Ortho-Bionomy Classes

This foundation 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 create structural alignment and balance from within.

This course is typically taught for specific body areas/anatomy, such as spine, extremities, thoracics, etc. to break the coursework into more manageable sections.

This class focuses on Extremities 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 Times: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

This course covers the history, philosophy and basic concepts of Ortho-Bionomy. In this class you will observe and practice specific techniques for releasing imbalances in the neck, thoracic spine and ribcage, lumbar spine, pelvic girdle and sacrum.

These techniques result in the release of pain and neuromuscular tension patterns, promoting expanded range of motion, increased circulation and a greater sense of well-being.

Ortho-Bionomy techniques are highly effective, easy to learn, easy on your body, and combine well with other bodywork and complimentary healing systems.

You will discover ways to:

Help relieve pain gently, without causing pain

Work with common problems such as whiplash injuries, low back pain, and sciatica

Release sensitive (trigger) points with little or no effort

Experience and understand the natural reflexes in the body Develop your sensitivity to the subtle, structural changes that promote healing

What others have said about this course: “I can’t wait to incorporate what I’ve learned into my bodywork sessions” “This will expand the effectiveness of my work.” “A gifted instructor - Morel’s combination of simplicity, humor and patience were just what I needed.”

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.

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 foundational Ortho-Bionomy® class focuses on the extremities—the appendicular skeletal system, including the joints of the shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, hips, legs, ankles, and feet.

Students are introduced to the history, philosophy, and core concepts of Ortho-Bionomy, along with an overview of anatomy and basic release techniques specific to the major joints of the limbs. Through guided exploration, participants learn how gentle movements and positions of comfort can support the release of muscular tension and accumulated stress.

By working with the extremities, this course emphasizes how engaging the body’s inherent self-corrective reflexes can restore ease, improve joint mobility, and encourage structural alignment and balance from within. Special attention is given to developing sensitivity in touch, observation skills, and an understanding of how the limbs influence overall posture and movement patterns.

As part of a modular approach to learning, this course focuses specifically on the extremities to allow for a more in-depth and accessible study of this region of the body.

The Releases for the Cervical Spine 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for the Upper, Middle, and Lower Neck.

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 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 NCBTMB approved.

This four hour “mini class” can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

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 wrist & 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 approved, course# CE4020723. It can be taken as a stand-alone class or as preparation for a 16 hour Ortho-Bionomy class.

This three hour introductory class can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs. 

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 Releases for the Shoulder - Posterior & Scapula 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for six Specific Shoulder points and the Scapula.

Included in the class tuition is access to a prerequisite 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 Anterior Shoulder, Posterior Shoulder, Elbow & Wrist, and Hand mini classes in combination are the equivalent of the 16 hour Releases for the Upper Extremities (Phase 4) class.

This class is NCBTMB approved.

This four hour “mini class” can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

The Releases for the Elbow & Wrist 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for the Periosteal Points for the Elbow, General Elbow, General Wrist, and General Hand.

Included in the class tuition is access to a prerequisite 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 Anterior Shoulder, Posterior Shoulder, Elbow & Wrist, and Hand mini classes in combination are the equivalent of the 16 hour Releases for the Upper Extremities (Phase 4) class.

This class is NCBTMB approved.

This four hour “mini class” can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

Basic, Part one of two. This class includes working the entire body. Part two offered 11-14 and 11-15 continues your learning how to address the entire body.

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 neck 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 approved, course# CE4020723. It can be taken as a stand-alone class or as preparation for a 16 hour Ortho-Bionomy class. This three hour introductory class can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

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 class incorporates Phases 4, 5 and 6.

This class takes the principles of Ortho-Bionomy and applies them to the neck and thoracic outlet, going beyond the standard moves taught in the Spine & Pelvis (Phase 4) class. When applied these releases can affect the bony structure and musculature of the entire thoracic outlet region.

Class techniques will include working with the Anterior Neck (Scalenes, Sternocleidomastoid muscle), Jaw, Clavicular Attachments, Pectoralis Minor, and Ribs 1-3. The gentleness and ease of using these techniques will amaze you and your clients.

This class takes the principles of Ortho-Bionomy and applies them to the neck and thoracic outlet, going beyond the standard moves taught in the Spine & Pelvis (Phase 4) class. When applied these releases can affect the bony structure and musculature of the entire thoracic outlet region.

Class techniques will include working with the Anterior Neck (Scalenes, Sternocleidomastoid muscle), Jaw, Clavicular Attachments, Pectoralis Minor, and Ribs 1-3. The gentleness and ease of using these techniques will amaze you and your clients.

This course is an in-depth look at the Spine and surrounding structures., expanding from basic technique to advanced considerations to find more challenging positions of comfort o facilitate in the self corrective mechanism.

This 4 hour class will include hands on techniques for the Radius, Ulna, Tibia, and Fibula. Included in the class tuition is access to a prerequisite 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.

This stand-alone class nicely complements the techniques of the Upper Extremities & Lower Extremities classes.

This class is NCBTMB approved.

This four hour “mini class” can be used for Phase 4 requirements for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® Associate and Practitioner training programs.

Phase 5 invites us to explore the subtle territory where movement, perception, memory, and relationship meet.

Here the body is experienced not simply as anatomy, but as a living field of awareness—responsive, relational, and continually reorganizing itself. As we approach the body with curiosity rather than correction, long-held patterns of protection often become more flexible—not because we overcome them, but because new possibilities become available. What once served us well may no longer be necessary, allowing greater ease, resilience, and freedom of movement to emerge.

Through touch, observation, and play, we'll investigate how presence changes what becomes possible, and how practitioner and client participate together in an unfolding process of discovery.

This class emphasizes reciprocity, curiosity, and the art of "doing no-thing"—less as techniques to master than as ways of cultivating trust in the body's innate capacity for self-organization and change. Join us as we explore the spectral body: the living, relational body that is always more than we can see, and perhaps knows more than we can tell.

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:

• To allow a further unwinding of a pattern
• To help clients find further clarity in their nervous system about their tension
• 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.

The focus of Phase Five is to move to a more subtle level of awareness of the practice and principles 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 is increased and pain is reduced.

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

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, to self-correct, and to respond in a more integrated manner. 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, which can enhance your ability to connect and work with your clients on both physical and energetic levels.

IN THIS CLASS YOU WILL:

• Feel the energy around a client

~ This can help you determine where the first area to work might be

~ Which areas are inviting you in? Which areas are not ready to be worked with yet?

~ This can help you evaluate how fast or slow your approach needs to be

• Experience how working gently and subtly can be very powerful and effective
• Fine-tune the energy of your own body in order to release your client's tensions.

~ As you the practitioner become more able to align your energy with the client, this can allow them to feel safe more deeply and quickly

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

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, to self-correct, and to respond in a more integrated manner. 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, which can enhance your ability to connect and work with your clients on both physical and energetic levels.

IN THIS CLASS YOU WILL:

• Feel the energy around a client

~ This can help you determine where the first area to work might be

~ Which areas are inviting you in? Which areas are not ready to be worked with yet?

~ This can help you evaluate how fast or slow your approach needs to be

• Experience how working gently and subtly can be very powerful and effective
• Fine-tune the energy of your own body in order to release your client's tensions.

~ As you the practitioner become more able to align your energy with the client, this can allow them to feel safe more deeply and quickly

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

Posture and Post Techniques class teaches you techniques that can be used for assessment, release, and integration of Ortho-Bionomy work. Post Techniques are designed to directly relate to the Ortho-Bionomy Phase 4 spine work.

Using these techniques can help your Ortho-Bionomy work settle in the body better as well as help you and the body recognize what is still “stuck”. There are aspects of the class that are also great to send home as “self help” to continue to body’s work at releasing long held patterns and making changes toward more functionality.

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.

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.

In this Ortho-Bionomy 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. Techniques in this class can facilitate the client’s ability to maintain balance through the neuromuscular re-education of postural habits.

This class is NCBTMB approved.

Pre-requisite: One 16-hour Phase 4 class or Instructor Approval

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

This class presents isometric and isotonic techniques, including related anatomy, 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.

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

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.

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.

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 Jim and Melissa use them in every single session.

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

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.

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.

This 16 hour online class is four 4-hour days: July 15, 22, 29, and August 5, 9am-1pm pacific (10am-2pm mountain, 11am-3pm central, 12pm-4pm eastern).

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.

This 16 hour online class is four 4-hour days: July 15, 22, 29, and August 5, 9am-1pm pacific (10am-2pm mountain, 11am-3pm central, 12pm-4pm eastern).

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.

This 16-hour online class is four 4-hour days: August 31, September 1, 7, 8, from 9am-1pm pacific time (10am-2pm mountain, 11am-3pm central, 12pm-4pm eastern).

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?

~ 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!

This class is NCBTMB approved as a business/marketing class.

Pre-requisite: Enrolled in the Practitioner Training Program and have an Advisor, or Instructor Approval. Completed the Associate Membership level or Advisor/Instructor recommendation.

This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Practitioner Training Program.

This 16-hour online class is four 4-hour days: August 31, September 1, 7, 8, from 9am-1pm pacific time (10am-2pm mountain, 11am-3pm central, 12pm-4pm eastern).

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?

~ 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!

This class is NCBTMB approved as a business/marketing class.

Pre-requisite: Enrolled in the Practitioner Training Program and have an Advisor, or Instructor Approval. Completed the Associate Membership level or Advisor/Instructor recommendation.

This class is a requirement for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International’s Practitioner Training Program.

September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16 (Tuesdays)

10am-2:30pm Pacific, 11am-3:30pm Mountain, 12pm-4:30pm Central, 1pm-5:30pm Eastern

This class uses anatomy images, movement, and hands-on palpation to explore anatomical language and experience all the major bones and muscles of the human body in a way that is immediately and practically useful for bodywork practitioners.

I absolutely love studying the anatomy of the human body and can’t wait to share my passion for this with you!

Rather than rote memorization, emphasis will be placed on feeling the anatomy of our own body and our palpation partner, and on being comfortable with how to look up anatomical information in reference materials as needed.

This anatomy course is perfect for students starting out in their bodywork training, for laypeople who want to know more about the anatomy of the human body as they work with friends and family, or for students at any level who would like to review and renew their anatomy knowledge.

This 32-hour online course will be presented in eight 4 hour “bite-sized” classes, with a half hour break about halfway through the day. For more thorough kinesthetic understanding of the material presented, you will need a palpation partner most days of class.*

You will have the opportunity to spend some time outside class coloring images and doing other explorations that facilitate your learning process. The 2-3 week interval between each class will allow time for you to practice anatomical palpation with friends and family and for the information to integrate into your system between classes.

If you have any questions about the contents of this course or wish to discuss the requirements and how they relate to your specific situation, please text 415.595.0328 so we can set up a time to talk further about how this course can meet your needs.

This course fulfills SOBI’s 32-hour anatomy requirement for the Practitioner Training Program.

*Contact me for more information about palpation partner requirements. The partner does not have to be the same person for each class.

September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16 (Tuesdays)

10am-2:30pm Pacific, 11am-3:30pm Mountain, 12pm-4:30pm Central, 1pm-5:30pm Eastern

This class uses anatomy images, movement, and hands-on palpation to explore anatomical language and experience all the major bones and muscles of the human body in a way that is immediately and practically useful for bodywork practitioners.

I absolutely love studying the anatomy of the human body and can’t wait to share my passion for this with you!

Rather than rote memorization, emphasis will be placed on feeling the anatomy of our own body and our palpation partner, and on being comfortable with how to look up anatomical information in reference materials as needed.

This anatomy course is perfect for students starting out in their bodywork training, for laypeople who want to know more about the anatomy of the human body as they work with friends and family, or for students at any level who would like to review and renew their anatomy knowledge.

This 32-hour online course will be presented in eight 4 hour “bite-sized” classes, with a half hour break about halfway through the day. For more thorough kinesthetic understanding of the material presented, you will need a palpation partner most days of class.*

You will have the opportunity to spend some time outside class coloring images and doing other explorations that facilitate your learning process. The 2-3 week interval between each class will allow time for you to practice anatomical palpation with friends and family and for the information to integrate into your system between classes.

If you have any questions about the contents of this course or wish to discuss the requirements and how they relate to your specific situation, please text 415.595.0328 so we can set up a time to talk further about how this course can meet your needs.

This course fulfills SOBI’s 32-hour anatomy requirement for the Practitioner Training Program.

*Contact me for more information about palpation partner requirements. The partner does not have to be the same person for each class.

September 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16 (Tuesdays)

10am-2:30pm Pacific, 11am-3:30pm Mountain, 12pm-4:30pm Central, 1pm-5:30pm Eastern

This class uses anatomy images, movement, and hands-on palpation to explore anatomical language and experience all the major bones and muscles of the human body in a way that is immediately and practically useful for bodywork practitioners.

I absolutely love studying the anatomy of the human body and can’t wait to share my passion for this with you!

Rather than rote memorization, emphasis will be placed on feeling the anatomy of our own body and our palpation partner, and on being comfortable with how to look up anatomical information in reference materials as needed.

This anatomy course is perfect for students starting out in their bodywork training, for laypeople who want to know more about the anatomy of the human body as they work with friends and family, or for students at any level who would like to review and renew their anatomy knowledge.

This 32-hour online course will be presented in eight 4 hour “bite-sized” classes, with a half hour break about halfway through the day. For more thorough kinesthetic understanding of the material presented, you will need a palpation partner most days of class.*

You will have the opportunity to spend some time outside class coloring images and doing other explorations that facilitate your learning process. The 2-3 week interval between each class will allow time for you to practice anatomical palpation with friends and family and for the information to integrate into your system between classes.

If you have any questions about the contents of this course or wish to discuss the requirements and how they relate to your specific situation, please text 415.595.0328 so we can set up a time to talk further about how this course can meet your needs.

This course fulfills SOBI’s 32-hour anatomy requirement for the Practitioner Training Program.

*Contact me for more information about palpation partner requirements. The partner does not have to be the same person for each class.

Cranial I Posterior Vault & Sphenobasilar Junction In this 3 Day Class the basics of the Cranio-Sacral Mechanism will be presented from the perspective of Indirect work.

In preparation for Cranial PRT we will address the anatomical specifics and releases for C1 & C2 or Atlas/Axis, Sacral Joint & Ligaments, and the Horizontal Fibers or Diaphragms of the Body.

We will address the Posterior Vault of the Cranium with specific releases for the Occiput & the Parietals as well as the Primary Sutures of the Skull. We will also address the primary driver or “Joint” of the Cranium, the Sphenobasilar Junction (Basilar Portion of the Occiput/Sphenoid).

Cranial I is a prerequisite for Cranial II. The Sphenoid Bone, or Anterior component of the S/B Junction, and it’s function is the primary driver or determinate for all of the Facial Bones.

We will first review the function of the S/B Junction learned in Cranial I, and use it for ongoing assessment during this 3 Day Class. We will address each Facial Bone and all of it’s articulations during this Class, from an Ortho-Bionomy and Positional Release perspective.

In addition to the Sphenoid Bone, this will include; Frontal, Ethmoid, Lacrimal, Nasal, Vomer, Zygoma, Maxilla (Palate), Palatine, and Mandible Bones. These frontal bones constitute the Orbit of the Eye, the body structure of the Nose, and the foundation of the Mouth.

The Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ) is a highly complex joint which has extraordinary demands placed upon it in the course of daily living. Eating and talking are two of its functions, which are vital to life. We will start by treating Muscles which have an influence or attachment on the TMJ.

Cranial I is a prerequisite for Cranial II. The Sphenoid Bone, or Anterior component of the S/B Junction, and it’s function is the primary driver or determinate for all of the Facial Bones.

We will first review the function of the S/B Junction learned in Cranial I, and use it for ongoing assessment during this 3 Day Class. We will address each Facial Bone and all of it’s articulations during this Class, from an Ortho-Bionomy and Positional Release perspective. In addition to the Sphenoid Bone, this will include; Frontal, Ethmoid, Lacrimal, Nasal, Vomer, Zygoma, Maxilla (Palate), Palatine, and Mandible Bones. These frontal bones constitute the Orbit of the Eye, the body structure of the Nose, and the foundation of the Mouth.

The Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ) is a highly complex joint which has extraordinary demands placed upon it in the course of daily living. Eating and talking are two of its functions, which are vital to life. We will start by treating Muscles which have an influence or attachment on the TMJ.

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

This is 3 day class that is on Thursday, Saturday-Sunday 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.

Class Times: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm