West Grey Bowen

09/29/2025

Your body doesn’t lie.

From skin to fascia, posture to hormones — it’s always giving us feedback.

Bowen Therapy encourages us to slow down, listen, and work with the body’s design.

06/26/2025

How old injuries cause problems later on.

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06/18/2025

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06/08/2024

What's ailing you? Let's talk Bowen to help switch the gears towards healing the body.

06/08/2024

Let's get your body working the way it should be!!

11/10/2023

An overactive nervous system can manifest in various ways, leading to a range of signs and symptoms.

Here's a list to help you identify signs that your nervous system may be overactive:

😖 Excessive stress and anxiety: Persistent feelings of stress, anxiety, or worry that interfere with your daily life.
😴 Insomnia or disrupted sleep patterns: Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or experiencing frequent awakenings during the night.
💭 Racing thoughts: An inability to quiet your mind, with a constant stream of racing or intrusive thoughts.
🫀 Increased heart rate: A consistently elevated heart rate even when not engaged in physical activity.
💪🏻 Muscle tension: Chronic muscle tightness, spasms, or a "wired" feeling in your muscles.
🫨 Tremors or shaky hands: Noticeable trembling or shakiness, particularly in the hands.
🤢 Gastrointestinal issues: Digestive problems such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or frequent stomachaches.
🔔 Hypervigilance: An increased state of alertness, with heightened sensitivity to stimuli and a constant feeling of being on edge.
😰 Sweating excessively: Profuse sweating even in non-strenuous or non-hot environments.
🔆 Sensitivity to light and noise: Overreacting to bright lights or loud noises, or experiencing discomfort from them.
😬 Restlessness: An inability to sit still, constant fidgeting, or a feeling of restlessness in your body.
😳 Increased startle response: Easily startled by unexpected sounds or movements.
📍 Paresthesia: Unexplained tingling, numbness, or "pins and needles" sensations in various parts of the body.
😤 Irritability: Frequent mood swings, irritability, or outbursts of anger.
🙇 Difficulty concentrating: Struggling to focus on tasks, follow conversations, or remember information.
🥱 Fatigue and exhaustion: Feeling mentally and physically drained despite adequate rest.
🤧 Increased susceptibility to illness: A weakened immune system, leading to frequent colds, infections, or illnesses.
😫 Overreacting to stressors: Responding disproportionately to everyday stressors or situations.
🙅🏻‍♀️ Changes in appetite: Experiencing changes in appetite, such as overeating or loss of appetite.
❤️‍🩹 Increased heart palpitations: Sensing irregular heartbeats or a racing heart more often than usual.

Time to try Bowen Therapy?

If you notice several of these signs persisting and interfering with your daily life, it's essential to consult a healthcare professional or mental health expert for a proper evaluation and guidance.

10/05/2023

It can be all too easy to dismiss the need for ongoing health treatments when we're feeling well. But the cost can be an illness or injury at a time when we need our health most.

Time to call your Bowen Therapist?

07/31/2023

It's all connected! Your sore knee might stem from your ankle or your shoulders. Or the source of your headaches might be your gut. Bowen Therapy is a whole-body approach.

01/20/2022

So interesting how the body is so connected.

Ever considered the mouth-lung connection?

If not, after reading this post you may think it's strange how we've disconnected the perception of our body.

What does lung immunity teach us? You can NEVER look past the mouth.
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People talk about the gut microbiome lots, but in reality, the human microbiome has many parts all working together.
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​The mouth guides us to step back and understand the WHOLE body in relation to an entire system working together. ​

The ORAL microbiome includes all microorganisms that are found on or in the human oral cavity and its extensions (stopping at the distal esophagus).
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The mouth includes several distinct microbial habitats, such as teeth, gum, tongue, cheek, lip, hard palate, and soft palate. Joining the oral cavity are the tonsils, pharynx, esophagus, ear, and voice box.
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The respiratory system includes the nasal passages, sinuses, and of course the lungs. ​Each of these systems are teeming with bacteria, right down to the lungs.
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The surface area of the healthy lung is a dynamic environment. Like the mouth, it is constantly bombarded by debris and microbes that make their way down from the and nose through the trachea. Barrier cells within the lungs beat rhythmically to move debris and invading microbes, while immune cells constantly patrol for and destroy unwelcome bugs.
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Lung infection is thought to rely in part on the infection of the mouth moving into the lower respiratory tract and failure of host defence mechanisms to eliminate the contaminating bacteria, which then multiply to cause infection.
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It has been suggested that dental plaque may act as a reservoir of respiratory disease, especially in people with gum disease (most common chronic disease in the world). ​
Takeaway? Build your defences against dental disease, and you build a stronger immune system to respiratory disease. ​

When you think health if you think teeth first, you can’t go wrong.
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In my book The Dental Diet I outlined my 40-day plan to use food as a basis for lifelong healthy teeth and healthy body.

Do you think it's strange how we've separated our perceptions of our body?

12/09/2021

All of the organs in your body have specific muscles associated with them. For example, a knee muscle called the popliteus is related to the gallbladder. It's not uncommon for people with gall bladder dysfunctions, such as stones, to experience knee pain as a result.

11/10/2021

Sciatica vs Piriformis evaluation

Is it sciatica or piriformis syndrome? How can Bowen help? A great post from one of our members Simply Bowen Therapy! Read more: https://simplybowentherapy.com.au/sciatica-piriformis-syndrome/

04/20/2021

The spine is the communication center between the brain and the rest of the body.

In ancient Sanskrit the name for the spine is derived from sacred Mount Meru. Mt. Meru is considered as the axis of Earth. Likewise the spine is the axis of our body.

Through neural action potential, all our emotions, feelings, movements, experiences, functioning of our every organ and even the act of breathing are routed through spinal posture.

The spine can withstand around 4–4.5 k of load. If the spine is not neutral then postural and pain related conditions begin.

We can view the connection between the bite and the spine during development
Between ages 5-6 the spine is completed. The stability required for this growth is provided by core muscles and the relationship of upper and lower jaw, angle and in particular the childhood molars.

At the age of 6–7 years adult first molar teeth erupt to give stability to the cervical spine. First molars are the teeth with biggest surface area, and they can withstand maximum biting force.

Here's when the bite relationship forms with the young developed spine.

The optimal height and relationship ensures that cervical spine remains in most neutral position. In this position the head generates about 4.5–5 k of force on the spine.

During these development times, underdeveloped jaws can change the molar relationship and have an impact on spinal posture.

It has been found that if the lower molar is too far back (class II) or too far forward (class III) it results in forward head posture.

The reason is likely due to the relationship of the airway volume, and bone relationship. Jawbones house the airways, and the jaws hold the trinity between muscle, bone, and airway space.

If you notice forward head posture or mouth breathing in you or a family member, it may be associated with how the jaws have developed.

Signs include:
• Narrow upper arch (palate)
• Open mouth posture
• Low tongue posture
• Snoring
• Slumped forward posture

Have you noticed the links between bite and posture?