Bowen Therapy

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 situations depending on the needs of the individual. For example, we may need to conduct 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 often remarkable, sometimes even after the first session.

How Bowen Works

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 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 a relaxed and balanced state of being. The effect of Bowen on fascia is significant and recent studies concerning fascia may help to explain why the technique is so effective. More research is being conducted and it is an area that is covered in many of the Bowtech CPD courses.

What to Expect in a Treatment Session

Therapy sessions are very gentle and non-invasive. Bowen moves are made over specific points on the body either on the skin or through light clothing. Treatment is suitable for all age groups and indeed many pregnant women have benefited from Bowen. A therapy session usually lasts from 40 minutes to 1 hour.

Treatment may help alleviate the pain and stress associated with:

• Allergies
• Baby and childhood problems
• Back problems
• Bladder problems, bedwetting
• Bowel problems
• Digestive problems
• Dizziness
• Ear problems
• Emotional problems
• Fatigue
• Fluid retention
• Foot problems
• Frozen shoulder
• Headaches, migraines, sinus problems
• Jaw problems
• Knee and hip misalignments
• Menstrual and hormonal problems
• Pelvic tilt, leg length, hip imbalance
• Poor mobility
• Respiratory problems
• Skeletal and muscular problems
• Sports injuries
• Stress