Reimagining the Body

Somatic Practice, Embodiment, and the Science of Movement

Aline Newton

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
21 March 2025

Dance; Popular medicine & health; Exercise & workout books; Massage

Reimagining the Body offers an innovative exploration of embodiment and somatics, allowing us to understand our bodies in a grounded and holistic way. With over 40 years of practice and teaching, Aline Newton offers an engaging blend of client-based storytelling, scientific research, and embodiment practices that will fascinate anyone working with the mind and body, including yoga teachers, massage therapists, Rolfers, psychologists, social workers, dancers and movement therapists.

Insights from physics, robotics, neuroscience, and movement science reveal a refreshing, evidence-based perspective on how our bodies are not just objects, they are dynamic, living systems deeply intertwined with the environment around us. Section one unravels the prevailing idea of the body as an object through robotics and neuroscience. Section two invites us to reimagine our understanding of the body through a new framework of thinking. Section three focuses on our psychologies, exploring the intricate connection between emotion, perception, and the body.

In weaving together the concepts of movement, self, and the world, Reimagining the Body allows us to nurture a more profound and interconnected understanding of ourselves.

By: Aline Newton
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 173mm,
ISBN: 9781805013761
ISBN 10: 1805013769
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 21 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1.EMOTIONAL BODY 2. MECHANICAL BODY: Understanding by Building 3. BODY IN CONTEXT: Dispelling the cerebral mystique 4. BODY IN GRAVITY 5. MANAGING INSTABILITY 6. BODY IN MOTION: Degrees of freedom 7. CULTURAL BODY: What is a reliable body? 8. EXPRESSIVE BODY: Posture is an Attitude 9. BODY READING 10.PERCEPTUAL BODY: A feeling for movement 11.BODY AS RELATIONSHIP 12.BODY IMAGES 13.EMBODIMENT PRACTICES 14.ACTION SPACE 15.CASE STUDY 16.THE MISSING GESTURE 17. SECURE BODY 18. BECOMING CONCLUSION

Aline Newton's career as an Advanced Certified Rolfer and Rolf Movement Educator spans nearly four decades. During that time, she has never stopped exploring the ideas, contexts, and effects of Rolfing, movement, and bodywork. A prominent teacher and celebrated contributor to the Rolfing community, Aline specializes in bringing movement concepts and practices to a broad, mainstream audience. As well as certifications for Rolfing, therapeutic massage and bodywork, Aline holds a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Johns Hopkins University and an MA in Education from the University of Toronto. She studied with renowned French Rolfer Hubert Godard for 30 years. In addition to seeing clients privately, Aline is a highly in-demand speaker. She has been a guest lecturer at Harvard University, the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Kahn Institute of Smith College. Aline has taught at MIT, and currently teaches at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee's Alexander Training Institute and the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration, where she is the Rolf Movement Faculty Chair.