Frequent Pauses in Bowen Explanation

"In order for healing to take place, what is important is that this natural process of the autonomic nervous system is not interrupted otherwise it will not be able to re-balance and come to a state of equilibrium.

For this to happen, as long as the client is not having a strong reaction, it is much better if the practitioner is out of the room. This way the patient can fully relax and there is no possibility that this process will be interupted by any unnecessary chit-chat...

The scientist Rupert Sheldrake has shown through experiments described in his book "The sense of Being Stared At" & "Other Aspects of the Extended Mind", that when people are being observed, whether they are consciously aware of it or not, their brain waves exhibit signs of alertness that are not conducive to relaxation.

Indeed being observed alerts areas of the brain (particularly the pre-frontal cortex) that interfere with the natural ability of the more primitive areas of the brain to settle and process information without interference."

From John Wilks, the bowen technique, the inside story. www.cyma.org.uk