Marion Rosen

Marion Rosen ( born June 24, 1914 in Nuremberg; died on January 18, 2012 in Berkeley, California) was a German-American physiotherapist. She developed the Rosen Method, a body work that was named after her.[1][2]

Biography

Rosen was born in Born in Germany in 1914 into a Jewish household. Before World War II, Rosen left Germany for the United States. She travelled again to Russia and Hawaii but returned to the United States to stay in the San Francisco bay area until her final days. She suffered a stroke and died at 97 years old on January 18, 2012 in Berkeley, California.[3]

The Rosen Institute she founded in Berkeley had affiliate training centre in 16 countries across the world. Throughout her 70-year career as a physiotherapist, she cared for between 30,000 and 40,000 patients.[4]

Rosen established an institute in the 1960s that pioneered research into incorporating dance approaches in physical therapy. She developed the Rosen Method bodywork that involves a series of gentle movements done to music with people standing in circle, either holding hands or sometimes not. Her method has since been in practice in training centers worldwide.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Slow Movement with Awareness: Better than Exercise?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Casino online hemma i lugn och ro är mycket avslappnande". Rosenmetoden får dig att koppla av (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Marion Rosen, massage therapy pioneer, dies at 97". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. 1 2 Rowley, Laura (2012-04-05). "'Boundless Potential': Mark Walton On How To Reinvent Yourself In Your 50s". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
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