What is Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method / Structural Integration?

 What is Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method

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Structural Integration?

 As I understand it, Dr. Rolf’s basic premise is this: 

Just like it is for any physical structure on Earth, the same also applies to the Human body structure. In this regard Gravity is determinative.

In terms of how this applies to Human beings, consider basic Science. 

Anatomically the Human body is designed structurally as something stacked up vertically, the segments level front to back, and with symmetry side to side. Dr. Rolf would say: "... something organized around a vertical line".

From Physics we understand that the Human body arrangement — vis-a-vis the demands of Gravity — calls for the same uprightness, evens and symmetricals  which are also understood Anatomically.

That New Day has dawned! Your "Gravity Ace" went all gone in. Wins the pot! Booyah! 

Read on ...

Your “Gravity Ace” is always all about “always be closing”. Never misses an opportunity to stick in the point that Gravity is a good idea. 

It being so ineluctably constant and ever present Gravity fits just about anywhere. [Name one where it don’t.] 

But, I digress. 

This here is the amazing story of how on a fine 4th of July sunny warm day your “Gravity Ace” goes to the beach sporting his just off the press “Gravity Ace” beach towel. [Get your own, win friends and influence people! While supplies last.]

So here our boy is at the beach, with said towel. Coming back from a splash in the Jersey Shore Ocean he sees a crowd gathered round said beach towel. What gives? Well, it turns out that the towel attracted more than a little attention. Everbody wants to know what's with the "Gravity Ace" thing? Literally, ga-ga over "GA". Whereupon our boy doesn't skip a beat and informs his audience about the friggin' simple fact that the Force of Gravity can be enlisted as a vast and profound sustainable resource. You know like in his field Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method — Structural Integration.

What's this? Wow! His cherished hope has come to fruition! The scales have dropped from the eyes of the world! Gravity! It's good for you! 

The crowd erupts with in joyous EUREKA! moment. Of course. Makes sense. Obvious. How'd we miss that for so long? Thank you! Thank you, our very own "Gravity Ace"!

Whereupon the gathered multitude picks him up and carries his off on their shoulders. Marches along and it just so happens to join the local 4th of July parade. "Gravity Ace" ... home town hero. Keys to the City presentation on a date TBD. 

Subsequently the Board of Education invites our "Gravity Ace" to be a valued advisor to it's stewardship of teaching our youth. Not just in the 3 R's, but in how to proceed through life in a balanced way. Grounded in science, you betcha!

And, mirabile dictu!, the Surgeon General of the United States of America will be putting it into the code an inclusionary provision to add into the definition of health and wellness the idea that balance in respect to the demands of Gravity is GOOD FOR YOU!

Booyah! Thank you "Gravity Ace". [And, you are most welcome. Just another day in the life.]

𝐎𝐡𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲

Ohm 

Fractal 

Sine Wave 

Morphic Resonance

 in the Human Body

A little background ...

I have a career in the field of Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method /

Structural Integration. Its main goal is the balance of the body with the Gravitational Field of the Earth.

Adaptation to the energy field of the Earth is an evolutionary potential for Humans at this point in history. It doesn't take much to make the point by reading the news that the Human experiment is a mixed bag. 

Zeitgeist stuff aside, note Energy Field. There's the Human energy field [individually, and collectively]. There's the energy field of the Earth. That would be Gravity. And, of the Universe; come to think of it.

Dr. Ida P. Rolf's idea was to further human evolution by directing [righting?] it's course following one single solitary as-plain-as-the-nose-on-your-face, common sense anatomical perspective; justified scientifically, in Physics. In the simplest of terms: Plumb and Square. That is the norm for structures on Earth. For the Human body too. Put another way, vertically upright, even [symmetrical], and level [horizontal]. Not in some robot assembled way, but as a dynamic reference for living. It's there already. Gravity is the message. We, as Humans, can tune in. Consciously. Proactively. Sustainably.

The genius of Dr. Ida Rolf is in originating an approach to fostering a transformation in the arrangement of the body along the lines of Gravity. This is not just good theory, folks. It's a way to go. It works. You may have heard of it; some are familiar with the nickname "Rolfing". 

That's a little background. Now for the electrifying stuff. Let's talk the Body Electric.

David D. Wronski seen here in Official Goin' to Work Mode

"Ohm Fractal Sine Wave Morphic Resonance in the Human Body."

Ida Rolf spoke of our work as organizing the body as if it were an electric wire. [Do you see where I'm going with this?]

She planted her flag in her usual straightforward, unambiguous way: "This is the gospel of Rolfing: When the body gets working appropriately, the force of Gravity can flow through. Then, spontaneously, the body heals itself."

Take a moment. Tune in to the life current inside your skin. Sorry, no electronic devices allowed for this exercise. No distractions, please. When you stop and look inside, you'll notice ... YOU'RE ALIVE, BRUH! And, it's electric!

In other words, there's a flow. So, Pilgrim, let me ask you this: How's your flow? Really. I know it's a cute way to put it, but when you settle quiet and look for it, it's there. Maybe too there-there, maybe. Lot going on in that we don't pay much attention. But, ignorance is not an excuse. It's good to feel. To feel good. And, let's be clear; when I say feel good, I mean that you can feel what's there to be felt. Real good. [Don't mean you have to like it though.]

Let's pause. If you've read this far you may be wondering where's this going? I am too, BTW. But, this is "Wronski's Wramblings". I'll get you there. If you want to "Cut to the Chase" or "Jump the Shark", let me give you a little taste of my smack: Those imbalances you carry around with you in the makeup of your body ... those self-identified and cherished thought/feeling "notes" seemingly written in stone on the sheet music of your life ... they are nothing more than the force of Gravity flowing through points of resistance in the structural fabric of your body ... and, what's more, they make a sound that resonates throughout the system bodywide ... and, what's more-more, that "electronic" song you sing is heard around the world; across the universe. Further complicated by the mistaken assumption that that is who you are. [Guess what? It's not!] Yet, here you are, just you doin' you. Until you recognize this error, you're just a one note Johnny, a one trick pony. A fake deck all with the same card.

So that's the situation. If you see it. Until you do, it's "Hey, that's just the way I am." Key point: there's a choice. What is that? Get things straight. Take out the resistance. Ohm my God! It's really that simple? Yes, it is. 

There's nothing to fear. 

I once met the funny man — as if — Garrison Keillor on the street in Manhattan. I pressed my spiel about Dr. Ida P. Rolf Method / Structural Integration on him. He said he knew people in California who where so laid back as a result of "getting Rolfed", he was worried that if he got into it he wouldn't be funny — as if]. I neglected to suggest that if he did, he'd actually be funnier. Moral of the story: We take the random set of imbalances we've acquired in our life history and make a living off them. I'd say that's a beggars bargain. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LIVE!?

Getting the wiring straight don't mean you just play a single monotonous note. No frickin' way, Bruh! It means that you will have a choice on how you want to calibrate the amplifier. Capisce? Infinitudanally.

So now let's get into the subtle stuff. Those fractals, and sine waves.

It's like a pebble in a pond. You know how you toss in a pebble and the water resonates with ever increasing circles. Each with its amplitude and separation is a mirror image reflection of the shape and size of that what you tossed into it. Yes? 

Same with how the flowing force of Gravity comes up agin'st a "blockage" [read closed/tight/resistant] and, right there Johnny on the spot, there's a fractal created. Each one individual, as like snowflakes. And, like fractals will do, radiating outward in that individually unique shape energetically with the corresponding amplitude and duration. Simply put, our imbalances report as intensities of feeling on the range of "I can live with that" to "stop the world I want to get off". And, like when you are emotional, others pick up on it too. 

Another way to express about this flow of Gravity is to call it the Life Force. If you want to get metaphysical, you can call it "Spirit". And we all know what that Spirit is. It's Love. And, as the Beatles said it, "All you need is Love".

 

Chatting with Gravity.

"GRAVITY ACE" ["GA"]: Good day, and thank you so much. So great to have you chat with us.

GRAVITY [G]: You are welcome. Happy to be here. [Like as if I'm not [here] ... What, you ask? Ever here. Get it? As in, never not.]

"GA": You seem preoccupied? What's up?

G: Yes. I was thinking that that it's ironic to be "happy to be here", as if I just walked in off the street. I seem to be something ineluctable, constant, and ever present [that is, when words are used, otherwise ineffable].

"GA": I recall Dr. Ida P. Rolf speaking to how Gravity is a constant. A reference, if you will.

G: Yes, I will.

"GA": What? You "will" to be constant?

G: No. My will is constant. Constancy. Con-stance. "With Standing."

"GA": Well, then what is your will?

G: Simple. Keep things straight! Or, for you dumbass ignoramuses ... straighten the frick up! There's more. Lot's more. But, baby steps. You can't reach for the stars if your aim ain't true. So, first, straighten up, and fly right.

"GA": Constant, I get that. But, is there movement in it? Direction?

G: Absolutomento! Straight Up! [Gad! Do I have to repeat myself on that?!]

"GA": Just up?

G: Look. I'm talking to you about something which is as plain as a mud fence. Maybe you could brush up on your General Semantics?

"GA": Huh?

G: Like you should know by now that "up" needs a "down" to be up. [It works the same the other way.] 

"GA": So there's a polarity?

G: Yes, And, don't let the coming polar shift find you standing beside yourself.

"GA": "Shift"! "Polar"! "Polar Shift"!

G: I'm attempting to say there's a choice. Either to take your sense of things [including, BTW, what you take yourself to be] from your surroundings and circumstances. Or be mindful that you also have a sense of yourself in your own right — but to certainly please do factor in your surroundings and circumstances. It's tangible. You're always really aware of it. [Just painted over some.] Try this: Raise your hand. Alright. You know you raised your hand. Right? It's like that. It's just there to see.

"GA": Is that so?

G: Hey! Wakey, wakey. I'm what's so. Not all of it. But, a goldang big part of all of it. My best feature is that I, like I already said, I am "ineluctable, constant, ever present". And, if I may pick on a bone, something that your kind has yet to figure out is that I'm like a source. A source of whatever. And, a source to Source. Wise the F up!

"GA": Language!

G: "Language". General Semantics, bruh! Language is not just in words. There's body language. Sign language. Languages ... so many! The "Language of Love". I have a language. I'm talking to you, sure. But, I'm always talking ... but, not with words.

When you have my perspective the message I'm getting from all over your lovely planet is that things need to be straightened out. I'm deducing that from seeing all the sturm und drang being staged, with the actors unaware that the underlying problem is that they are "at war with Gravity" [props to Dr. Ida P. Rolf for that firm grasp of the obvious].

Maybe since you're going to the Library on General Semantics maybe pick up on Carl G. Jung. You may have heard how he brought to light that what you don't bring to light [from within yourself] will come out in front of you and bite you in the ass, and you'll think it's coming from somewhere other than you. Dig it.

"GA": Straightened out. You mean like living with my body balanced in line with Gravity?

G: Well that is one thing. Body structure. Yet, there's also "straightening out" in the structure of world society. How we've set things up among ourselves. Our psychology.  And, what is working; what's not. Trouble is there are some faithless, bad actors who want to have it to themselves. Zero sum, I think it's called: "Win/Lose". 

"GA": Now you are teaching about something that is not just about tangible physical body balance. But, even so, it might be something that a balanced body would appreciate?

G: Whatever. And, yes. Look. It's just sort of obvious that the world is mucked up, isn't it? Not the Real World. But the made up world; of labels and agreements and concepts. There's plenty of evidence for what I'm talking about. You yourself may have had a moment seeing it's Mashuga!

"GA": Oh, Great One! Please! Please tell us what to do?

G: Kiss my ass! "Great One!" Duh! As if I never was. What to do? What to do? 

Choose: 1. "You do you" [as in same old, same old]. 

Or ... 2. Get yourself right! You! 

Never mind about anyone else. Your problem is that you go around living as if everything is separate. Fool! Wakey, wakey.

"GA": Not much more to say now.

G: Oh, I got plenty to say!

["GA": "Gravity Ace" has just been in conversation with Gravity. Stay tuned for our next visit. Ta ta.]

Welcome to The Chronicles of Gravity Ace ...

Gravity Ace is acknowledged for expertise in the field of Human Design Ecology. With special focus on balancing the arrangement of the human body to the kind of vertical, level and even stance dictated by Gravity.

As you can tell, he likes to do it with a sense of humor. 

In the design and building trades this is understood as the fundamental design requirement which must be at the core of any structure if it is to be stable and enduring: Plumb & Square.

THE CENTER OF GRAVITY

Gravity. We usually talk about that it has to do with how things go up and down. Apples fall straight down. And, rain. And, Niagara Falls. You know. Like that. We “see” it outside of our personal selves; in the comings and goings of the World. We see gravity as a Line. Mostly, from the side.

There are other ways to look at Gravity. On the inside ... of it. Imagine the inside is what’s there when you cut a cross section of that Line of Gravity and you take a look.

Oh, and by the way, while a case can easily be made on how we conventionally “see” Gravity, as a Line [that we see in a lateral aspect], another view is to see that Line extending to the Center of the Universe. Pointing. Leading. And, coming back on itself like the Ouroboros.

So, we’re looking at that cross section of the Line of Gravity. What do we see? [Maybe the simplest answer will come with the question: what don’t we see?]

We notice some elemental things.

That Line ... it’s got no edge. In fact, it’s got no center. I believe there are as many different things to see in the Center of Gravity as there are, have been, and will be human beings. Or, Nothing.

[C’mon Man! It’s just me talking.]

But, hey! Don’t get me wrong. Even as your “Gravity Ace” I’m not suggesting that living in balance with Gravity is the end-all and be-all. I just can’t help but wonder what sort of balance is needed in all the other, holistically related areas of human life. And how each of those domains needs to be settled with the soul. Within the soul.

In other words, insofar as living in balance with the ecosystem is concerned, Rolf Structural Integration is a peerless and definitive approach to human balance on Earth. It enlists Gravity. Really, that’s all there is to it.

Lest my enthusiasm as your “Gravity Ace” leave the impression that it’s the only thing to do. Far from it. But, whatever might you want to do; don’t you think you’d enjoy yourself a bit more if you lived with bodily balance? “DO YOU REALLY WANT TO LIVE?”

Also, if you want to take a look for yourself at the Center of Gravity ... Go! Just take a hint from the quest itself ... Go Within. It just might speed up the process to organize your body so that you can live in harmony with the prevailing wind.

"The world is witnessing an acute conflict between the forces of light and the forces of darkness. On the one hand, there are selfish persons who seek their happiness blindly through lust for power, unbridled greed, and unrelieved hatred. Ignorant of the real purpose of life, they have sunk to the lowest level of civilization. They bury their higher selves in the wreckage of crumbling forms that linger on from the dead past. Bound by material interests and limited conceptions, they are forgetful of their divine destiny." 

~ MEHER BABA in Discourses

Shake Hands With Gravity

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