Francis Heslin is an internationally registered advanced instructor and advanced practitioner of Ortho-Bionomy and has been in practice since 1996. He has a background in both primary and tertiary education. Francis studied and practised yoga over many years. This inspired an interest in the relationship between ease of movement, structural alignment and overall well-being. While living in Japan (1986-1995), Francis studied reiki, massage, reflexology, and craniosacral therapy (with Hugh Milne). His first Ortho-Bionomy class was in Tokyo. Fascinated by its gentle effectiveness, holistic approach and wide scope, Frank continued courses in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, becoming a practitioner in 2000, advanced practitioner in 2007 and instructor in 2009 and advanced instructor in 2022.
While in New Zealand from 2005 until 2010, Francis worked with cranial osteopaths under Paul Hume at ‘Natural Body Link’ in Hamilton. He has held practices in various other locations in Australia. A wide range of students, from absolute beginners to trained healthcare specialists such as massage therapists, physiotherapists, kinesiologists, osteopaths, etc. are drawn to Francis’s Ortho-Bionomy classes.
Francis is a member of Ortho-Bionomy Australia Ltd®, The Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® and Ortho-Bionomy New Zealand Inc.® He has been on the board of directors for Ortho-Bionomy Australia Ltd®. In 2019 Francis coordinated, and presented, at the national OBA conference in Hobart. He practices and teaches Ortho-Bionomy locally, interstate and in N.Z. Francis also teaches Ortho-Bionomy self-care classes to children, students, clients and others. Francis is part of a much larger global network of 100’s of practitioners who embrace Ortho-Bionomy’s gentle, effective principle-based techniques that work on underlying patterns in the structure to bring about long-lasting change and natural balance.
Treatments, Training, Self-Care Classes, Lecture / Demo
While in New Zealand from 2005 until 2010, Francis worked with cranial osteopaths under Paul Hume at ‘Natural Body Link’ in Hamilton. He has held practices in various other locations in Australia. A wide range of students, from absolute beginners to trained healthcare specialists such as massage therapists, physiotherapists, kinesiologists, osteopaths, etc. are drawn to Francis’s Ortho-Bionomy classes.
Francis is a member of Ortho-Bionomy Australia Ltd®, The Society of Ortho-Bionomy International® and Ortho-Bionomy New Zealand Inc.® He has been on the board of directors for Ortho-Bionomy Australia Ltd®. In 2019 Francis coordinated, and presented, at the national OBA conference in Hobart. He practices and teaches Ortho-Bionomy locally, interstate and in N.Z. Francis also teaches Ortho-Bionomy self-care classes to children, students, clients and others. Francis is part of a much larger global network of 100’s of practitioners who embrace Ortho-Bionomy’s gentle, effective principle-based techniques that work on underlying patterns in the structure to bring about long-lasting change and natural balance.