
Bowen Therapy is extremely gentle and its effects are extremely powerful. This hands-on body modality accelerates your healing and recovery by stimulating your natural healing capacity to achieve overall balance and harmony. Recovery from pain and injuries is quick and safe. Most people experience substantial relief after the first session.
Bowen Therapy treats an amazing range of mind and body conditions.
• Sports & Accident Injuries
• Frozen Shoulders, Whiplash, Carpal Tunnel, Tennis Elbow
• Sciatica, Back & Neck Pain, Coccyx Injuries
• Headaches, Migraines, TMJ
• Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue
• Musculoskeletal Pain, Postural Issues
• Hip/Knee Restrictions, Foot/Ankle Problems
• Allergies, Asthma and other Respiratory Complaints
• Constipation, IBS/Bowel Problems and other Digestive Complaints
• Bell’s Palsy, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Bladder Problems, Prostate Issues
• Menstrual & Hormonal Complaints, Menopause
• Stress, Anxiety, Depression
• ADD, Hyperactivity, Learning Disorders
Bowen Therapy is a genuine holistic modality aimed at treating the whole person. Regardless of your age or physical condition, Bowen Therapy can be profoundly effective for most acute and chronic health problems. Other benefits of Bowen Therapy are:
• Relieves acute and chronic pain
• Improves posture & joint mobility
• Realigns muscles, nerves, tendons, & joints
• Speeds recovery from injuries, accidents
• Enhances athletic performance
• Relieves physical tension & emotional stress
• Lessens symptoms of many diseases/conditions
• Improves overall health, well-being & energy levels
THE PROCEDURE - For the most part a persons’ unique needs and structure as an individual dictates the format of the treatments. A Bowen treatment consists of sequences of small light-touch moves that cross-fibres muscles, tendons and ligaments, each at a specific site on the body. Periodic breaks for 2-5 minutes at a time are required during the treatment to allow the body time to realign and rectify itself before commencing onto the next sequence of moves. The importance of water intake and specific environmental and lifestyle modifications are recommended to support and boost a persons’ wellbeing. The treatment takes about an hour. Treatments are spaced a few days apart for optimal results.
Bowen Therapy is not just a treatment therapy but also a profound relaxation technique. It treats the whole person, not just the condition. Most people now choose Bowen Therapy for its combined therapeutic and relaxing benefits. It is considered the gentlest, most effective and economical form of healthcare available.
HISTORY
Bowen Therapy stems from the ingenius work of Australian Tom Bowen, a Manipulative Therapist, during the 1950's to 1980's.
Tom Bowen became famous for helping people who had sought treatment from many other practitioners but did not find relief. His natural gift and abilities enabled him to develop an entire system of movements and procedures to counteract a wide spectrum of internal conditions, as well as musculoskeletal complaints. He claimed that his work was a 'Gift from God' that could address on all levels any and every condition that inflicts a person.
A 1975 Australian Government inquiry into alternative health practices served as a major promotion to his practice. This inquiry determined that he was successfully treating an astonishing 13000 patients a year using Bowen Therapy yielding reported results of an amazing 80 to 90 percent success rate usually only in one to two sessions.
After Tom Bowen's passing in 1982 many of his students continue the legacy of his work. To date Bowen Therapy is practiced in 31 countries and taught in over 20 boasting more than 12,000 trained practitioners worldwide.