What is Bowen Therapy?

History of Bowen Therapy

The Bowen Technique was first developed by Tom Bowen in the 1960’s in Australia. He is believed to have initially treated greyhounds and horses and then went on to set up a remedial therapy practice utilising his own technique which is the basis for many thriving practices today.

What is the Bowen Technique?

The Bowen Technique is a remedial therapy. The body is constantly exposed to physical, mental and emotional stress so the amount our body is asked to do increases daily. We take it for granted that we can do whatever we want so that when something goes wrong, we demand a quick recovery.

The Bowen Technique promotes healing, pain relief and energy balancing so that when there is a breakdown of the system, the process of readjustment can be rapid. A Bowen therapist will treat the complete body rather than a specific condition.

Bowen Therapy involves moves on key muscular points which are designed to loosen the muscle spasm and strain in addition to increasing the blood supply to affected parts. The process also stimulates lymphatic drainage, essential to clear away the by-products of the healing process.

The bowen treatment is gentle and non-intrusive and consists of the therapist using fingers and thumbs over certain points around the body, making a rolling move over the soft tissue, muscle, tendon and ligament.

Most treatments last from 45 minutes to an hour and can be performed through light clothing.