Integrating Massage and Ortho-Bionomy (Elective) with Jim Berns
Pre-requisite: 16 hrs Phase 4.
This 8-hour class will combine the soothing deep relaxation of therapeutic massage with the powerful pain-releasing and expansive world of Ortho-Bionomy. In this class that Jim Berns originated and developed, we will look at the individual components of each technique and find creative ways to blend, combine and weave them into a common dance. Learn how to: Use Ortho-Bionomy before, during and after a massage; have more tools and techniques to offer to your clients; position the body using the Ortho-Bionomy principles while you massage; take better care of your own body while doing massage; Integrate the different aspects of Ortho-Bionomy into your massage. (8 units)

Part 1 and Part 2 of this workshop each can be taken individually. Each workshop will cover different areas of the body.

Please bring to class: massage oil, 2 sheets, a pillow, and a willingness to be touched and unbelievably nurtured.

Advanced Instructor Jim Berns is co-author with Kathy Kain of ORTHO-BIONOMY, A PRACTICAL MANUAL (North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA). He has been a Certified Massage Therapist since 1979 and is a Registered California Instructor in massage therapy. Jim is also a Registered Advanced Instructor in Ortho-Bionomy since 1981 and has been trained directly by the founder, Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls. Jim feels that bringing together the worlds of massage and Ortho-Bionomy has the potential of having an incredible impact on the human body and spirit.