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Ida Pauline Rolf | |
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| Born | May 19, 1896 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1979 (aged 82) |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Columbia University |
| Known for | Structural Integration ("Rolfing") |
Ida Pauline Rolf (May 19, 1896 – March 19, 1979[2]) was a biochemist and the creator of the pseudoscientific practice of Structural Integration, later termed Rolfing, a type of manual therapy that claims to aligning the human body's so-called "energy field" and Earth's gravity.
- ^ "Funeral services". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. March 22, 1979. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
Funeral services will be tomorrow for Dr. Ida P. Rolf, founder of the Rolf Institute in Colorado and creator of the 'rolfing' physical therapy technique. She died Monday in Bryn Mawr, Pa., at 82.
(subscription required) - ^ "Guild for Structural Integration: Ida P. Rolf, Ph.D. - Ida P. Rolf Method training and information". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04.