Equine Body Balance

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Equine Body Balance offers Ortho-Bionomy and Equine Ortho-Bionomy treatments. Ortho-Bionomy is a non-force bodywork modality derived from osteopathy, developed by Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, Canadian Osteopath.

Treatments are generally 50 minutes to one hour long; in the case of people they will take place at my office and for equines, generally at the horse's barn.

What defines Ortho-Bionomy is its principles:
Preferred Posture - The body is encouraged to go in the direction it is already heading.

Towards ease, and away from pain - the body seeks out its most comfortable position, Ortho-Bionomy should never be painful.

Client/Practitioner relationship - Ortho-Bionomy is done with a client, not to them or on them.

Timing - It is important to listen for the timing, of how long to be in a particular place or position, learn what the body wants.

Body's ability to respond - The body will release and self-correct when it is ready, and only then, and this may take place over time, after the session, perhaps days later.

Re-education - this is associated with many modalities but in the case of Ortho-Bionomy, re-education allows the person to integrate change as new proprioceptive information and more functional patterns emerge. New self-awareness and conscious patterns also emerge as a result.

Less is more. The body can only absorb so much information at a time, so often the most effective method is to do less rather than more, allowing the body to process the work in the days following the session.

Conditions that respond well to Ortho-Bionomy include acute and chronic injuries, systemic issues, lymphatic, circulatory, soft tissue, fascial, structural and organic.

This is a healing modality that requires extensive training to learn. Being able to work on people or animals who are in acute injury phases and speed recovery, is one of Ortho-Bionomy's amazing qualities.