Russell Stolzoff and Kevin McCoy discuss Advanced Rolfing® Structrual Integration Training

The 2025 Advanced Certification Training (AT1.25) I will be co-teaching next year with Kevin McCoy in Bellingham, Washington. The AT is a unique opportunity to come together with instructors and colleagues to deepen understanding and skills that will chart the way forward for years to come. Kevin has a unique background as a Rolfer and Physical Therapist, and most recently has been involved in a 3-year Fascial Manipulation training in Italy with Carla And Antonio Stecco.

This Advanced Training is a 168-hour course that will take place over two three-week training modules, with 5-6 weeks between the modules. Each module will be 12 days over three weeks.

Our approach to this class will be to deepen, refine, and enhance the skills you already have, and introduce new concepts and skills designed to transform the way you practice and the results you are able to produce.

The goal of Advanced Training is to transcend a recipe-driven practice and open the practitioner to the possibilities of a client-centered, non-formulaic approach, allowing the Rolfer® to perceive and intervene more appropriately and with greater effectiveness.

The course will emphasize:

Designing a principle-driven Rolfing® Structural Integration, non-formulaic Advanced 5-series
A regionalized approach designed to deepen understanding, refine palpation skills, and develop Rolfers’ awareness of response in their clients’ structure and function
An integrated approach to spinal biomechanics with an emphasis on shape, density, relationships between adjacent segments and the overall whole body pattern
The latest fascial anatomy based on the ground-breaking science of the Steccos, including:
The potency of working with superficial fascia - relevance to skin and deep fascia
Distinctions between different types of fascia and their susceptibility to manipulation
Deep fascia’s relevance to viscera
Intramuscular septa and their relevance to neurovascular structures within body patterns
Therapeutic relationship and the cultivation of Rolfer’s capacity to be present