Writings on the Great Unwinding
Writings on the Great Unwinding Marvin Solit, D.O. with Jean Le Vaux, Marilyn Beech, Anya Olson, Alan Fincke Introduction In 1966, Marvin Solit, D.O. began a transition from his practice of Osteopathy and Rolfing to Awareness and Non-Directed Movement .As a student and disciple of Ida Rolf, he had implemented her discoveries about deep tissue … Read more
The “Cocktail Party” Phenomenon
What Cocktail Parties Teach Us The Brain Is Wired to Focus on Just One Thing; Which Tasks Are Easier to Combine By MELINDA BECK Melinda Beck on Lunch Break looks at the “cocktail party effect,” in which people are able to focus on one conversation while being aware of conversations going on around them. Researchers … Read more
The Human Touch and the Brain
Introduction Have you ever felt the touch of someone’s hand on your shoulder and found yourself letting go of tension you didn’t even know you were holding? We can probably all remember the impact a touch has had on us, whether casually or in a therapeutic setting. As practitioners, we have daily experiences of the … Read more
What is all the talk about Fasica Tissue?
When discussing the human body we often find ourselves talking about systems such as muscular, skeletal, circulatory, or pulmonary to name a few. In some cases we even begin to get fancy and combine systems when discussing more complex issues. For example we may use the term cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, or even neuromusculoskeletal to discuss the interdependency … Read more
