Classes

This fundamentals class covers the history, philosophy and concepts of Ortho-Bionomy and provides an overview of the basic release techniques and anatomy for each major joint in the body.

Movements and positions of comfort are demonstrated to facilitate the release of muscular tension and overall stress by stimulating the inherent, self-corrective reflexes of the body which help the body create structural alignment and balance from within.

This course is typically taught for specific body area/anatomy, such as Spine, Extremities, Thoracics, etc. to break the coursework into more manageable sections. Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, the founder of Ortho-Bionomy, organized his work into Phases Four, Five, Six and Seven, with the foundation work beginning with Phase Four. This is covered in the Phase Four course.

Included in the class tuition is access to a pre-requisite online video with necessary information about Ortho-Bionomy, so that we can spend more class time doing hands on work. If you have recently taken an Ortho-Bionomy class this requirement may be waived, please ask for more details.

The Releases for the Pelvis 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for the Psoas, Ilium Rotation patterns, and the Sacrum. The Cervical Spine, Thoracic Spine, Lumbar Spine, and Pelvis mini classes in combination are the equivalent of the 16 hour Releases for the Spine & Pelvis (Phase 4) class.

This class is scheduled for one Sunday followed by another Sunday class two weeks later. We are allowing time for practical practice so that we can address any questions that might come up as well as scheduling on Sundays when most students do not have to take time off work. Students may choose to take both classes or only one.

We will be focusing on lower body Extremities in this class. First Sunday class will cover anatomy and physiology along with release techniques for the toes, feet, and ankles. Students will view the feet as an integral part of the body's biomechanical system. They will learn that issues with the feet can have a ripple effect, leading to problems in other areas of the body, in particular, the knees, hips, and spine.

The second Sunday class will focus on the knees, hips, and pelvis as well as integration techniques.

This foundation class covers the history, philosophy and concepts of Ortho-Bionomy® and provides an overview of the basic release techniques for the joints of the extremities.

Movements and positions of comfort are demonstrated to facilitate the release of muscular tension and overall stress by stimulating the inherent, self-corrective reflexes of the body which help the body create structural alignment and balance from within.

This Ortho-Bionomy foundation class works with painless, comfortable positions to release tension patterns of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, plus the psoas, ilium rotation, and sacrum.

It is amazing how such gentle and simple techniques can give such deep releases. It is easy on the practitioner and can easily be integrated into any massage or bodywork session.

This class is NCBTMB approved. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

The first 2 days you will learn hands on positioning techniques that allow the body to rediscover its own ideal and bring itself back into balance.

Specific releases for the spine, as well as for the entire body will be covered. You will also become familiar with the origins, concepts, and principles of Ortho-Bionomy, and learn how to apply the principles to address pain anywhere on the body.

Days 3 & 4 will focus on specific releases for the pelvis, hips, knees, elbows, wrists and shoulders, and general releases that can be used anywhere on the body, and are particularly effective for the sacrum and scapula.

Days 2, 3, & 4 will start with you applying your new Ortho-Bionomy skills to complete a wonderful, full body 20-minute Ortho-Bionomy session.

I guarantee you will be amazed at what you can do after only one day of class!

This foundational class covers the history and principles of Ortho-Bionomy and specific positioning techniques to stimulate natural self-correcting neuro-muscular reflexes for all parts of the body.

These techniques facilitate the release of pain and tension patterns, promote expanded range of motion, and offer a greater sense of well-being.

This work is easy to learn, easy on your body, highly effective, and combines well with any system of health care.

Releases for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine; ribs; sternum; diaphragm; psoas; quadratus lumborum; ilium rotation; piriformis, sacrum; and coccyx will be demonstrated and practiced.

This Ortho-Bionomy foundation class works with painless, comfortable positions to release tension patterns of the femur head, patella, knee, ankle, and foot.

It is amazing how such gentle techniques can give such deep releases. It is easy on the practitioner and can easily be integrated into any massage or bodywork session.

Most people have pain and discomfort in their upper extremities from their work. This class will give you the techniques and tools that can help release those pain patterns while keeping your own hands and wrists comfortable.

Ortho-Bionomy uses osteopathic-based, painless, and gentle body positions. This method is specific and structure oriented.

The techniques of this class can alleviate tension patterns of the shoulders, elbows, scapula, clavicles, wrists, and hands within 10-30 seconds.

This class is NCBTMB approved. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

In preparation for the Working With Knee Replacements in 2025 (TBA), we are scheduling this Extremities class and Ethics, Emotions and the Biological Model of Trauma (November 22-23, 2024 zoom/CT).

This fundamentals class covers the history, philosophy and concepts of Ortho-Bionomy and provides an overview of the basic release techniques and anatomy for each major joint in the body. Movements and positions of comfort are demonstrated to facilitate the release of muscular tension and overall stress by stimulating the inherent, self-corrective reflexes of the body which help the body create structural alignment and balance from within.

This course is typically taught for specific body area/anatomy, such as Spine, Extremities, Thoracics, etc. to break the coursework into more manageable sections.

Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, the founder of Ortho-Bionomy, organized his work into Phases Four, Five, Six and Seven, with the foundation work beginning with Phase Four. This is covered in the Phase Four course.

Class dates: Thursday December 5 and Saturday December 7.

Phase 4 is a foundational class where most of us begin our Ortho-Bionomy journey. This class includes the principles & history of Ortho-Bionomy as well as the anatomic and physiologic understanding of how Ortho-Bionomy works.

In this class we will focus primarily on the spinal and pelvic structures and their relationships with each other and the appendicular structures.

We will have plenty of time for hands on practice to give everyone an opportunity to give, receive, and experience Ortho-Bionomy.

What you learn in this class can be applied in your own practice right away.

This Ortho-Bionomy foundation class uses osteopathic-based, painless, and gentle body positions to work with both general and specific tension patterns.

This method is practical, structure oriented, and works with neuromuscular self-correcting reflexes. these techniques can alleviate tension patterns of the shoulder and psoas within 10-30 seconds.

It is amazing how such gentle and simple techniques can give such deep releases. It is easy on the practitioner and can easily be integrated into any massage or bodywork session.

This class is NCBTMB approval pending. It can be taken as a stand-alone class or as preparation for a 16 hour Ortho-Bionomy class.

A thorough review of Phase 4 concepts and applications from basic to advanced.

This Ortho-Bionomy foundation class uses osteopathic-based, painless, and gentle body positions to work with both general and specific tension patterns.

This method is practical, structure oriented, and works with neuromuscular self-correcting reflexes. The techniques of this class can alleviate tension patterns of the wrists and thumb within 10-30 seconds.

It is amazing how such gentle and simple techniques can give such deep releases. It is easy on the practitioner and can easily be integrated into any massage or bodywork session.

This class is NCBTMB approval pending. It can be taken as a stand-alone class or as preparation for a 16 hour Ortho-Bionomy class.

This Ortho-Bionomy foundation class works with painless, comfortable positions to release tension patterns of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, plus the psoas, ilium rotation, and sacrum.

It is amazing how such gentle and simple techniques can give such deep releases. It is easy on the practitioner and can easily be integrated into any massage or bodywork session.

This class is NCBTMB approved. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

A thorough review of Phase 4 concepts and applications from basic to advanced.

This Ortho-Bionomy class combines sensitivity training with subtle physical releases. The student learns to follow the client’s self-corrective reflexes.

These releases are excellent for people experiencing deep pain, including highly sensitive people who can not tolerate more vigorous work. This work bridges the body-mind connection and can be easily integrated into any bodywork session.

Ortho-Bionomy Subtle Physical and Unwinding Techniques can offer the practitioner specific tools:

1. To allow a further unwinding of a pattern

2. To help clients find further clarity in their nervous system about their tension

3. To find a fuller embodiment experience for the client Specific areas of focus in the class will include: Neck Shoulders Ear Balance Elbow Ribs Lumbar Region Sacrum

This class is NCBTMB approved. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

This Ortho-Bionomy class combines sensitivity training with subtle physical releases. The student learns to follow the client’s self-corrective reflexes.

These releases are excellent for people experiencing deep pain, including highly sensitive people who can not tolerate more vigorous work. This work bridges the body-mind connection and can be easily integrated into any bodywork session.

Ortho-Bionomy Subtle Physical and Unwinding Techniques can offer the practitioner specific tools:

1. To allow a further unwinding of a pattern

2. To help clients find further clarity in their nervous system about their tension

3. To find a fuller embodiment experience for the client Specific areas of focus in the class will include: Neck Shoulders Ear Balance Elbow Ribs Lumbar Region Sacrum This class is NCBTMB approved.

This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

In this class we will practice working in the energy field. We ground ourselves and connect with our clients energetically.

In the aura we are free from the confines of gravity and physicality able to notice our client’s whole being, with a broader context.

Phase 6 also gives us tools to look more deeply into the body and be more specific. Phase 6 gives us tools to enhance the efficiency of our work in the other phases and affect the physical body without necessarily having physical contact.

Deepen your understanding of the nervous system, the energy field, and the relationship between the energetic and physical being.

Come join us for a weekend filled with exploration, fun, and wonder.

Using energy awareness and Phase 6 we will connect with the Three Dimensions, the Aura, the Chakras, the Peripersonal Space, and the Pelvic Brain, allowing space for whatever else wants to emerge for each of us. 

DATES: Thursdays

October 3, 10, 17, and 24

TIMES:

3 - 7pm Eastern

2 - 6 Central

1 - 5 Mountain 

12 - 4 Pacific

Techniques for working with inefficient muscular tension patterns as well as underdeveloped muscle tone are presented and practiced.

Through the use of restraining movement while the muscle is engaged, self-correcting reflexes are stimulated and habitual holding patterns can be released.

Participants learn how the conscious use of obstacles can help promote change from rigid physical patterns to greater mobility and allows the client to actively participate in the session.

This class focuses on facilitating greater range and ease of movement in joints by exploring and observing the patterns in the body.

Participants learn to recognize and work with joint movement, fascial and muscle restrictions, and restrictions in flexibility. This includes techniques for sensing, assessing and releasing tension and restrictive patterns through movement using Ortho-Bionomy principles.

In this class we use hands-on movements to assess, to release, and to integrate areas of pain or tension in the client’s body. Using Ortho-Bionomy principles and the body’s innate wisdom, you will fine tune your ability to sense patterns in the movement of the tissue and the responses of the neuromuscular proprioceptive reflexes.

These hands-on movements fold in seamlessly with any kind of bodywork you are already doing, and are fun to do! These techniques are so important that Melissa uses them in every single session.

This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Practitioner training program.

The Posture and Post Techniques class enhances your Ortho-Bionomy® work.

Participants learn to evaluate and address inefficient postural habits through focused observation and simple exercises. This includes working with gait, scoliosis, and the natural curves of the spine.

Post Techniques are designed to directly correlate to and support the Phase 4 spine Ortho-Bionomy techniques and work. These techniques act as a check and balance offering us tools for assessment, integration, and release.

Together, Posture and Post Techniques assist in reeducating the body towards more optimal functioning and play a vital role in our client’s ability to self-recognize and embody new postural habits.

In this class, participants learn to evaluate and address inefficient postural habits through accurate observation and simple exercises.

Techniques to work with spinal curvatures and scoliosis are presented and practiced. Post techniques focus on assessing and releasing areas of tension as well as integrating the work done in a session.

In addition, exercises are taught to facilitate the client's ability to maintain balance through the neuro-muscular re-education of postural habits.

“Pain-Free Reciprocal Inhibition Release Techniques” Using the Ortho-Bionomy principles, Isometric and Isotonic techniques can add an element of strengthening within your therapeutic sessions through the additional tool of active movement.

This additional approach can be invaluable for releasing “hard-to-reach” restrictions, without creating pain. Through the use of reciprocal inhibition, the muscle can be engaged, self-correcting reflexes can be stimulated, and habitual holding patterns can be released.

These techniques can encourage clients to actively participate in their session and can easily become homework for self-care. Learn a fast and effective tool for your practice that is gentle for your clients and easy on your body.

.This Isometrics/Isotonics class focuses on techniques to release constrictions:

1. Around the Cervical Spinous Processes

2. Connected to Shoulder Point #7 (on the bicipital groove)

3. Related to the Temporal Mandibular Joint

Learn isometric and isotonic techniques for working with inefficient muscular tension patterns as well as underdeveloped muscle tone.

Through the use of restraining movement, while the muscle is engaged, self-correcting reflexes are stimulated and habitual holding patterns can be released. Muscle tone and joint function can balance to create efficiency and ease of movement.

Using the Ortho-Bionomy principles, Isometric and Isotonic techniques can add an element of strengthening within your therapeutic sessions through the additional tool of active movement.

This additional approach can be invaluable for releasing “hard-to-reach” restrictions, without creating pain. Through the use of reciprocal inhibition, the muscle can be engaged, self-correcting reflexes can be stimulated, and habitual holding patterns can be released. These techniques can encourage clients to actively participate in their session and can easily become homework for self-care.

Learn a fast and effective tool for your practice that is gentle for your clients and easy on your body. There are no prerequisites for this class, and we will cover the essentials of the Phase 4 positional release procedure.

This class is NCBTMB approved. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Practitioner training program.

Isometric and isotonic techniques offer the opportunity to work with inefficient muscular tension patterns, tone muscle tissue that has become flaccid, and smooth out any bumps or jittery grabs within the muscle spindles.

By restraining movement or toning through movement while a muscle is engaged, we stimulate the nervous system and reciprocal inhibition, cue the self-correcting reflexes into action, and greater balance between opposing muscles or muscle groups is encouraged.

The process is remarkably quick, 8-10 seconds, and offers us a powerful tool to open stuck or contracted areas that do not respond to other techniques.

The client is an active participant in this process, bringing self-awareness and recognition of the work. In this class isometric and isotonic exercises will be taught and practiced offering relief from chronic pain, rigid muscle patterns, postural imbalances, and more.

Many professions including Ortho-Bionomy use isometric and isotonic techniques with their clients.

In this 2 day workshop, you will learn when and how to appropriately use these techniques in order to stimulate self corrective reflexes, to work with inefficient muscular patterns, to increase range of motion, to release soft tissue, and to encourage ease, comfort, and tone within your clients.

In particular, the use of Reciprocal Inhibition will be taught and practiced because of its ease and effectiveness.

Dress comfortably.

This class presents the Chapman's Reflexes system of identifying and stimulating reflex points to facilitate lymphatic drainage and the balancing of the organs.

The class also focuses on the relationship between the neuro-lymphatic reflexes and the endocrine system and its effect on structural balance as well as the individual's physical and emotional well-being.

Participants learn skills for addressing emotional responses that may arise during a session in an appropriate and professional manner.

In addition, participants discuss the guidelines for professional conduct and review the Society of Ortho-Bionomy® International's Code of Ethics.

This introspective exploration of who we are directly affects our therapeutic relationship with our clients. This class combines sharing of information, body awareness exercises, and self-awareness of patterns.

You will walk away from this class with a deeper understanding of being a sensitive body therapist. Some students have wished that they had this class as part of their initial massage therapy training.

This class is NCBTMB approved and counts towards most states’ Ethics requirements. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs..

The Practitioner Training Seminar is grounded in the nuts and bolts of a session (e.g. the intake/interview process, where to work next, clearing your own tension, efficiently closing a session), while also working with the less tangible aspects of being a bodywork practitioner (e.g. preparing yourself for a session, clearing energy (“Ortho-Bionomy Feng Shui.”)

Through self-awareness, enhanced by both discussion and exercises, the student is given a chance to expand into a more authentic practitioner, build their confidence, and ask clarifying questions related to developing their practice or pursuing their studies.

While this class is designed to be part of the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International Practitioner Training Program, it can greatly benefit anyone who is looking to deepen their connection to their practice.

The dates of this class are: May 21, 22, 28, 29 from 9:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time This class is NCBTMB approved as a business/marketing class. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Practitioner Training Program.

Residential training programs provide the opportunity to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of Ortho-Bionomy® techniques and principles through a five day immersion of deep study.

Residentials allow time for learning and personal growth as well as relaxation to facilitate the integration of technique, philosophy and the qualities of "be-ing" rather than "do-ing".

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 1 cover basic anatomical terminology pertaining to orienteering, and movement, and the boney anatomy.

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 3 covers the anatomy of the skin, nervous and digestive systems.

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 4 covers the cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, and  endocrine systems.

Anatomical and physiological structures and functions relevant to the practice of Ortho-Bionomy®.

This is a more advanced look at anatomy beyond bones and muscles.

We include all the systems of the body that are needed for a thriving Ortho-Bionomy Practice.

In this study group, we will focus on honing your sensing and listening skills through a Phase 5 connection.

A central theme in this course will be learning to perceive the differences between following a repeating pattern of movement in Phase 5 versus facilitating a response or new patterns of awareness through the nervous system.

Some of the elements we will cover include:

• Increase proprioceptive awareness and comfort in not doing as a Practitioner to allow the wisdom of the client’s body to respond
• Recognize right timing of a Phase 5 release and practice the art of being
• Recognize and explore techniques and resources to come into relationship with tissue that may hold unresolved trauma
• Explore each reflex (Rebound, Recoil, Follow-On, Ongoing Action, Regret/Remembered Emotional Response, Ciny Time Zone, Volery, and Space Between the Notes) through developing an awareness of sensing them energetically and physically in our own bodies
• Discern the options of waiting for a reflex to respond in its right timing and introducing a reflex to elicit a change in a pattern
• Your specific questions and curiosities

Study groups are tailored to the participants’ needs and give students a chance to review techniques, receive clarification about the application and principles of Ortho-Bionomy® and to gain insight about specific client cases or situations that concern them.

The Biological Model of Trauma gives us a lens to understand why creating or keeping boundaries can be challenging and why, for some, abusing them is part of a deeper pattern.

This class has been a game changer in creating a sustainable practice and keeping your personal energy grounded. In this study group, our objectives are to:

• Become familiar with the Biological Model of Trauma Understand behavioral patterns in relationship to our physiology
• Build awareness between our ethics, our decision making, and our physiology
• Create resources to support presence through embodied awareness tools which give us the foundation for ethical understanding
• Practice being in relationship to our gut knowing and wisdom
• Explore the energetics of ethics in relationship to state laws
• Ortho-Bionomy® Code of Ethics, and Scope of Practice
• Understand the practicality of ethics with varied professional and personal relationships

Study groups are tailored to the participants’ needs and give students a chance to review techniques, receive clarification about the application and principles of Ortho-Bionomy® and to gain insight about specific client cases or situations that concern them.

This 3 hour study group explores the tarsals and metatarsals, going beyond the standard releases taught in the Lower Extremities Class.

The tarsals and metatarsals are key components of the arches of the feet, and thus the support and structure of the entire leg, pelvis, and torso.

These two detailed releases are techniques Melissa & Jim use in almost every session.

Study groups are tailored to the participants’ needs and give students a chance to review techniques, receive clarification about the application and principles of Ortho-Bionomy® and to gain insight about specific client cases or situations that concern them.

This study group will cover lymphatic brushing.

Study groups are tailored to the participants’ needs and give students a chance to review techniques, receive clarification about the application and principles of Ortho-Bionomy® and to gain insight about specific client cases or situations that concern them.

This class looks at the Biological Model of Trauma, how trauma affects people, and how practitioners of therapeutic bodywork can most effectively work with individuals who are affected by trauma in ways that support their healing process.

Participants will learn about the neurological basis of trauma in the autonomic nervous system and how to recognize signs of trauma in their clients.

We will explore Trauma Resourcing in depth: specific verbal and energetic approaches as well as bodywork techniques for working with trauma-based dysfunction in the body.

We will learn to work with various types of scar tissue, adhesions, broken bones, implanted hardware and prosthesis.

Ways to support clients before, during and after surgery will be discussed.

My work with scar tissue has been developing for the last 15 years or so. It is a synthesis of Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing (aka The Biological Model of Trauma), Ortho-Bionomy, and Zapchen Somatic Therapies. It involves light touch with a lot of energetic interaction.

Through this way of working the scar tissue becomes integrated with the rest of the body and is no longer a foreign object. The scar tissue and adhesions shift and become supple and behave more like normal tissue.

People tell me that post scar work the scar no longer feels like a foreign object but part of them - it becomes integrated with the rest of their body, moves like part of the skin, etc. The collagen of scar tissue is undifferentiated, and in a Somatic sense it doesn't understand its function beyond that of "glue" or "cement". My scar work helps the scar tissue take on the structure and characteristics of the tissue it replaces. In the case of adhesions, I don't tear or damage them, but through this way of working they become loose and supple and capable of stretching. The adhesions don't go away, but they no longer create the problems that stiff, non-supple tissue does. I find that if you go after scar tissue or adhesions aggressively and damage them, the body just seeks to make more "glue" and lays down more collagen, making the problems worse.

"The foundation to all of this scar work is my awareness of what happens neurologically with a body that has experienced a trauma (even though we welcome these life-saving surgeries, the reptilian brain experiences them as a threat). Throughout the work I am aware of this and work appropriately to allow the autonomic nervous system to return to the resting state. -Morel Stackhouse

What others have said about this course: “Life-changing weekend!” “Amazing handout. Best overview of trauma I have heard.” “Invaluable elective class that improves my understanding & skill set when working with clients who have scars or fractures.”

Cost
Before 9/1/24: $575
Regular: $620.00

In this class you will learn how Ortho-Bionomy® can facilitate the natural ability of the lymphatic system to function well.

The focus will be on understanding the nature of the lymphatic system and its relationship to the fascia and the fluids. The class will include discussion in the following areas: Basic anatomy physiology and microcirculation of the lymphatic system. Relationships between the parts; fluids fascia and the lymphatic System.

Ortho-Bionomy® techniques presented will release structural binding and blocking of the lymphatic system and encourage natural fluid flow.

Scar tissue refinement Specific techniques to address Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome This method will gently reduce general pain, refine post surgical scar tissue, and promote edema reduction. It is also an effective adjunct to Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy in the treatment of primary and secondary lymphedema.

Ortho-Bionomy® promotes working with ease and comfort for the client as well as the practitioner.

In this class, you will learn ways to assist your clients who are having, or who have had knee replacement surgery. Topics will include an overview of the knee replacement surgical process; preoperative care, i.e. the important areas to work with the day/night prior to surgery; postoperative care, i.e. the day of surgery and beyond.

This class will also include ways to work with common postoperative issues such as difficulty with knee flexion and extension, fear/trauma, incision care, swelling, and pain.

We will draw from Phase Four, Phase Five, Phase Six, Isometrics, Chapmans Reflexes and Exploration of Movement approaches.

Participants are encouraged to review Phase Four for spine, pelvis and lower extremities prior to class.

In this class you will learn how Ortho-Bionomy® can facilitate the natural ability of the lymphatic system to function well.

The focus will be on understanding the nature of the lymphatic system and its relationship to the fascia and the fluids. The class will include discussion in the following areas: Basic anatomy physiology and microcirculation of the lymphatic system. Relationships between the parts; fluids fascia and the lymphatic System.

Ortho-Bionomy® techniques presented will release structural binding and blocking of the lymphatic system and encourage natural fluid flow.

Scar tissue refinement Specific techniques to address Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome This method will gently reduce general pain, refine post surgical scar tissue, and promote edema reduction. It is also an effective adjunct to Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy in the treatment of primary and secondary lymphedema.

Ortho-Bionomy® promotes working with ease and comfort for the client as well as the practitioner.

In this class we will be working with the structure and skin-muscle-bone (Phase 4), unwinding (Phase 5), and the energetics of the cranium (Phase 6).

We will explore how the dynamic of relaxing the practitioner can deeply release the client. With the influence of the different nerves, blood, meridians, and brain stimulations going through the neck, head, and face, the effects of this work can be quite powerful. It can give the saying “get your head together” a whole other meaning.

This may be different from any other cranial class you have taken. The skills and sensitivity gained from this class can be used with any modality throughout the whole body.

This class is NCBTMB approved. This class can fulfill an elective requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Associate or Practitioner training programs, and is required for the Advanced Practitioner training program.

Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, non-invasive, system of healing that reminds the body of its natural ability to restore balance. We use light touch, gentle movements and place clients into positions of comfort to help trigger the bodies self-correcting reflexes.

Ortho-Bionomy helps relieve pain, increase range of motion, correct posture, creates a sense of relaxation and wellbeing.

In this class we will use Ortho-Bionomy techniques to explore the urinary tract and the reproductive system. We will work with the individual organs and look at their relationship to each other. We will also look at the surrounding soft tissues and the supporting structures. We will work with the kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, prostate, ovaries, spine, pelvis, and the pelvic floor.

4 Days

In this class you will learn how Ortho-Bionomy® can facilitate the natural ability of the lymphatic system to function well.

The focus will be on understanding the nature of the lymphatic system and its relationship to the fascia and the fluids. The class will include discussion in the following areas: Basic anatomy physiology and microcirculation of the lymphatic system. Relationships between the parts; fluids fascia and the lymphatic System.

Ortho-Bionomy® techniques presented will release structural binding and blocking of the lymphatic system and encourage natural fluid flow.

Scar tissue refinement Specific techniques to address Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome This method will gently reduce general pain, refine post surgical scar tissue, and promote edema reduction. It is also an effective adjunct to Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy in the treatment of primary and secondary lymphedema.

Ortho-Bionomy® promotes working with ease and comfort for the client as well as the practitioner

In this study group, we will focus on honing your sensing and listening skills through a Phase 5 connection.

A central theme in this course will be learning to perceive the differences between following a repeating pattern of movement in Phase 5 versus facilitating a response or new patterns of awareness through the nervous system.

Some of the elements we will cover include:

• Increase proprioceptive awareness and comfort in not doing as a Practitioner to allow the wisdom of the client’s body to respond
• Recognize right timing of a Phase 5 release and practice the art of being
• Recognize and explore techniques and resources to come into relationship with tissue that may hold unresolved trauma
• Explore each reflex (Rebound, Recoil, Follow-On, Ongoing Action, Regret/Remembered Emotional Response, Ciny Time Zone, Volery, and Space Between the Notes) through developing an awareness of sensing them energetically and physically in our own bodies
• Discern the options of waiting for a reflex to respond in its right timing and introducing a reflex to elicit a change in a pattern
• Your specific questions and curiosities

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 1 cover basic anatomical terminology pertaining to orienteering, and movement, and the boney anatomy.

“I will never forget the study groups in my early training when we watched Jim give a session and discussed it with a group of peers. Along with receiving sessions, this gave me a deeper understanding of how to put all the pieces from class together into a cohesive beginning, middle, and end. The experience enhanced my practice tremendously.” Melissa M

Jim Berns, Registered Ortho-Bionomy Advanced Instructor, will be giving a full session, describing each phase and technique he is using, why he is using them, and having the participants observe the effects of the work.

In this 3 hour study group there will be time to make note of your questions, and then discuss them after. There will be multiple camera angles so you will have a great view of the session. Analyzing a session with an Advanced Instructor can bring new facets of Ortho-Bionomy into your awareness, enhance your understanding of how the techniques can flow seamlessly, and hear how client/practitioner communication can be part of the session.

Jim Berns is a Registered Ortho-Bionomy Advanced Instructor and has been practicing and teaching Ortho-Bionomy for over 40 years. He studied directly with the founder, Arthur Lincoln Pauls. Jim is excited to share his many levels of experience giving Ortho-Bionomy sessions with students across the country through this online format. 

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 2 covers ligaments, tendons, fascia and muscles.

This class meets the SOBI Practitioner Training Program requirement for 16 units of Ethics and Emotional Issues, covering ethics within the context of Trauma. The Biological Model of Trauma will be presented: how trauma affects people, and how practitioners of therapeutic bodywork can most effectively work with individuals who are traumatized in a way that supports their healing process. Participants will learn about the neurological basis of trauma in the autonomic nervous system and how to recognize signs of trauma in their clients. We will explore Trauma Resourcing in depth: specific verbal and energetic approaches as well as bodywork techniques for working with trauma-based dysfunction in the body. Zoom participants will need a partner to practice with in the afternoon of day two day.

Zoom participants will need a partner to practice with during the afternoon of day two.

This two-day class serves as a prerequisite for the following classes: “Surgical Trauma and Scar Tissue Release” and “Working With Knee Replacements”.

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 3 covers the anatomy of the skin, nervous and digestive systems.

This interactive class is designed to be practical and relevant to your Ortho-Bionomy®  practice. It aims to help the student develop a basic understanding of anatomy and how different components of the body work in relationship with each other as well as create a strong base for future self study.

Section 4 covers the cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, and  endocrine systems.

The Practitioner Training Seminar is grounded in the nuts and bolts of a session (e.g. the intake/interview process, where to work next, clearing your own tension, efficiently closing a session), while also working with the less tangible aspects of being a bodywork practitioner (e.g. preparing yourself for a session, clearing energy (“Ortho-Bionomy Feng Shui.”)

Through self-awareness, enhanced by both discussion and exercises, the student is given a chance to expand into a more authentic practitioner, build their confidence, and ask clarifying questions related to developing their practice or pursuing their studies.

While this class is designed to be part of the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International Practitioner Training Program, it can greatly benefit anyone who is looking to deepen their connection to their practice.

The dates of this class are: May 21, 22, 28, 29 from 9:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time This class is NCBTMB approved as a business/marketing class. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Practitioner Training Program.

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.

Please be sure to review the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® online class policy before registering, if you want to receive SOBI credit for any of our online classes. If you have any questions about an online class and your SOBI training program, please speak with your advisor.

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.

Please be sure to review the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® (SOBI) online class policy before registering, if you want to receive SOBI credit for any of our online classes. If you have any questions about an online class and your SOBI training program, please speak with your advisor.

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!