In the Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth hour six the work begins to make another shift in the Rolfing® protocol: Palintonicity Adaptability/Support (6–7–8) Core expressing through the lower pole. This session will complete the leg work of 2–4–6 of support, and complete pelvic work of 4–5–6 of transmission. When looking at the back of the body it is important to recognize the posterior reflections of the fifth hour anterior work. "Adaptive capacity at the hips precedes order in the spine. Organization in the core and sleeve precedes order in the spine. Order in Axial complex precedes order in the head." The main goals are to balance the pelvic girdle by organizing legs and intra pelvic structures, and free the sacrum and the spine from any remaining drifts and rotations in posterior soft tissue. Establish horizontals in the legs by working the lines of tension to resolve rotations and counter rotations in posterior leg segments.

The primary tilters and shifters are different from left to right side so special attention should be given to working the asymmetry in a way that is congruent. This Rolfing Fort Worth session travels from the plantar fascia all the way up superficial back line over the calcaneus, gastroc, soleus, knee, hamstrings, rotators, sacro-tuberous and sacro-spinous ligaments. When observing the posterior axial fascia, side bends with rotations are to be worked in the direction of correction so that the organization in the whole structure from toe to head can emerge. Neck work should be with client supine for mobility and translation in flexion/extension Seated work is assisted movement through all three functional planes depending on the amount of integration that has occurred thus far so G or G' tendency should be obvious and observed. Pelvic lift or pull will end in hour six the work begins to make another shift in the Rolfing® protocol: Palintonicity Adaptability/Support (6–7–8) Core expressing through the lower pole.

This Advanced Rolfing session will complete the leg work of 2–4–6 of support, and complete pelvic work of 4–5–6 of transmission. When looking at the back of the body it is important to recognize the posterior reflections of the fifth hour anterior work. "Adaptive capacity at the hips precedes order in the spine. Organization in the core and sleeve precedes order in the spine. Order in Axial complex precedes order in the head." The main goals are to balance the pelvic girdle by organizing legs and intra pelvic structures, and free the sacrum and the spine from any remaining drifts and rotations in posterior soft tissue. Establish horizontals in the legs by working the lines of tension to resolve rotations and counter rotations in posterior leg segments. This completes the Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth sixth hour. Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, or Massage Therapy are not substitutes for an Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth Ten Series.

John Barton | Certified Advanced Rolfer ® & Rolfing ® Fort Worth-Dallas |

Certified Rolf Movement ® Practitioner

The whole structure has experienced a deeper felt sense of space, organization, and integration by the Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth seventh hour session: Palintonicity/Adaptability (7–8–9) core expressing through lower pole (push). The amount of stress that the visceral cranium and neural cranium exhibit on the whole organism is immense and release in this session allows the work to transmission from the earth to the clouds. "If we establish a spanning polarity between the top of the head and the base of the sacrum in relation to the directional span of the gravity field, we have a new kind of structurally integrated man"-IPR. In the seventh hour we deal with the relationship of the head and neck to the rest of the body via the thoracic inlet/outlet and continue support in the upper ribs and thoracic inlet for a horizontal shoulder girdle.

Continue core/sleeve/axial complex differentiation of the shoulders into head and neck relative to a functional axial component and address the hyoids, SCM and trapezius. Special attention should be given to posterior cervical and occipital fascia as well as side bends with rotations of the cranial bones. Address space or lack thereof with the visceral cranium for the first time by resolving rotations and compressions inter orally. This can be done now and possibly again later in another session which includes and is not limited to the exterior and inter oral fascia, temporalis, zygomatic arch, masseter, cheeks and mandibular line, tongue, hard and soft palate (especially with roto-scoliosis), lateral/medial pterygoid.

The Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth inter nasal work will cultivate integration of the neuro-visceral cranium components. Depending on the lines of tension, back work should be seated from head to sacrum, integrating everything from the bottom off the feet to the frontalis, represented by SBL model or gallbladder channel. The best way to end this session is an ocular decoupling exercise that completely disengages and integrates the neck and head. Pelvic lift or tilt ends the Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth seventh hour. Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, or Massage Therapy are not substitutes for an Advanced Rolfing Fort Worth Ten Series.

John Barton | Certified Advanced Rolfer ® & Rolfing ® Fort Worth-Dallas |

Certified Rolf Movement ® Practitioner