Highlands, North Carolina
Structural Integration in the Highlands since 2003, and the work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf, explained for anyone, anywhere.
The gravity field
Tap a block. Find the line.
A teaching diagram of the principle, not a picture of your result. No two people are alike, no Basic Ten Series is alike.
“aligning the major body segments into a more perpendicular relationship with the earth’s gravity field.”Dr. Ida P. Rolf (1896-1979) · The aim of Structural Integration
The local practice
At Highlands Mountain Studio, the work usually begins with the Basic Ten Series. Each appointment is booked on a 90-minute interval.
After the Ten Series: tune-up sessions, a 3-Series, the Advanced 5-Series, or Four-Handed Work.For anyone, anywhere
Start with Dr. Rolf’s ideas, the fascia and the gravity field. Read how the Ten “hours” work, and why your participation matters.
A small reference library drawn from Chad and Ashby’s own words. Open a subject below, then follow it back to the source.The reference shelf
Six places to begin. Read a little here, or follow each note to the full explanation.
“Structural Integration (SI) is the life’s work of Dr. Ida P. Rolf (1896-1979).”From: The Work
“Practitioners use handwork and client movement to give space and length in the connective tissues (fascia) of the whole body.”From: The Work
“For most people, the process begins with a “Basic Ten Series”.”From: The Work
“It is important to remember that because no two people are alike, no Basic Ten Series is alike.”
“The 90 minute time interval allows for a short conversation, or a hard time in traffic, or a discussion about an office chair or a pair of shoes, and there will still be time to complete a good session.”From: Advanced Sessions
“SI is a cooperative practice and client participation is essential for the work to reach its fullest potential.”From: The Work
“a child does not need to have a challenge to come in for a session!”
Specialties: Child Developmental Movement, Infant Handling Skills, Pre and Peri-Natal Psychology, Gut and Psychology/Microbiome, Postural Balance.
From: Working with ChildrenThe work is passed on
The teachers named in Chad and Ashby’s biographies, and the work that connects them.
1896-1979
The life’s work at the root of Structural Integration.
Highlands Mountain Studio
APSI / CPSI
Study, mentoring and coursework are described in their full biographies. Tom Myers founded KMI, where Ashby trained; Chad studied human dissection with him. This is a reading map of those accounts.
Your practitioners
Serving clients since 2001. Working in Highlands since 2003.
ADVANCED PRACTITIONER · APSI
A University of Georgia graduate (1994), Chad came to his first Ten Series in 1998 after a back injury. He opened his Atlanta practice in 2000, then moved to Highlands in 2003.
He completed Advanced Certification with Emmett Hutchins in 2006. His studies include dissection coursework with Tom Myers and years of work with David Davis in Crestone, Colorado.
Read Chad’s biography
CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER · CPSI
A University of Virginia graduate (1994), Ashby completed her first Ten Series in 2000 and began mentoring in 2001. A KMI graduate, she has been a Guild member since 2004.
Her biography describes twenty years of teaching developmental movement. In the studio, she works with clients “from infants to elders.”
Read Ashby’s biographyHow they work
Body reading, listening and observation, health history, gait analysis and developmental movement. In their words: “We do not blend other modalities or healing systems.”
Personal accounts published by the practice. Each person’s experience is their own.
“I came to the process of Structural Integration because I wanted to be physcially and mentally ready to be the best parent I could”
“As a result, it has become an integral part of my ongoing approach to heath and wellness.”
“In 2003, I had a car accident that led me try a 10 series with Ashby. When finished, I was in better shape than I had been prior to the accident. I have had a few shorter series and some four-handed work over the years and continue to visit every few months for a “touch up” session; I can’t imagine what my body or my mind would feel like without this work. I do know that every time I leave their space, I walk taller, straighter, and more equipped to manage the world.”
Beyond Highlands
Tell us what to teach next. This is a starting point for a global educational resource, with the local practice at its heart.
Send Chad & Ashby a question