About Jim Berns

Jim Berns is a Registered Ortho-Bionomy® Advanced Instructor and Senior Practitioner. He has been trained directly by the founder, English Osteopath, Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls D.O. Jim has been a Registered Instructor and Practitioner since 1980, and has taught Ortho-Bionomy internationally and throughout the United States.

He is co-author with Kathy Kain of the book Ortho-Bionomy A Practical Manual (North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, Ca.) which has sold over 10,000 copies.

Jim has been a Certified Massage Therapist since 1979 and is a Registered California Instructor in Massage Therapy. He has taught classes at numerous massage schools throughout the country. His love for massage therapy comes across in his presentations and classes. Jim was the originator of how to blend Ortho-Bionomy and Massage.

His background includes 28 years experience in the health education field: practicing and teaching certified massage therapy; training in a variety of body therapies, personal growth seminars, NLP, and communication skills. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology.

He has lectured to and trained over 7,000 health practitioners. Jim’s mentoring and teaching approach is to work with the body in a gentle, focused and direct manner.

Jim’s private practice has had many successful referral cases including post surgery work, accident cases, emotional trauma, peak performance, and pain management.

Jim brings together into his trainings the understanding of details, being in touch with our own compassionate heart, and his "unique" humor.