Classes

This is a 2 day workshop that introduces the history, philosophy, & concepts of Ortho-Bionomy and provides an overview of fundamental techniques and anatomy for the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hip joints, knees, ankles, and feet.

Movements and positions of comfort are demonstrated to facilitate the release of muscular tension by stimulating inherent, self correcting reflexes of the body.

Learn how to facilitate the release of tension patterns, increase range of motion, and support a greater sense of well being through an easy to learn and effective modality.

This is an entry level class or review to deepen one's understanding.

Dress comfortably.

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

We invite you to explore a deeper understanding of the pelvis, beyond the classic Phase 4 release techniques.

Orienting from our clear container of structure, we will study the pelvic bowl as a whole, experience its spaces and connections, and consider its many relationships.

Some of those relationships include the structure of the living pelvis and its connection to the pelvic diaphragm, pubic symphysis, gemelli, obturators, and more.

Through self-exploration exercises we will bring awareness to the relationship between the thoracic and pelvic diaphragms. We will also learn about specific joints such as the lumbosacral, sacroiliac, sacrococcygeal, and acetabulum/femoral head and their influence on alignment and skeletal integrity.

We will incorporate lots of tools in our learning together such as exploration of movement, self care attention, movement and breath exercises, and other sensory motor relationships.

The first 2 days of this Basic will cover working with the whole body using gentle, easy to use, non-invasive techniques. You will become familiar with the origins and concepts of Ortho-Bionomy and learn hands-on positioning techniques that may allow the body to rediscover its own ideal and bring itself back to balance.

Specific releases for the spine, ribs, and many general techniques for the entire body will be covered this weekend.

Your takeaway: You have the ability to complete wonderfully satisfying Ortho-Bionomy sessions for family and friends.

And, on the second morning of the class you will put into practice what you learned on the first day and complete a Full Body 20-Minute Ortho-Bionomy Session.

Basic: Whole Body Phase 4 Part Two: Days 3 and 4 will focus on the whole body along with releases for the pelvis, hips, knees, elbows, wrists, shoulders, ribs, sacrum and scapula.

You will continue applying the concepts and principles of Ortho-Bionomy as you gain a deeper understanding of how they relate to the body.

Your takeaway: Practical application of the techniques by starting each morning of the class with a full body 20-minute exchange.

This not only teaches you how to apply the work, it also allows your body to release accumulated stress and pain so you are in a relaxed comfort state to enhance learning.

This class covers the history, philosophy, principles, and methods of Ortho-Bionomy® and provides an overview of the fundamental techniques for working with the spine, pelvis, and ribcage.

Learn to feel the body's instinctive ability to respond through hands-on practical skills. Phase 4 techniques utilize movement and positions of comfort to facilitate the release of muscular tension and overall stress by stimulating the self-corrective reflexes of the body which help the body create structural alignment and balance from within.

This class expands from the basic release techniques to advanced considerations around working with the neck and shoulder, and the challenge to find movements and positions of comfort to facilitate release.

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 through proprioceptive reflexes of the neuromuscular system.

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. NCBTMB approved.

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

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 class is an in depth look at the core. The instructor will present Phase Four techniques that specifically focus on with issues at the spine. This will include working at the neck, thoracic spine, ribs, psoas & pelvis. The student will be taught to observe and recognize subtle changes that signify release of tension patterns and muscular contractions patterns and muscular contractions.

There will be a strong focus placed on the comfort of the person who is on table as well as the practitioner.

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 class covers the history, philosophy, principles, and methods of Ortho-Bionomy® and provides an overview of the fundamental techniques for working with the joints of the arms and legs.

Learn to feel the body's instinctive ability to respond through hands-on practical skills. Phase 4 techniques utilize movement and positions of comfort to facilitate the release of muscular tension and overall stress by stimulating the self-corrective reflexes of the body which help the body create structural alignment and balance from within.

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

The gentle and subtle approach of this work is especially appropriate for releasing severe, acute pain, chronic patterning, and for interrupting the mental and emotional fixated aspects that reinforce the tension patterns.

This class presents practical, gentle release techniques can seem almost magical in their effectiveness.

Releases for psoas, pelvis, lumbars, coccyx, neck, shoulders, clavicle, ears, eyes, and jaw will be presented and practiced.

Refine your subtle palpatory listening skills

Clarify your capacity to more clearly track mental, emotional and physical aspects

Observe and work with tissue preferences in relationship to structural alignment Reinforce the body’s wisdom not the patient’s storylines

Detect mood in the tissue

Use internal state shifts to influence and interrupt habituated storylines and holding patterns.

This course satisfies the 16 credit hours of Phase 5. "The Art of Connection"! One of the critical components of Ortho-Bionomy, This Phase instills the principle of "less is more." Go deeper, without forcing, as you work with any of the body's systems: fluids, organs, connective tissues, and the endocrine glands.

Phase 5 arises as the physical and energetic qualities of the body begin to blend in order for the system to self recognize and develop a deeper capacity to respond.

By incorporating a clear sense of right timing and presence, the practitioner learns functional skills to follow a client’s self-corrective movements as the stimulus for change and balance.

Expand the layers of perception by honing listening and sensing skills through hands-on techniques and embodying the art of doing nothing. Students will be able to increase proprioceptive awareness, understand the difference between guiding and following movement, and develop keen listening and observing skills.

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 teaches participants to access and track sensation and energetic perception in themselves and in their clients, 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.

  Prerequisites:  Phase 4 and Phase 5

We are more than our muscles and bones. We are our energy, emotions, and all the experiences that have led us to this moment.

How would it feel to have your clients connect with all of who they are? This Ortho-Bionomy class provides you with the awareness that all around our bones, muscles, and organs there is energy. When we make contact with this energy, we allow the body to be deeply recognized and to respond at a more profound level. You will learn specific touch and energetic skills that can take any healing modality that you use to a deeper and more profound level.

This class can significantly increase your sensitivity and ability to connect and work with your clients on both physical and energetic levels. This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

Part 1 (8 hours) February 3 (Saturday), February 4, 2024 (Sunday), 1-5:30 pm EST

Part 2 (8 hours) March 16 (Saturday), 17 (Sunday), 2024, 1-5:30 PM EST

***Only Part 1 is needed for Advanced Practitioner certification

***If you would like to study deeper Life Mastery with Phase 7, Part 2 will take us there. Part 2 can count as an elective

*** Taking Parts 1 & 2 will allow to student to join Part 3 which has 4 modules for monthly 1.5 hr support group to apply these principles to personal growth and business applications, better health and more joy.

Early bird special only applies if investing in both Part 1&2 by December 28, 2023

This class demonstrates the principles and applications of the Phase Seven pattern to assist with self-correction.

The pattern addresses all levels of human experience and teaches participants a non-forceful, elegant way to approach problems of many kinds.

In Phase 7 we work through symbols, either in a client's presence or at long distance, to assist in self-correction.

The Phase 7 symbols (also called patterns) address all levels of human experience and allow practitioners a non-forceful, elegant way to connect with the client in a universal place.

They can be used to connect with a client individually and/or with a situation as a whole.

In Ortho-Bionomy, comfortable positions remind the body of its natural ability to come to balance. The body is smart. It tends to organize around functionality. Changes and releases that support functionality and balance are recognized and integrated naturally. Through the practice of Self-Care, we discover the self-corrective capacity of our bodies and empower ourselves in the process of self-healing and well-being.

In this class we will take time to slow down and listen to the body’s responses. By noticing your sensations and clarifying the positions that release tension and reveal comfort, the body learns to choose comfort and move with ease.

• Deepen palpation and listening skills


• Bring a dynamic element of movement exploration into positional release techniques

• Facilitate greater awareness, functionality, and range of motion for your clients

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.

In this class you will learn to work with posture, assess to recognize postural habits, use techniques and exercises to work with curvatures of the spine including scoliosis and to teach specific self-care exercises to the client for use between sessions.
,br>You will learn how to use Post techniques to assess your Phase 4 spine and pelvis work as a check and balance system for effectiveness in context to standard releases. You will then learn how to use the post techniques as integration to carry newly restored movement beyond the session.

You will learn to evaluate inefficient postural habits through accurate observation, and to address them with simple techniques.

Easily support the restoration of the spinal curvatures including scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis.

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

Because Ortho-Bionomy emphasizes personal responsibility in the healing process, these exercises are considered to be an indispensable part of the system.

Using Isometric and Isotonic resistance techniques encourages mobility and helps releases happen more readily in the body.br>
By enlisting the participation of a client, these techniques can assist the self-correction of postural imbalances and chronic tension patterns.

These techniques consist of slight restraint against a gently engaged muscle followed by the completion of the movement. As a practitioner, you can facilitate relaxing tense muscle patterns while encouraging toning of other muscles.

In this class, participants learn how the use of gentle resistance exercises with the client can help promote change from rigid patterns in the muscles and joints to greater mobility.

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.

Emotions is focused on Trauma and how to work with the nervous systems that are effected by trauma. It is based on the work of Peter Levine and Stephan Porgeses.

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. ,br>
ome students have wished that they had this class as part of their initial massage therapy training.

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.

Training will be via zoom, but those that can would like to join in person, can choose to do so on January 19 in Norwalk/Stamford in CT (zoom will still be on that day too). January 4, 11 (Thursdays) 6:00-9:00 pm EST (3 hrs x 2- 6 hrs) January 19 (Friday) in person and/or on zoom 10:00 am - 6:00 pm EST (7 hrs) February 1 (Thursday) 6:00-9:00 pm EST (3 hrs)

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.

Training will be a combination of attending via zoom or in person for two 8 hour days.

Class will be on January 14 via zoom and in Payette, Idaho and on February 4 via zoom and in Payette, Idaho. Class times are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm MDT

This class addresses issues and questions that arise for individuals completing the Practitioner Training Programs and helps participants answer questions that arise through their entire training experience.

The class format will include time to discuss questions or problems that students have. These could include issues that arise during a session, an opportunity to receive feedback and supervision about difficult cases, information on how to best structure a session, communication and boundaries with clients, and building your Ortho-Bionomy community.

This seminar addresses the inner process of how to hold the energy of Ortho-Bionomy.

It is time for the student to learn how to work with clear boundaries and a stronger sense of self. It is profound and important step that allows the student to deepen the level of work they can hold within their own experience and awareness.

Practitioner Training Programs help 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.

Training will be a combination of attending via zoom or in person for two 8 hour days. Class will be on November 19 via zoom and in Payette, Idaho and on December 3 via zoom and in Payette, Idaho. Class times are 10:00 am - 6:00 pm MDT

This class addresses issues and questions that arise for individuals completing the Practitioner Training Programs and helps participants answer questions that arise through their entire training experience.

The class format will include time to discuss questions or problems that students have. These could include examples of other practices, marketing, community building, peer support, self-care, and using Ortho-Bionomy principles to make your practice successful.

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.

Class Days: Thursdays and Fridays — Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 7, and Dec. 8

This amazing setting is a bucket list location with lovely accommodations Cutting edge Instruction

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"

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.

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 hyoid and its attachments. The hyoid bone is an essential element to swallowing, anchors multiple muscles in the region of the mouth and throat, and is the only bone in the human body not to have an articulation with any other bone in the body. Making sounds, coughing, breathing, moving the tongue, avoiding choking, and anything to do with the larynx are all tied in with the function of the hyoid bone.

This class fulfills one of the study group requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner Training Programs. Please review the SOBI online policy before registering.

In this study group, we will dive a little deeper in our understanding of the clavicles, scapula, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and hands from a structural lens.

Some of the elements of the class will include:

Shoulder girdle releases seated, standing, and side-lying

Experiential and cognitive anatomy of the upper extremities

Self-care exploration

Review and clarify the Phase 4 shoulder points with the “Shoulder Point Dance” Investigate the spiral movements of the whole arm from scapula to capitate

Your specific questions and curiosities

Supporting the body to respond in direct relationship through its organs has a profound effect on their function and vitality. In this study group we will explore the qualities of the liver, gallbladder, and digestive sphincters and how to come into relationship with each of them individually to remind the body of their place in the whole.

Some of the exploration and techniques will include the following:

Recognizing energetic and physical qualities of Phase 4, 5, and/or 6 of meeting an organ to facilitate self-correction

Using palpation skills to explore the movement of organs and sphincters in three dimensions

Understand the relationship between the liver and gallbladder

Learn the function, anatomy, and movement properties of the digestive sphincters

Practice self-care movement and awareness to enhance an embodied understanding of these structures from within

Learn about the neuro reflexive properties of the sphincters and their relationship to the digestive and nervous systems

Your specific questions and curiosities.

Supporting the body to respond in direct relationship through its organs has a profound effect on their function and vitality. In this study group we will explore the qualities of the heart, lungs, and kidneys and how to come into relationship with each of them individually to remind the body of their place in the whole.

Some of the exploration and techniques will include the following:

Recognizing energetic and physical qualities of Phase 4, 5, and/or 6 of meeting an organ to facilitate self-correction

Using palpation skills to explore the movement of organs in three dimensions Practice Ortho-Bionomy® techniques to stimulate self-correction of the pleura of the lungs

Understand the relationship between the heart and lungs and the importance of movement and glide with each other

Explore breath and movement patterns sensing from the lobes of the lungs

Learn the physiology and anatomy of the respiratory system through visuals and exploring from a felt sense internally

Practice self-care movement and awareness to enhance an embodied understanding of these structures from within

Your specific questions and curiosities

In this study group, we will dive a little deeper in our understanding of the hip joints, femurs, knees, ankles, and feet from a structural lens.

Some of the elements of the class will include: Ortho-Bionomy® releases using the three dimensional spiral as a guide for the body’s response Experiential and cognitive anatomy of the lower extremities

Self-care exploration through movement and awareness exercises

Exploration of the interrelationships of individual structures of the leg to the whole

Understanding how communication with the earth through our feet/legs affects our proprioception, gait, and balance

Your specific questions and curiosities.

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.

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.

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.

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

This class takes a deep dive into the human fascia system and how we as Ortho-Bionomy Practitioners can not only listen to, but also address adhesions and trauma affected here.

This is a profound class and a lot of fun!

Through the practice of Self Care we discover the self-corrective capacity of our bodies and empower ourselves in the process of self-healing and well-being.

In this class we will take time to slow down and listen to the body’s responses. By noticing your sensations and discriminating between more or less comfortable, the body learns to choose comfort and move with ease.

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.

The advanced study of the principles that govern the Ortho-Bionomy® relationship to the brain, fluids and structure.

The advanced study of the principles that govern the Ortho-Bionomy® relationship to the brain, fluids and structure.

In this class we will explore the bony structures, organs, and the soft tissue; that help hold the structure together or pull on each other causing misalignments and dysfunctions.

We will be using an Ortho-Bionomy approach to help bring balance to the Thoracic cavity and throat (Ribs, Intercostal muscles, Diaphragm, Trachea and Bronchi) organs (Lungs, Pleura, Heart, Thyroid) and bring them into relationship with their surroundings.

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® (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.

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

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.

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.

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.

This 3 hour study group explores the hyoid and its attachments. The hyoid bone is an essential element to swallowing, anchors multiple muscles in the region of the mouth and throat, and is the only bone in the human body not to have an articulation with any other bone in the body. Making sounds, coughing, breathing, moving the tongue, avoiding choking, and anything to do with the larynx are all tied in with the function of the hyoid bone.

This class fulfills one of the study group requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner Training Programs. Please review the SOBI online policy before registering.

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."

Supporting the body to respond in direct relationship through its organs has a profound effect on their function and vitality. In this study group we will explore the qualities of the liver, gallbladder, and digestive sphincters and how to come into relationship with each of them individually to remind the body of their place in the whole.

Some of the exploration and techniques will include the following:

Recognizing energetic and physical qualities of Phase 4, 5, and/or 6 of meeting an organ to facilitate self-correction

Using palpation skills to explore the movement of organs and sphincters in three dimensions

Understand the relationship between the liver and gallbladder

Learn the function, anatomy, and movement properties of the digestive sphincters

Practice self-care movement and awareness to enhance an embodied understanding of these structures from within

Learn about the neuro reflexive properties of the sphincters and their relationship to the digestive and nervous systems

Your specific questions and curiosities.

Supporting the body to respond in direct relationship through its organs has a profound effect on their function and vitality. In this study group we will explore the qualities of the heart, lungs, and kidneys and how to come into relationship with each of them individually to remind the body of their place in the whole.

Some of the exploration and techniques will include the following:

Recognizing energetic and physical qualities of Phase 4, 5, and/or 6 of meeting an organ to facilitate self-correction

Using palpation skills to explore the movement of organs in three dimensions Practice Ortho-Bionomy® techniques to stimulate self-correction of the pleura of the lungs

Understand the relationship between the heart and lungs and the importance of movement and glide with each other

Explore breath and movement patterns sensing from the lobes of the lungs

Learn the physiology and anatomy of the respiratory system through visuals and exploring from a felt sense internally

Practice self-care movement and awareness to enhance an embodied understanding of these structures from within

Your specific questions and curiosities

Join us for this study group on all things pelvis and lower back related.

One of the themes for this class will be looking at the relationship between our structure and the organs in this area and building skills to distinguish the best relationships to elicit self-corrective responses.

Some of the elements covered in this course include:

Anatomy of the pelvis, lumbar spine, and their related organs Review of Phase 4 lumbar points, ilium rotation, psoas, sacrum, and T12

Learn Phase 5 techniques for the psoas, pubis, navel, and uterus Self-care exploration and exercises to support strength and mobility in the pelvis and low back

Recognizing energetic and physical qualities of Phase 4, 5, and/or 6 of meeting an organ, bone, or soft tissue to facilitate self-correction

Your specific questions and curiosities

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.

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.

The Instructor Training Seminar (ITS) in the Instructor Training Program (ITP) is divided into 2 segments: ITS 1 and ITS 2.

This 5 day seminar is the first part. The ITS is an important part of the educational process that prepares trainees to teach Ortho-Bionomy at the foundational level and to assume the many responsibilities of an instructor.

Join us in Santa Fe for this enriching, deepening, and inspiring experience! For more info, read the ITP Handbook at www.ortho-bionomy.org. Click on "Instructor Training Program" under "Training Programs".

Please note that in order to apply to this program, you must have completed 375 hours of the Adv. Practitioner Program. Also be aware (see ITP Handbook p. 34) that only one bench assist may be completed for credit before the first ITS with a registered instructor who has a minimum of one year active teaching experience.

For more information follow the link below to the RMOBC website

For more information follow the link below to the RMOBC website

For more information follow the link below to the RMOBC website