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Parent Category: About
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Published: 01 May 2023
Last Updated: 11 February 2026

About Our Founding Organization:

The Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation

The Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation (IPRRF) established itself as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2007 with the mission of encouraging and supporting evidence-based studies of Structural Integration’s effects, their implications for conventional and complementary health care, and the dissemination of those findings to teachers, students, practitioners, and the general public. The Rolf Institute ® of Structural Integration, now the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute, generously provided initial financing and organizational talent for IPRRF. Since its inception IPRRF has been dedicated to advancing scientific inquiry into the field of Structural Integration and fostering a symbiotic relationship between science and therapeutic practice grounded in the teachings of Dr. Rolf.

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Published: 01 May 2023
Last Updated: 16 February 2026

THANK YOU TO OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS

"Founding members are crucial to the success of the Society, and will be distinguished as pioneers for the life of their FRS membership. Founding Membership opportunities have closed effective January 10, 2013. After this date, all other Memberships will be available, with the same rights and privileges of Founding Membership, excluding perpetual founding distinction."

We would like to acknowledge their generous contributions of our our founding members who pioneered the establishment and growth of the FRS. 

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