BOWENWORK
Bowenwork is a gentle and effective technique for balancing tension patterns in the body. A Bowen session combines a series of precise soft tissue procedures with essential periods of waiting for the body to respond. Bowen addresses specific injuries and works on health problems that are both acute and chronic. Bowen has been used as a key part of holistic programs to address many stress and pain related conditions, including: injuries from overuse or trauma, headaches, fatigue, ear/throat issues, TMJ, ADD/ADHD, developmental delays, Depression, reproductive and menstrual problems.
The Bowen technique allows the body to heal itself with minimal intervention. Because of the subtlety of Bowen and the body’s continuous response to it, other forms of manipulative therapy performed up to four days before, or five day after, a Bowen session may interfere with optimal results.
Bowen sessions generally last from 20-50 minutes. The moves are gentle and purposeful and may be done through light clothing. A session involves one or more procedures, each of which consists of precise rolling moves applied in key locations along the body. During each procedure, the practitioner pauses for a few minutes to give the body time to integrate the moves.
BOWENWORK: AN INTEGRATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Both the nervous system and meridian system impact the fascial matrix that connects to internal organs, muscles and bones. Clients experience an increased sense of vitality and well-being as all of the pathways of the body continue to align themselves in the hours and days following a session. As one client observed “Bowen aligns the pathways in my body.”