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IMAC (6) — The Lower Limb: Where Anatomy Meets the Meridians of East Asian Medicine, and What Range of Motion Tells Us
Saturday, March 16, 2019. I flew out of Haneda early for Itami to take the lower limb course (March 16–17) of IMAC — Center of […] -
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Asking How, Not Why: Naikan and the Way I Work
Introduction A month and a half has gone by since I sat an intensive Naikan retreat over the New Year holidays. Afterward, the four of us who […] -
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IMAC (5) — EROM: Learning How to Assess Range of Motion from the Ground Up
January 27, 2019. Hiroki Sato — everyone calls him Hiro — came up from Osaka to teach the foundational IMAC course, EROM, at Denenchofu Athletic […] -
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IMAC (4) — The Viscera and the Muscles: How Does Muscular Function Affect the Organs?
Saturday, November 17, 2018. An early flight from Haneda to Itami, and on to Osaka. The destination was TEN ~the space for your Life & […] -
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Neuroplasticity and What Rolfing Works With
Introduction Rolfing is one form of bodywork. It organizes the body through fascia and through slow movement. Four years ago, my early-morning Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga […] -
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New Photographs of the Studio: Letting the Space Speak for Itself
Introduction On Monday, July 16, 2018, the last day of a three-day weekend, the photographer Naoya Ochiai came to Salon ZERO to photograph the studio for the website. A year had passed since the […] -
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The Body Already Knows: What I Try to Convey in a Session
Introduction The television filming and broadcast are behind me now, and the inquiries have settled down. The session ran fifteen or twenty minutes; what aired […] -
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Teaching Self-Care: A First Seminar on Fascia and How We See
Introduction On Saturday, February 24, 2018, I held the first of what I hope will become a regular seminar series at Salon ZERO, on self-care through Rolfing. Three years had passed since my certification as […] -
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Rolf Movement – Part 2 (8) — Pre-movement, Yoga, and the Alexander Technique
February 4, 2018. Part 2 of the Rolf Movement training is finished. What remains before certification as a Rolf Movement Practitioner is the nine days […] -
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Rolf Movement – Part 2 (7) — Organizing the Balance of the Three Information-Gathering Systems
Monday, February 5, 2018. I arrived at Haneda. Two weeks is a long stretch, and it is a relief to be back in Tokyo. Ten […]
