most structural sessions. Curiosity is one of my favorite aspects of humans and other beings. It's great when my clients ask questions and take an active role in optimizing their functions. It's wonderful when students ask questions and feel comfortable challenging my assertions.