A concise distillation of half a lifetime's hands-on experience as a practitioner of Structural Integration bodywork (also known as Rolfing)
JEFFREY MAITLAND, PhD, has spent most of his adult life deeply
investigating Zen practice, philosophy, and the nature of healing.
He is a Zen monk ordained by Joshu Sasaki Roshi, an energy healer,
Certified Advanced Rolfer (one of seven Certified Advanced Rolfing
Instructors in the world), a former professor of philosophy at
Purdue University, and philosophical counselor. With 30 plus years
of experience and 5,000 hours of training, Dr. Maitland is a Board
Certified Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management and
one of seven Advanced Rolfing Instructors in the world. He employs
a gentle, non-formulaic approach to Rolfing and is highly skilled
in visceral manipulation, biodynamic craniosacral, energetic, and
cold laser therapy.
Internationally known as an author, instructor, innovator, and
expert in soft tissue manipulation, his advice is often sought by
other professionals. Maitland teaches workshops and classes in
myofascial manipulation to physical therapists and other healthcare
professionals.
Maitland has published and presented many papers on the theory of
somatic manual therapy, Zen, philosophy, and Rolfing. His research,
articles, and book reviews are published in numerous professional
journals.
"As a trained philosopher, Rolfing instructor, and Zen monk, Dr.
Maitland travels far in this book—from the breadth and depth of
philosophy's elegant language and arguments to down-to-earth
plain-speak that often surprised me with words that quickly turned
complexity into what is simple and relevant."
—from the Foreword by Judith S. Freilich, MD
"Jeffrey Maitland has explored the pivotal fusion of mind, body,
and planet, as he provides keys to the underlying meaning and
context of somatic therapy. Beyond concrete mind and body are
subtle mind and subtle body, and that's where Maitland lands in his
work." —Richard Grossinger, author of Planet
Medicine and Dark Pool of Light
"In this important new book, Jeffrey Maitland discloses the
fallacies behind such perennial conundrums as metaphysical dualism
and the mind-body problem. Engaging the metaphor of 'homecoming,'
Maitland reveals the transformational potential to be realized in
transcending the false dichotomy between consciousness and somatic
experience."
—William Dabars, PhD, associate research professor,
School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, Arizona
State University, and coauthor of Designing the New
American University
"This book provides a guide to skilled perception for manual
therapists. It is not so much a 'how to' training manual, but is a
more philosophically based 'why to,' from symptom to self
discovery."
—Thomas W. Findley MD/PhD, professor in Physical Medicine
at New Jersey Medical School and physician at VA
Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey
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