Bowen Therapy
Bowen can be performed over the clothes or directly on the skin in a short 10minute session for targeting a specific area or a one-hour whole body session. Bowen is for anyone from babies to pregnant woman. Bowen addresses issues of back pain, migraines, carpel tunnel, frozen shoulder, sports injuries, bunions, respiratory problems, headache, TMJ, and tinnitus to name a few.
Tom Bowen developed the Bowen Technique in Australia in the 1950's. He was a quiet gentle man who spoke of his skill with humility as a 'gift from God'. Most of Bowen's patients experienced relief of their complaint(s) in one or two sessions. Many also reported relief of symptoms for which they had not sought treatment. This is a common phenomenon in the clinics of Bowen practitioners today. According to evidence that he gave to Osteopathy, Chiropractic and Naturopathy Committee Enquiry stating that the only study he'd undertaken was from books, the rest was self-taught. In the same 1973 interview, Bowen reported seeing 13,000 people a year and having a success rate of 88%.
At Tom Bowen's request publishing of his work was not allowed until his passing. When he died in 1982 one of his six students Ozzie Rench, a physical therapist, began teaching the technique and opened up the only Bowen School in the world. Bowtech, also in Australia has produced Bowen Therapists throughout the world and Ozzie helped the first American school in Auburn, CA. teaching this technique to Americans. Today the technique has not changed, but it has been enhanced.
The Bowen Techniques is a gentle form of bodywork in which subtle moves performed over the muscles and connective tissue send impulse messages deep into the body, retrieving cellular memory of a preferred, relaxed, balanced way of well being. Even at the first visit results can be remarkable; often correcting the problem with only a few sessions.
There are frequent essential pauses throughout a session that allows the body time to respond and begin the healing process. Unlike many other hands-on therapies, the Bowen Technique does not use forceful manipulation. These gentle yet powerful moves send neurological impulses to the brain resulting in immediate responses of muscle relaxation and pain reduction. While many experience immediate pain relief, improvement is just as likely to unfold over the next few days to a week.
