Aline Newton-Rolfing Structural Integration

05/06/2026

Looking forward to talking about Reimagining the Body with Gil Hedley on Sunday, May 10th at 2pm EDT! Please join us!
https://www.gilhedley.com/live_with_gil_info

04/13/2026

Find out more about Reimagining the Body: a live conversation recorded at Berklee College of Music is now available on you-tube at this link:

Interviewer Debi Adams talks with author and Associate Professor of Dance, Aline Newton about her book, Reimagining the Body: Somatic Practice, Embodiment, a...

10/13/2025

Coming out next week, October 21st!

Read early reviews here:
https://us.singingdragon.com/products/reimagining-the-body

Pre-order now at Singing Dragon, Amazon or your local bookstore!

04/07/2018

http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2018/04/06/harvard-study-relax-genes

Harvard researchers pinpointed dozens of genes that operated differently in people whose blood pressure dropped after they started meditating.

09/30/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVxaL8CAO4M
How does gravity work again? How quickly we forget. This astronaut, recently returned to Earth, has to get used to it all over again.

"This is JSC" is a satirical series created by students at NASA Johnson Space Center. This volunteer outreach project showcases different projects and featur...

07/18/2016

http://www.wsj.com/articles/recovery-techniques-for-athletes-1468264362

From Rolfing to acupuncture, athletes, such as U.S. volleyball team star Christa Dietzen, are increasingly focusing on healing as well as training in their workout routines.

02/03/2016

Golfers: scroll to the end of this article to see how to increase your clubhead speed, drop your handicap and prevent injuries! Dynamic warm-ups are the way to go. Great pictures too.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playmagazine/112pewarm.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1

01/17/2016

You could buy these haptic yoga pants, or you could increase your body awareness so that you don't need them. Either way, the emphasis is on sensing, not on imagining how you look.

Ben Moir and Billie Whitehouse from Wearable Experiments have designed a new pair of yoga pants that correct the user's yoga positions using small vibrations in the pants.

01/13/2016

It's easier than you think: This study shows that it didn't matter which kind of exercise--yoga, walking, weights, whatever--just getting up and moving led to much less incidence of back pain over the next year.

Ditch the strap-on belts and shoe inserts, and definitely don't rest. Accumulating research shows that the best way to treat and prevent lower-back pain is to get off the couch.

12/30/2015

Posture's in the news this week, linking posture and attitude and the impression you make on other people. But 'solid effort' is an old story that just leads to more tension. Better posture comes from coming back to our senses and noticing where our support is really coming from. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/28/posture-affects-standing-and-not-just-the-physical-kind/?_r=0

Slouching can have ill effects on body and state of mind. But with some solid effort, and sometimes exercises, muscular imbalances can be corrected.