Bowen Therapy
What is Bowen Therapy?
Bowen therapy, also known as Bowen Technique, is a holistic neuromuscular reflex therapy that helps the body to achieve its natural balance and healing. Bowen is a soft tissue treatment which uses a series of "moves" on different points of the body to work with the connective tissue and relax the muscles, ligaments and tendons.
This, in turn, allows them to find their correct length, and enables the body to find and regain its natural balance and function. The treatment influences the physical body, but also calms the nervous system and helps with hormonal imbalance. Being non-invasive and with no strong manipulation, Bowen is suitable for everyone, from babies to the elderly and, of course pregnant women.
What Bowen Can Help With
What to Expect
- A therapy session can last for 45 minutes to an hour. Before getting down to the treatment process, the Bowen therapist will assess the client and ask about their pain and discomfort. A client is advised to wear loose, comfortable clothing to make it easier for the therapist to palpate the muscles in question.
- After performing the first set of moves, the therapist leaves the client to relax for a few minutes. As well as giving the muscles time to soften, the short break also activates the body's ability to self-heal.
After Treatment
- Not everybody requires a follow-up session, but those with chronic conditions will need at least three therapy sessions. There will be 7-10 days between each treatment.
- It is recommended not to have any other form of physical treatment. This is very important. If you wish to have a massage, physiotherapy or any other form of ‘bodywork’ treatment, please wait until you have finished your Bowen treatments before embarking with another form of therapy.
Benefits of Bowen Therapy
Pain Relief
Adjustment and pressure are often applied to the receptors. This sends information to the neurological system, which aids in the reduction of pain.
Improves Joint Mobility
Small movements surrounding the joints stimulate the nervous system, restoring joint function stability.
Reduces Tense Muscles
This therapy works on the fascia as well as with mobility and movement to release tight muscles and mend scar tissue..
Speeds up Healing
Working on different spinal segments promotes internal organ healing.
Promotes detoxifications
This therapy stimulates the lymphatic system, which aids in the removal of toxins and the decrease of inflammation and swelling.
Immune System Boosting
It also aids in the improvement of the immune system, which helps bring your body back into equilibrium.
Bowen Therapy on Babies & Children
Bowen Technique is suitable for everybody including children & new born babies.
Baby Bowen is a series of soft, gentle yet very effective Therapy treatment with finger tips applied to your baby’s back and front.
The ultimate gentleness of Bowen combined with its effectiveness makes it ideal for treating first born babies up to their first couple of years giving relief to all discomfort and maintaining their health.
Parents and caregivers reported improvements in symptoms of a variety of pediatric diseases and difficulties after having Bowen Therapy.
They notice improving energy, balance, coordination, and the ability to cope with the impacts of trauma.
A Bowen session for a child is very gentle. Many people say it's a nice and calming experience. All treatment sessions are conducted in light clothes, with the parent or guardian present. Some childhood conditions may need regular Bowen treatment sessions.
Children & Baby Bowen Benefits include:
Baby Bowen can be used to treat multiple causes of discomfort in a baby. Here are just a couple of the most common ones.
- Restlessness
- Colic
- Reflux
- Indigestion
- Constipation
- Asthma
- Respiratory infections
- Wry Neck/Stiff Neck
- Muscle strain/injury
- Improved Sleep
- Children who suffer with sleep disturbances can find Bowen is able to improve their nights, resulting in happier, calmer, and more focused children.
- For children who are on the autistic/Asperger's spectrum, parents have reported that regular Bowen treatments have been seen to improve their concentration, periods of anger, sleep, motor control, and overall to reduce difficult behaviour.
- Children who suffer with anxiety can find regular Bowen treatments relaxing.
- Healthier children with increased focus, sleeping habits, motor coordination, and behavior, resulting in peaceful, happier children.
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