Aberdeen Bowen Therapy

10/11/2025

I was working with a Bowen client on Saturday… they had just had an Urban Wellness Float before getting on the couch. WOW! All of the tension in their muscles had melted away… 🤯🫠

Urban Wellness Float is inside our wellness space, if you’d like to book a bowen before/after your float please email info@aberdeenbowen.co.uk

07/11/2025

Time for a top up?

Posture check — where’s your jaw right now?

A small change in jaw position can shift your whole body alignment, from head to toe.

It’s one of those fascinating examples of how the body works as a single, connected system — something we’re always exploring in Bowen Therapy.

Image credit: Brightside

29/10/2025

This news isn’t new to us as Bowen Therapists 😉

The work we offer here at Urban Wellness Health is all geared towards nervous system regulation, and lowering inflammation through the vagus nerve…

The Nerve That Could Heal the Body from Within

Researchers have discovered that stimulating a single nerve in the body, the vagus nerve, can dramatically reduce inflammation linked to many chronic diseases. This breakthrough could pave the way for new, non-drug treatments for conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, depression, and even heart disease.

The vagus nerve is one of the most important communication highways between the brain and the body. It controls critical functions such as heartbeat, digestion, and immune response. When this nerve is gently stimulated, it sends calming signals that tell the body to lower inflammation and restore balance.

Inflammation is at the root of many long-term illnesses, often caused by the immune system staying in a constant state of alert. Traditional treatments rely on medication to suppress this response, but vagus nerve stimulation works differently. It uses the body’s own electrical network to naturally regulate immune activity, reducing harmful inflammation without drugs or side effects.

Researchers are now testing small, implantable devices and even external stimulators that can activate the vagus nerve safely and effectively. Early studies show promising results, with patients experiencing less pain, improved mood, and better overall health.

This discovery reveals just how connected the mind and body truly are. By harnessing the body’s internal communication system, scientists are learning how to heal from within, not by overpowering nature, but by working in harmony with it.

The future of medicine may not lie only in pills or surgeries but in reawakening the body’s own ability to restore itself.

11/10/2025

Bowen Availability Today

2:05pm

3:40pm

Call/Text 07488385013 to book

✨ Must be health & well for treatment (no signs of cold/flu/stomach bug symptoms) - thank you ✨

01/10/2025

For any of our clients that are looking for more support around their menopause - without having to trail the internet and look for a trusted expert….. this may be for you ✨

🌸 October is Menopause Awareness Month 🌸

This year’s theme is Lifestyle Medicine – and it couldn’t be more timely or appropriate for what myself and Maria Anderson have collaborated on.

Menopause is not just a medical event. It’s a whole-life experience that touches how we eat, sleep, move, think, work, and connect.

And the truth is… most women are left to figure it out alone.

That’s exactly why we are running our Menopause Transformation Retreat this month.

10–12 October 2025 | House of Elrick, Aberdeenshire
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This retreat embodies Lifestyle Medicine in action:

✨ Understanding your symptoms and options – from holistic support to HRT

✨ Gentle movement, breathwork, and nervous system regulation

✨ Nourishing food and restorative rest

✨ Honest conversations, connection, and expert guidance

✨ A framework to help you leave with a personalised plan forward

We’ve combined over 45 years of experience to bring women something different:

Not just information. Not just a weekend away.

But having two experts with you the whole weekend to help create

The TOOLS

The KNOWLEDGE

The CONFIDENCE

To navigate menopause with CLARITY and JOY!

🌿 And, to celebrate Menopause Month, we’ve extended our early bird bonuses until Friday 3rd October:

✔ A 1:1 consultation with Maria

✔ A Breathwork Workshop with me (Around Women's Wellbeing & Hormones)

Prices start at £399| £80 deposit secures your place | Flexible payment plans available

If Lifestyle Medicine matters, then so does giving women the chance to apply it in real life. This is where it begins

Message me for details, or if you would like a call to discuss if this is for you.

22/09/2025

Appointments today - Access to Urban Wellness Hub will be via the Diamond Bridge /Grandholme side

Police are investigating a car accident this morning, so access to the hub via the Campus side is closed at the moment until they finish investigations

So ACCESS today will be via the Grandholme Side/ Diamond Bridge

12/09/2025

I actually explained this very same thing to a client yesterday …….. before I went on to do pelvis, spine and Jaw/ TMJ work.

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Jaw tension creates a ripple effect that travels straight down to your pelvis.

The jaw-pelvis connection breakdown:

Stress triggers jaw clenching → Your jaw naturally tightens under pressure, pulling your head forward and forcing your entire posture to adapt.

Tension cascades downward → What starts in your jaw doesn’t stay there—it flows through your neck, spine, and hips, reaching all the way to your feet.

Your pelvis responds → When your jaw locks up, your pelvis shifts to restore balance, often showing up as back discomfort or tightness on one side.

Movement patterns change → A locked jaw alters your breathing and balance, which changes how you walk and move, creating stress in joints throughout your body.

Understanding this link opens up new possibilities for addressing seemingly unrelated problems by working with your body’s natural systems.

Credit to
for the text and image

01/08/2025

TMJ issues.............An oldie but a goodie..........

And after a wee car accident last week where someone drove into the back of me, as my head was turned looking for oncoming traffic, and it hit off the headrest...............You can imagine what took the brunt of the impact.........

You guessed it, my face/jaw/neck!!!
I'll spare you the squinty face photo but it was worse the the one below 🤣

😬 My Jaw Is Out Of Alignment - How Do I Know??

This is one of my (physical and visual) tell tale ‘signs’ when I know I am overdue for my bowen session……and in need of some TMJ work

Looking at this photo…… what can you see?

(On the side where my face is closest to the sign)

Can you see 👀

👁 That my eye is slightly smaller and has ‘a dropped down’ look compared to the other side?

👄 That my chin and bottom lip are pulling to the side and are off centre from my nose??

☺️And now that you are aware of a tightness or pulling aspect in my face …… can you see the cheek ‘definition’ which is actually not relaxed but sitting more defined because of the tensional pulls happening……..

A non visual sign when this happens, to tell me I’m ‘outta whack’, is that I get a jaw click…….
(I also have a few other things…… but hopefully this is food for thought, to listen and look at your body all the time….. for it subtly telling you, it needs some care and support……..)

Now to get booked in for getting this body and face, back in BALANCE 🥰 and functioning better overall

05/07/2025

📩 Need a Receipt for Your Treatment?
We’re happy to provide receipts for your insurance – here’s how to request yours:

✅ Let your therapist know at the time of your treatment
📧 Then follow up with a quick email to info@aberdeenbowen.co.uk
📝 Please include your current home address and postcode

Receipts are issued every Friday, so please send your request in plenty time before then if you need it for insurance.

Thank you for your continued support 💙

Fiona, Emma, & Linda
Urban Wellness Health & Float

03/07/2025

Repost from our friends across the water Bowen Association of Australia

Ever wonder how the cranial nerves influence everything from eye movement to digestion?

This beautiful map shows just how interconnected our nervous system is — and why working with the body through targeted Bowen moves can have wide-reaching effects.

We don’t treat nerves — we respect their brilliance.

Image credit: Alex Y