Online SOBI Sponsored Study Groups

The Society of Ortho-Bionomy International sponsors monthly Online Study Groups. They are primarily in a conference call format and are taught by various Registered Ortho-Bionomy Instructors via Zoom.

Our Study Groups cover a variety of topics and also count towards the study group requirements in the Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner Training Programs.

The receipt received upon registration will have a link to download the handout, any preview materials and the Zoom link. Be sure you have these materials available before you login to the study group. 

There is a limit to class size, so be sure to register early.

After a group finishes, all attendees will be emailed an evaluation form for that session. To receive study group credit attendees will need to keep their cameras on during the study group and complete and submit the evaluation form within two weeks.

Recordings of select past study groups are also available in the SOBI Bookstore.

The study groups are a full three hours, with no credit given for homework time.

Out of respect for the Instructor and the other students please be on time for the study group.

SOBI Trademark Review

Thursday, June 19, 2025

with Instructor Melissa Malm and Advanced Instructor Lynne Marotta

6:00 PM Eastern, 5:00 PM Central, 4:00 PM Mountain, 3:00 PM Pacific

Three hour online study group

FREE!! 

New to using the Trademark and a little confused? 

Been using the Trademark for years and want to make sure you've got it right, or see if anything has changed? 

Starting a new marketing campaign and wondering how Trademark requirements fit in? 

Wondering if your digital presence holds up the Trademark standards? 

Wanting to sell Ortho-Bionomy merchandise or educational materials and wondering whether a licensing agreement is needed?

These are just some of the reasons to attend the FREE study group with Lynne Marotta and Melissa Malm.

This Trademark study group is free to SOBI members and offers SOBI credit for the Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner training programs.

REGISTER HERE

Class Instructors

Melissa Malm has been practicing massage since 1997 and studying Ortho-Bionomy since 2007. She is a Registered Instructor and loves to share her knowledge of this incredible bodywork, both in person and online. Melissa lives in Southern Oregon with her family and two dogs. 

Lynne Marotta has been practicing Ortho-Bionomy since 2003 and is a Registered Advanced Instructor. Lynne loves to share her passion for this modality of bodywork to both clients and students. She resides in New Jersey, was part of NYC OB Lab, and is currently President of the SOBI Board of Directors. 

Working with Neurological Dysfunction

July 17, 2025

with SOBI Registered Advanced Instructor Bruce Stark

6:00 PM Eastern, 5:00 PM Central, 4:00 PM Mountain, 3:00 PM Pacific, 12:00 PM Hawaii (US and Canada)

Three hours

SOBI member $55; non-member $75

The nervous system is one of the most complex and interconnected structures that we will ever encounter. Injuries or disease processes within the nervous system tissues can result in a wide range of dysfunction and can have devastating impacts on the individual. Since the nervous system is the primary method that we use to affect change in the body what happens when it's the nervous system itself which is the problem?

By modifying our interaction with the body we can more directly address neurological dysfunctions. This requires us as practitioners to engage with or track the body responses differently, thereby allowing us to address nervous system imbalances and to help manage the symptoms of neurological dysfunctions.

In this study group we will first explore the structures of the nervous system and how it operates. Then we can explore some of the ways to engage with the nervous system which will allow us to support the re-organization and “rewiring” of the nervous system.

This focus of working will allow us to work with a wide range of issues such as cerebrovascular disease (stroke), concussion and other brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, dysautonomia (dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system), Parkinson’s disease and Guillian-Barre Syndrome to name a few.

I’ll present some techniques that will demonstrate how to adapt our work to address injury to the nervous system and how we can facilitate the self-balancing and self-correction of dysfunctions of the nervous system.

REGISTER HERE

Class Instructor

Bruce Stark is an Advanced Instructor and teaches extensively in Australia and New Zealand. Before moving to Australia in 2001 he taught extensively throughout the US. He is a frequent presenter for the Massage and Myotherapy Australia professional organization and has contributed to several professional bodyworker publications. He lives in Sydney Australia where he maintains a private practice.