MAY 2004: The grandfathering period ends June 30, 2004!

• Newsletter #3 (May 2004) is now on-line
• The Structural Integration Yearbook 2004 was mailed out to all members.

DEC 2003: Newsletter #2 (November 2003) was mailed out and is now on-line

NOV 2003: The grandfathering period has been extended to June 2004!

• Newsletter #1 (May 2003) is now on-line
• The Members-only Working Groups area is now a general Members Forum. Post a message today!

JUN 2003: Issue #1 of our Newsletter has been mailed out.

MAY 2003: IASI now offers Liability & Disability Insurance through a discounted co-membership with the ABMP (details are mailed to new members)

APR 2003: The FIND A PRACTITIONER section is now up and running. Check out if there's a SI Practitioner near you!

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In April 2002, we mailed a letter to our colleagues who practice Structural Integration. We discussed the changes in the world since Dr. Rolf began teaching Structural Integration.

We followed up that mailing in October 2002 with another letter, questionnaire, and a form to join the organization.

Many states are requiring the NCBTMB exam to certify massage therapists. There is also the possibility that NCBTMB might create an SI specialty certification. Their focus in testing the knowledge of massage therapists would not likely come close to covering the skills needed to be a competent SI practitioner. Nor would they offer any long-term professional support for SI practitioners. Regulation in our profession is inevitable. Either we take the initiative ourselves or wait until the AMTA or NCBTMB impose their concept of this work upon us.

On January 2, 2002, the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) was incorporated in the state of Montana, USA, as a non-profit membership organization [501(c)(6)].

IASI's Mission Statement

The International Association of Structural Integrators is a professional association for Structural Integrators. The IASI, also referred to as the Association, serves as the unifying element in the profession of Structural Integration in order to perpetuate our standard of excellence for posterity. Dedicated to protecting diversity of opinion and exploration among Structural Integration approaches, our Association will enhance and foster the standards of practice, and quality of work, which embodies the Structural Integration profession pioneered by Dr. Ida P. Rolf.

Accomplishing our objectives, the Association provides:

1. Certification of Structural Integrators;
2. Continuing educational opportunities for members;
3. Membership services which include liability insurance options, calendars, newsletters, and articles;
4. Competency assurance including ethics and grievance procedures;
5. Appropriate legislative support;
6. Support for research encompassing the results and benefits of Structural Integration;
7. Support for new employment opportunities for Structural Integration practitioners; and
8. An on-going forum for the exchange of ideas and research among practitioners, educators, and Structural Integration Schools.

Currently, IASI is being developed by an interim Board of Directors supported by the efforts of other concerned practitioners, who are volunteering their time and money. We would like to have this organization fully functioning by the middle of 2004. To that end we need your help now.

Take a look at each of the sections of this site and contact us if you have any questions regarding the organization. We look forward to hearing from you soon,