Epstein Secrets

he supraspinatus muscle (along the top of the shoulder blade) to improve the tonus of the levator scapulae. (See "Supraspinatus" in the Appendix.) Benjamin Shield suggested another approach. He observed that with a side-bending of the upper cervical vertebrae, you can open the spaces between Cl and C3 to take

rate variability: I monitored the pulse and blood pressure of my clients, and correlated these with their breathing. I learned this method from my Rolfing teachers, Michael Salveson and Gad Ohlgren, in 1982-83. My teachers had learned it from Peter Levine,4° a leading teacher and author in the field o

ey tested the state of the autonomic nervous system and how it related to the level of positive results from a myofascial release technique used in Rolfing. John Cottingham administered a Rolfing technique called a "pelvic lift" to each of the study participants. The pelvic lift is used to balance the

led paper. EFTA00809970 To Linda Thorborg EFTA00809971 I I EFTA00809972 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword by Stephen Porges, PhD xi Foreword by Benjamin Shield, PhD xv Acknowledgments xvil Preface xix Introduction: The Autonomic Nervous System iocir PART ONE: Anatomical Facts Old and New: The Polyvag

en to fifteen seconds! At this point I was trying to figure out what he could do in ten to fifteen seconds. I had assumed, based on his training in Rolfing and craniosacral techniques, that his treatment would require several sessions. Given my history with an orthopedic specialist, I was curious if a

acral therapy at the Upledger Institute and in biodynamic craniosacral courses with Giorgia Milne, studied applica- tions for treating children with Benjamin Shield, and took courses in osteopathy with Jean-Pierre Barral. For many years he led a school in Denmark, teaching structural integration, myofascial re

eloped this technique based on my understanding of the principles of biomechanical craniosacral therapy, osteopathy, and connective-tissue release (Rolfing). I have used it with great success for at least twenty-five years, and I have taught it to a few thousand therapists. This technique takes less th