Simply put, Bowen is a powerful therapy named after the late Tom Bowen (1916-1982). It involves gentle rolling moves across muscles, tendons and other soft tissue. It is performed on the skin or sometimes through light clothing. It cannot, at this time, be compared to any other therapy.
Its gentleness, however, disguises the deep and powerful effects it can have on the body. It has shown to be nothing short of miraculous in the healing of musculoskeletal conditions like back pain, frozen shoulder and other related physical conditions. But its real benefits are on the unseen systems of the body like the immune and hormonal systems. Bowen Technique has been shown to help the body to reset itself and go into deep states of relaxation. Sleep patterns stabilize and it is here that the body can get in touch with its own internal healer. People at every age can be treated from newborn babies to the elderly.
Practitioners of Bowen Technique do not diagnose problems. What Bowen does is address the body following the natural law of treating it as a whole. The innate intelligence of the body will decide what needs to be addressed first in its journey towards healing.
Unique to the Bowen Technique are the frequent pauses that take place in between sets of ‘moves’ when the practitioner will often leave the room. This is to give the client’s body and nervous system time to relax and integrate the messages being given to it without any interference from the practitioner’s presence.
Science is showing that the memory of any accidents we may have had, poor postural habits and any physical and emotional trauma we have experienced can be stored and set in the connective tissue of the body. Bowen is affecting this connective tissue helping to release these traumas.
Jackie O’Neal BTAA - bowentechnique.eu
Tel # (954) 202-3471
jackieso119@gmail.com
I am currently available for Bowen Technique Sessions in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area
I also travel extensively to the UK, where I run a Low Cost Multi-Bed Clinic in Brighton.
Sessions are $75.00 -
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While normally I wouldn’t comment on a complete strangers blog, I am compelled to simply because I’ve been the recipient of Bowen’s healing technique.
A few years ago I was suffering from a particularly nasty sciatic issue and I sought out a Bowen therapist because I was desperate to try absolutely anything to relieve the pain. A friend of mine had recommended a practitioner who also came in to give individuals a seated massage through our workplace. (I hope that makes sense *laughs*)! However, I was skeptical and I thought frankly that it was a bunch of hokey malarky – BUT the pain was so excruciating I went. The first session yielded a decrease in pain, and I went back for a second the next day. Second session, by the time I left the pain was almost completely gone. I cannot explain it, but it worked. So while the woman from this blog doesn’t know me from adam – I highly recommend those who might be suffering with pain to at least give it a try!
Thank you Sharon for contributing your experience with Bowen. Our Bodies are so amazing aren’t they? It’s lovely to watch them relax back into ease when given the information they can use to see a different possibility.