Embryology: The Development of Structure

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• Certified Rolfer®
• Structural Integration Practitioners (IASI)
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Continuing Education
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Fri – Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Sun 9 am – 4.30 pm
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European ROLFING® Association
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English
Konrad_Obermeier - Faculty Dr Ida Rolf Institute Europe
Konrad J. Obermeier
Certified Rolfer®, Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Mentor, Rolf Movement™ Practitioner

Konrad Obermeier became a Certified Rolfer…

Marisol Aimée Valente
Marisol Aimée Valente
Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Mentor, Rolf Movement™ Practitioner

Certified Advanced Rolfer…

Cost: €700.00
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Summary

Every manifestation of a human body is a developmental process. Morphological growth is the organic unfolding of an individual physical structure in space and time – a dynamic movement.

Structural integration is, in fact, the normal function every embryo performs as the human body shape-shifts through transitory phases. Epigenetic forces and genetic information contribute to growth and differentiation in a balanced way. The embryo, we could say, is a specialist in continually integrating its own structure. 

Understanding the differentiation, growth and development of structure offers one more foundation to inform and inspire the practical work of Rolfing® Structural Integration. From this point of view, anatomy is not static and descriptive, but as animated as poetry – always the result of a kinetic flow.

Who is this course for
  • Certified Rolfers®
  • Structural Integration Practitioners (IASI approved)

CE Credits: 3 elective credits

Payment 

Amount due 6 weeks before start.

Instalments are possible on request.

Important notice

A minimum number of participants is required. If this minimum is not reached 6 weeks before the start of the workshop, the workshop may be cancelled.

(Prices, dates, course locations and teachers are subject to change.)

You’ll learn about

In this 3-day class, the biodynamic model of the German embryologist Erich Blechschmidt will be presented in both theory and hands-on practice. We will look at the early developmental unfolding during the first eight weeks of human life and explore its underlying rules and principles:

  • A brief recap of basic aspects of cellular life – membranes, cytoplasm and nucleus
  • The development of the blastocyst and implantation – and the difference between development, differentiation and growth
  • Metabolic polarisation and the positional differences between limiting and internal tissues
  • Fluid pressure and membranous tension as major formative forces, seen in the differentiation of the three early fluid cavities: yolk sac, amnion and chorion
  • The appearance of the primitive streak and the formation of the midline – the central axis of the human body
  • Late metabolic fields and the role of metabolic gradients

In the practical part, we will explore:

  • The first fulcrum – manifesting the base of the cranium
  • The midline – our first function, the essential field around which we are formed
  • Neurovascular bundles – central fulcrums for the formation of the structures they serve
  • Fluid fields – precursors of the formation of structures
  • Internal and limiting tissues – dealing with tension and pressure within the body

The memory of our growth and differentiation is imprinted in us, in what we call the embryonic field. Exploring this field with an open, listening presence and skilful hands can be a doorway to a deep wisdom that guides us – and the body – to relate to its natural organising forces.