Aline Newton-Rolfing Structural Integration

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.

11/04/2015

And you wonder why your neck hurts!
Posture matters!
Thanks to Jeremy Sears for sending me this picture.

10/20/2015

http://alinenewton.com/category/train-of-thought/

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

10/12/2015

How to get a "gravitational stimulus:" "sitting 20 minutes out of every half hour at work, standing for eight minutes and moving around for at least two minutes."
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/06/health/how-to-move-more/

You might want to stand up for this. A growing amount of research suggests that just standing -- even if you don't walk around -- can have health benefits.