Bowen Therapy

[Lyndell Fortin]

                              Bowen Therapy
                            Bowen therapy was developed in Australia by Tom Bowen.

Bowen therapy is a simple gentle technique based on a series of movements over the fascia and muscles in precise spots to create a vibration in the muscle shaft. It is used for all sorts of physical imbalances and aids in stress release and relaxation.

The Bowen moves are performed in a specific sequence with a timed break in between. A Bowen therapist will make a few precise moves over the body and then step back for a pause to allow the body to be affected by the moves without further influence from the therapist. The average time pause after a series of moves is 2 minutes. This can be longer if the client is still experiencing reaction from the previous set of moves.

A Bowen treatment feels nothing like a massage. It is extremely gentle with moves made with pressure no harder than you would use on an eyeball. This is not a "No pain, no gain style of therapy". I found a lot of clients with unresolved muscle issues still having massages after years of treatment and expecting to be pumbled to the bone to get results.

The most common feeling that a person may experience is a sense of warmth or tingling. The moves will create a reaction even if there is no strong sensation felt by the client.

An average treatment takes about an hour. The basic relaxation moves are done and then any other area of the body can be addressed once the initial basic set up has been completed.

On average it is recommended to have 3 Bowen treatments, each within a week of each other to create the greatest potential for resolving physical conditions.

There have been many times that one treatment has been enough to completely clear long standing physical issues.

Each individual is unique and so is their body and their situation. 3 sessions are recommended in the initial consultation, with an adjustment made depending on the level of resolve. It is advisable to maintain your body once imbalances have been corrected, so a monthly treatment can be advantageous to keep the body at peak health and wellbeing.

One of the biggest comments about Bowen therapy is "How can something so simple, make such a big change in my body".

The first time I ever experienced a

Bowen treatment was when my

friend (and Reiki student) and now Bowen teacher Paul demostrated Bowen on me. I was somewhat unimpressed. I laughed when he was finished and said "Is that it". Hmmm. I had very little reaction and actually had no pain at the time so the gentle moves didn't really seem to do much, or so it seemed.

I have since had many clients unimpressed with the gentle and seemingly nothingness of the moves. I even had one lady huff as she paid me after her treatment. She had come to me for an elbow complaint that she had been suffering for years. I did the sequence of moves and stepped back to give her body the time breaks as required. At the end of the session, she dressed quickly and walked out to the reception area with a bit of an attitude. She shoved the money over the counter and walked out quite unimpressed. About an hour later, this same lady rang me and said quite politely," I would like to apologise to you. I thought that the whole thing was a sham when you did the treatment on me. You just prodded here and there and then stepped back and waited quietly, before prodding around again. I was not impressed at all, and thought that it was all a rip off. I drove home and kept moving my elbow expecting the same pain that I had been suffering with for years. By the time I got half way home, the pain had gone. I have been wriggling it since and the pain is still gone. I don't know what you did, or how it works, but it has and I would like to thank you and apologise for thinking that the whole thing was a waste of time."

That lovely lady became a regular in my shop and she was very happy that the elbow pain never returned to her.

There will always be some people that Bowen will not work for, but I have found that they are few and far between after years of working with the technique.

If you are contemplating trying Bowen therapy, give it a go. You have nothing to lose except your pain, and life is way to short to put up with suffering.

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