A Tribute to Jon Newman

BB · 31-03-2012, 10:31 PM

We've taken some time and space to grieve together over the loss of our friend, leader, and teacher, Jon Newman. Now, it's time to pay him tribute. John Ware has put together this excellent presentation to recognize just a few "Jon highlights." Please feel free to share any of your own favorite contributions and enjoy this little stroll to help us remember what a highlight it was just having Jon here.

**amacs** · 31-03-2012, 10:36 PM

great little presentation, wish I knew him better.

ANdy

**byronselorme** · 31-03-2012, 10:57 PM

What a great presentation.

**John W** · 01-04-2012, 12:59 AM

I assembled the video, but I had lots of help with photos- many of which were taken by Jon, himself- and getting it posted here, particularly from Luke Rickards. So props to Luke for his tech savvy and photography skills.

ANdy, you can get a pretty good impression of who Jon was by reading some of the classic threads, sampling some of the music and poetry that he posted or just taking a gander at the more than 9 thousand comments that he made here since nearly its inception.

I never met him, but I feel as though I knew him pretty well.

Electerik · 01-04-2012, 02:28 PM

My thoughts go out to his family, his friends and to all those with whom he shared such inquisitive insight here on SS.

I always looked forward to reading his posts. All I know about Jon Newman is that his posts were always critical, thoughtful, insightful and respectful.

It's a very strange feeling to harbor a sentiment of loss over a individual I've known only through a blog, by lurking for his posts and thoughts. A little part of me can't really quite understand what happened and is still looking forward to his next post.

Even though my contributions on SS are quite "skimpy" (almost non-existent) I learned to value his input on all subjects shared here.

**caro** · 01-04-2012, 03:43 PM

I feel the same way Erik. Thanks for that. I'll bet anything Jon would have a link pertaining to these very matters.

Thanks for the video John. Great stuff.

**byronselorme** · 03-04-2012, 02:32 AM

Very well put Erik. Virtual grief I guess? I am surprised by how much it affected me.

**Diane** · 03-04-2012, 02:43 AM

It's not virtual - it's real. It's astonishing how "real" virtual mental intimacy can feel. When you think of how much effort and thought goes into posting, then reading and thinking about what people write, well.. it's significant. It's a community. It has meaning. Brains neuroplasticize in response to what they read and think and write. Now someone's ongoing thought is missing. It has yet to fill back in, and maybe it never will completely.

**byronselorme** · 03-04-2012, 03:06 AM

Your right of course. Bad wording on my part. I meant something along the lines of grief regarding a virtual relationship. (virtual to indicate the internet connection being the medium)

It still is strange how that connective power presents itself. To say that someone isolates themselves from society so that they can chat online seems to miss the relationship that will still develop. Just as powerful as face to face. Jon is a complete person to me, though I never met him. I can even imagine his answers. When reading a post of his there is now so much more power in his words mixed with that tinge of loss and regret for things not said.

Michellenewman · 03-04-2012, 04:04 AM

Jon loved soma. He would spend hours trying to come up with the perfect answer. It meant so much to him that everything be just right. He sometimes said that he could kill a thread faster than anyone. I think he would be shocked by what everyone is saying. He never understood the impact he had on people. His sister said that is why he made such deep impacts. I want to thank everyone at soma for adding so much to Jon's life. The you tube video was wonderful. It made my cry. Which is not an oddity these days. My husband was a great man and missed everyday.

**Diane** · 03-04-2012, 05:05 AM

Maybe he didn't kill threads, maybe he landed them safely the way a pilot lands a huge plane, carefully, without crashing it.

**zimney3pt** · 03-04-2012, 06:14 AM

If he killed any threads, it was because they probably needed to be killed, and he was usually the only one that could do it in a nice way.

**Bas Asselbergs** · 03-04-2012, 01:07 PM

Jon did kill threads. His intelligent questions, related links, deep empathy, profound philosophical slant and lack of chest-thumping ego always brought matters into perspective that often pulled a heated and soaring debate down to earth - for re-examination by the participants.

At least, that is how it was for me.

Jon is my idea of a gentle giant.

31-03-2012, 10:31 PM	#1
BB Arbiter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 3,462 Thanks: 137 Thanked 148 Times in 68 Posts	A Tribute to Jon Newman We've taken some time and space to grieve together over the loss of our friend, leader, and teacher, Jon Newman. Now, it's time to pay him tribute. John Ware has put together this excellent presentation to recognize just a few "Jon highlights." Please feel free to share any of your own favorite contributions and enjoy this little stroll to help us remember what a highlight it was just having Jon here. __________________ Cory Blickenstaff, PT, OCS Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. ~Theodore Roosevelt My facebook page My youtube channel Twitter Neurotonics: a PT team blog Somasimple on twitter Pain and Neuroscience for Manual Physical Therapists Facebook page

31-03-2012, 10:36 PM	#2
amacs A bear of little brain Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,397 Thanks: 175 Thanked 255 Times in 128 Posts	great little presentation, wish I knew him better. ANdy __________________ "Here is Edward Bear coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it." A.A. Milne

31-03-2012, 10:57 PM	#3
byronselorme Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Age: 39 Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 727 Thanked 281 Times in 153 Posts	What a great presentation. __________________ Byron Selorme - Science Based Yoga Educator Shavasana Yoga Center "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool" Richard Feynman

01-04-2012, 12:59 AM	#4
John W Harmless creampuff Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA Age: 48 Posts: 4,643 Thanks: 620 Thanked 966 Times in 436 Posts	I assembled the video, but I had lots of help with photos- many of which were taken by Jon, himself- and getting it posted here, particularly from Luke Rickards. So props to Luke for his tech savvy and photography skills. ANdy, you can get a pretty good impression of who Jon was by reading some of the classic threads, sampling some of the music and poetry that he posted or just taking a gander at the more than 9 thousand comments that he made here since nearly its inception. I never met him, but I feel as though I knew him pretty well. __________________ John Ware, PT Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists "Nothing can bring a man peace but the triumph of principles." -R.W. Emerson “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.” -The Analects of Confucius, Book 13, Verse 3

01-04-2012, 02:28 PM	#5
Electerik Biopsychosocial Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 135 Thanks: 167 Thanked 57 Times in 27 Posts	My thoughts go out to his family, his friends and to all those with whom he shared such inquisitive insight here on SS. I always looked forward to reading his posts. All I know about Jon Newman is that his posts were always critical, thoughtful, insightful and respectful. It's a very strange feeling to harbor a sentiment of loss over a individual I've known only through a blog, by lurking for his posts and thoughts. A little part of me can't really quite understand what happened and is still looking forward to his next post. Even though my contributions on SS are quite "skimpy" (almost non-existent) I learned to value his input on all subjects shared here. __________________ Erik If things didn't change we'd stop noticing them very quickly. - Barrett Dorko.

01-04-2012, 03:43 PM	#6
caro Arbiter Join Date: Jan 2011 Age: 43 Posts: 682 Thanks: 1,171 Thanked 438 Times in 175 Posts	I feel the same way Erik. Thanks for that. I'll bet anything Jon would have a link pertaining to these very matters. Thanks for the video John. Great stuff. __________________ Carol Lynn Chevrier LMT "Beaucoup d'entre nous mourront ainsi sans jamais être nés à leur humanité, ayant confiné leurs systèmes associatifs à l'innovation marchande, en couvrant de mots la nudité simpliste de leur inconscient dominateur." Henri Laborit - 1914-1995 .

03-04-2012, 02:32 AM	#7
byronselorme Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Age: 39 Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 727 Thanked 281 Times in 153 Posts	Very well put Erik. Virtual grief I guess? I am surprised by how much it affected me. __________________ Byron Selorme - Science Based Yoga Educator Shavasana Yoga Center "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool" Richard Feynman

03-04-2012, 02:43 AM	#8
Diane Human Primate Social Groomer and Neuroelastician Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Weyburn Sask. Posts: 19,678 Thanks: 1,493 Thanked 3,199 Times in 1,571 Posts	It's not virtual - it's real. It's astonishing how "real" virtual mental intimacy can feel. When you think of how much effort and thought goes into posting, then reading and thinking about what people write, well.. it's significant. It's a community. It has meaning. Brains neuroplasticize in response to what they read and think and write. Now someone's ongoing thought is missing. It has yet to fill back in, and maybe it never will completely. __________________ Diane www.dermoneuromodulation.com SensibleSolutionsPhysiotherapy HumanAntiGravitySuit blog Neurotonics PT Teamblog Diane Jacobs.com (personal website) Canadian Physiotherapy Pain Science Division (Archived newsletters) Canadian Physiotherapy Association Pain Science Division Facebook page @PainPhysiosCan WCPT PhysiotherapyPainNetwork on Facebook @WCPTPTPN Neuroscience and Pain Science for Manual PTs Facebook page @dfjpt SomaSimple on Facebook @somasimple "Rene Descartes was very very smart, but as it turned out, he was wrong." ~Lorimer Moseley “Comment is free, but the facts are sacred.” ~Charles Prestwich Scott, nephew of founder and editor (1872-1929) of The Guardian , in a 1921 Centenary editorial “If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you, but if you really make them think, they'll hate you." ~Don Marquis "In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists" ~Roland Barth "Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one."~Voltaire

03-04-2012, 03:06 AM	#9
byronselorme Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Age: 39 Posts: 1,373 Thanks: 727 Thanked 281 Times in 153 Posts	Your right of course. Bad wording on my part. I meant something along the lines of grief regarding a virtual relationship. (virtual to indicate the internet connection being the medium) It still is strange how that connective power presents itself. To say that someone isolates themselves from society so that they can chat online seems to miss the relationship that will still develop. Just as powerful as face to face. Jon is a complete person to me, though I never met him. I can even imagine his answers. When reading a post of his there is now so much more power in his words mixed with that tinge of loss and regret for things not said. __________________ Byron Selorme - Science Based Yoga Educator Shavasana Yoga Center "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool" Richard Feynman

03-04-2012, 04:04 AM	#10
Michellenewman Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 45 Times in 2 Posts	Jon loved soma. He would spend hours trying to come up with the perfect answer. It meant so much to him that everything be just right. He sometimes said that he could kill a thread faster than anyone. I think he would be shocked by what everyone is saying. He never understood the impact he had on people. His sister said that is why he made such deep impacts. I want to thank everyone at soma for adding so much to Jon's life. The you tube video was wonderful. It made my cry. Which is not an oddity these days. My husband was a great man and missed everyday.

03-04-2012, 05:05 AM	#11
Diane Human Primate Social Groomer and Neuroelastician Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Weyburn Sask. Posts: 19,678 Thanks: 1,493 Thanked 3,199 Times in 1,571 Posts	Maybe he didn't kill threads, maybe he landed them safely the way a pilot lands a huge plane, carefully, without crashing it. __________________ Diane www.dermoneuromodulation.com SensibleSolutionsPhysiotherapy HumanAntiGravitySuit blog Neurotonics PT Teamblog Diane Jacobs.com (personal website) Canadian Physiotherapy Pain Science Division (Archived newsletters) Canadian Physiotherapy Association Pain Science Division Facebook page @PainPhysiosCan WCPT PhysiotherapyPainNetwork on Facebook @WCPTPTPN Neuroscience and Pain Science for Manual PTs Facebook page @dfjpt SomaSimple on Facebook @somasimple "Rene Descartes was very very smart, but as it turned out, he was wrong." ~Lorimer Moseley “Comment is free, but the facts are sacred.” ~Charles Prestwich Scott, nephew of founder and editor (1872-1929) of The Guardian , in a 1921 Centenary editorial “If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you, but if you really make them think, they'll hate you." ~Don Marquis "In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists" ~Roland Barth "Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a ridiculous one."~Voltaire

03-04-2012, 06:14 AM	#12
zimney3pt life long learner, clinician, and instructor Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sioux City, IA Age: 43 Posts: 1,902 Thanks: 149 Thanked 677 Times in 265 Posts	If he killed any threads, it was because they probably needed to be killed, and he was usually the only one that could do it in a nice way. __________________ Kory Zimney, PT, DPT http://koryzimney.blogspot.com "Study principles not methods, a mind that can grasp principles will create its own methods." - Gill "All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." - Galileo Galilei

03-04-2012, 01:07 PM	#13
Bas Asselbergs Physiotherapist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 61 Posts: 3,696 Thanks: 841 Thanked 485 Times in 234 Posts	Jon did kill threads. His intelligent questions, related links, deep empathy, profound philosophical slant and lack of chest-thumping ego always brought matters into perspective that often pulled a heated and soaring debate down to earth - for re-examination by the participants. At least, that is how it was for me. Jon is my idea of a gentle giant. __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are - Anais Nin Pain is a conscious correlate of the implicit perception of threat to body tissue - Lorimer Moseley

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