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What is Rosen Method Bodywork?	What is Rosen Method Movement?
Benefits of Rosen Method Bodywork & Movement	Who is Marion Rosen?
Rosen Method Training Centers & Web Sites
Additional locations where workshops and events occur
Finding a Practitioner	Articles, Books, CD & DVD
For information: info@rosenmethod.org

What is Rosen Method Bodywork?

Rosen Method is distinguished by its gentle, direct touch. Using hands that listen rather than manipulate, the practitioner focuses on chronic muscle tension. As relaxation occurs and the breath deepens, unconscious feelings, attitudes, and memories may emerge.

The Rosen practitioner has been trained to notice subtle changes in muscle tension and shifts in the breath. S/he recognizes these as indications that the client is relaxing and becoming more aware of his/her body and internal experience. The practitioner responds with touch and words which allow the client to begin to recognize what has been held down by unconscious muscle tension.

As this process unfolds, habitual tension and old patterns may be released, freeing the client to experience more aliveness, new choices in life, and a greater sense of well-being.

"This work is about transformation – from the person we think we are to the person we really are." –Marion Rosen

What is Rosen Method Movement?

Rosen Method movement classes are fun and easy!

Set to music, these easy, unhurried movements are designed to improve alignment and flexibility. They also increase range of motion, ease of breathing, and deepen awareness of the body. These movements are done individually as well as in a circle or with partners.

Marion Rosen developed this form of exercise to prevent physical difficulties before they arise and to help her clients feel better and age gracefully. These movements may be adapted to those who experience pain or have physical limitations.

Rosen Method movement creates the experience of relaxation and well-being in action. Participants find new vitality, joy, and ease in their bodies.

Benefits of Rosen Method Bodywork & Movement

The results of Rosen Method bodywork and movement frequently include a lessening of pain and tension and an increase in vitality and aliveness. Many individuals experience a new sense of clarity about their life direction and goals. They are better able to make decisions which improve the quality of their life and can more easily align with their purpose. Rosen Method:

• Relaxes muscle tension and chronic muscular holding
• Increases flexibility and vitality
• Deepens physical and emotional awareness
• Invites personal growth
• Complements other therapeutic modes and psychospiritual disciplines

Who Benefits?

People who:

• have physical pain and discomfort
• have muscle tension and postural problems
• want to increase their ease in physical activity
• use their bodies for self-expression: athletes, public speakers, performers
• are under stress
• feel overextended
• are receiving psychotherapy
• are looking for physical, emotional, and spiritual growth

Who is Marion Rosen?

Rosen Method bodywork was developed out of Marion Rosen's 50 years experience as a physical therapist and health educator. Her unique approach to bodywork and movement has earned her recognition as a leader and originator in the field of body-oriented therapies. In the 1930s, Marion studied breath and relaxation in Munich, Germany, with Lucy Heyer, who had been trained by Elsa Gindler, a renowned innovator of body therapies. Licensed in physical therapy, both in Stockholm and at the Mayo Clinic, Marion developed the Rosen Method over the course of many years in private practice. Marion's purpose is to realize a vision of health and well-being by making the benefits of the Rosen Method widely available to the general public.

Rosen Method Training Centers & Web Sites

AUSTRALIA

Rosen Method Bodywork Australia
EMAIL: info@rosenmethod.com.au
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethod.com.au
Gloria Hessellund, Director of Teaching (USA)

CANADA

Rosen Method - Cascadia Centre
Sechelt, B.C.
Mariette Berinstein, Director
EMAIL: cascadia_centre@dccnet.com
WEB SITE: http://www.rosenmethod-canada.com/index.html
Bill Samsel, Director of Teaching (USA)

DENMARK

Rosenmetoden Dansk Kursus-og UddannelsesCenter
Copenhagen
Bjørn Herold Olsen and Dorrit Langsted Olsen, Directors
EMAIL: info@rosenmetoden.dk
WEB SITE: www.rosenmetoden.dk
Bjørn Herold Olsen, Director of Teaching

ENGLAND

Rosen Method Training and Therapy Ltd
London
EMAIL: info@rosenmethod.co.uk
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethod.co.uk
Gloria Hessellund, Director of Teaching (USA)

FINLAND

Axelsons Bodywork School/Finland
Leena Saxberg, Administrator
EMAIL: leena.saxberg@elisanet.fi
WEB SITE: www.rosenmetodi.fi
Hans Axelson, Director
Elaine Mayland, Director of Teaching (USA)

FRANCE

France Méthode Rosen Centre de Paris
Monica Bolling, Director
EMAIL: monica.bolling@gmail.com
WEB SITE: methode.rosen.free.fr
Elaine Mayland, Ph.D., Director of Teaching (USA)

GERMANY

Rosen Methode - Körperarbeit - Deutsches Zentrum
Bühl-Waldmatt
Juliane Knoop, Director of Teaching
EMAIL: rosenmethode@gmx.de
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethode.de

 NORWAY

Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut
Oslo
EMAIL: info@axelsons.no
WEB SITE: www.axelsons.no
Hans Axelson, Director
Gloria Hessellund, Director of Teaching (USA)

RUSSIA

Russian Rosen Method School
Moscow
EMAIL: olga.komissarova@post.mosline.ru
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethod.ru
Mary Kay Wright, Director of Teaching (USA)

SWEDEN

Axelsons Gymnastiska Institut
Stockholm
EMAIL: info@axelsons.se
WEB SITE: www.axelsons.se
Hans Axelson, Director
Gloria Hessellund, Director of Teaching (USA)

SWITZERLAND

Méthode Rosen Centre Suisse
Neuchatel
Anne-Marie Paris-Honegger, Director
EMAIL: rosen.ch@bluewin.ch
EMAIL: info@methoderosen.ch
WEB SITE: www.methoderosen.ch

UNITED STATES

Rosen Method Open Center
USA: Eastern States
EMAIL: odilat@mindspring.com
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethodopencenter.com
Odile Atthalin, Director of Teaching

Rosen Method: The Berkeley Center
Berkeley, California
EMAIL: rosenmethod@sbcglobal.net
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethod.com/berkschool.htm
Gloria Hessellund, Director of Teaching
Sara Webb, Executive Director
Marion Rosen, Founder

Two Rivers Center Rosen Southwest
Santa Fe, New Mexico
EMAIL: inquiries@rosensouthwest.com
WEB SITE: www.rosensouthwest.com
Sandra Wooten, M.A., Director of Teaching

MONTEREY BAY ROSEN METHOD CENTER
Monterey, California
EMAIL: rosenwest@gmail.com
WEB SITE: www.rosenwest.org/index.htm
Jane Malek, Director of Teaching

Additional locations where workshops and intensives occur:

MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES
CONTACT INFO: www.rosenmethodmn.org/contact.html
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethodmn.org

The Netherlands
EMAIL: mariejose@rosenmethode.info
WEB SITE: www.rosenmethode.info

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