Aline Newton 
This is the updated version of the original paper (see below), published in Dynamic Body 2011. Stabilization: The core and beyond This paper, published in Structural Integration, The Journal of the Rolf Institute, describes the research and biomechanics of core stabilization and suggests a dynamic approach to the concept of “core.” Instead of a center of … Read more
In August 2022, a chapter of my forthcoming book Reimagining the Body, an embodiment curriculum for the 21st century came out in the journal Structure, Function, Integration. The excerpt starts with a case study of arm injury and goes on to explore the expressive dimension as well as the biomechanics of the upper limb. NEW! The Missing Gesture
Here’s a link to excerpts from a few chapters of my forthcoming book: Reimagining the Body, an embodiment curriculum for the 21st century. —describing my first meeting with Hubert Godard and how it transformed my idea of Rolfing, some workshop experiences and an exploration of “how not to fall down,” recently published in the 2022-2023 International Association of … Read more
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 my early Rolfing teachers used to say: “Don’t sit on your brain.” In one of the Taoist meditations, spine rocking–starting at the tailbone–is one of … Read more
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 to us here in the West. The functioning of each organ also is associated with a specific emotional continuum:the heart: with impatience, hastiness, and joy, … Read more
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 embodies lightness with a sense of space and grace. It is as if he were suspended by invisible strings, weightless. Gene Kelly’s form is much … Read more
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 chair, of the breath? Or is the body simply a vehicle for your head? In our culture today, the body appears primarily as an object, … Read more