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BIOGRAPHY
Jeffrey Burch trained as a Rolfer in 1977; He teaches continuing education courses internationally. A Certified Advanced Rolfer™, Jeffrey has extensively studied and integrated CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation into his Hands-On Therapies. He has developed groundbreaking new joint mobilization methods.
Education & Training
Jeffrey Burch received a BA in biology from the University of Oregon in 1975, after which he trained at The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration® in Boulder, Colorado, receiving his Certification as a Rolfer in 1977.
He first practiced Rolfing® Structural Integration in London, and later in Seattle and Honolulu before returning to his native Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. At the time he was in London there were only a half dozen Rolfers in Europe. He accepted invitations to Rolf groups of people in Oslo, Stockholm, Trondheim, and Tehran.
He now lives in Eugene Oregon and offers continuing education classes worldwide.
Jeffrey Burch received his Rolfing Advanced Certification in 1990, after which he again began studying at the University of Oregon where he received a second BA in Psychology in 1993 and a Master of Science in Counseling in 1995. His Masters thesis “Alexithymia and Dissociation” explores topics related to psychosomatic conditions.
In 1998, Jeffrey began intensively studying CranioSacral Therapy through the Upledger Institute, Cranial Manipulation with French Osteopath Alain Gehin, and Visceral Manipulation through the International Alliance for Health Care Educators (IAHE). Jeffrey has taken most of the Visceral Manipulation classes offered by Jean Pierre Barral and his associates in North America, most twice. Jeffrey completed the apprenticeship to teach visceral manipulation and although he is not part of the North American Visceral Manipulation Institution team, he independently offeres specialized courses in visceral manipulation with the permission of Jean Pierre Barral.
Download Jeffrey’s Masters Thesis (PDF)
Structural Integration Schools
At the time Jeffrey trained at the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration® in Boulder, Colorado, that school was the only structural integration school in the world. Since then branches of the Rolf Institute® have opened in Munich, Germany, Sao Paolo, Brazil and Sydney, Australia, and Tokyo Japan.
Several practitioners and teachers have left the Rolf Institute to start many new structural integration and related schools including the Guild for Structural Integration (GSI) , Hellerwork International (HWI), and the Aston Patterning Institute (API). Jeffrey continues his membership with in the Rolf Institute®, and has friendly relations with members and administration of both Hellerwork International, The EuropeanGuild for Structural Integration, and the Aston Patterning Institute.
The International Alliance of Structural Integrators (IASI) is an umbrella organization and certifying body for several quality schools of structural integration. Jeffrey founded and initially edited the annual publication of IASI – The Structural Integration Yearbook, and he presents at IASI conferences.
Publications & Teaching
Jeffrey Burch has authored a textbook titled Asssessment and Treatment Methods for Manual Therapists, published by Handspring. ISBN 978-1839978746
Jeffrey Burch has written articles on the history of manual therapy, Visceral Manipulation and how to integrate both Visceral Manipulation and CranioSacral Therapy into structural integration practice. These articles have been published in Massage & Bodywork Magazine, Tensegrity News, The Journal of Structural Integration, and Massage Therapy Journal.
Jeffrey teaches continuing education classes for the several institutes and privately.
He has authored numerous articles on manual therapy. His articles are now compiled into an ebook
(Link to ebook here)
He has authored a book titled
Assessment and Treatment Methods for Manual Therapists,
The Most Effective and Efficient Treatment Every Time
published by Handspring Publishing in 2024
Professional Memberships
The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute.
International Alliance of Structural Integrators
American Psychotherapy Association