The GI Bill was paying my way through college until I either got a four-year degree or I turned 28. According to a guidance counselor I tested “off the charts at three-dimensional puzzle solving, but it was just too bad that there wasn’t anything I could do with it.” I was going to classes year-round… Continue reading One Artistic Experiment
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Starting to Work on Scars
Cautions and ContraindicationsN.B. Always work within the guidelines of your therapy profession, as defined by the professional body you are registered to in your country. The guidelines below are in addition to your standard considerations for treatment.• Before you work with a client, make sure they are signed off by theirsurgeon and are safe for… Continue reading Starting to Work on Scars
Rolfing Stories, Legends, and Lore
Sharon Wheeler is currently revising these stories of Dr. Rolf and early years at Esalen. Please check back soon.
The First Scar
It was 1973 when Hector Prestera and I moved from living in a wonderful hand-made wooden house on Hudson’s Mountain, 1500 feet above Esalen, into Carmel Valley. We wanted to live as close as we could to our dear friends at Esalen and still be near a decent school for Hector’s two young boys. Esalen… Continue reading The First Scar
The Boy From Bolinas
In the summer of 1972, I was living with Hector Prestera, MD and his two kids in a house four miles up a dirt road on the mountain above Esalen. We became close friends with a family from Bolinas, California. They lived in a small house near the ocean that somehow fit them and all… Continue reading The Boy From Bolinas
Blue Lu and the White Witch: A Memoir of New Orleans
The time was 1987 -1993. My memoir recounts the highlights from stories Al Rose told me in New Orleans, and how I helped legendary jazz and blues singer, Blue Lu Barker. I had a full practice of Structural Integration (aka Rolfing®) in Maryland. My husband, Steve Hancoff was at heart a jazz musician, his instrument… Continue reading Blue Lu and the White Witch: A Memoir of New Orleans