Bowen Therapy

What is Bowen Therapy?

Bowen Therapy is a gentle, relaxing remedial body technique. It works by stimulating the body’s own healing capacity, which can result in lasting pain relief.

How SAFE is Bowen?

The Bowen technique is safe to use on anyone, from newborns to the elderly and for any musculoskeletal or related neurological complaint. Bowen is a holistic treatment that treats the whole person and aims to treat the cause of problems, rather than the symptoms.

What can I expect in a Bowen Session?

A Bowen Therapy session encourages the body to reset and heal itself. It consists of a series of gentle, precise moves on skin (or through light clothing), applied to muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, fascia and joints. During the treatment, the therapist will stop between sequences and may leave the room for 2-5 minutes. This ‘break’ allows the body to respond to the treatment and for healing to begin. Allow 30-45 minutes per session.

How can Bowen benefit YOU?

As well as providing rapid and often long-term pain relief, Bowen balances the whole body.

Some conditions that have responded well to Bowen include:

  • Back & neck pain
  • Bed wetting
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Colic in babies
  • Constipation
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Headaches, Migraines & Whiplash
  • Hormonal disorders
  • Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s and cognitive decline
  • Mood disorders – clients have reported significant improvement in anxiety symptoms after their treatments

Bowen Therapy and Mental Health

Over the past few years years (particularly after the COVID lockdowns) I have seen a big increase in mental health issues and the connection with muscle pain and other symptoms. These have included migraines, digestive issues, TMJ problems,  and an overwhelming feeling of knowing something is ‘not quite right’. Many clients are reaching out to Bowen therapy as most have “tried everything”. Bowen therapy, and the response of resetting the nervous system, is an amazing tool to use in conjunction with other mental health services. Our health system is being stretched with the increase load of people, of all ages, genders and cultural backgrounds experiencing mental health issues (estimated to be one in five Australians by the Black Dog Institute). Bowen sessions are a great way to allowing a rest for the nervous system and an alternative or complementary practice to medication for support during difficult times.

Listen to a happy customer describing how Bowen helped him, and his experience over the past 20 years seeing Doreen to have this amazing treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5mIqqo4fa8&t=15s