Bowen SA

Bowen SA is the Bowen Association of South Africa. We want to inform about Bowen Therapy in South Africa and our courses.

04/08/2025

Fascia: once overlooked, now essential.

For years, fascia was considered little more than packing material — simply there to hold everything in place.

Now, research shows it’s dynamic tissue involved in movement, immune responses, and sensory perception.

That’s why Bowen Therapy works with fascia — not against it.

Gentle, targeted moves encourage the fascia and nervous system to respond, helping the body find balance from the inside out, to the best of its ability.

📸 Dr Jean Claude Guimberteau

19/07/2025

Your body shows up for you every day.

When’s the last time you returned the favour?

Bowen Therapy offers a space to pause, soften, and reconnect.

17/07/2025

Stuck in survival mode?

This image beautifully maps out what happens when the nervous system is overwhelmed — from an overactive amygdala to a body stuck in "accelerator" mode.

Bowen Therapy offers a gentle, body-based way to support down-regulation. With calm, purposeful input to the nervous system, we aim to create the space for the body to shift from stress and hypervigilance… to safety and regulation, as best it can.

Because sometimes the most powerful shifts start not with doing more — but with doing less.

Image credit: Hairy Phish

10/07/2025

Being a Bowen Therapist means trusting the process —
and the pauses.

Sometimes slowing down is the most profound care we can offer.

01/07/2025

Bowen Therapy: proof that gentle can be powerful.

26/06/2025

Your body remembers how to feel whole.

Sometimes it just needs the right conditions to reconnect with that knowing.

Bowen Therapy offers gentle input — not to force change, but to invite it.

Through stillness, subtlety, and the space between moves, the body has an opportunity to recalibrate on its own terms.

Trust the process. Trust your body.

19/06/2025

Bear Grylls, known for his resilience, adventurous spirit, and physical endurance, embracing Bowen Therapy is a powerful testament to the importance of holistic well-being—even for the toughest among us. It’s inspiring to see someone who thrives in extreme conditions recognize the value of gentle, restorative treatments like Bowen Therapy. His openness helps break the stigma around alternative therapies and highlights the importance of recovery, balance, and caring for one’s body in a sustainable way. It shows that strength isn't just about pushing through—it's also about knowing when to heal.

07/06/2025

Don't wait until you're sick/sore/stressed/injured for Bowen Therapy.

Preventative healthcare can nip things in the bud before they become bigger issues.

03/06/2025

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏃When you know, you know! 😂

02/06/2025

Did you know that your jaw and pelvis are connected?

Research shows that when people with certain pain conditions (like complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS) had their jaw muscles relaxed, their hip flexibility improved. But when they clenched their jaw tightly, their hip flexibility decreased.

This study highlights something Bowen Therapists have long understood: tension or imbalance in one area of the body can affect distant parts.

In this case, the jaw and pelvis are linked through muscular and fascial connections, meaning tension in one area can restrict movement in the other.

Bowen Therapy’s gentle techniques aim to release tension and restore balance across the body.

By gently working with both local and interconnected areas, Bowen Therapy aims to encourage flexibility, ease discomfort, and support the body’s natural alignment.

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

01/06/2025

You don’t need to play tennis or golf to develop Tennis Elbow or Golfer’s Elbow. These are both overuse injuries caused by repetitive movements of the arm and wrist. The key difference between the two lies in the location of the inflammation around the elbow.

Both conditions are forms of epicondylitis — inflammation of the tendons attached to the elbow joint.

Bowen therapy can be an effective treatment and may help relieve pain within just a few sessions.

25/05/2025

Bowen therapy can accelerate your recovery from injury, help to prevent future sports injuries, and improve your sporting performance. Using The Bowen Technique immediately following an injury, can bypass traumatic reactions such as swelling, inflammation and immobilization. To find a therapist in your area go to www.bowensa.com

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