Fiona Munro is a fully qualified, accredited Ortho-Bionomy practitioner

For decades I’ve had an on-going curiosity and fascination with how people might access physical ease and grace.  I believe being as comfortable as possible in our bodies makes a significant difference to how we are in the world.

Physical ease hasn’t always been a breeze for me. 

I’ve sustained serious injuries including 3 herniated vertebrae discs, severely degenerated vertebral discs, spinal arthritis and rotator cuff injuries.  Most of these were a result of my early days as a trapeze artist and physical theatre performer.  

Rather than list all the injuries & past health issues, suffice to say my journey with Ortho-Bionomy has opened the door to a new level of physical ease and freedom of movement.  I continue witnessing this happen for other people as well as for myself, making my role as a practitioner endlessly rewarding and interesting.

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Fiona's qualifications

I am an accredited Ortho-Bionomy Practitioner with 2 1/2 decades of experience working with physical ailments, pain management & relaxation.

Prior to becoming owner of The Healing Switch I was a qualified yoga teacher at the Australian School of Yoga, Bondi Junction and a Lomi Lomi masseuse (Hawaiian massage) at the Sydney Ka Huna Centre, Paddington. 

I continue to study with advanced instructors who are senior students of the late Dr Arthur L Pauls, a British Osteopath, black belt judo instructor & founder of Ortho-Bionomy.  In my advanced training my studies included  working with specific conditions using the principles of Ortho-Bionomy, for example trauma resolution, neurological dysfunction and fibromyalgia.

My therapeutic body work is also informed by over 2 decades of mindfulness meditation and a daily Qigong (Chinese health care system) practice.  In earlier years I was a dancer, trapeze artist and physical theatre performer. 

The human body possesses an enormous and persistent capacity to heal itself. 
Our bodies go in and out of balance naturally.  Sometimes we require assistance switching back to places of ease, increased functionality and vitality.

"...the best my shoulder has ever felt....huge structural changes"
Ben S

"I've tried many physios & massage therapists over the years but Ortho-Bionomy is the thing that makes a real difference for me"
Suzanne C

Bodywork Training & Experience

2011 - ongoing         Founder & owner of The Healing Switch Clinic
2025 - 2026               Ortho-Bionomy Instructor Training
2023                            Pelvic Stabilisation, Luann Overmyer
2021                            Integrating Body and Mind During Pregnancy, Jenny Blyth, Birth Worker, Educator and Spinning Babies-Approved Trainer
                                                                                                                Hugh Churchward, Ortho-Bionomy Advanced Practitioner and Somatic Psychotherapist
2018                            Exploration of Movement, Luann Overmyer
2017                            Chapmans Reflexes, Richard Valasek
2012, 2020                Chapmans Reflexes, Bruce Stark 
2019                            Working with Chronic Pain, Bruce Stark 
2016                            Working with Neurological Dysfunction, Bruce Stark 
2015                            Cranial, Bruce Stark 
2014                            Working with Viscera, Bruce Stark                  
2012                            Exploration of Movement, Bruce Stark 
2012, 2018                 Postural Reducation, Bruce Stark 
2012                            Trauma Resolution, Bruce Stark 
2012                            TMJ, Richard Valasek
2012, 2020                 Isometrics, Bruce Stark 
2012, 2014, 2021     Self Care (using Ortho-Bionomy techniques) Bruce Stark, Luann Overmyer
2011 -  2021              Ortho-Bionomy Practitioner Training  Bruce Stark
2017                            Registered Practitioner, Ortho-Bionomy Australia (1000 hours)
2015 -  2020              Board of Directors, Ortho-Bionomy Australia
2011                            Working with TMJ, Bruce Stark 
2011                            Cert Anatomy and Physiology Bruce Stark
2000 - 2003               Kahuna Practitioner at Sydney Kahuna Centre, Paddington
1999 – 2001               Cert Hawaiian Massage Mette Sorensen’s Institute of Bodywork (160 hours)
1999                           Cert Yoga Teaching Sydney School of Yoga Eve Grybowkski & Mardi Kendall
1999                           Cert Anatomy and Physiology  Peridor Health Schools
1999                           Cert Swedish Massage NSW School of Massage Therapy
1996 - 1998               Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training  Australian School of Yoga

More about my personal experience with Ortho-Bionomy

Here's an article from Stellar magazine (3.12.17) telling a little about how I discovered
Ortho-Bionomy and why it worked so well for me

http://bit.ly/2nnq5Oq