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05/10/2025

05/10/2025

How’s your toe mobility?

Most health and fitness professionals overlook the importance of proper foot and toe function. Yet, these areas—hidden away in our shoes—play a crucial role in our overall movement and well-being.

Think about it: our feet are as intricate and vital as our hands, yet we often confine them to rigid, sensory-deprived environments—similar to wearing mittens on our hands all day. Is it any wonder then that foot dysfunction is so common?

Take the big toe, for instance. It’s the driver of our foot’s mechanics, yet it often doesn’t receive the extension stress it needs due to our footwear choices. This can contribute to issues like plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, and anterior hip pain.

If you are experiencing these problems, consider the role of the big toe in their condition. Let’s take a step toward healthier, happier feet!

The illustration simply highlights the ideal range of motion, although the range of motion in the top, is hard to reach, it should be a good guideline and something we ALL had from childhood 😊

45° and above is an ideal range of motion in our toes, anything under this should have daily mobility drills applied to improve range of motion.

Have a great weekend

07/08/2025

When there’s tension or misalignment in the jaw whether from clenching, TMJ dysfunction, or altered bite it changes head posture. Your body compensates to keep balance, often by tilting the pelvis or shifting your weight.

If your jaw is clenched, chances are your pelvic floor is either overactive or not firing properly. This affects posture, breath control, and how your nervous system regulates tension.

1. Jaw Clenching is a Postural Habit
Your jaw is wired to react under stress. The more it clenches, the more your head shifts forward, forcing your entire posture to compensate.

2. Tension Travels Down the Line
Stress in your jaw sends strain down your neck, spine, hips, and even your knees and feet. It never stays local.

3. Pelvic and Spinal Shifts Follow
When your jaw locks, your pelvis often tilts or rotates to restore balance. That can show up as back pain or one-sided hip tightness.

4. This Affects Every Step You Take
If the jaw is locked, breathing changes, balance is off, and your walking pattern breaks down. You feel it in your joints, but it starts at the top.

Most people don’t realize your jaw and pelvis are linked. Not just through posture or movement habits. Over time, these small changes can show up as chronic hip pain, pelvic instability, or forward head posture.
There’s also a functional link: the jaw and pelvic floor are both involved in how your body stabilizes the spine. They’re part of your core system.

Read our full blog jaw and body are connected, link in bio ☝🏻




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05/08/2025

The pathways governing eye movement mirror those controlling the intrinsic muscles of your spine.

Eyes, intricate parts of your central nervous system, connect directly to the brain via the optic nerve—an extension of the central nervous system.

As the retina processes visual data into electrical impulses, they journey along the optic nerve to the brain’s visual cortex.

Upon arrival in the visual cortex, the brain interprets these impulses to guide your body’s response.

The brain, in turn, dispatches messages down the spinal cord, instructing your body based on what your eyes perceive.

When eye convergence is optimal, this neural communication via your spine remains swift and uninterrupted.

Your brain continually directs your body, utilizing sensory input, including vision.

However, when eyes diverge, the connection quality between spinal cord and brain falters.

Resultantly, a delay occurs between your eyes perceiving an object, your brain processing it, and your body reacting.

Initially, this lag manifests in muscle and spinal compensation.

Attempts to address one aspect may yield success early on, but a long-term dysfunctional relationship between spine and eyes can prompt fascial adaptations. Consequently, simultaneous resolution of both causes may become necessary.

To assist, try this daily exercise:
1. Draw a line on your dominant index finger.
2. Rotate your finger in clockwise circles for 30-45 seconds (as demonstrated in the video).
3. Repeat this exercise three times daily.

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02/07/2025

Ever wondered why Bowen Therapists pay so much attention to the head, neck, and spine?

This detailed image shows the cranial nerve nuclei — the control centres for vital functions like breathing, digestion, facial expression, and more.

By working gently with the nervous system, Bowen Therapy aims to support communication pathways that begin right here — in the brainstem.

Image credit: Neurodraw

09/06/2025

Feeling better might start with your nervous system.

Here’s how Bowen Therapy may support your mood:

🥰 Nervous system rebalancing
🥰 Release of endorphins and other feel-good neurotransmitters
🥰 Muscle tension reduction
🥰 Enhanced Interoceptive awareness
🥰 Lowered stress hormones

08/06/2025

Sitting is making your hips—and your health—worse. Your desk job is tightening your hips and silently wreaking havoc on your body. I’ll give you one move to reverse the damage in under 60 seconds. READ MORE ⬇️

https://goto.healingthroughmovement.com/uyhfpsoas_06_07_25c

30/04/2025

We may not use oils, but we do work with the body’s fascia, nervous system, and innate intelligence.

Bowen Therapy isn’t massage — it’s the art of helping the body help itself.

Read more on the blog ⤵️

https://bowentraining.com.au/is-bowen-therapy-massage/

28/04/2025

Hope for Depression — the Power of the Vagus Nerve and Bowen Therapy

New research has found that stimulating the vagus nerve — a key communication pathway between the brain and major organs — can significantly improve the quality of life in people with treatment-resistant depression.

In a clinical trial of 493 participants with major depression, those who received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) showed measurable improvements in mood, daily functioning, and overall wellbeing — even after years of unsuccessful treatment.

👉 And here's where Bowen Therapy comes in.

Bowen Therapy has a specific vagus nerve procedure, and its aim, along with all Bowen moves, is to shift the body from the flight or fight response (sympathetic nervous system) to the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest mode) where healing can occur.

While the trial involved an implanted device, Bowen Therapy uses the body’s own healing intelligence — with no drugs, no force, and no devices — just targeted, mindful touch.

The vagus nerve connects — and so does Bowen.

Research published in Brain Stimulation.

📸 Nicolle R. Fuller / Science Photo Library