Continuing Education

The ERA is committed to the academic growth and ongoing development of therapeutic skills in all of its graduates. As a result, we maintain a rich and varied program of 2 to 6-day workshops. All Certified Rolfers™ must complete a minimum of eighteen days of approved continuing education over a period of three to seven years in preparation for their Advanced Rolfing® Training; this is a requirement to maintain the Rolfing® certification.

Dates

Date Event
30.04.2020 — 03.05.2020
 		Working From The Inside Out - The Inner Body Fascia   Instructor: Valerie Berg
Language: English   Location: MAINDO – Akademie für asiatische Bewegung und Gesundheit, Köln
21.05.2020 — 30.05.2020
 		Culture of the Core - Visceral Manipulation   Instructor: Alyssa Dodson
Language: English   Location: ArtGerecht, Langenargen
22.05.2020 — 06.12.2021
 		Haptic Gamma Embodiment Module 1 to 5   Instructor: Marcelo MunIz
Language: English   Location: Yoga-Limmat, Zürich
19.06.2020 — 21.06.2020
 		aston®kinetics: See-Move-Feel   Instructor: Judith Aston
Language: English   Location: ArtGerecht, Langenargen
23.06.2020 — 25.06.2020
 		Normal Stability: Indicator of Integration   Instructor: Kevin Frank
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
23.06.2020 — 25.06.2020
 		Post Advance Workshop:Releasing Restrictions in the Spine and Pelvis   Instructor: Michael Salveson
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
23.06.2020 — 25.06.2020
 		Review of the Rolfing® recipe and exploration beyond the recipe to meet client's needs (Module 1)   Instructor: France Hatt-Arnold
Language: English   Location: HO`OKIPA – Kahuna Bodywork, München
28.06.2020 — 30.06.2020
 		Rolfing with The Breath   Instructor: Lael Keen
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
28.06.2020 — 30.06.2020
 		The Sacrum - Concepts and Techniques developed and applied from a Volumetric Perspective   Instructor: Peter Schwind
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
27.08.2020 — 30.08.2020
 		Scar Work by Sharon Wheeler for Rolfer®   Instructor: Andrea Clusen
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
03.09.2020 — 06.09.2020
 		Review of the Rolfing® recipe and exploration beyond the recipe to meet client's needs (Module 2)   Instructor: France Hatt-Arnold
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
21.09.2020 — 27.09.2020
 		The Autonomous Nervous System   Instructor: Pedro Prado
Language: English   Location: Chateau Rochefort, Allaman
19.10.2020 — 27.10.2020
 		Post Advanced Workshop: Interacting Systems   Instructor: Peter Schwind; Christoph Sommer
Language: English   Location: Don Bosco Haus – Zentrum für Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung, Wien
12.11.2020 — 15.11.2020
 		Functional Methods   Instructor: Jeffrey Burch
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
18.12.2020 — 20.12.2020
 		Review of the Rolfing® recipe and exploration beyond the recipe to meet client's needs (Module 3)   Instructor: France Hatt-Arnold
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE
29.04.2021 — 02.05.2021
 		The Spine   Instructor: Pierpaola Volpones
Language: English   Location: European Rolfing® Assocation e.V. (ERA) Training Center, Munich DE

Continuing Education studies can cover a broad range of relevant subjects. Certified Rolfers may take workshops in specific manipulative techniques or may explore other related fields such as Cranio Sacral Therapy or Visceral Manipulation. In addition, as part of the Advanced Training requirements, there are also Rolf Movement workshops offered frequently as well.

To fulfill the requirements in preparation for the Advanced Rolfing Training, credits from all three areas are required:

  • Manipulation — Structural
  • Movement — Rolf Movement
  • Elective

Beyond this 3 to 7 year commitment to further education and development, the ERA encourages its members to develop a life-long program to do so.  In support of this goal, the ERA is constantly seeking courses and instructors to support the members interest and continuing development in three areas.

  • Post – Basic Certification workshops which are frequently used by the majority of members as a way to prepare for their Advanced Training.
  • Post – Advanced Certification workshops which are closed to all but Advanced Rolfers.
  • Post – Movement Certification workshops

Members of ERA receive regular updates and announcements of workshops and training opportunities, or can find them easily at the bottom of this page.

These continuing education requirements are among the many ways in which the ERA maintains its high standards and demonstrates them to the community.

Mentoring Program

_MG_0816This program is designed to encourage Certified Rolfers™ to participate in the unique style of learning that can take place in a one-on-one situation. This is another way for Rolfers™ to obtain Continuing Education credit while benefiting from the expertise of more experienced peers. The program has been developed with the goals of encouraging learning through mentoring, building community, and providing accessible education. The mentoring program is used by all graduates of ERA as it is part of the support students receive within the Basic Rolfing® SI training – 5 mentoring sessions are required as part of that program.

Outside that program, mentoring can also be used to accumulate the CE credits for Advanced Rolfing® Training, or simply as part of an ongoing career development for individuals interested in this form of support.

The following must be present in a mentoring series
1. Supervised work where the Mentor watches the Rolfer™.
2. Time for discussion between the Mentor and the Rolfer™.
3. Chance for the Rolfer™ to ask questions of the Mentor regarding private practice.

The following are other possibilities for the series
1. Four handed work with clients
2. The Rolfer™ receiving a session from the Mentor
3. The Mentor receiving a session from the Rolfer™, and giving feedback.
4. The Rolfer™ observing sessions given by the Mentor.