Refreshing Bowen

06/11/2024

Put simply, Bowen initiates the healing response in the body.

The movements intervene with the brain’s signals to prompt the body to let go of tension, stress and emotional baggage, as well as restoring our posture back to the ‘blueprint’ alignment that we have stored innately in our brains.

–via https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/12/181964/bowen-therapy

06/11/2024

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.
–Fred DeVito

Challenges are catalysts for change.

The minimal, light touch moves of Bowen therapy, “challenge" soft tissue, sending neurological signals (via various physiological pathways, including the spinal reflex) to the body to relax and repair.

After a move, the Bowen Therapist leaves the room, allowing the body to integrate the move and make changes of its own accord (to the best of its ability.)

Support your body's natural capacity for change with Bowen Therapy.

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06/11/2024

Once upon a time, fascia was severely underestimated.

Previously thought of as basically just packing material, protecting our more important structures, it's now known that fascia plays a vital role in movement, immune function, and is our largest bodily organ, with the greatest capacity for sensation.

📸 Dr Jean Claude Guimberteau
✍🏻 The Body Mechanic, Inc.

06/11/2024

A regulated nervous system is a resilient nervous system, capable of adapting to stressors as needed and returning to balance with ease.

When the nervous system is well-regulated, it maintains a dynamic state of flexibility, allowing the body and mind to respond appropriately to both internal and external challenges.

This adaptability is key to resilience—whether you're facing daily stress, emotional upheavals, or physical demands. A resilient nervous system doesn’t remain stuck in fight, flight, or freeze responses; instead, it can shift back to a calm and relaxed state once the stressor has passed, promoting overall well-being.

Cultivating this resilience through practices like mindfulness, breathwork, and therapies such as Bowen Therapy enhances your ability to navigate life’s ups and downs with greater ease and balance.

06/11/2024

Knots in your muscles are areas of tense muscle fibres that have become tight and contracted.

They can develop due to various factors, including:

Muscle Overuse or Strain 💪🏻
Repetitive motions or prolonged periods of muscle use can lead to muscle fatigue and tension, causing knots to form.

Poor Posture 🧍
Maintaining improper posture for extended periods can strain muscles and lead to the development of knots, especially in the neck, shoulders, and back.

Muscle Injury 🤕
Trauma or injury to a muscle can cause it to become tense and form knots as part of the healing process.

Emotional Stress 😖
Stress and tension can manifest physically in the body, leading to muscle tightness and the formation of knots, particularly in the neck, shoulders, and upper back.

Dehydration 🌵
Inadequate hydration can cause muscles to become stiff and prone to developing knots.

Nutritional Deficiencies 🥗
Lack of certain nutrients, such as magnesium and potassium, can contribute to muscle tension and the formation of knots.

Lack of Movement 🪑
Prolonged periods of inactivity or immobility can lead to muscle stiffness and the development of knots.

Medical Conditions 🏥
Certain medical conditions, such as fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, and muscular dystrophy, can increase the likelihood of developing muscle knots.

Bowen Therapy may help with muscle knots by promoting relaxation and releasing tension in the affected muscles.

Bowen's gentle, non-invasive techniques stimulate the body's natural healing response, encouraging muscles to unwind and release built-up tension.

This may help to soften and reduce the intensity of muscle knots, to improve flexibility, range of motion, and overall muscle function.

Bowen Therapy may also help to address underlying issues contributing to the formation of muscle knots, such as poor posture or muscular imbalances.

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It's all connected!

Nothing happens or heals in isolation.

As a holistic bodywork technique, Bowen Therapy recognises that your whole structure is connected.

Your sore ankle might be caused by pelvis dysfunction, or your knee pain might stem from your neck.

Your Bowen Therapist will work with your whole body to try to get to the source of your discomfort.

05/11/2024

Fascia doesn’t play favourites – it adapts to how we move (or don’t move).

Every hour in that office chair can add up, shaping our body’s form and function over time.

Bowen Therapy works with your fascia, encouraging it to release tension and return to a more balanced state, to the best of your body's ability.

05/11/2024

Dr Gabor Mate gave this quote to Manon Bolliger of Bowen College in Canada .

Bowen really needs to get more widely known!

Please Share it on all health related pages 🔈

05/11/2024

Never assume you know the source of your pain, fascia links all and Bowen can unlock the tension

So Pelvic procedure and TMJ are our essential friends as well as Coccyx!!

Studies have shown evidence that mobility improvements in the jaw can relieve tension in the pelvic area and vice versa. Additionally, if the hips or jaw is off balance, there is a good chance the other is too.

This might sound rather unlikely - unless you are training to be a Bowen Technique therapist! Read on to see how these two very different parts of the body might be connected?

The connection begins during embryologic development at around day fifteen. In this stage, called gastrulation, two depressions form on the dorsal side of the embryo, which becomes the oropharyngeal membrane (goes on to form the mouth) and the cloacal membrane (goes on to form the openings of the urinary, reproductive and digestive tracts). The spine grows between them, and the two remain connected from their early beginnings as one being in the embryo.

The head and the tails are the cranium and the sacrum. The sacrum, located at the end of the spine in the pelvis, is important to the proper function of our spine and our ability to know where our body is in space, called proprioception.

Tensions and imbalances in the jaw can affect the membranes connecting the dura to the skull and affect where it is tethered below in the sacrum.

Uneven pressures and pulling in the sacral area can, in turn, affect the cranial attachments and lead to pain, dysfunction, and other symptoms on either end of the craniosacral system.

This uneven distribution can cause many symptoms across all body systems – from your cardiovascular to your neurologic, musculoskeletal, gut, and on.

Ref: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19539119/

Learn more: https://bit.ly/jaw-and-body

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29/07/2024

Even Bowen Therapist's need Bowen! Thanks Angela Herdman from Borders Bowen Health x