What is Bowen Therapy?
Bowen Therapy is a series of small moves at varying pressures on specific parts of the body. Each cross-fibre movement of muscle, tendons or ligaments is interspersed with moments of stillness and rest to allow the adjustment to take effect before the next move is performed. Bowen Therapy works with the facia and the nervous system in the body to reset it to its natural state enabling it to heal.
Some specific exercises may be recommended between treatments to enhance the effectiveness.
History of Bowen Therapy
'Bowen Therapy takes its name from Thomas Ambrose Bowen (1916-1982), a remarkable and humble Australian man whose unique approach to the complementary health field brought comfort to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world.
Tom Bowen became interested in ways to alleviate human suffering, noticing that certain moves on the body had particular effects. He developed an innovative manual therapy for the treatment of musculoskeletal and neurological disorders (that became known years later as 'the Bowen Technique') without having previous formal training in any modality or discipline. He continued to develop and refine the technique throughout his lifetime with the help of his friend and secretary, Rene Horwood.’
-Bowen Therapy Federation of Australia website https://bowen.asn.au/