February 21 - 22, 2026

Ortho-Bionomy Releases for the Breath

Jim Berns and Melissa Malm Co-Teaching

Corvalis, OR

Breath is life. Each breath we take is a picture of who we have been, who we are, and who we yearn to be. Using osteopathic-based principles of Ortho-Bionomy, in this hands-on training we will:

· Recognize restrictions of the breath and offer it new options

· Bring awareness to the connections between the breath and other parts of the body

· Explore the possibilities of where the breath can lead us

· Use painless comfortable positions to release tension patterns in the structure associated with the breath.

It is amazing how such gentle techniques can give such deep releases. Ortho-Bionomy is easy on the practitioner and can easily be integrated into any massage or bodywork session. Ortho-Bionomy uses gentle painless positions and movements to allow the body to self-correct back to balance and ease. It is easy on the practitioner to do and comforting for the client to receive.

This class is NCBTMB approved, course# 70334152 (Jim Berns) This class can fulfill an elective requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Associate, Practitioner, and Advanced Practitioner training programs.