Location: Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre, 2 Kendall St Canterbury

Pre-requisite: You must have attended 1 Fundamentals/Phase 4 Class to be eligible to attend this class.

Fee: $400 Early Bird discount, $450 after 14 March 2026

Phase 5 is about having a conversation with the tissue, not an argument. The focus of Phase 5 is to move to a more subtle level of awareness of the practice and principles of Ortho-Bionomy®. Specific techniques develop and increase the student’s understanding and sensitivity to the self-corrective movements initiated by the client. Through the practice of observing, following, and supporting subtle movement patterns, muscular tension is released, range of motion may be increased and pain may be reduced.

The gentle and subtle approach of this work is especially appropriate for releasing severe, acute pain and chronic patterning. This class presents practical, gentle release techniques . They can seem almost magical in their effectiveness. Releases for psoas, pelvis, lumbars, coccyx, neck, shoulders, clavicle, ears, eyes, jaw, and more will be presented.

Clarify your capacity to more clearly track mental, emotional and physical aspects. Observe and work with tissue preferences in relationship to structural alignment. Reinforce the body’s wisdom, not the patient’s storylines. Detect mood in the tissue. Use internal state shifts to influence and interrupt habituated story lines and holding patterns.

Enrolment:

Email janine@janinemccarthy.com.au and provide your full name and phone number to secure your place in the class and receive instructions for completing your payment.

Payment plans are available with weekly or fortnightly instalments.

Enquiries: janine@janinemccarthy.com.au