The Society of Ortho-Bionomy Ortho-Bionomy International® (SOBI) was founded in 1984 and oversees the training of all its Practitioners and Instructors. The extensive professional training programs and mentorship opportunities ensure that each of our Registered Practitioners and Registered Instructors has demonstrated the highest level of Ortho-Bionomy skills, professional competence and standards of practice. SOBI owns the trademark to the term Ortho-Bionomy and is the only entity which can give permission to use of the term Ortho-Bionomy in the US. Ortho-Bionomy was founded by Arthur Lincoln Pauls, (1929-1997).