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What is Ortho-Bionomy?

Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, non-invasive bodywork therapy that’shelpful for many pain and stress conditions. Developed by Canadian osteopath Dr Arthur Lincoln Pauls in the 1970s. Ortho-Bionomy is designed to support the body’s self-correcting capacity through the use of gentle positioning and subtle movements

Ortho-Bionomy offers long-lasting changes by re-educating thebody to effectively maintain balance and optimal functioning on its own. Based on the principle that the body is an intelligent self-regulating and self-healing system, this approach uses no force manipulations, painful techniques or deep pressure.Self -care techniques are given to improve progress between sessions and allow clients to participate in their healing process.

After receiving Ortho-Bionomy sessions, clients report

experiencing pain relief, deep relaxation, increased range and ease of movement, feelings of ease and lightness throughout the body, improved postural balance, faster recovery times from injuries, a sense of self-empowerment, increased vitality and emotional balance, and an increased sense of wellbeing.

Philosophy Behind Ortho

Bionomy

Based in part on osteopathic principles, the focus of an Ortho-Bionomy session is to facilitate the body’s natural self-healing and self-regulating responses.

The Practitioner works with the body instead of on it. To elicit the self-healing response the Practitioner takes care to support the comfort and ease of movement within the client. The Practitioner may gently exaggerate structural imbalances thereby stimulating the body’s self-regulating mechanisms.

Everything is done to encourage the body to respond to ease and comfort. Therefore, this work is very safe, even for those people who are highly sensitive or have limitations due to age or illness.