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Rolfing and Yoga

Posted on October 19, 2015 by aline

In anticipation of teaching Holistic Anatomy for the Yoga Teacher Training at Akasha Studio on Tuesday, I am reposting an interview I gave last year in Barcelona, Spain for a Continue Reading →

Posted in Train of Thought

Intelligent Exercise

Posted on March 9, 2015 by aline

As you read these words, are you aware of an experience of “body”? Is there any awareness as you read, of your feet on the floor, your seat in the Continue Reading →

Posted in Body Imagining, Train of Thought

Fundamental patterns of orientation: Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

The familiar figures of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly provide a fine example of two very different movement styles. In the picture above, a moment frozen in time, Fred Astaire Continue Reading →

Posted in Body Imagining, Perceptual Body, Train of Thought

Organs, Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

Organs and Emotions In Chinese medicine and in Taoist meditation practices, caring for the energy flow through the organs is considered as important as cardiovascular health and muscle tone are Continue Reading →

Posted in Body Imagining, Meditation/Buddhism, Perceptual Body, Train of Thought

Sitting practice

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

Sitting posture. The most important thing is to have the sacrum free to respond to the breath. That’s true in every situation, and more so in meditation practice. One of Continue Reading →

Posted in Body Imagining, Meditation/Buddhism, Perceptual Body, Train of Thought

Experiment Results

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

I was introduced to the basketball pass experiment (see the post “Try this Experiment”) at a lecture by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the Museum of Science. We were carefully instructed to Continue Reading →

Posted in Meditation/Buddhism, Perceptual Body, Train of Thought

Try this experiment

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

Follow the link to try this experiment. When viewing the video, see if you can count the total number of times that the people wearing white pass the basketball. How Continue Reading →

Posted in Perceptual Body, Train of Thought

Meditation and the mind

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist researching the effect of meditation on the brain*, reports that in the state of open attention, non-directed awareness, there was diminished activity in an area of Continue Reading →

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Imagining the body

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

After seeing the Bodyworlds exhibit and after reading Shigehisa Kuriyama’s book The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine. The Bodyworlds exhibit offers an unusual Continue Reading →

Posted in Perceptual Body, Train of Thought

Living with Uncertainty

Posted on March 8, 2015 by aline

Anyone suffering with chronic pain is intimately familiar with the problem of living with uncertainty. Each specialist may offer a strong opinion about what is wrong (it’s your back;it’s your Continue Reading →

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    • The Physical Intelligence Program at MIT
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  • Professional Practice
    • About Aline
    • Rolfing Sessions
    • Rolfing Movement Sessions
    • Classes and Workshops
  • Community Interest
    • Published Articles
    • Train of Thought
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  • Special Projects
    • The Physical Intelligence Program at MIT
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    • Hubert Godard Study Group
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