Classes

Online Basic Spine Class with option to practice during class time on in between sessions. You will learn to release the and add flexibility to the entire Spine from Low back to neck, Ribs and Pelvis. Class is over 2 weekends, Saturday and Sunday, July 18 & 19 and July 25 &26 from 9 am to 1 pm. There will be free follow up practice time. Supervised by Denise Deig.

This class expands to advanced considerations for working with the Pelvis and organs and finding more challenging positions of comfort to facilitate the release of muscular tension and stress of this structure.

August 1, 2, 7, ZOOM Class. Contact Jim Berns for Zoom link and class information.

In this 2 Day Class we will cover the Muscle Approach as described in Denise's book, "Positional Release Technique, from a Dynamic Systems Perspective". The science behind this work will also be covered in more detail.

In this 2 Day Class we will cover the Muscle Approach as described in Denise's book, "Positional Release Technique, from a Dynamic Systems Perspective". The science behind this work will also be covered in more detail.

Learn the basics of Ortho-Bionomy. Includes history, philosophy and principles and specific techniques for the Extremities. An excellent place to start your Ortho-Bionomy journey.

Phase 4 Review of all Spine, Shoulder, Pelvis and Extremities techniques

Co-teach with Beckie Schmidt

This Foundational Class starts the program by detailing techniques & Reflexes that work with the Spine, Neck, Shoulders and Pelvis.

In Phase 5, we learn to connect and sense both physically and energetically at the same time. You will develop your understanding and proprioceptive sensitivity of the unique, self corrective, client initiated, responses, that emerge spontaneously, as muscular tension is released, range of motion is increased and pain reduced. In this class we will learn Phase 5 approaches to address areas throughout the body including the soft tissue, fasciae , viscera and structure.

This class is designed to help participants access and track sensation and energetic perception in themselves and in their clients, and to learn how to make contact without necessarily engaging physically. Techniques will be presented that monitor and acknowledge the inter-relationship between energetic, emotional and physical levels and that demonstrate how energetic shifts can affect changes in physical patterns.

This class is designed to help participants access and track sensation and energetic perception in themselves and in their clients, and to learn how to make contact without necessarily engaging physically. Techniques will be presented that monitor and acknowledge the inter-relationship between energetic, emotional and physical levels and that demonstrate how energetic shifts can affect changes in physical patterns.

Exploration of Movement Patterns adds a dynamic dimension to the positional release techniques. Participants will learn to recognize and palpate patterns of joint and muscle movement in order to facilitate increased range of motion to promote a general sense of well-being in the body. By gently exploring and supporting preferred patterns of movement or stillness, the client is invited to actively participate and recognize their patterns. Functional anatomy will also be discussed. Weather permitting, this class will be held outside. Class in person class size limited to 10, Virtual students welcome.

Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm. Please see website for workshop, location and lodging details. For info and class announcements, email suncenter@wholisticlifecenter.com. Please put WORKSHOP in subject line of email. Or call 312-280-1070. NCBTMB CE and for most state License Renewals Love and Joy! THANK YOU.

This class will help you assess whether the Spine and Pelvis work you just completed was sufficient or is something else needed. You can go back and forth with the release techniques you learned in Spine class with these simple movements for assessment and integration and exercise of the inter-vertebral discs.

"How long will this last?" is a question I hear frequently from clients. Of course we practitioners don't know the answer to that, but we can help the results deepen and last longer using "post-techniques" and addressing postural aspects of the tension patterns. This class teaches gentle movements of the spine in its 3 planes of movement to increase flexibility and individuation of the vertebrae. We also look at "postures," what they reveal, limit, enhance--and ways to support more effective and efficient posture.

This online class in Chapman's reflexes offers an increased perspective into the relationship of structure to lymph, viscera (organs), nervous system, and soft tissue. It emphasizes the relationship of the neurolymphatic reflexes to the endocrine system and to structural balance. Identification of these points with techniques for their release will be presented. Please bring colored pencils with you to class.

This 3 Day Class allows for more time to learn the Chapman's Points and experience them from an energetic perspective. Day 1 will cover the Points Above the Diaphragm, and Day 2 the Points Below the Diaphragm. Day 3 will entail Treating in Groups and gathering an understanding of the Points as they relate to their respective Glands and Centers.

Discover YOUR Ethics, at your own pace from anywhere in the world via Distant Learning; a private consult with me is included. Includes Standard V, required for Re-Certification for Massage Therapists This course will help you to clarify and appropriately handle many of the ethical and emotional situations you encounter in your day-to-day interactions with your clients. In this course you will have the opportunity to: Examine prejudice, expectations and preferences. Discover when the need for support and mentoring arises and to avoid working outside the scope of practice. Identify unethical behavior and find out how to rectify such behavior Increase your ability to explain your ethical system and beliefs about health and healing with clarity and sensitivity. Investigate the issues that commonly arise in the practitioner client relationship, including the need for appropriate boundaries and ensuring personal and client safety. Effectively handle and or contain emotional release Learn or fine-tune how to end a session with clarity and compassion even if not all presenting issues have resolved Plus talk with me one-one one, after you completed your class work. For students and practitioners of Ortho-Bionomy®, specific questions about the Ortho-Bionomy trademark and legal responsibilities with the Society of Ortho-Bionomy are included.

This class prepares the Practitioner how to work with Trauma in their practice with more clarity. Promotes a deeper understanding of Physiological relationships. Participants learn skills for addressing emotional responses that may arise during a session in an appropriate and professional manner.

Ortho-Bionomy's philosophy directly applies to a practitioner's sense of values, presence, and relationship with clients. What are our current attitudes and are they congruent with Ortho-Bionomy? How are our approaches helpful or limiting? What modifications could enhance our work and authenticity? Through discussion, role-play, and hands-on exercises, you'll come to a deeper awareness of: • being oneself, rather than a role • therapeutic relationship and responsibilities, including boundaries, verbal and non-verbal communications, transference/counter-transference • recognizing and addressing emotional responses that may arise during a session • working with sensitive populations, clients • Code of Ethics, Society of Ortho-Bionomy Int'l and more!

In this class you will be guided to: take an inventory of your Skills and Resources. Clarify your own needs and desires. Describe and implement your vision and purpose of your work. Create your professional image. Investigate the practitioner client relationship. Review the components and structure of a session. Investigate what causes burn-out and how you can keep the passion in the work.

This class is structured to help weave together the pieces of Ortho-Bionomy and synthesize the training experience for each student. Some material that may be covered includes the following: how to structure a session, clarity around starting a practice, discussion around challenging client cases, and clear understanding about communication and boundaries between client and practitioner. Strong support and guidance through the transition of becoming an Ortho-Bionomy practitioner is paramount in these seminars

This seminar addresses issues and questions that arise for individuals completing the Practitioner Training Programs and helps participants synthesize their entire training experience. The class format includes time to discuss questions or problems that arise during a session, an opportunity to receive feedback and supervision about difficult cases, and information on how to best structure a session, set fees, and communicate with clients. Participants can also discuss their changing role in the community as they move from being a student to becoming a professional in the health care field.

Marketing with a Heart Part 2 Customized to Your needs, at your own pace via distant learning; 2 - 3 private consultations with me included. Marketing with Heart”, Part Two Please contact me for this course, so we can customize it for you. This course will give you suggestions for a multitude of amazing and highly effective marketing tools. Since everyone is different, you choose what suits your particular style and personality. The course is very extensive, therefore, we tailor your learning experience to what is most relevant to your current needs, expertise and interests. In the “Marketing with Heart” Course Part Two, you will: Discover important strategies that apply to all marketing efforts Analyze your current business and increase the effectiveness your existing marketing endeavors Discover your “Unique Selling Proposition” and why that has everything to do with your success Discover why analyzing your target market is crucial to your success Learn fun new marketing strategies and implement them right away Learn how “risk reversal” will increase your income more quickly than you could ever imagine Learn why “Test and Track” is so important Avoid client attrition and increase your customer base all at the same time Create at least one piece of effective promotional written material And much, much more – this course will be an important reference and inspiration for many years to come! Please be sure to have the “Business Mastery 4″ book by Cherie Sohnen Moe as supplemental text. ISBN: 0-9621265-7-8 Having completed Marketing with a Heart, Part One is very useful, however, if your main focus is to acquire specific marketing skills, you may also take this course by itself. Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.

Learn and understand the elements of a successful and sustainable business using Ortho-Bionomy principles with an experienced business owner. With over 15 years of experience as a business owner, Jessica currently manages 12-18 staff members, operates two locations of a fitness and wellness studio, and attracts loyal clients to her Ortho-Bionomy practice. This class gives you accessible steps to market, advertise, and create a thriving business. The class includes eight hours of in class time, seven hours of homework, and a private consultation around your individual business practice needs.

Learn how to describe, demonstrate, and converse about Ortho-Bionomy to family, friends, and the general public. Practice presenting Ortho-Bionomy in a comprehensible and accurate way to gain confidence and skills for the Lecture Demonstration requirement. Also included are various techniques for managing split focus, speaking to a group, calming anxiety, and constructing the demonstration content and flow. The class includes eight hours of in class time, seven hours of homework, and one private consultation in order to prepare for your Lecture Demonstration.

Learning how to communicate and improve your skills with the describing and honing the language that feels natural to each student. It also preps the students in how to complete their demonstration of the work to a small audience that is required to complete the Practitioner Training Program.

For this Demo Skills Class, Carole and Denise chose a peaceful retreat like setting at the Oldenburg Convent Mother House. Together we will learn from each other as we explore various possibilities of how to talk about Ortho-Bionomy and it's myriad of benefits, to those who are unfamiliar with the approach.

Immerse yourself in the dance and flow of Ortho-Bionomy, and deepen your understanding of Ortho-Bionomy principles and practice in a week long Residential experience. Residential trainings provide participants with the opportunity to broaden and deepen their understanding of Ortho-Bionomy techniques and principles through five days of uninterrupted study. Residentials allow time for learning and personal growth as well as relaxation to facilitate the integration of technique and the qualities of "BEing" rather than "Doing"

Practical Application is the term for this class, carefully prepared to enrich the student with a deeper anatomy understanding that will advanced the work on many levels. This is an advanced class that will have a powerful impact on each student’s skills

One in the morning, one in the afternoon, topics yet to be decided, by you the students. Please send me your requests! A few ideas: --Through the Phases: when to engage which one, and shifting smoothly from one to another. --Palpation skills--levels of contact, more specific/precise contact, and what difference that makes --Body part you're curious about or have trouble with --Client questions: how to best proceed with client's issue that has stumped you, or your relationship with a client or ... --Practice concerns Or ????

; Practice and explore at your own pace via distant learning and then complete your course with a private one-on-one consultation with me! Similar in structure and approach as the Communication Skills for the Body-worker, this course is designed with a broader focus to include our personal relationships and interactions in our daily lives and without strict focus on the therapeutic relationship. Since the course is so extensive, students are free to choose from the offered exercises to what is most relevant to their lives. In Communication Skills for Life course, you will practice and learn how to: Identify your needs Communicate your needs without making them into demands Differentiate thoughts from true feelings Investigate thought and speaking habits and determine which are life enhancing and which may be outdated Hear other people’s needs without agreeing to fulfill them Say “no” compassionately Disagree without closing your heart “Translate” criticism and objections into needs Differentiate between appreciation and manipulation Experience the joy of contributing to other's happiness And much more

Addressing the pelvis in sessions involves so many more subtleties and not-so-subtleties than are usually taught in classes. Hitchhike on what Sara has learned from decades of private practice to more effectively work with the pelvis: decreasing tensions, pains and supporting balance in both structure and viscera.

Deepening our relationship and working with the Social Nervous System: we will explore and work with various aspects of the Social N.S and ways to support its function including the interrelationship between the heart, brain and Enteric.

An introduction to addressing emotions in the body when they surface, and remaining within scope of practice. Learn affirming language, beingness, and hands-on (and -off) to support your clients’ understanding and resolving of body-psyche interweavings.

In this online class learn to adapt the techniques of Ortho-Bionomy to relieve pain and tension in your own body. Self-Care addresses chronic aches and pains as well as ways to work with injuries. This class is appropriate for anyone wanting to explore comfort, and also for health care practitioners looking for specific exercises to give clients. Learn to: • Relieve pain and tension with positional release. • Create new patterns of pain-free movement. • Increase flexibility and range of motion with isometric and isotonic exercises • Strengthen muscle tone through isotonic exercises • Improve posture for relief of strain and stress. • Discover the ways your body uses positions and movement to reclaim comfort and well-being. Times given are Eastern Standard Time

Below the Dome. Working with the digestive system

This in-depth class studies the relationships between organs, fluids and fascia of the visceral system. This opens a new world of healing for both the Practitioner and the client.

The online class format for Equine Body Balance “Bodywork for Equines” class is adapted from the actual hands-on class in order to provide a rewarding student experience without the student needing to leave their own homes or barns. The student may also take the course at their leisure, without having to adhere to a specific time and place requirement. Included in the course are videos, article links, and detailed instructions on techniques shown in the videos. It is a good idea for students to have an equine anatomy book to refer to. What you will need for this class: Good equine anatomy book Safe horse to work with Ability to view videos preferably in the field as well as at home, i.e. – phone, laptop, iPad Like the hands-on class, Bodywork for Equines is for the owner who is interested in learning some tools to maintain their own horses’ health and horse professionals who are interested in sustainable ways to assist in the healing of horses. The class aims to foster a holistic view of the horse and people’s relationship to it through non-force intention. Equine Body Balance balances the horse’s systems and allows for better functionality. It allows people to be more proactive in their horse’s health care by learning how to observe a horse’s condition, and hands-on techniques to address injury, restriction and improve overall movement, health and soundness. Knowledge of what the horse is capable of doing influences how we train and what we can expect from the horse.

Discover YOUR Ethics, at your own pace from anywhere in the world via Distant Learning; a private consult with me is included. Includes Standard V, required for Re-Certification for Massage Therapists This course will help you to clarify and appropriately handle many of the ethical and emotional situations you encounter in your day-to-day interactions with your clients. In this course you will have the opportunity to: Examine prejudice, expectations and preferences. Discover when the need for support and mentoring arises and to avoid working outside the scope of practice. Identify unethical behavior and find out how to rectify such behavior Increase your ability to explain your ethical system and beliefs about health and healing with clarity and sensitivity. Investigate the issues that commonly arise in the practitioner client relationship, including the need for appropriate boundaries and ensuring personal and client safety. Effectively handle and or contain emotional release Learn or fine-tune how to end a session with clarity and compassion even if not all presenting issues have resolved Plus talk with me one-one one, after you completed your class work. For students and practitioners of Ortho-Bionomy®, specific questions about the Ortho-Bionomy trademark and legal responsibilities with the Society of Ortho-Bionomy are included.

Learn to recognize and address transference and counter-transference. Receive guidelines for working with clients who experienced trauma. Learn to recognize “non-ordinary” states of consciousness. Get clear about how to resolve differences and difficulties with your clients respectfully. Receive more details on how to handle an emotional crisis. Investigate more thoroughly how to hold yourself accountable. Examine your own need for personal growth and support.

In this class you will learn to: balance all aspects of your life and work. Clarify your vision. Set specific goals. Increase your capacity to maintain motivation and positive attitude during times of challenge. Investigate your beliefs about money. Set up an effective system for time and money management. Learn about different legal structures for your business. Take care of taxes and legal obligations. Choose a work situation that is most aligned with your personality and resources.

; Practice and explore at your own pace via distant learning and then complete your course with a private one-on-one consultation with me! Communication Skills for the Body-Worker covers both basic and advanced principles and applications of effective communication in the therapeutic relationship. A wealth of specific exercises helps you implement the theoretical knowledge offered in the course In the Communication Skills for the Body-Worker course, you will learn to: Differentiate between observation and judgment Reflect and clarify what you heard (active Listening) Recognize different conversational styles and how they affect communication Set boundaries with compassion Resolve differences in a supportive way Communicate your own needs in a respectful but firm manner Ask questions that empower the client Avoid giving advice Make interventions that honor both client and practitioner And much more

In this online class learn to adapt the techniques of Ortho-Bionomy to relieve pain and tension in your own body. Self-Care addresses chronic aches and pains as well as ways to work with injuries. This class is appropriate for anyone wanting to explore comfort, and also for health care practitioners looking for specific exercises to give clients. Learn to: • Relieve pain and tension with positional release. • Create new patterns of pain-free movement. • Increase flexibility and range of motion with isometric and isotonic exercises • Strengthen muscle tone through isotonic exercises • Improve posture for relief of strain and stress. • Discover the ways your body uses positions and movement to reclaim comfort and well-being. Times given are Eastern Standard Time

In this online Advanced Chapman’s class we will discover that these reflexes are also focal points in a complex dynamic system with self-organizational capacity. They are about relationship: visceral, emotional, social, energetic. These points serve as gateways to the physical, emotional, mental, personality, soul and spiritual qualities of energy as they express in our clients. Attuning these focal points for optimal flow in relation to the corresponding chakras increases our client’s capacity for natural soul expression. In this class we will revisit Chapman’s reflexes from an energetic perspective, sensing the vectors of energy, learning to recognize distortions in the field, and developing neutrality and transparency in our approach to offering balance..

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This online class provides a forum for discussion of the practical and legal aspects of professional conduct and practitioner ethics in regards to physical, emotional, and energetic boundaries, clear communication, and client and practitioner expectations. Participants will clarify personal values concerning their work philosophy, and define their scope of practice. We will also discuss techniques designed to contain and guide emotional release and expression so the practitioner and the client are both comfortable and safe. In this class we want to encourage the students to question their assumptions about ethical conduct and engage in dialogue with other practitioners to broaden their understanding of ethical behavior.