Ortho-Bionomy®
Teaching the body to remember

Ortho-Bionomy® is a comprehensive system which includes gentle movements, comfortable positions, subtle touch, and energy work. These techniques are effective for chronic stress, injuries, and pains or problems associated with postural or structural imbalance. There are no rapid adjustments, painful contortions, or deep muscle probing. Instead, Ortho-Bionomy® uses the body's preferred posture and mild exaggeration of any distortion to initiate the body's self corrective reflexes.

Consider a stuck door. Trying to force it requires a lot of effort and you may end up with the doorknob in your hand instead of an open door. However, by simply  pushing into the door where it is stuck, will often prompt it to release, opening easily. Ortho-Bionomy® works in a similar way. Instead of trying to stretch a muscle that is tight, and Ortho-Bionomist will compress into it, giving the body direct feedback that the muscle is "stuck" which allows the muscle fibers to release.

By using body positioning and gentle compression, the proprioceptive reflexes in the joints and muscles are activated. This activation will allow the body to self -correct, once it becomes aware of an imbalance. Through this self-healing response, clients will experience ease and harmony and learn how to address their musculo-skeletal problems and pain syndromes. Mental and emotional tensions locked in the body disappear at the same time, creating a feeling of lightness and ease.

A typical session lasts about 1 hour. People wear loose comfortable clothing, so there is ease of body movement. Many individuals choose a series of sessions to relieve chronic back, neck, joint, and pain/stress syndromes. Clients are also given a homework prescription that is tailored to the needs of the individual to further the re-education process.

The relief of pain doesn't have to be painful. The concept of "no pain no gain", doesn't honor the innate body wisdom. The gentleness of this therapy system, invites the client to become a part of the process. The individual is encouraged and empowered to awaken to the potential within.