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The Certification Board for Structural Integration℠ (CBSI℠), through the process of competency examination and continuing education, maintains standards of ethical and professional practice for Structural Integration (SI) practitioners. The examination process allows CBSI to identify practitioners who have achieved the distinction of Board Certified Structural Integrator^CM (BCSI^CM) to other professionals and to the public. CBSI establishes and maintains standards in order to strengthen the interests of Structural Integration professionals and to help the public recognize qualified and well-educated practitioners. All policy decisions relating to certification matters are at the sole discretion of the CBSI board of directors and are not subject to approval by IASI or any other organization. CBSI strives to meet the accreditation standards set by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. In order to advance the profession of Structural Integration, CBSI has reserved the following: Certification Exam for Structural Integration, Certification Board for Structural Integration, and Board Certified Structural Integrator along with its associated symbol. The CBSI bylaws guide the operation of the board. CBSI endorses and follows the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI) Scope of Practice document. In addition, all BCSIs are subject to the CBSI Ethical and Professional Conduct Policy.

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Board Certified Structural Integrators in good standing are entitled to exclusive use of the BCSI symbol. We encourage board certified practitioners to use the symbol on their websites, business cards, brochures, and other professional materials to distinguish themselves and receive acknowledgment for their accomplishments.

CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Jason Prince

Jason is a Certified Advanced Guild for Structural Integration Practitioner and Postural Alignment Specialist trained in the Egoscue Method® of health through motion. He and his wife Nancy have been practicing for over 20 years and co-own Structura Body Therapies clinical practices. They also own and operate the Structura Institute, an IASI Recognized Structural Integration Program, which also includes continuing education courses approved through the NCBTMB. Teaching and sharing bodywork with students who have come through the program has allowed him the ability to expand his vision of bodywork far beyond his physical presence.

Josh Luper

Josh Luper is a Board Certified Structural Integrator and licensed Acupuncturist in Portland, OR. He completed his initial practitioner training at the Northwest Center for Structural Integration, along with additional training through Anatomy Trains. Josh finds the goals of Structural Integration to be a natural companion to Chinese Medicine in supporting personal awareness and the body’s potential to move freely. When not practicing, he enjoys hiking and exploring the Pacific Northwest, as well as traveling to visit family in his hometown of Nashville, TN.

Beth Verbeyst

Beth is a Board Certified Structural Integrator, Rolf Method Practitioner, and Licensed Massage Therapist in New Jersey. She completed her initial training at the School of Integrated Therapy in Holmdel, New Jersey, and continued learning at Integrated Body Therapies for animal structural therapy in Boulder, Colorado. She has taken Rolf Method Continuing Education classes around the country, is a member of the International Association of Structural Integrators and is fully insured for both people and animals with Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals. In her free time, Beth structurally integrates copper into sculptures!

Emily Jones

Emily Jones is a Board Certified Structural Integrator in Spokane, Washington. She graduated from the New School of Structural Integration in 2013 and has attended many continuing education classes, including Biomechanics in Adaptive Alignment, Treating Severe Scoliosis, Functional Methods, and Nerve & Artery mobilization. Emily has taught and assisted multiple trainings at the New School of Structural Integration, and is a certified yoga teacher after graduating from Om Shanti Yoga Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She loves anything related to the outdoors, physical exercise, animals, health, and traveling.

Kirstie Segarra

Kirstie Segarra (they/she/doctor) is a Board Certified Structural Integrator who began her pathway into SI through continuing education with Anatomy Trains and then completed her doctorate training in SI in 2014. She is a doctor of integrative medicine, certified yoga therapist, and licensed massage therapist practicing since 1996. She completed her training as an instructor for SI with the Structural Integration Program, University of New Mexico-Taos. She lives in Taos, New Mexico with her partner and two tuxedo cats where she spends as much time possible in the mountains, riding her bike, and playing her cello.

Tristan Koepke

Tristan Koepke (he/him/his) is a professional dancer, educator, choreographer, and Rolfer™ based in St. Paul, Minnesota and College Park, Maryland. He is a Board-Certified Structural Integrator™ with a certificate in Rolfing® Structural Integration from the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute®, where he now serves as Chair of the Committee for Diversity and Anti-racism. Tristan holds a BA in Dance from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as well as a Certificate in Yoga Instruction from CorePower Yoga, and has studied many somatic practices, such as Klein Technique™, Alexander Technique, Reiki, and SpiralDynamik®. His current areas of research include somatic phenomenology in dance performance, historicizing bodies and somatic practices within multidisciplinary fields of inquiry, and situating liberation work within the fields of dance and somatic education.

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