What is Bowen?
Bowen Therapy is a gentle and effective hands-on therapy that treats your symptoms in a holistic way to enable your body to relax, reset and alleviate pain. It is a gentle, non-invasive approach to holistic health and wellness.
This treatment involves gentle and precise manipulation using fingers and thumbs across key structural points of the body. These ‘moves’ over muscle, soft tissue & fascia address the whole body, which when stimulated in this way, send neurological impulses to the brain.
The nerve stimulations activate the body’s inherent healing capabilities which helps the body to reset and release tension. This can result in immediate responses such as muscle relaxation which can help symptoms such as pain, swelling, weakness, tightness & numbness.
Bowen Benefits
Bowen is an effective therapy that is commonly requested for back, neck, shoulder, knee, ankle and foot problems. It gently regains the body’s state of balance, releases muscle tension and reduces pain which is often caused by poor posture, lack of exercise, illness or injury, resulting in reduced pain and more freedom of movement.
It stimulates blood circulation and boosts the lymphatic system which rids the body of waste and toxins and helps to improve the immunity needed to prevent infections and fight illness.
A Bowen treatment is very relaxing and my clients frequently report improvements with psychological problems such as stress and anxiety. Improvements in energy levels are also often an added bonus.
Regular sessions may help to alleviate symptoms associated with trauma, such as chronic pain, recurring stress and emotional imbalances.
Who chooses Bowen?
This therapy is a gentle form of bodywork that is perfect for people of ALL ages from newborns through to the elderly. There is no hard manipulation or pressure so people are attracted by its reputation for being safe, gentle and most importantly, effective.
Bowen can also keep your body in good health. You don’t have to be in pain in order to benefit from the treatment. It is a great way to help the body function at an optimal level of health and efficiency.
As word spreads of the benefits that Bowen can bring to people of all walks of life, ever-increasing numbers are turning to Bowen to treat both chronic and acute pain.
Conditions for which people seek treatment.
Your Bowen Appointment
Consultation
Prior to your first appointment, I will send you a consultation form to complete in order to help me understand your current health and medical history which we will discuss further at your appointment.
What to expect at your appointment
My treatments are usually carried out while lying down although it is possible to be treated whilst seated or even standing. I can work through light clothing or directly on the skin.
Depending on your condition, I identify your individual needs and use unique hands-on techniques to release any tension, improve restrictions in mobility in order to bring your body back into balance.
My approach focuses on finding the underlying cause of the condition, not just treating your symptoms to provide longer term results.
A session lasts between 45 minutes to an hour and usually results in a deep sense of relaxation, which is vital as it allows tension to be relieved, pain to be reduced and enables your body to start to rebalance itself.
After your treatment, I will give you aftercare instructions on how to make the most of your session.
How many treatments will you need?
This is a difficult question to answer. Clients will typically respond to Bowen within three treatments and definite improvements should be noted during this time.
Many people often notice significant benefits after just ONE session although it is advisable to have more, in order that the results are longer lasting.
Acute conditions can respond very quickly while chronic conditions may require longer term sessions. Everybody is unique and will respond differently.
Call me on 07765 283582
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