Society of Ortho-Bionomy International®

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HI Everyone,

As not all of you are SOBI members you might not be aware that the bi-annual conference for the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International®️ is coming up starting Thursday October 19th through Sunday October 22nd.

First thing to know is that it is virtual as well as live. Everyone who registers for the conference gets access from now and 3 months after to all the presentations as well as access to ongoing interactions with other Ortho-Bionomy® enthusiasts on the Whova platform!

I highly recommend the experience, here’s why:

- What is presented at conference doesn’t necessarily end up in a classroom opportunity. These are often snapshots of ingenuity developed in practice.

- Get to know other instructors and what they have to offer

- Get a broader sense of the Ortho-Bionomy community

- See innovations and deeper applications of the work

- Visit with out of town students on the Whova platform

- Pair up or group up and experience the conference within your own community and peeps :)

- Review and practice by watching the presentations again, and again, and again for up to 3 months ;)

- 16 SOBI credits!

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We would love to see you there!

SOBI Conference Committee

SOBI | SOBI Conference Ortho-Bionomy helps people break the cycle of pain – without creating pain. Sometimes the body’s natural ability to remain balanced is short-circuited by stress, injury, accident, improper posture, emotional experiences or overtaxing the body’s limits.

FYI: Recent scam alert: A Joyovlinen Lantier (probably a cloned account) is sending emails to SOBI members as well as members from other organizations, phishing for people to answer their emails. Please be careful!

Early bird registration is still available for the 2023 conference in Albuquerque NM. Be sure to get your seat at the table soon.

SOBI | General E-Bulletin We are halfway to our room capacity, so if you want to join us in Albuquerque you will want to register sooner rather than later. We top off at 60 in-person attendees, so don't wait to register or you may miss your chance!

Don't miss the early bird registration!

SOBI | General E-Bulletin Registration has begun, and we will need sufficient in person registrations by June 1st in order to move forward with the in person portion of the conference.

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Register for the 2023 SOBI Conference in Albuquerque, NM. Early bird deadline June 1st.

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Don't miss your opportunity to join us in Albuquerque for the 2023 SOBI conference in person.

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2023 SOBI Conference in Albuquerque, NM
Instructor Retreat October 17/18, 2023
Conference October 19-22

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SOBI 2023 Conference in Albuquerque, NM!!!
October 17/18 Instructor Retreat
October 19-22 Conference

SOBI | General E-Bulletin You might notice that the registration rates for this conference are considerably less expensive than in past years. This is because the Board’s focus on this conference has been to keep costs as low as possible to enable more members to attend the in-person conference.

Here's a reminder for today's event.
This does include a one hour break between 4:00 and 5:00 ET.

SOBI | General E-Bulletin We will focus on LGBTQ+ terminology and gender neutral pronouns: what they are, why they’re important, and how to use them. The first half will cover information on gender terms and how we now have widely used common language to discuss these topics.

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SOBI | General E-Bulletin We will focus on LGBTQ+ terminology and gender neutral pronouns: what they are, why they’re important, and how to use them. The first half will cover information on gender terms and how we now have widely used common language to discuss these topics.

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For a long time, my Family Constellations work with clients took us deep into the ancestral past to find the brokenness and search for possible repair and reconciliation that would benefit the client in the present. We were able to see patterns and fractals from the distant past that the client encountered in their conception and childhood that became entanglements in their efforts to survive and belong.

Lately, I find we can see and feel how the past is still present by looking more closely at a client’s family and childhood. Having spent so much time in the landscape of the distant past, I find I can help the client see generations of trauma, suffering and disconnection in the fundamental dynamics of their family without losing our sense how the ancient past is still systemically present.

In these sessions it feels like the resolutions that benefit the client are even more essential and supportive, particularly how they land in our physiology where our deepest survival needs reside. I see a more generous capacity to respect their parents and ancestors and have genuine gratitude for their lives. Finally, we experience systemic repairs to the family that supports movement into healthy adulthood for the client.

Gender in 2023: Inclusive Essentials

Saturday, February 11, 2023
2:30-4:00 break 5:00-6:30 Eastern Time

Please contact the SOBI Office if you plan to attend [email protected]

Jess Albertine Lemmertz (she/her) presents a two-part dive into gender terms and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We will focus on LGBTQ+ terminology and gender neutral pronouns: what they are, why they’re important, and how to use them. The first half will cover information on gender terms and how we now have widely used common language to discuss these topics.

We’ll look at how addressing your underlying thought process and understanding of gender automatically leads to an easier basis of communication. In the second half we will practice with a few experiential activities to help you gain fluency using this language about people around you.

We’ll close with plenty of time for questions, so if you’ve ever had a gender/s*xuality question you’ve wanted to ask, now is the time.

Some of the information we’ll explore includes:

What do all the abbreviations mean?

What are the differences between biological s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, and expression?

How can English pronouns be gender neutral?

How do we safely refer to the pre-transition past of a transgender person's life?

Join us to expand your view on gender so that you can welcome anyone into your practice in a warm and safe manner. Please feel free bring others along if they are open to learning.

Jess Albertine Lemmertz is a certified Alexander Technique (AT) teacher based in the Denver area, with a background in the performing arts, disability, and LGBTQ+ communities. Originally a flute player and composer, she worked with AT for 10 years to help with her own medical issues before studying to become a teacher. Jess loves to help students work toward movement ease with a commitment to inclusivity, body positivity, and self-ownership. She has also taught numerous workshops on LGBTQ+ inclusivity in Alexander Technique. In addition to teaching at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music, she maintains a private teaching practice, Open Mind AT, in Highlands Ranch, CO.

You can learn more at her website OpenMindAT.com



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Topic: Gender in 2023: Inclusive Essentials
Time: Feb 11, 2023

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🔈 PROPRIOCEPTION

Physiologically, posture and balance are a result of the interaction of a number of sensory feedbacks and the resulting muscular responses. The sensory feedback comes from proprioceptors. The proprioceptors detect any changes in movement or position and any changes in tension, or force, within the body. They are found in all nerve endings of the joints, muscles, and tendons.

1. Pressure sensors in the soles of the feet and proprioceptors in the ankle joints detect the proportion of weight distributed between left and right and between the balls and heels of the feet.

2. The vestibular apparatus of the ears can detect any change in equilibrium, even before it occurs, and send messages to the brain.

3. The eyes detect a level horizon and feedback to the brain causes postural adjustment to try to keep the eyes parallel with that horizon.

4. Neurological structures in muscle and tendon tissue (the muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs - which are also types of proprioceptors) detect changes in muscle tensions and the rate of that change.

A shout out to all of our members in the path of Ian. You are in our thoughts and Phase 7's are heading your way.
Remember that many of our members can support you virtually or by phone. Please reach out for support if needed.

Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® updated their business hours.

Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® updated their address.

Time to view the recordings from the SOBI Virtual Conference is running out! October 14th is the last day we have the recordings available. To access the recordings and the Q & A with Thomas Myers follow the link to register.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/society-of-ortho-bionomy-international-virtual-conference-2021-tickets-151502382705

Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® - Virtual Conference 2021 REGISTRATION for SOBI Conference 2021 Platform. View recordings of the April 15-18 presentations, engage in discussions and Meetups & more!

More fun news from the April SOBI Conference.
It seems our intrepid and competitive conference attendees won SOBI an award from Whova!
We won the "Most Proficient Whova Customers Competition in April of 2021!"
That means that our conference attendees were busy interacting on this fabulous virtual conference platform. They chatted with each other, engaged in ongoing conversations on a huge variety of topics, added pictures and competed for prizes.
Thank You members and Thank You Whova for a wonderful virtual conference experience! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6805896509972910080

Whova on LinkedIn: Congratulations to Society of Ortho-Bionomy International's International Congratulations to Society of Ortho-Bionomy International's International 21st Conference for being a winner of Whova’s Most Proficient Customer Contest...

The SOBI Conference has come and gone but the follow on and the good news just keeps coming!
We have a firm date with Thomas Myers for a live Q & A follow up from his conference presentation. Mr. Myers will be joining us live in July 13th.
SOBI members and attendees of the conference will be notified soon with the details.

Conference Prizes in the mail!