Home Incoporating Ortho-Bionomy into an Existing Practice Interested in Ortho-Bionomy, but not a Body Worker? Workshops Testimonials Ortho-Bionomy Sessions & Demonstrations Contact Us   Testimonials I have lived with neck pain for years. After a round of sessions of Ortho-Bionomy, and doing the exercises my therapist suggested, I am pain free the majority of the time. I did not know that was possible. I look forward to continued progress. ~ D.S. Training Programs Back to Workshops Our workshops offer units toward the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International (SOBI) Practitioner certification requirements.    Overview    How to Start    Directions for Enrolling Overview Back to top The Society of Ortho-Bionomy International has developed and oversees two professional training programs for Ortho-Bionomy® Practitioners -- the Registered Practitioner Program and the Registered Advanced Practitioner Program. Both programs are designed to give students a thorough understanding of the principles and philosophy of Ortho-Bionomy in addition to providing extensive hands-on experience in both course work and supervised practice. Enrollment helps students to create a space to develop relationships with peers and professional colleagues. They gain a sense of community, belonging and support from other students in the program which helps them stay connected between classes. In addition, further work often shifts the students work to a clearer and higher place of evolvement. The 503 hour Registered Practitioner Training Program is designed to give individuals a thorough understanding of the art and practice of Ortho-Bionomy. The program is focused so the student can apply the principles of Ortho-Bionomy to the techniques they learn. The applicant will also be prepared to present and demonstrate Ortho-Bionomy in their own practice and community. How to Start Back to top To enroll in the Practitioner Training Program complete the application found on page 18 of this handbook. Complete the application form, attach your payment for your entrance fee (credit card or check made out to Society of Ortho-Bionomy International) and send it in to the Society office. If you are not a Student or Associate Member, please apply to become a member of the Society. These forms are found on page 14 and 16 with complete instructions. To learn more about Associate Membership, please turn to page 15 of the handbook. Once you have met the requirements and have sent in your application, you will begin filling in your Practitioner Program Record Form. We suggest that you take your program record form with you to your classes, study sessions and advisor meetings so your record form is kept up to date. The Program Record Forms assist you in keeping records of your class attendance and progress. Space is provided on the form for your instructors to initial the courses as you complete them. It is your responsibility to fill out each section and give to the instructor to sign at each class. If you have not had your classes signed off as you took them, an Instructor can review your certificates and sign off classes on that basis. There is no record of the classes that you attend other than your certificate and Record form. Please be diligent about completing your forms. The Society Office does not keep a record of classes that students attend until you have fully completed your training and submitted your forms for evolvement to Associate Member and Practitioner. The Society of Ortho-Bionomy does not have a “school” that teaches the curriculum for the Training Programs. Instead there are many Registered Instructors who teach classes, usually on the weekends. Some Instructors teach in Massage Schools or Healing Arts Schools and as such they may offer classes on a set schedule according to those schools’ policies. You are encouraged to take classes with multiple Instructors. You may take classes in any order provided you meet the prerequisites for any given class. The prerequisites are set by the individual Instructors so you will find some classes may require you to have taken a Phase 4 foundation class while others may not have this requirement. Only classes taught by Registered Instructors in good standing with the Society of Ortho-Bionomy may count toward your Training Program. Directions for Enrolling Back to top To enroll in the Practitioner Training Program, you must first meet the entrance requirements listed below: Entrance Requirements 1. Complete one Phase IV Workshop 2. Receive two sessions from a Registered Instructor or Registered Practitioner 3. Be a current member in the Society of Ortho-Bionomy in good standing (You must be a Student or Associate member of the Society to enroll in the Practitioner Training Program) 4. Pay the Practitioner Program Entrance Fee of $100 5. Select a program advisor. See page 5 for a full description of how to choose an advisor. This program is focused on assuring that the student understands the application of the principles of Ortho-Bionomy to the techniques and is prepared to present and demonstrate Ortho-Bionomy in their own practices and communities. DSW Services can help you fulfill the entrance requirements for the Registered Practitioner Program. • Completion of one Phase IV workshop • Receive two sessions from a Registered Instructor or Registered Practitioner    Application for Basic Practitioner Program    Practitioner Training Handbook For more information please contact the info@dswservices.com or speak with Danyell Wiley at (317) 441-4119. You may also contact the Society directly at office@ortho-bionomy.org.