The Bowen Technique
What is it?
Some people term it Bowen Therapy or simply Bowen. Whatever you choose to call this miracle treatment, the Bowen technique is a soft tissue remedial therapy, named after its innovator Tom Bowen. The technique involves the therapist using fingers or thumbs to move over muscle, ligament tendon and fascia in various parts of the body. The work is very subtle, relaxing and gentle involving no hard or prolonged pressure. |
What will happen during my treatment?
At your initial appointment, Tess, a qualified bowen therapist will carry out a thorough consultation to establish your needs from the treatment and to record any medical history. Then you will be asked to lie on the therapy table. Most of the work can be performed through light clothing, although it can be easier to work on skin. Although each session will vary, generally, moves will be made over the lower and mid back and legs, the upper back and shoulders before finishing with neck moves with the client face up.
In between sets of moves, the therapist will leave the room and allow the client to rest. This is a key element of Bowen and is a defining aspect of the technique as well as being one of the most important. The break allows the body the opportunity to create a decision about what action needs to be taken in response to the moves given. The breaks give the nervous system a chance to establish the correct actions. In the process other information can be gathered by the body and it is common for areas not being directly treated to respond to the treatment.
Treatments should be scheduled for between five and seven days apart and an initial set of three treatments is recommended in order to establish whether the client is likely to respond to treatment.
At your initial appointment, Tess, a qualified bowen therapist will carry out a thorough consultation to establish your needs from the treatment and to record any medical history. Then you will be asked to lie on the therapy table. Most of the work can be performed through light clothing, although it can be easier to work on skin. Although each session will vary, generally, moves will be made over the lower and mid back and legs, the upper back and shoulders before finishing with neck moves with the client face up.
In between sets of moves, the therapist will leave the room and allow the client to rest. This is a key element of Bowen and is a defining aspect of the technique as well as being one of the most important. The break allows the body the opportunity to create a decision about what action needs to be taken in response to the moves given. The breaks give the nervous system a chance to establish the correct actions. In the process other information can be gathered by the body and it is common for areas not being directly treated to respond to the treatment.
Treatments should be scheduled for between five and seven days apart and an initial set of three treatments is recommended in order to establish whether the client is likely to respond to treatment.
Can anyone receive treatment?
A fairly strong rule of Bowen is that it should not be mixed with other therapies. The treatment is in effect asking the body to undertake a process of repair and so should be allowed to do so without interruption or contradiction. This does not mean to say that a massage therapist might not discover that by adding some Bowen type moves to a massage, a more effective and therapeutic outcome is achieved. It is not however Bowen as the parameters of what Bowen is are clearly defined and do not include massage moves.
A client will be asked not to have other forms of physical or energetic therapy whilst receiving Bowen and to leave a period of a week either side.
Bowen can be very effective for all kinds of medical conditions, but there may be occasionc where letter from your doctor will be required before treatment is carried out.
How will Bowen benefit me?
Especially effective for muscular skeletal problems but also a general well being treatment that most people, including myself, find extremely restful and refreshing. Examples of conditions which have responded are:
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How will I feel after my treatment?
Reactions to treatment are not uncommon and include tiredness, increase in original symptoms, stiffness, headaches, flu like symptoms, increased dream activity. It is vital that you do not cease the treatment in response to a strong reaction. The moves are so subtle that if a strong reaction is experienced it demonstrates how profound the work can be and further treatments are essential if the full effect is going to be felt.
Most people will have responses within three to four sessions, when even long standing chronic pain can be relieved. Other conditions might need to be treated more often, but in either case it is recommended that clients return for regular treatments every six to eight weeks to maintain optimum health.
For more details: visit energyflowtherapies.co.uk
Reactions to treatment are not uncommon and include tiredness, increase in original symptoms, stiffness, headaches, flu like symptoms, increased dream activity. It is vital that you do not cease the treatment in response to a strong reaction. The moves are so subtle that if a strong reaction is experienced it demonstrates how profound the work can be and further treatments are essential if the full effect is going to be felt.
Most people will have responses within three to four sessions, when even long standing chronic pain can be relieved. Other conditions might need to be treated more often, but in either case it is recommended that clients return for regular treatments every six to eight weeks to maintain optimum health.
For more details: visit energyflowtherapies.co.uk
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