Faculty

  Aimee Kolsby Cadiz is a founding faculty member and a board-certified Structural Integration (SI) practitioner and educator based in Laguna Beach, CA.

Aimee played a pivotal role in establishing The New School of Structural Integration in Laguna Beach, CA, where she also served as faculty from 2009 to 2020. 

Before that, she was on the teaching staff at the Hellerwork Institute of Structural Integration in Mt. Shasta, CA, from 2003 to 2009, mentoring students and serving as a faculty advisor for the Hellerwork Practitioner Training program.

From 2010 to 2016, Aimee assisted renowned SI expert Liz Gaggini and has since been teaching Gaggini’s advanced training program, Biomechanics of Adaptive Alignment. 

Aimee's extensive teaching experience and commitment to both the roots and evolution of Structural Integration continue to inspire students and practitioners alike.

 Cara Ernest is a founding faculty member and a board-certified Structural Integration (SI) practitioner based in Chico, CA. 

With a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Kansas, Cara began her career teaching children and at-risk youth, eventually extending her efforts to empowering women in a minimum-security prison.

Her journey then transitioned into marketing, where she spent a decade honing communication and leadership skills. 

It was through addressing her own health challenges that Cara discovered the transformative power of Structural Integration. This life-changing experience led her to graduate from The New School of Structural Integration, launching her practice in 2019.

Passionate about the power of education, Cara is committed to advancing SI knowledge—for herself, her clients, students at SI-BMT, and the broader public.

Liz Stewart is a board-certified, advanced Rolfing® Structural Integration practitioner and educator based in Boulder, CO. 

She trained in 1991-1992 with The Guild For Structural Integration in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Boulder, Colorado with direct students of Ida Rolf, Ph.D.   

Currently, Liz has a thriving practice in Boulder, CO. She runs a 501c(3) non-profit called Postures for Peace which brings Structural Integration and attachment education to areas throughout the world in need, and she has launched a mentoring program for students, practitioners, educators within the Structural Integration community so that there is support at every level.

If you get the opportunity to be in class with Liz, her approach is engaging, relational, connective, and supportive, much like the fascial network that holds our bodies together. Her understanding of tensional forces, integration, and connection creates a more joyous and creative working relationship.

  Jay Bartley is a Certified Advanced Rolfer®, Rolf Movement® Practitioner and Certified Realization Process Teacher. He is the owner of Bartley Rolfing® Structural Integration, located in Silverlake, CA. 

He has trained at The New School of Structural Integration, The Dr. Ida Rolf Institute, The Realization Process (Meditation, Embodiment and Healing Ground), The Hakomi Institute, National

Holistic Institute, The Institute of Pyscho-Structural Balancing, Upledger Institute, and Equinox.

Jay combines structural bodywork, movement, somatic psychology, meditation, and biomechanics in all of his sessions. 

He is passionate about sharing the potential we all have to live a more embodied and full life.

  Heather Valentine is a Board Certified Structural Integration Practitioner and has maintained a thriving practice in South Lake Tahoe, CA since 2011.   

Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Purdue University and worked as a wildlife biologist for over a decade before starting a second career as an SI practitioner.  

She enjoys helping clients find better awareness, balance, and fluidity in their bodies. She especially loves finding tools for clients that they can use daily in their lives to find and maintain better movement habits.