Upcoming events and classes

Ortho-Bionomy® Fundamentals for Spine and Pelvis

  • Saturday, October 3, 2026 
    Sunday, October 4, 2026

  • 9am-6pm

  • Holiday Inn Express and Suites 610 John Nolen Drive Madison, WI, 53713 United States(map)

Course Description

This course covers the history, philosophy and basic concepts of Ortho-Bionomy. In this class you will observe and practice specific techniques for releasing imbalances in the neck, thoracic spine and ribcage, lumbar spine, pelvic girdle and sacrum. These techniques result in the release of pain and neuromuscular tension patterns, promoting expanded range of motion, increased circulation and a greater sense of well-being.

Ortho-Bionomy techniques are highly effective, easy to learn, easy on your body, and combine well with other bodywork and complimentary healing systems. You will discover ways to:

  • Help relieve pain gently, without causing pain

  • Work with common problems such as whiplash injuries, low back pain, and sciatica

  • Release sensitive (trigger) points with little or no effort

  • Experience and understand the natural reflexes in the body

  • Develop your sensitivity to the subtle, structural changes that promote healing

Tuition

$325 before September 11, 2026

$375 after September 11, 2026

Information

Contact Haley New
608-557-4643
haley@marilyncg.com

Credits

Ortho-Bionomy Fundamentals: Spine & Pelvis is a foundation and prerequisite class for all further training in Ortho-Bionomy. Completion of this class provides 16 units of Phase Four instruction towards completion of the Ortho-Bionomy Registered Practitioner Training Program and 16 NCBTMB CEs. Participants who attend both days of this class will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

What others have said about this course

“I can’t wait to incorporate what I’ve learned into my bodywork sessions”

“This will expand the effectiveness of my work.”

“A gifted instructor - Morel’s combination of simplicity, humor and patience were just what I needed.”

Register here
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Ortho-Bionomy® Phase 6 in Madison, WI

  • Saturday, November 7, 2026 
    Sunday, November 8, 2026

  • 9am-6pm

  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites 610 John Nolen Drive Madison, WI 53713 United States(map)

Course Description

This class is designed to help participants access and track sensation and energetic perception in themselves and in their clients, and to learn how to make contact without necessarily engaging physically. Techniques will be presented that monitor and acknowledge the inter-relationship between energetic, emotional and physical levels and that demonstrate how energetic shifts can affect changes in physical patterns.

Prerequisites

Phase Five or by Permission of Instructor

Credits

This course provides 16 units of instruction towards completion of the Ortho-Bionomy Registered Practitioner Training Program and 16 NCBTMB CEs. Participants who attend both days of this class will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Tuition

  • $325 before October 10th, 2026

  • $375 after October 10th, 2026

Registration

REGISTER ONLINE

Contact

Haley New
608-557-4643
Haley@marilyncg.com

What others have said about this course:

“The effectiveness of this subtle work is simply amazing.”

“Morel does a great job of explaining energetic principles in down-to-earth, everyday language."

Past Ortho-Bionomy® classes

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Phase 5 in Madison, WI

  • Saturday, June 13, 2026
    Sunday, June 14, 2026

  • 9am-6pm both days

  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites 610 John Nolen Drive Madison, WI, 53713 United States (map)

Course Description

The focus of Phase Five is to move to a more subtle level of awareness of the practice and principle of Ortho-Bionomy. Specific techniques develop and increase the student's understanding and proprioceptive 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 is increased and pain is reduced. In Phase Five, students are encouraged to do less and let the client be the guide for his/her exploration of change.

Ortho-Bionomy® The Extremities Part I: Lower Extremities

  • Saturday, January 17, 2026

  • 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

  • Marilyn Pilates435 W Oak St Suite C Cottage Grove, WI 53527United States (map)

Course Description

Ortho-Bionomy Fundamentals: Extremities covers the history, philosophy and basic concepts of Ortho-Bionomy. In this class you will observe and practice specific techniques for releasing imbalances of the hip, leg, knee, ankle and foot. These techniques result in the release of pain and neuromuscular tension patterns, promoting expanded range of motion, increased circulation and a greater sense of well-being.

Ortho-Bionomy techniques are highly effective, easy to learn, easy on your body, and combine well with other bodywork and complimentary healing systems. You will discover ways to:

  • Help relieve pain gently, without causing pain

  • Work with common problems of the extremities

  • Release sensitive (trigger) points with little or no effort

  • Experience and understand the natural reflexes of the body

  • Develop your sensitivity to the subtle, structural changes that promote healing


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Ortho-Bionomy® The Extremities Part II: Upper Extremities

  • Saturday, January 24, 2026

  • 9:00 AM 6:00 PM

  • AmericInn101 West BroadwayMonona, WI, 53716United States (map)

Course Description

Ortho-Bionomy Fundamentals: Extremities covers the history, philosophy and basic concepts of Ortho-Bionomy. In this class you will observe and practice specific techniques for releasing imbalances of the shoulder girdle, arm, elbow, wrist and hand. These techniques result in the release of pain and neuromuscular tension patterns, promoting expanded range of motion, increased circulation and a greater sense of well-being.

Ortho-Bionomy techniques are highly effective, easy to learn, easy on your body, and combine well with other bodywork and complimentary healing systems. You will discover ways to:

  • Help relieve pain gently, without causing pain

  • Work with common problems of the extremities

  • Release sensitive (trigger) points with little or no effort

  • Experience and understand the natural reflexes of the body

  • Develop your sensitivity to the subtle, structural changes that promote healing

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Morel Stackhouse and Haley New pictured here.

***Sold out***

Ortho-Bionomy mini workshop: Self Care with a Partner for the Upper Extremities

January 10, 2026

2-4pm

At Madison Circus Space

In this workshop, you will learn Ortho-Bionomy-based partner isometrics for the upper extremities. We will work with our shoulders, arms, elbows, wrists, hands and fingers. These exercises can be done standing, sitting or lying down — no special equipment is needed besides a chair. Please wear non-restrictive clothing and layers for your comfort.

This workshop is for everyone but was created especially for friends of Madison Circus Space. You can come with a partner or solo, as we’ll have many chances to practice with each other!

About the practitioners

Morel Stackhouse is a Registered Advanced Practitioner and Instructor with the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International®, and a Wisconsin licensed massage therapist/bodyworker. She began her study of Ortho-Bionomy in 1984 and was fortunate to have studied with Arthur Lincoln Pauls D.O., the system’s Founder. Morel has been teaching throughout the US since 1989 and maintains a private practice in Madison, WI.  Find her at   www.morelstackhouse.com.

Haley New has been teaching Pilates since 2014. Aligned with her core mission to help people, she began learning Ortho-Bionomy with Morel in 2020. She is currently an Ortho-Bionomy Associate and a Wisconsin licensed massage therapist/bodyworker. She teaches Pilates and practices therapeutic bodywork at Marilyn Pilates in Cottage Grove, WI.   Find her at www.marilyncg.com.

In 2023, Morel and Haley began collaborating to bring Ortho-Bionomy to the Madison community and beyond, not just for professional bodyworkers but for everyone. Classes are offered on a regular basis. Follow them on Instagram  @ortho_bionomy_madison

Registration & Payment

This workshop is offered on a sliding-scale basis. When registering, please pay what you can (suggested full price is $40, but no one will be turned away as long as space allows).

Register here.

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Ortho-Bionomy® Exploration of Movement Patterns

  • Saturday, February, 21, 2026

  • Sunday, February 22, 2026

Ortho-Bionomy: Exploration of Movement Patterns adds depth and dimension to Phase Four Ortho-Bionomy, moving it from technique to art. In this class you will learn to observe and explore various patterns of movement throughout the body in skin, fascia, muscle, connective tissue, bone, nerves, and fluid. We will use movement as both a means of assessment and as a release technique. Bodies are designed to move - releasing them through the application of movement deepens the connection between form and function, integrates the releases with the rest of the system, and gives the body a deeply-felt experience of itself. These techniques form an excellent bridge from the physical to the energetic work of Ortho-Bionomy.