• What is The Bowen Technique
• How may The Bowen Technique help
• What may the Bowen Technique help
• What may I expect during a treatment
• My experience of using The Bowen Technique
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The Bowen Technique

My experience of using The Bowen Technique

By offering The Bowen Technique, you have another therapy from which to choose to help you. 

I was drawn to study The Bowen Technique as I was looking for an additional therapy that complemented the way in which I currently work to offer a more integrated holistic approach to health.  Importantly I wanted to offer a physical form of body work that drew on my knowledge of anatomy and physiology.  I also wanted to offer a hands-on therapy for those clients who prefer a more physical way of working.  The Bowen Technique offered such an opportunity.

I was first introduced to The Bowen Technique 13 years ago, but as with some things, I wasn’t in the right time or place to pursue it then.  There is an old saying that says when the student is ready the teacher appears, and I subsequently trained with the European College of Bowen Studies.

I have found The Bowen Technique to be a simple, gentle and powerful way of restoring physical integrity to the body.  The results can be quite profound and some clients have been surprised by the effectiveness of The Bowen Technique.  It is a very different way of working and initially clients occasionally wonder how doing such subtle physical work and little moves could make such a great change. One client thought that I was just getting started!  It is important to note that The Bowen Technique is not a form of massage, and as such the moves may be quite gentle.  This is great for children, the elderly or if you are in great pain.  I have found that children respond really well to The Bowen Technique.  They also get to play in the breaks so are more than happy to try The Bowen Technique.

Sometimes clients are unsure about the breaks and find it a bit unusual in a session as I step outside of the therapy room.  Importantly it is these breaks that allow your body to respond to The Bowen Technique moves.  Your body could start to make changes straight away, and this may be reflected in the speed with which changes could take place.  One of my clients came to me with lower back pain and found it very difficult to move without discomfort.  By the end of The Bowen Technique session he had already noticed an improvement as he was able to move more easily.  This continued over the next few days and was gone by the fourth day.  Everybody responds differently to The Bowen Technique and some health issues could take longer than others to resolve.  As with any therapy it is your results that count, and The Bowen Technique offers an opportunity to make physical changes on a very profound level.