エネルギー指向の教員とロルファーが集まり、2013年に上級教員のJeffrey Maitland らが中心となってロルフィングの再定義を試みました。

A Definition of Rolfing® Structural Integration

Rolfing® Structural Integration is the science, philosophy and art of
Integrating the body with the greater field of gravity. It is a systematic and holistic approach to manual therapy and movement education addressing multiple aspects of life including: how we stand and move in our bodies, the cultural and psychological beliefs which shape form as well as the energetic 
dimensions of being.  Utilizing a diverse array of techniques, practitioners of Rolfing®/Structural Integration, facilitate integration or remove the impediments to the integration of the whole person.
Integration is key to this approach and refers to the transformational changes in an individual’s tissues and structure, perceptual orientation, and sense of self in relation to their world and ease of movement through life.
 
Rolfing®Structural Integrationは、からだを重力場と統合するためのサイエンスであり、哲学そしてアートです。

私たちが身体を使ってどのように立って動くか、身体の形を決めている文化的心理学的信念、そしてエネルギー的な存在の次元を含む、手動療法とムーブメント教育への体系的かつ総合的なアプローチです。
 Rolfing® Structural Integrationのプラクティショナーは、多種多様な技術を利用して、統合を促進したり、人全体の統合に対する障害を取り除くことができます。
統合はこのアプローチの鍵となるもので、個々の組織や構造、知覚的な方向性、そして彼らの世界との関係における自己の感覚の変化、そして人生を通した動きのしやすさを指します。
 
 
In their continuing dedication to evolve this work, the Rolf Institute faculty has identified four approaches.
さらにロルフィングをこの先も進化させるのに4つのアプローチを特定しました。
 
1) Structural Techniques including myofascial techniques unique to Rolfing® that soften and lengthen tissue,　構造的な働きかけ -従来から用いられている筋筋膜解放のテクニックです。
2) Functional Techniques identifying habitual patterns of movement which may be hindering an individual’s coordination, grace and efficiency in movement.　動きの習慣的なパターンを特定する機能的な働きかけ - Rolf Movementが担当するところです。
3) Energy Techniques which directly facilitate structural integrity and cultivate a perceptual acuity to the resonant fields surrounding the body.エネルギー的なテクニックで、共鳴や知覚を用いて構造的な完全性に向かわせる
4) Psychobiological Techniques supporting the resolution of emotional fixations, worldview conflicts and other similar difficulties which undermine structure and an individual’s orientation to the world.精神生物学ー精神現象の生物学的基盤を研究する神経科学の一分野を通じての働きかけです。
 
Practitioners of Rolfing® Structural Integration, are trained in each aspect of this unique and transformative approach to whole body living, moving and sensing in our multi-dimensional  and complex world.

Rolfing SI と守破離

Before sharing my own trajectory of development, I would like to describe the process of developing mastery. I am reminded of the words of Sen no Rikyu, the master of Japanese tea ceremony, who said:
「規矩作法 守り尽くして破るとも離るるとても本を忘るな」,
which I translate as “Discipline – after devoting yourself to the foundational practice, do not forget the essence, even if breaking or departing from the foundational practice.” Rikyu’s words show three stages of mastery, shu, ha, and ri.(守・破・離). Shu, which is the fundamentals; ha, which is breaking with tradition; and ri, which is parting with traditional wisdom.
When I interpreting these words in terms of our practice of Rolfing SI, the first stage, shu, is to follow and practice the Ten Series ‘Recipe’ as a formula until one is established in it. The second stage, ha, is to be able to modify it with other modalities or taxonomies to suit a particular individual client. The last stage, ri, is to have full command of the Recipe which also makes it possible to create one’s own unique way. Two things are important: 1) whatever stage the Rolfer is in, s/he must keep in mind of the Principles of Intervention that define the foundation of Rolfing SI; 2) the process of mastery requires that one not stay fixed at any given stage along the way.
 
Following the first (ha 破) stage, curiosity may lead the practitioner to encounter a new teacher or new modalities. In the process of studying something new in the ha破 stage, you need to find what modality or taxonomy you are good at. This means staying away from boredom and keeping a fresh and inquisitive mind in our day to day practice. When you feel bored with your work, it might be time to study something new or learn from a new teacher.
  
Rolfer's Note: 技法には型があり、それを守り只管修練する段階の「守」、そして、そこから様々な師から学んだものを取り込んで、改変する段階「破」、そして、その技法を使いこなし、型から離れてみずから創造する段階「離」どの段階にあっても、その本質を見失わないことが大切です。熟練し、その技法を進化させるためには、過去の実績や型に囚われることなく、次の段階へのシフトしつづけることが大切なのです。