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Yes, the rumors are true… we will be going to Vermont for Caitlin’s birthday to start work on a new album. I just wanted to share a little bit about the special place that we will be trekking too. We will be driving to a small cow-town in the Northeast Kingdom, called Barton. This house (barely a house… camp is a better term) has been in my family for almost 20 years now, I have fond memories of this place all throughout childhood. Recently, I have been using the place as an escape from the drudgery of the city, it’s ooohhh soooo quiet, so beautiful and very inspiring. This summer, I discovered that one of the rooms has amazing acoustics for recording! I can’t think of a better place to bring The Broadcast (and Caitlin of course!) to start work on the new songs. If you’ve been following us lately, you know that we, as a band, have been writing a lot in the past month. Our sound is developing, and we are all pleased with the results! Stay tuned, we’ll have some aural treats for you in the new year.

Yes, the rumors are true… we will be going to Vermont for Caitlin’s birthday to start work on a new album. I just wanted to share a little bit about the special place that we will be trekking too. We will be driving to a small cow-town in the Northeast Kingdom, called Barton. This house (barely a house… camp is a better term) has been in my family for almost 20 years now, I have fond memories of this place all throughout childhood. Recently, I have been using the place as an escape from the drudgery of the city, it’s ooohhh soooo quiet, so beautiful and very inspiring. This summer, I discovered that one of the rooms has amazing acoustics for recording! I can’t think of a better place to bring The Broadcast (and Caitlin of course!) to start work on the new songs. If you’ve been following us lately, you know that we, as a band, have been writing a lot in the past month. Our sound is developing, and we are all pleased with the results! Stay tuned, we’ll have some aural treats for you in the new year.

Cyrano
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Londres, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
14 novembre 2009

Le Birmingham Royal Ballet est aujourd’hui, avec le Royal Ballet et l’English National Ballet, basés à Londres, l’une des trois principales compagnies de ballet classique au Royaume-Uni. Dirigée depuis 1995 par David Bintley, qui y officie également en tant que chorégraphe, la troupe est forte d’un effectif d’une soixantaine de danseurs, parmi lesquels figurent plusieurs solistes remarquables, à la tête d’un corps de ballet très solide et uni. Son répertoire compte par ailleurs, à côté des grands classiques que chaque troupe de ce type se targue de pouvoir représenter, un certain nombre de créations entrant dans le large champ de ce qu’on appellera, pour faire court, l’esthétique “néo-classique”, pourvue ici de sa couleur anglaise propre, restée souvent proche du drame et du divertissement théâtral.

A l’occasion d’une tournée automnale au Sadler’s Wells, à Londres, le Birmingham Royal Ballet présente deux programmes illustrant sa politique actuelle de création, rendue possible par la générosité d’un public auquel la compagnie n’hésite apparemment pas à faire appel pour ses projets : le premier, Quantum Leaps, est composé de trois pièces lorgnant vers l’abstraction, le second, en contrepoint évident, met à l’affiche Cyrano, un “full-length ballet” dans la plus pure tradition du ballet narratif, créé en 2007 par David Bintley pour la compagnie qu’il dirige, sur une composition musicale inédite de Carl Davis.

On pourrait légitimement, tout particulièrement de ce côté-ci de la Manche, juger incongrue l’adaptation au genre chorégraphique, genre non-verbal par essence et par destin, du Cyrano de Bergerac d’Edmond Rostand, pièce à la réputation universelle qui, au-delà de son caractère spectaculaire hérité du drame romantique, ne parle que de mots et de l’amour de la langue – notre langue. Comment en effet convertir dans le langage chorégraphique ce mythe français, composé de morceaux de bravoure fameux, cet écrin formidable offert à la voix de l’acteur, sinon par une autre forme de virtuosité, celle de la danse, qui restera toujours en-deçà de la littérature et du théâtre, en termes de richesse expressive et analytique?…

On ne s’interrogera pas plus avant sur la pertinence du projet, l’oeuvre chorégraphique existe et est à considérer comme telle, en marge de son ascendance théâtrale illustre, et non comme une substitution possible à celle-ci. Si comparaison n’est pas raison, pour éclairer le propos, il en est un peu – en termes d’obstacles à surmonter et de résultat formel – de ce Cyrano mis sur pointes comme du ballet de José Martinez, Les Enfants du Paradis, adapté lui aussi d’un autre “monument” – cinématographique celui-là. La troupe du Birmingham Royal Ballet n’est certes pas l’Opéra de Paris, au moins en termes d’effectifs, mais les moyens mis en oeuvre dans les deux cas pour fabriquer un spectacle ouvert à un large public, raffiné en même temps que lisible, pourvu d’une scénographie attractive et accommodé d’une musique cousue main et au service de l’action, sont en tout cas assez semblables. Le parallèle ne s’arrête pas du reste à la forme extérieure : le goût réitéré et plaisant pour la parodie et le second degré, la fascination pour le principe du théâtre dans le théâtre, ainsi que la marque des grandes influences chorégraphiques du passé, qu’on peut lire au travers de l’adaptation que nous offre David Bintley, sont aussi là pour nous rappeler l’attraction irrésistible des modèles établis et la difficulté qu’il y a aujourd’hui à faire oeuvre de créateur à part entière.

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Yesterday I hit the barton track at night to do a sprint workout:

Classic Buds Warmup
4×40 accelerators to 100%, walk/jog back to line
4×25 all out, walk/jog back to line
4×40 all out, 20-30 seconds rest in between
1:30 break
4×40 all out, 20-30 seconds rest in between
1:30 break
4×40 sprint sideways 15, turn hips and sprint, 20-30 seconds rest in between
1:00-1:30 break
4×40, run forwards 10, turn and run the other way for 30, 10-30 seconds rest in between
1:00-1:30 break
4×40 all out, 20-30 seconds rest in between

4×100 striders

Cool down

Pretty fun workout. I am not gonna say it was the best thing, but it was a good place to start. Look for me to throw in agility as time goes on.

Today I will be doing a leg lift at 3:30-4

On October 16, 2009, Barton of Chicago Activity Department escorted its seniors to the UniverSoul Circus under the Big Top.  This was Barton’s fourth year attending the circus and everyone had a wonderful time!  The ringmaster this year was Patrice Lovely known as Maggie Shirley Lee Mae Frances Upshaw Jenkins.  It takes seven names to explain who this woman was.  She had advice, wisdom and gossip to share.  Daniel Mtshul,a known as Lucky, was her sidekick for the show.

Lucky kept her up to speed on the new generation and the two of them had the whole crowd laughing throughout the entire show!  This circus allowed everyone to dance, laugh, clap and see the animals do tricks.  It was truly amazing how the animals are trained for that purpose. 

The ringmaster then held a Soul Train Line for the audience to participate in.  After that the UniverSoul Circus featured an amazing line-up of acts from USA, Africa, Jamaica, China, Cuba, Russia and Brazil performing to Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel and Funk music.  The Soul Circus Diva’s (Mindy, Lucy and Cindy) and Twisted Soul (a 14 and 15 year old sister and brother from Africa) also performed. 

The crowd admired how the performers used all these different cultures.  The UniverSoul Circus was definitely a must see!

Brilliant little film. Premiered at Sundance last year and then got basically no publicity, theatrical release. That’ll happen when your distributors (Yari Film Group) go bankrupt. Can’t find any information regarding that number Mischa Barton has on above. I’m hesitant to go that extra mile and contact cast and crew. I can only assume contact like that would be viewed as ever so creepy.

The Barton, home of Shillingford Organics, hosted a visit from Denbury Primary who were following up their morning visit to the Synagogue with a celebration of food! Whilst Jo, my wife, took half the group visiting the packing shed, poly tunnels and compost heaps I worked the others on a sculpture project.
The project started with a link to their morning visit with an introduction to the Sukka, the shelter made as part of the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot, then led into observational drawing of leaves up and down the farm and concluded with willow and fabric shelter sculptures.
It was so good creating work outside surrounded by the source material of your work. Our field became full of work areas and our shelters expanded as we dodged the showers, designed in pastel and paint and constructed in willow! A lovely counterpoint to the OFSTED inspection at St Davids in morning.

Pat DiFiore, executive director at Barton Senior Residences in Zion, IL, was recently featured in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News to discuss how Barton Senior Residences designed their innovative assisted living centers which have now become the model for the State of Illinois’ Supportive Living Program.  The Supportive Living Program is an alternative to nursing home care for low-income seniors and those with disabilities covered under Medicaid.

DiFiore explained how the demand for senior affordable housing increased after the recent recession when many seniors suffered a financial blow they were not anticipating or able to handle. Barton prepared itself by addressing the need for these individuals and not only created housing that is affordable but that rivals its counterparts in aesthetics and services.

DiFiore stated that Barton operates believing that beautiful, quality affordable housing is possible as long as money is spent wisely and the developers make smart financial decisions.

To read a copy of the article, please visit: www.mcknights.com

 Myofascial massage therapy is often called a three-dimensional application of sustained pressure and movement that deals with what is known as the “fascia” of the body. Rolfing is the integrative approach of fluffing, lengthening, and de-rotating the fascial stocking of the body. Fascia is the internal soft tissue that is the body’s envelope, cushioning, connecting, and communicating between muscle, skeleton and internal organs. Fascia provides more than filler and connections, it forms essential binding for muscles and skeleton so that the body functions and supports properly. Due to aging, improper diet, lifestyle issues, toxins and injuries, the fascial system atrophies, becomes inelastic, loses circulation, and begins to wind tighter and this may result in pain dis-ease, and asymmetry.

Myofascial Release began to appear more widely and gain notoriety after being further developed by Myofascial massage therapist’s  hoping to duplicate the methods and success of Dr. Rolf and The Rolf Institute membership of Certified Rolfer’s. Rolfing and Myofascial work can restore health and circulatory freedom to fascia so cellular decay is reduced or reversed and blood flow/lymphatic flow restrictions are released but Myofascial massage is not exercised as a system wide integrative approach like Rolfing. Emotions are actually cellular-level physical entities created by hormonal and neurotransmitter molecules that circulate in fascia and bind to receptor sites throughout the body, Rolfing and Myofascial Release benefits extend into the realm of emotional feeling along with physical sensation.

 As the clients’ fascia is enlivened they often realize that metaphorical phrases such as “pain in the neck and back” are actually literal descriptions of how fascia and organs in various parts of the body tighten and otherwise negatively respond to stress, sadness and other psychological issues. 
Myofascial Release therapy is said to be preceded by visual and kinesthetic analysis of posture and movement with careful palpation of the tissue texture of various fascial layers. Upon locating an area of fascial tension, gentle pressure is applied to relieve blockage and circulatory restriction. Myofascial Release can sometimes provide nominal relief of cervical pain, back pain, spinal spurs, fibromyalgia, scoliosis, neurological dysfunction, restriction of motion, chronic pain, injury, insomnia, depression, disease, hard-to-diagnose dysfunction and headaches.

The biggest misconception about Myofascial Release is that it is the same type of therapy as Rolfing. Though fascia is released in both methods, only with Rolfing is the body’s structural disposition viewed as a multi-dimensional continuous distribution the way a line or wave is viewed in mathematics with the associated shift’s that take place in the x, y, and z axis of the human structure. A few select Rolfer’s with in the Rolfing population are able to empirically document the changes that take place with before and after pictures further deepening the differentiation between the methods of Certified Rolfing and Myofascial massage therapy. It is sometimes said within the conventional medicine community that the results gained by Rolfing-Structural Integration is impossible but the proof can be said to be in the pictures. Both of these methods are great options for dealing with fascial discomfort and pain and this article is designed to show the difference between the two from the perspective of an LMT and Certified Rolfer.

 John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

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Dr. Rolf’s death ushered in a new era of bodywork modalities and tools for what would soon be called deep tissue massage therapists to use in a practice of freeing up their clients musculoskeletal discomfort. It was a time of adaptation and the dissemination of deeply held methods and perceptions that were discovered and developed by Dr. Rolf and the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. Certified Rolfing is the science of assessing and addressing a clients’ structural disposition along a spectrum of possibilities that range from functionaly-dysfunctionaly asymmetric.

Asymmetry begins in the nervous system of the body and manifests in the fascia that envelopes each individual bone, muscle fiber, fasical, and bundle that supports the structure of the body. Deep Tissue Massage, as its name says, focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It is designed to reach the deep sections of thick muscles, specifically the individual muscle fibres. 

Using deep muscle compression and friction along the grain of the muscle, the purpose of Deep Tissue Massage is to un-stick the fibres of the muscles and release both toxins and deeply held tension points. While deep tissue massage was developed as a response to address the symmetrical needs of the human body by releasing specific areas the human body it is not possible to achieve the same results of Structural Integration. The science dictates that structural pain and discomfort or musculoskeletal issues are by products of a system wide compression that is held in the asymmetrical pattern of the body stocking of fascia.

It is the collective methods and tools of a Certified Rolfer that release, realign and balance the entire body. With deep tissue massage specific hand positions and strokes are used to respond to various tissues while breath and movement techniques are employed to release muscular congestion. It helps to loosen muscle tissues, release toxins from muscles and get blood and oxygen circulating properly. It is beneficial for many physical problems, including sports injuries and chronic pain. Because it works very deeply, emotional issues can also be addressed when these have been stored in the body. Deep tissue treatments take place on a massage table with no clothing, and Rolfing sessions are performed on a table with partial clothing of underwear, swimsuit, or exercise apparel.

Deep Tissue Massage usually focuses on specific areas and may cause some soreness during or after the session. If the massage is done correctly however, you should feel better within a day or two. Water helps to eliminate toxins from the body so it is important to drink plenty of water after a Deep Tissue Massage to help this process along.

Since Rolfing changes the structural disposition of a clients structure and proprioception mechanisms, a client can feel light and balanced immediately after standing up if the sessions are performed correctly. As a LMT and a Certified Rolfer my intention is to describe the way the two methods are similar and yet dramatically different in each methods intention, though both methods are adequate ways to live more freely in a body experiencing pain and discomfort.

 John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

Thai Massage therapy is a unique and powerful method, which combines rhythmic massage, acupressure, asanas (Yoga stretching exercises), gentle twisting, energy work and meditation. While Thai massage has so many benefits the practice of Certified Rolfing-Structural Integration can provide all of the benefits of Thai massage and also attain structural balance and harmony leaving the client feeling free of structural and movement inhibitions after the first session.

 Rolfing is a process of identifying the imbalance and asymmetry of the body that manifest from the periostium of the bone and permeates through the entire body. This connective tissue issue is similar to what it would look and feel like when a body stocking is put on when wet and then worn. There is no way to massage the imbalance out, but the asymmetry must be systematically Rolfed and realigned to regain balance and symmetry. Thai Yoga Massage stimulates and balances the flow of energy within the body, opening the areas, which are blocked. Bringing the person deeper into balance and harmony for health, happiness and well-being. This system creates a powerful release of stress and tension, an increase in vitality, it deepens the connection between mind, body and spirit and will leave you feeling relaxed and with more energy. Rolfing also has the potential to stimulate and balance the flow of energy in the body and is one of the trademark sensations and dispositions after a Rolfing session. Traditionally a Rolfing session last up to 1.5 hours and a Thai Massage would last for maybe 2.5 hours, however shorter versions are more popular nowadays as the demand from westerners and our hectic holidays require. 


A traditional massage therapist will begin with you lying on your back and it will start from the feet, working the up through the body. Quite a long time is spent on the legs, before moving up the body to the abdominals, arms and hands. The massage therapist will then move you onto your side and start again from your feet working up to the head. This side lying position is particularly good for pregnant women or people with back problems who would be uncomfortable laying flat. This position is repeated for the other side, and is often left out of a one-hour massage. Rolfing is usually given in an initial set of 10 sessions with more if needed and each session focuses on a specific area of the body in order to integrate the following session and guild upon the prior.

 While Thai massage therapy has so many benefits it is obvious that Certified Rolfing is the premier bodywork therapy for the pain, discomfort, asymmetries that ails the tissue and structure of the body. It is also important to understand that Thai Massage therapy is an excellent way of experiencing a deep and invigorating massage and can incorporate many facets and dimensions of other methods designed to bring relief in one therapy method. As a Certified Rolfer and massage therapist with over 2000 hours of manual medicine certification and 1000’s of hours of Certified Movement training I intended to briefly describe both methods of Thai massage Therapy and Certified Rolfing.

 John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

Swedish Massage therapy is the practice of soft tissue manipulation with physical, functional, and in some cases psychological intentions. The word comes from the French massage “friction of kneading”, or from Arabic, massa, meaning “to touch, feel or handle and an older etymology may even have been the Hebrew me-sakj “to anoint with oil”. Rolfing is the facilitation of a human structure that is balanced, palintonic, and free of inhibiting restrictions. The term “Rolfing” is a derivative of the last name of the founder and creator Dr. Ida P. Rolf.

Rolfing employs techniques and uses of the backs of hands, knuckles, palms, elbows, and forearms without using any messy oils.

Structurally Integrating the body includes but is not limited to, addressing and balancing tendons, ligaments, diaphragms, membranes, suspensory tissues supporting vital organs, and all fascial layers from superficial-deep.  Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure done manually or with mechanical aids. Target areas may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, forearm, and feet. There are over eighty different recognized massage modalities.

Rolfing is designed to reduce kinetic drag on the human structure created by the restrictive wrapping of connective tissue around the entire body much like a body stocking or uni-tard that rotates and counter-rotates, enveloping  the entire structure in a compressive suit under the skin. Massage is designed to sooth the client and enhance the body’s health. Swedish Massage Therapy is considered to be among the most basic methods of massage and is among the first styles of massage that new masseurs study. Developed by Henry Ling in Sweden in the 1700s it was designed to allow the body to absorb more oxygen.

There are six techniques used in administering Swedish massage.  Effleurage is the technique most people associate with massage in general and Swedish massage in particular. In doing effleurage, the masseuse makes use of long and sweeping strokes that cover more than just one area of the body and is in no way capable or designed to differentiate fascial layers the way lengthening does with Rolfing. Friction helps the muscles relax and is used to warm up the tissue, while Rolfing facilitates an action called fluffing to transform flat layers that counter shift segments. Petrissage is the act of kneading and squeezing the muscles of the body, it does not target or focus on any particular part of the body, while Rolfing uses an technique known as de-rotation to align specific segments superior/inferior to the segment being de-rotated. Tapottement are strokes that aim to energize the area of the body that the masseuse is treating. Traction involves pulling at the arms and legs of the client, and sometimes also the head. The act of pulling stretches the muscles of the client. Rolfing incorporates the participation of the client while on the table and will use cues that bring awareness to areas like “reaching” to engage the client in reaching with the arms, legs, head, and other segments so the action is active and not passive thus generating an integrative response. With massage the vibration technique is used to shake up the area of the client’s body that is being treating to help the client relax, but Rolfer’s facilitate what is known as “body geometry” to transforms the clients disposition about their sensations.

Swedish massage therapists help sooth and relax the client while providing more oxygen to the body by clearing and refreshing the blood circulation of the body, which aids in health and feels good. Certified Rolfing uses an initial protocol known as The Certified Rolfing Ten Series and has the ability to reduce pain and release tension in the connective and myofascial tissue of the body associated with TMJ, CTS, RLS, Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, Fascitis, Bunions, and Scoliosis. Fascial asymmetries can cause foot, leg, knee, hip, back, shoulder, neck, arm, hand, and head pain. Certified Rolfing and Rolf Movement is premium pain management utilizing Structural, Functional, and Postural Integration.

 John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

Sports massage is a form of bodywork geared towards participants in athletics and competitive sports. It is used to help prevent injuries, to prepare the body for athletic activity and maintain it in optimal condition, and to help athletes recover from workouts and injuries. Rolfing helps to create new and sustainable repetitive movement patterns by changing the inefficient structural differential that can help prevent, reduce, and even reverse injuries. Sports massage has three basic forms: pre-event massage, post-event massage, and maintenance massage.

 As a formal practice, however, sports massage began in the Soviet Union and Communist bloc countries in the 1960s. Soviet teams were the first to have a massage therapist travel with them and work on their athletes on a regular and ongoing basis. Through sports and cultural exchanges, the concept of sports massage moved to Europe and the United States in the 1970s. Over time the benefits of sports massage became accepted, and sports massage became a part of the training regimen, first of professional athletes, then of college and amateur athletes. Certified Rolfing was first discovered as a modality in America in the 1920’s by Dr. Ida P. Rolf, a biochemist for the Rockefeller Institute, as an alternative to Osteopathic connective tissue adjustments.

Pre-event sports massage is done to help prevent serious athletic injury. It helps to warm up the muscles, stretching them and making them flexible for optimal athletic performance. A pre-event massage stimulates the flow of blood and nutrients to the muscles, reduces muscle tension, loosens the muscles, and produces a feeling of psychological readiness. Rolfing can provide a dramatic shift in structural alignment after the first session enabling an athlete or competitor to function at a much higher integrative potential, spaciousness and vitality than previously held.

Whenever athletes exercise heavily, their muscles suffer micro traumas and small amounts of swelling occur in the muscle because of tiny tears. Post-event sports massage helps reduce the swelling caused by micro traumas; loosens tired, stiff muscles; helps maintain flexibility; promotes blood flow to the muscle to remove lactic acid and waste build-up; and reduces cramping. In addition, post-event massage helps speed the athlete’s recovery time and alleviates pulls, strains, and soreness. Likewise Rolfing helps reduce micro traumas, inflammation and lactic acid by reducing the amount of friction and compression on the entire structure and in the joint capsules and bursa by improving what Dr Rolf identified as ‘body geometry”.

Maintenance sports massage is done at least once a week as a regular part of athletic training programs, although professional athletes who have their own massage therapists may have maintenance massage daily. Rolfing can be received weekly during the series and post series or monthly for maintenance. Rolfing and maintenance massage increases the flow of blood and nutrients to the muscles and connective tissue. Rolfing also keeps the connective tissues loose so that different layers of fascia slide easily over each other. Rolfing and maintenance sports massage also helps reduce the development of scar tissue while increasing flexibility and range of motion.

The goal of all sports massage is to maximize athletic performance. Athletes in different sports will concentrate the massage on different parts of the body. Certified Rolfing has been widely accepted by the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB. Numerous university athletic departments have a Certified Rolfer on payroll or staff and the US Olympics recognize Certified Rolfing as instrumental in the athletic performance of our teams.

John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

Most people will experience back pain at some time in their lives from injuries due to overexertion and poor posture and are among the most common. Poor posture is a system wide dysfunction not isolated to just the pelvis spine and ribs. Depending on the cause and severity of the condition, options for treatment may include Certified Rolfing, physical therapy, rest, medications, surgery, or chiropractic care.

Chiropractic treatment carries none of the risks of surgical or pharmacologic treatment. Practitioners use a holistic approach to health. The goal is not merely to relieve the present ailment, but to analyze the cause and recommend appropriate changes of lifestyle to prevent the problem from occurring again. They believe in a risk/benefit analysis before use of any intervention. The odds of an adverse outcome are extremely low. Chiropractic and Rolfing has proven in several studies to be less expensive than many more traditional routes such as outpatient physical therapy.

Relief from some neuromuscular problems is immediate, although a series of treatments is likely to be required to maintain the improvement. Spinal manipulation is an excellent option for acute lower back pain, and may also relieve neck pain as well as other musculoskeletal pain. What differentiates Rolfing and Chiropractic manipulation is that Rolfing directionally addresses the connective tissue that envelopes each vertebral segment and Chiropractic addresses only the osseous segment itself which is why after a Chiropractic adjustment the bone may drift back to its prior position. It is suggested that most back pain will subside eventually with no treatment at all but the reality is that if the asymmetrical drag on the body stocking that envelopes the whole human structure is not systematically reduced from the tips of the fingers and toes, up the arms and legs, to the shoulder and pelvic girdles, and then from the ribs to the spine, the spinal segments will be trapped in the pattern in the middle with no true resolution only a momentary lapse of discomfort.

Certified Rolfing coupled with chiropractic treatment can significantly shorten the time it takes to get relief for back pain. Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation Practitioners perform spinal manipulation by using their hands or a device to apply a controlled force to a joint of the spine, moving it beyond its passive range of motion. The amount of force applied depends on the form of manipulation used and the goal of the treatment is to relieve pain and improve physical functioning. Certified Rolfer’s use the direction of the opposing side girdles and of the tissue enveloping the segments to assess the necessary redirection of the tissue around the segments thus non-invasively adjusting the segment and enveloping tissue, doing this with the depth and touch dramatically less than chiropractors and slightly more than Osteopaths.

In a traditional Rolfing Ten Series the whole human structure including ribs and vertebral segments are non-invasively re-directed for the reduction and reversal of pain and discomfort in most instances. There is no doubt that Chiropractic done correctly with Certified Rolfing is capable of improving the quality of life for both clients and patients. 

John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

This Certified Rolfing video on Rolfing Functional Movement explains the potential path of Rolfing sessions in Ft Worth/Dallas. Certified Rolfing in Dallas and Fort Worth is exceptional Structural Integration and has provided premium Rolfing services by raising the bar of potential results and expectations in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area.

 John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

This Certified Rolfing video on Rolfing Spinal Six explains the potential path of Rolfing and Rolf Movement sessions in Ft Worth/Dallas. Certified Rolfing in Dallas and Fort Worth is exceptional Structural Integration and has provided premium Rolfing services by raising the bar of potential results and expectations in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area.

 John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

www.rolfmovement.com/John

www.rolfmovement.com/rolfing

This Certified Rolfing video on Rolfing functional breath explains the potential path of Rolfing sessions in Ft Worth/Dallas. Certified Rolfing in Dallas and Fort Worth is exceptional Structural Integration and has provided premium Rolfing services by raising the bar of potential results and expectations in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area.

John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

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This Certified Rolfing video on John Barton explains the potential path of my Rolfing sessions in Ft Worth/Dallas. Certified Rolfing in Dallas and Fort Worth is exceptional Structural Integration and has provided premium Rolfing services by raising the bar of potential results and expectations in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area.

John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

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This Certified Rolfing video on my Rolfing Results demonstrates the potential path of Rolfing sessions in Ft Worth/Dallas. Certified Rolfing in Dallas and Fort Worth is exceptional Structural Integration and has provided premium Rolfing services by raising the bar of potential results and expectations in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area.

John Barton, Certified Rolfer® and Rolfing® Therapist Fort Worth/Dallas-TX.

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Pinay sa Seattle Celebrates 3 Years of Service to the Community

Seattle, WA. On October 23, 2009 at 6:00pm, Pinay sa Seattle will be having a showcase celebrating its third anniversary. It will be held at the Filipino Community Center at 5740 Martin Luther King Jr Way South. The show will be followed by a light meal and community discussion on today’s issues facing Filipino women and girls. 

Since 2006, when Pinay sa Seattle was founded, its vision was to advocate politically for the needs of Filipina women and girls locally and internationally. In the last three years, the organization has worked on a number of campaigns including universal health care, justice for military rape victims in the Philippines, an end to U.S. troops in the Philippines, immigrant rights and LGBTQ equality. This year, Pinay sa Seattle participated in the founding assembly of GABRIELA-USA, the first overseas chapter of GABRIELA Philippines. 

At the end of October, GABRIELA Philippines will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary and delegates from GABRIELA-USA will participate in the organization’s congress. The gathering will include representatives from the over 200 women’s organization in the Philippines allied with GABRIELA. 

Here in Seattle, Pinay’s anniversary show, Sinilangan (a Tagalog word meaning origin or cradle) will help raise funds for the celebration abroad. Sinilangan will feature local Filipina artists raising their voices for progressive change. These include Rogue Pinay from the hip hop duo First Quarter Storm, actress and storyteller Nancy Calos-Nakano, theater-extraordinaire Maria Batayola, spoken word artist Ela Barton, poet Kathrina Estoque, the Pinay Choir and more. Tickets are now available athttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/80979.

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