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Why become Rolf Movement^® Certified?

Rolf Movement Certification Training is a distinct and complementary program to the Basic and Advanced Rolfing^® Structural Integration programs.

Expanding movement education reflects the increased role that an understanding of gravity orientation, perception, coordination, expressivity, and nervous system regulation plays in determining lasting shifts in posture and function. Further, teaching Rolfers^® to understand, embody, and articulate these perspectives serves the greater DIRI mission to educate the world about Rolfing Structural Integration. Rolf Movement Integration is still a young field but one that distinguishes Rolfing from other brands of structural integration. Rolf Movement Integration links ongoing discoveries in the study of neuroscience and motor patterns to the legacy of Dr. Rolf.

Prerequisites

Rolf Movement Certification is open to all SI practitioners from an IASI-approved SI program. This class is open to all interested movement practitioners from allied professions with instructor approval. This workshop offers 5 credits toward the 30-day Rolf Movement Certification. This class fulfills the Rolf Movement requirement for Advanced Training and earns 37.5 NCBTMB Continuing Education Hours. Rolfing® SI Training students must have completed Phase II before enrolling in any of these Intensive Module Courses.

• Open to all Certified Rolfers and practitioners of Structural Integration who have completed an IASI Approved Training Program.

• Open to Allied Professions with Instructor approval.
• Rolfing® SI Training students must have completed Phase II before enrollment.

About the Instructor

Aline Newton has been a Rolfer™ since 1984. In 1990 she began studying with Hubert Godard and continues to be inspired by his perspective on Rolfing^® and movement to this day. She served as Chair of the Rolf Institute® Board for many years.

In addition to her private practice in Cambridge, MA, Aline teaches Embodied Anatomy at Berklee Conservatory’s Alexander Institute. She has written extensively and lectures on embodiment, perception, breathing, core stabilization, and other concepts that underlie Tonic Function.

Rebecca Carli-Mills became interested in somatic movement studies while pursuing B.A. and M.F.A. degrees in dance performance and choreography. She earned certification in Rolf Movement® Integration in 1987 with Janie French and Annie Duggan. She became a Certified Rolfer™ in 1989 and a Certified Advanced Rolfer in 1992. In 1994, Rebecca graduated from the Pennsylvania Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training and joined the Rolf Movement^® faculty of The Rolf Institute^®. 

Rebecca’s understanding of gravity and human movement potential has been enriched by her long-time studies with Hubert Godard. Godard’s work provides the chief theoretical and practical foundation that inspires her teaching. Additionally, she draws from her interest in the work of Laban/Bartineff, Charlotte Selver, Julio Horvath, and through various forms of yoga. Rebecca believes that embodiment is a life-long process, essential for somatic practitioners. 

Rebecca is a past Chairperson of the Rolf Movement® faculty and ISMETA board member. She has taught somatic movement courses at several universities. Currently, Rebecca lives in Chevy Chase MD, where she maintains an active practice in Rolfing^® SI and Rolf Movement Integration.