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Coordinative Structure means the patterns of coordination (motor patterns) that govern our movement. For stability, we need these motor patterns to happen quickly and precisely in order to adapt to challenge. Rolf's ten session series implies adaptive stability. Rolf Movement inspires and guides coordinative learning explicitly. In this course, you will learn how to evoke stability responses, be able to explain why and how they work, and support clients and students to acquire these skills; in SI sessions or other somatic movement education. Coordinative learning is a combination of attention to gravity orientation, somatic imagination, differentiation of body maps and sensory perception; as well as curiosity and playful experimentation.
Ida Rolf stated that structure is behavior. Improved coordinative structure manifests as improvements in posture and response to unexpected challenge which is adaptive stability. Improvements in coordinative behavior are central to structural integration.
Each class day include theory, demonstrations of sessions or parts of sessions that link to individual and partnered exploration, group movement and self care exercises that evoke stability.
Presented exercises are supplemented by downloadable video. Theory is supported by a reading list of downloadable articles.
About the Instructors
Kevin Frank has studied, written about, and taught the Tonic Function approach to structural integration since 1991. He is a Certified Advanced Rolfer and Rolf Movement Instructor for the Rolf Institute. Kevin advocates for an information-based model for how and why structure changes to bring our field more fully into alignment with modern science.
Caryn McHose has taught perceptual approaches to movement since 1968. She is a Certified Advanced Rolfer, Biodynamic Cranial Practitioner, SE Practitioner, and Rolf Movement Teacher.
Caryn and Kevin are the authors of How Life Moves, Explorations in Meaning and Body Awareness. Caryn is the collaborator with Andrea Olsen for Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy and Body and Earth, by Andrea Olsen. They have their home and practice in rural NH, USA.
