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Rolfing Los Angeles Bruce Schonfeld is a Certified Advanced Rolfer & Certified Rolfing Movement Integration Teacher. He has taught Structural Integration (SI) since 1996 as well as Body Analysis and Integrated Manual Therapies. In addition to diverse Continuing Education (CE) studies through the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, he has trained intensively with two of Ida Rolf's senior instructors, Jan Sultan & Michael Salveson, including four different Advanced Rolfing Trainings (1997, 1998, 2001, 2011). He has studied Visceral Manipulation (VM) since 1997 with the Barral Institute team including Jean-Pierre Barral D.O., Alain Croibier D.O., Gail Wetzler P.T. and Dee Ahern P.T.. He has assisted VM classes extensively with Gail Wetzler P.T. and has been fortunate to have had over 300 hours of direct study with modality developer Jean-Pierre Barral D.O. consistently since 2000. He has additionally studied Visceral Manipulation and Visceral Mobilization with Didier Prat D.O., Alain Gehin D.O. and Claudia Kohn D.O.. His current passion draws from his dual roots in Structural Integration and Visceral Manipulation and is a complementary approach entitled Structural-Visceral Integration. This complementary and hybrid approach to Fascial Manipulation is excellent for both novice and experienced practitioners. He has studied Craniosacral Therapy since 1994 with the Upledger, Milne and Colorado Craniosacral Institutes. His background also includes a highly kinesthetic approach to studying anatomy including over 600 combined hours of sculpting anatomy in clay and gross anatomy dissection. Clinically, Bruce specializes in pain management, orthopedic and scar tissue related issues. He also enjoys helping clients with Holistic Medicine and Preventive Care. Bruce's functional and movement background includes an athletic childhood, many years of Continuum movement, 5-Rhythms dance, contact-improv and his original work 'Movement Carnival' emphasizing inversion and anti-gravity workouts. Bruce customizes strength training and flexibility workouts for clients to empower them to change their structure and posture by working out 'in the direction of anatomical balance'. He additionally consults with clients to improve their personal ergonomics in an effort to reduce and/or eliminate problematic activities of daily life negatively effecting the body. This is often a key to the bigger picture. In line with Ida Rolf's original vision he practices both manipulation based therapy and client education. On the mind-body side of the health equation, Bruce has spent considerable time with the founder of Somatic Experiencing, Peter Levine, both academically and as a body-based client in the early nineties. Bruce has also completed the first years training in Bodynamics Developmental Somatic Psychology. Identifying our physical fascia as the common denominator amongst the different manual therapy modalities he practices, Bruce has developed a "systems anatomy" approach. Philosophically Bruce's intention is to meet the body on its own terms. |
