What is The bowen technique?

The Bowen Technique is a very gentle form of bodywork, developed in the 1950's and 1960's by the late Tom Bowen.

Bowen is an extremely versatile therapy with many procedures available that can be applied for different situation depending on the needs of the individual.  For example, we may need to perform the Hamstring Procedure in the first session or we may need to address your pelvic alignment depending on the problems you are experiencing. Ultimately the technique helps the body to balance and re-align itself on many levels, it is truly holistic in that we might be treating something very specific but this will also have an impact upon other difficulties that you are experiencing. The results experienced with Bowen are aften remarkable, sometimes even after the first session. 

In a Bowen session we apply light moves to specific places on the body either on the skin or through light clothing.  Moves are made on skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves.   A Bowen treatment will also address deeper levels of the body, including soft tissue (fascia) and skeleton.  These moves work directly with the body's fascia and send signals via your nervous system which helps your body retrieve its memory of being relaxed and balanced state of being and to help re-align the body.Each set of moves is designed to adjust tension levels and stimulate the body’s own healing powers to re-balance and restore health.In this way Bowen differs from physiotherapy and other modalities, which often involve physical manipulation to address muscle strain, injury or relieve pain.
What is the Pause?
Another unique characteristic of Bowen therapy is the unique ‘pause’ feature when the practitioner will often leave the room allowing the body to respond in its own time, in between moves. These pauses can last for 2-5 minutes, occasionally longer if required.
 

People seek out a Bowen therapist for many reasons, often when a painful condition worsens, or they get fed up with popping painkillers which simply masks the symptoms. Bowen has been shown to be effective in relieving pain (ongoing and short term) either sudden onset from accident or sporting injury or a chronic long-term condition such as fibromyalgia.

Depending on the needs of the individual 2-3 sessions can sometimes resolve the problem or alternatively the therapist will advise a series of visits to manage a more complex issue.   A therapy session usually lasts from 40 minutes to 1 hour.

This gentle, non-invasive treatment is suitable for all ages from babies to the frail elderly. It has been shown to have an extraordinary effect on a variety of ailments, with back, neck and shoulder problems responding particularly well. It can also help with headache, stress, digestive problems, neurological conditions and RSI (repetitive strain injury).

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