Classes

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.

Working with the Tools of the Trade- Hands and Arms Most people have pain and discomfort in their upper extremities from their work.

This Ortho-Bionomy class will give you the techniques and tools that can help release your clients’ 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 patters of the shoulders, elbows, scapula, clavicles, wrists, and hands within 10-30 seconds.

This class fulfills a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Associate and Practitioner training programs.

NCBTMB approved.

Working with the Tools of the Trade- Hands and Arms Most people have pain and discomfort in their upper extremities from their work.

This Ortho-Bionomy class will give you the techniques and tools that can help release your clients’ 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 patters of the shoulders, elbows, scapula, clavicles, wrists, and hands within 10-30 seconds.

This class fulfills a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Associate and Practitioner training programs.

NCBTMB approved.

This beginning level Spine class covers the history, philosophy, and principles of Ortho-Bionomy.

The focus will be on the Spine with release techniques for neck, sternum, thoracic spine, lumbar spine, sacrum...and more.

This effective and respectful work is easy to learn, gentle on the practitioner, and gloriously relaxing for the client/partner!

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.

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.

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

Techniques will be demonstrated and explained in detail, and a grounded practice of each technique will be assisted by the instructor.

This class is an in depth look at the extremities. The instructor will present Phase Four techniques that specifically focus on issues of the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, knees, ankles, and feet.

These gentle 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.

• Learn non-invasive, indirect, gentle releases for the

• Shoulders, Elbows, Wrists, Hands and Fingers

• Knees, Ankles and Feet

• Work more effectively with the structure and reflexes

• Build Assessment Skills

• Enhance the client’s self-healing ability

• Gentle on both client and practitioner

• Easy to Learn, Practical, Hands-on Classes

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.

Learn non-invasive, indirect, gentle releases for the Psoas and Ilium rotation Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Ribs, Shoulders, Elbows and Wrists Knees, Ankles and Feet.

Life events happen in our bodies. We will be taking the fundamental principles and conscious contact release techniques of Phase 4 into the specific context of the trauma response mechanisms of the body.

We will learn how to “settle” into our bodies and listen with care and a calm presence as practitioners.

We will learn an appreciation of how trauma is metabolized in and through our form as we learn basic release techniques for the Spine and Extremities, including the iliopsoas, the sacrum, and the diaphragm.

In addition, we will experience how caring for one’s form and its function is grounding, centering, and can build resilience.

This class expands from the basic release techniques 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 overall stress by stimulating the inherent, self-corrective reflexes of the body which help the body create structural alignment and balance from within.

In this class we will explore how to release deeper patterns in the shoulders and ribs.

We will look at patterns of individual constrictions, the relationships between the shoulders and ribs, and how the tension patterns of the shoulders and ribs affect each other.

We will also experience the reflexive nature of the shoulders and ribs to the rest of the body.

This class expands from the basic release techniques to advanced considerations for working with the spine, ribs, and pelvis by finding more challenging positions of comfort to facilitate the release of muscular tension stimulating the inherent, self-corrective reflexes of the body to help create a more balanced structural alignment and ease form within.

The focus of Phase Five is to move to a more subtle level of awareness of the practice and principle of Ortho-Bionomy.

Specific techniques develop and increase the student's understanding and proprioceptive sensitivity to the self-corrective movements initiated by the client.

Through the practice of observing, following and supporting subtle movement patterns, muscular tension is released, range of motion may be increased and pain may be reduced.

In Phase Five, students are encouraged to do less and let the client be the guide for their exploration of change.

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.

Class Dates are Friday, June 2 and Friday, June 9 from 2-6pm Eastern Time

Price: $175 Early Bird and $199 Regular

Explore the Law of Reciprocity. Phase VII acts from within the liminal space, the boundary. 'Trauma' is a failure the natural and expected course of recovery.

Phase VII sets it back on the path of well-being.

In Exploration of Movement participants learn to recognize and palpate patterns of joint and muscle movement to facilitate increased range of motion and promote a sense of well-being in the body.

By exploring and supporting preferred patterns of movement or stillness, the client is invited to actively participate and recognize their patterns.

This work is an assessment, ROM and a bridge between all the Phases. Crucial in the educational process.

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.

Fri evening 6-9pm, Sat* 9-5, Sun* 9-4. * Sat & Sun each have 1 hour lunch Instructor website: PureEnergyBodywork.com

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.

Ortho-Bionomy® uses direct observation and sensory experience to discover how postures enhance—or depress—our function, wholeness, and aliveness. Instead of judging or imposing a new set of tensions upon another, we seek to release inefficient holding patterns, and encourage innate healthy structure to become habit.

Integration techniques (also called Post-techniques) are gentle, rhythmic movements to promote and deepen the body’s understanding of increased mobility and releases that occurred during a session.

The techniques are also used for assessment or freeing an area before doing specific work. Many of these techniques focus on vertebral individuation, however, there are techniques for other body parts as well.

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, including related anatomy.

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.

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.

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.

We will be looking at Ortho-Bionomy an "experiment in ethics", as a moral philosophy, where one might turn their attention inward to the body for clarity in ethical decision making...especially when the lines get fuzzy.

There will also be plenty of attention to Self Care for the practitioner and how the care of the Self extends to the care of the community.

Ethics and aesthetics will be explored along with the importance of continuing skill improvement as a requirement for the ethics of care.

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.

This class presents methods of analysis and practical tools for addressing a variety of musculoskeletal complaints, especially chronic or recurring symptoms.

We will look at how to use the techniques from the Phase 4 and Exploration of Movement classes in a strategic way to

1. Evaluate conditions using specific interview/intake methods, visual assessment & movement tests

2. Narrow down possible causes and exacerbating factors

3. Release and reorganize myofascial & joint restrictions

4. Re-evaluate and progress through a plan of care

This class will also include a review of the Ortho- Bionomy Principles & Fundamental Toolset.

We will explore how Ortho-Bionomy Principles can relate to everyday wellness ideas & standard medical practices.

Every time you talk about Ortho-Bionomy, whether you are interacting with a client, someone you meet, or a friend, you are presenting yourself professionally and giving an “introductory talk.”

Your feelings and excitement about Ortho-Bionomy come across in your words, energy, and body language. To help you clearly and easily communicate about Ortho-Bionomy, this class will help you clarify:

What is Ortho-Bionomy?

What does an Ortho-Bionomy session look like?
,br>How does Ortho-Bionomy feel?

What are the benefits of getting an Ortho-Bionomy session?

This Demonstration Skills Class will give you the confidence, knowledge, and experience to embody “being” Ortho-Bionomy, not just talking about it.

Students will practice together in a safe, open, and supportive atmosphere. Whether you are a beginning student or finishing your practitioner program, this class can be an incredible experience!

Explore the wonders of Ortho-Bionomy in this casual scenic setting.

Anatomical and physiological structures and functions relevant to the practice of Ortho- Bionomy are presented in this class from a bodywork perspective.

We will look at the main systems of the body relevant to OB from a holistic viewpoint. We will explore A & P from the understanding that the human body is guided by a natural self-correcting intelligence.

Our main textbook will be Job’s Body by Deane Juhan, the most widely used resources in therapeutic bodywork.

The class will include reading guides for Job’s Body, videos and additional readings. Group discussion is an important part of each class.

Reading guides need to be completed before each class. This course will be 11 three-hour sessions.

There will be required reading and homework for each time we meet.

Date and Time: Wednesdays 6pm-9pm - Central Time (Chicago) Cost: $500.00 ($50 deposit, full payment before first class)

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.

Study Groups are broken up into 3hour increments and are offered as ½ day classes throughout the program

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.

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 satisfies E and E requirement for Associate level; good review for others.

We use the Society’s Code of Ethics as a starting point to look at ethical and emotional issues that come up during sessions, classes, and other professional interactions, including boundaries, expectations/intentions, and addressing emotional responses that may arise.

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 two day class you will learn how and when to use the techniques taught in a standard Phase 4 - Spine class in a vertical orientation.

You will also learn indirect techniques that release the spine and affect the posture.

This exploration will include releases of the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical segments of the spine; rib cage; psoas; quadratus lumborum; piriformis; ilium; solar plexus; sacrum; sternum; shoulders; and other related parts of the body.

This class is based on Gary Lee Williams’ Vertical Spine work with his blessing.

This is a new class looking at the structure and influence of the fascia system in the body and how we can use Ortho-Bionomy to address the fascia.

In this class we will learn about the Vagus nerve, commonly known as the “wandering” nerve.

We will learn how to gently connect and work with the neck and the spine to help the body settle and reset the nervous system.

An advanced educational experience that deepens the practitioner’s understanding of the relationships of the pelvis, organs and the upper thorax.

This class examines the relationships that often influence the structural integrity within the human system.

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.

As bodyworkers, our self care can easily drop to the bottom of the priority list. We can often feel burn out, overwhelm, and/or resentment creep in when we least expect it. Our capacity for sustainability in our lives and within our career can be enhanced by understanding our relationship to our autonomic nervous system.

Practices to help bring awareness and understanding to your unique nervous system to work toward increased vitality and ease will be the focus of this class. Through the principles of Ortho-Bionomy, we will learn how to recognize and engage the resources within our own bodies using safe, comfortable positioning and gentle movement exercises.

This class is excellent for anyone wishing to relieve pain, gain adaptability, and increase ease of movement in the body.

Objective of this course include:

Learning options for restorative practices and breath awareness exercises to tone and support the parasympathetic nervous system.

Exploring Ortho-Bionomy self care techniques to listen for the body’s natural self-corrective response.

Understanding the anatomy of stress in relation to our enteric nervous system, vagus nerve, and adaptability of our autonomic nervous system. Identifying how stress inhabits in the body, ways stress can metabolize, and how ease is sensed physiologically.

Exploring techniques to provide options for movement and choice through the fluid system, support structural integrity and boundaries through the skeletal system, and cultivate space through awareness of energetic relationships.

Understanding the physiology of how the systems of our body work together to store and release energy.

Arthur Lincoln Pauls developed a very effective way of correcting structural imbalances in the cranium.

Learn to feel your clients and your own cranium in a 3-D way.

Using different cranial holds and the spirals in the three dimensions, learn to help the cranium self-correct so structural movement and balance can be reintroduced.

When working with the cranium it is essential to integrate the changes with the rest of the body, especially the pelvis, the heart and the extremities.

This class offers an in-depth, embodied experience and understanding of the digestive system from the inside out.

Rooted in Ortho-Bionomy principles and techniques, this class will include the anatomy, physiology, and interrelationships of the digestive system organs, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. We will explore the whole digestive tract with its intricate connections and internal timing aspects, as well as the relationships between the nervous system of the gut and gut knowingness within ourselves as well as others.

Participants will receive recordings and PDF files with the anatomy and physiology as well as exercises to explore the digestive system within themselves. These materials will be sent out at least one month before the class.

Understand how internal organs relate to musculoskeletal movement.

Understand how visceral anatomy and movement contribute to core integrity.

Understand how gravitational force and breath move through the structure (Yin & Yang Meridians)

Learn a system of self-care techniques that combine elements of positional release, Qigong, and traditional health practices from Chinese Martial Arts, which can give us to better proprioceptive awareness of our organs and help resolve musculoskeletal restrictions.

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.

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.

; 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

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.