Staff and Faculty

Jeff Linn
Faculty

Jeff is an Advanced Certified Rolfer, massage therapist and Massage Therapy Instructor who has practiced Structural Integration and bodywork since 1986. Jeff gained his early teaching experience at the International Professional School of Bodywork in San Diego, CA and has since taught in a number of other bodywork schools. In 1994 he moved to Boulder to deepen his studies in Structural Integration at the Guild. Jeff teaches the Guild's pre-requisite course, lead-in week, basic training and assists in advanced trainings. A computer hobbyist, Jeff developed and maintains our computerized structural assessment system in the classroom as well as our World Wide Web presence. He enjoys walking, reading, yoga and tai chi and maintains a private practice in SI in Boulder.

Liz Stewart
Faculty

Liz Stewart came to study at GSI in 1991, motivated and deeply touched by her experience of getting Rolfed. Originally from the east coast Liz studied Psychology and Economics at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee and went to work for IBM after college. It was while working for IBM in Boulder in 1989 that she began receiving Structural Integration. Shortly after completion of the Rolf work she began her studies at the Guild.

Liz was deeply inspired by the late Peter Melchior and subsequently spent a number of years working with him in the classroom. She was also influenced by Stacey Mills and Dorothy Nolte (with whom she studied the original Rolf Movement series). Liz has also studied with other women who were direct students of Dr. Rolf. She has assisted at the Guild in an array of classes since 1994 and has independently offered workshops in Europe and study groups in Boulder.

As a teacher, Liz guides students into understanding the work with a sense of adventure and curiousity. She is fun in the classroom and brings a wealth of knowledge from her many years of practice, assisting in classes, study and self development. Liz maintains a private practice in SI in Boulder, Colorado. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her daughter Lily, traveling, music, yoga, and taking long walks with her dog Phoebe.

Amber Leigh Burnham
Faculty

Amber Burnham is an Advanced Practitioner of the Rolf Method and a licensed massage therapist. She has over 15 years experience in the field of massage therapy and bodywork. She graduated from the Utah College of Massage Therapy on three career tracks: Professional Program, Clinical Career, and Structural Integration. Since her graduation Amber has established a robust continuing education program through both the Guild and from other resources. During this time she has studied with a number of noted teachers and practitioners of the Rolf Method many of whom studied directly with Dr. Rolf. She explains that she decided to “immerse myself in structural integration when I saw the deep and long-lasting benefits this practice offers.”

While maintaining a private practice in Denver, Salt Lake City and Boulder she has also accumulated extensive experience in developing curriculum and teaching Structural Integration. She taught for 9 years at the highly respected Utah College of Massage Therapy. During that time she developed their curriculum for Movement and Assessment and Structural Bodywork, I and II.


		Richard Stenstadvold President of the Guild Richard was Director of the “original” Guild for Structural Integration (which became the Rolf Institute) for eighteen years; 1971 - 1989. Prior to that, he worked for Adolph’s in Los Angeles, as General Manager from 1958 - 1971. His generosity, personal management style, commitment to and close relationship with Dr. Rolf, all went toward shepherding the young organization through the seventies and eighties... until it became a thriving entity. Richard reorganized the Guild for Structural Integration in 1989. His plan was designed to preserve Dr. Rolf’s traditional teachings while developing her dream of “satellite schools.” Richard’s commitment to Dr. Rolf’s vision and his personal promises to her inspires us all as we witness the results of his “labor of love”; a high quality school and an exceptional, talented community of people, dedicated to the traditional teachings of Dr. Ida P. Rolf.

		Susan Melchior School Director Susan met and served Dr. Rolf in the late sixties at Kairos Institute where Dr. Rolf conducted classes. Susan owned and operated a successful catering service at that time. She was inspired and transformed by Dr. Rolf’s work, and in the early seventies moved to Colorado with her husband, Peter, to raise a family and help with the new organization. She was the School Director for the Rolf Institute from 1983–1990. In 1991, Susan joined her longtime friend and co-worker, Richard Stenstadvold, as School Director for the Guild where she continues to be inspired and transformed by the work of Structural Integration. Her organizational, business and counseling skills, combined with genuine good will and easy laughter, make Susan the central figure at the Guild’s home office.


		Emmett Hutchins Faculty Emmett began his studies with Dr. Rolf in 1965. Her influence, both personally and professionally have made a profound impact in his life...which he shares so beautifully with students and colleagues alike. Dr. Rolf and Emmett had a close relationship until her death in 1979. In 1971, Emmett co-taught his first class in Structural Integration with Peter Melchior. They were Dr. Rolf’s first appointed Instructors and both have been integral in developing and teaching her work ever since. Emmett’s talented hands and unique mastery of the work combined with his theoretical abilities, metaphysical studies and exceptional dedication puts him in a class of his own. His particular style in his practice and in the classroom is famous worldwide.

		Neal Powers Faculty Neal began his studies with Dr. Rolf in 1971. He was president of the Rolf Institute for six years as well as being on the faculty. He has been teaching Structural Integration since 1981. Neal has maintained a private practice in San Francisco for many years. Neal has a great ability to clearly deliver the principles and theories of the SI work and with his amazing sense of humor, strong spiritual and family base, he has become a guiding light for many practitioners. Neal’s uniqueness is his greatest gift and his commitment and dedication to training students in Dr. Rolf’s work continues to be demonstrated over and over again.

		Tom Wing Faculty Tom Wing was born in Lewiston, Maine and raised through age 12 on a salt-water farm on Casco Bay. Following an adolescence lived in various places in the south he received a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. After leaving the US Air Force he received a M.S in library science from Simmons College, Boston and was librarian at Prescott College, Arizona from 1970-1972. It was here that he was introduced to structural integration, discovering thereby his life work. Tom trained with Dr. Rolf in 1973, 1974, and 1976, and has since then been in private practice, in Boulder, Colorado from 1974-1995 and in Washington state from 1995 to the present. He taught on the faculty of the Rolf Institute from 1977-1991, and is currently faculty emeritus with the institute. As a child, Tom was fascinated by hidden treasure and deciphering treasure maps, jigsaw puzzles, archaeological discoveries and the possibilities of worlds and experiences behind the visible and mundane. He continues pursuing these interests and fascinations, in the mysterious realms of structural integration.

		David Davis Faculty David completed his Rolf training at the Rolf Institute in 1977. He has taught body psychology at the Colorado Institute for Transpersonal Psychology in the past and has been with the Guild since its beginning. Besides maintaining a private practice, David teaches the Guild's integrative anatomy class as well as basic and special trainings. He is an active survival skills instructor for Rediscovery, a wilderness program that helps Native Americanchildren connect with their roots. David is a supportive and energetic teacher who brings his intelligence and sensitivity to the students. His bilingual skills are also greatly appreciated. He and his wife live in beautiful Crestone, Colorado. David is stepfather to seven grown children and has fourteen grandchildren.

		Jeff Linn Faculty Jeff is an Advanced Certified Rolfer, massage therapist and Massage Therapy Instructor who has practiced Structural Integration and bodywork since 1986. Jeff gained his early teaching experience at the International Professional School of Bodywork in San Diego, CA and has since taught in a number of other bodywork schools. In 1994 he moved to Boulder to deepen his studies in Structural Integration at the Guild. Jeff teaches the Guild's pre-requisite course, lead-in week, basic training and assists in advanced trainings. A computer hobbyist, Jeff developed and maintains our computerized structural assessment system in the classroom as well as our World Wide Web presence. He enjoys walking, reading, yoga and tai chi and maintains a private practice in SI in Boulder.

		Liz Stewart Faculty Liz Stewart came to study at GSI in 1991, motivated and deeply touched by her experience of getting Rolfed. Originally from the east coast Liz studied Psychology and Economics at Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee and went to work for IBM after college. It was while working for IBM in Boulder in 1989 that she began receiving Structural Integration. Shortly after completion of the Rolf work she began her studies at the Guild. Liz was deeply inspired by the late Peter Melchior and subsequently spent a number of years working with him in the classroom. She was also influenced by Stacey Mills and Dorothy Nolte (with whom she studied the original Rolf Movement series). Liz has also studied with other women who were direct students of Dr. Rolf. She has assisted at the Guild in an array of classes since 1994 and has independently offered workshops in Europe and study groups in Boulder. As a teacher, Liz guides students into understanding the work with a sense of adventure and curiousity. She is fun in the classroom and brings a wealth of knowledge from her many years of practice, assisting in classes, study and self development. Liz maintains a private practice in SI in Boulder, Colorado. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her daughter Lily, traveling, music, yoga, and taking long walks with her dog Phoebe.

		Amber Leigh Burnham Faculty Amber Burnham is an Advanced Practitioner of the Rolf Method and a licensed massage therapist. She has over 15 years experience in the field of massage therapy and bodywork. She graduated from the Utah College of Massage Therapy on three career tracks: Professional Program, Clinical Career, and Structural Integration. Since her graduation Amber has established a robust continuing education program through both the Guild and from other resources. During this time she has studied with a number of noted teachers and practitioners of the Rolf Method many of whom studied directly with Dr. Rolf. She explains that she decided to “immerse myself in structural integration when I saw the deep and long-lasting benefits this practice offers.” While maintaining a private practice in Denver, Salt Lake City and Boulder she has also accumulated extensive experience in developing curriculum and teaching Structural Integration. She taught for 9 years at the highly respected Utah College of Massage Therapy. During that time she developed their curriculum for Movement and Assessment and Structural Bodywork, I and II.
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