Structural Integration Basic Training with Ritchie Mintz

The Basic training will include both Auditing and Practitioning students. However, Structural Integrators who would like the opportunity to experience Dr Rolf’s original method of Basic Training as an Auditor or Practitioner, contact us for the reduced tuition.

This class is taught by legacy teacher and practitioner, Ritchie Mintz, and assisted by Rob Martin.

Auditing is where students begin to learn the foundational skills of sight, touch and a thorough understanding of the Basic 10 Series which are all key to the successful practicing of the Rolf Method of Structural Integration. A practitioner’s ability to see allows them to assess balance and imbalance, and function and dysfunction in a client.

Effectively manipulating fascia is very different than working with muscles. During the auditing phase of training, students will begin to work with fascia learning palpation skills, relationship anatomy and basic manipulation skills while working with other students. The goal of the auditing phase is to prepare students for the practitioning phase of training. Having a theoretical understanding of the Recipe of the Basic 10 Series will set them up to be successful when they begin to work with models during the practitioner phase of training. Each morning class will begin with a discussion on the recipe followed by a teacher demonstration of the applicable session. By participating in these discussions and observing the sessions, auditors will begin to understand the genius of Dr. Rolf’s work. Every student will have experienced the Basic 10 Series before attending AGSI. This experience is most likely an important reason why they are choosing to become a practitioner. There is a logic and flow to the series that can’t be read about or discussed but needs to be absorbed. The Audititing Phase of training is thoughtfully designed to help students have a deep understanding of the recipe, how it unwinds the body and how its sum is far greater than its parts.

All students will work closely with teachers. Our classroom is a close knit environment allowing students to receive informal regular feedback as the class progresses. There will also be a “mid-term” formal feedback session to make sure students are meeting expectations and having theirs met. When class is completed there will be another assessment determining if the student is prepared to move on to the practitioner phase of training. At this time goals for the rest of the training will be discussed. Goals will be both about practical skills and personal growth.

The Basic Practitioning Phase of the training concentrates on the instruction and practice of hands-on manipulation by students who have successfully completed the auditing phase. Practitioning is an exciting time where the students work with each other and models from the community performing the Basic 10 session series. After gaining a thorough understanding of the ‘Recipe’ during the Basic Auditing Phase of training, students will have the opportunity to apply their new skills. This phase of the training is about the working experience.

Ritchie was trained at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute® (DIRI) in 1978, and did his Advanced Training in 1981. He has served twice on the DIRI board of directors. Ritchie lived in Boulder from 1971 to 1981 and studied with Dr. Rolf’s original teachers that provided a rich setting for 6-day workshops with all the top structural integration practitioners and session trades with colleagues. The result was an eclectic education from many varied sources that would be difficult to duplicate today.

Ritchie has spent four decades practicing structural integration and thousands of hours contemplating Dr. Rolf’s magnificent 10-series of sessions, affectionately called Grandma’s Recipe. The gift of all this experience is a profound insight into how our recipe is designed and how it works. Ritchie brings that gift to his teaching of structural integration.

Ritchie is a natural teacher. He specializes in mentoring beginning practitioners because he remembers the struggles of his own rookie years. His greatest joy is watching “the bulb” light up for the many practitioners who say, “Oh, so THAT’S what that means!”

Details:
•When – January 20, 2025 – March 13, 2025
Class will be Monday – Friday the first week and for the following weeks Monday – Thursday. Each day will be 9am – 6pm with a lunch break.

•Where – Aloft South Austin
4108 S I35 Frontage Road Austin, TX 78745

•Cost –
Basic Auditing $6750 Full payment or $1250 deposit to secure your spot in the class with the remaining $5500 is due by12/06/2024.
Basic Practitioning $8750 Full payment or $1750 deposit to secure your spot in the class with the remaining $7000 is due by 12/06/2024.
(Contact Erin for information on payment plans)

•Cancellation Policy:
Full refund before 12/06/2024
After this date a refund is granted ONLY if the class is full and your spot is filled with someone from the wait list. Since AGSI is a responsibly run nonprofit program, a refund date is set based on our financial commitments for each class such as teachers’ salaries, meeting space rental and travel expenses all being due far in advance of each class.

A 3% Administration fee will be deducted from all refunds that have been paid by Credit Card

•Contact Erin preferably by text or email to sign up and then you’ll be sent a payment link for credit card or Zelle or Venmo
Erin Foster 281-536-6468
elfoster4@hotmail.com