Bowen Therapy is a holistic, hands-on therapy where gentle moves are performed on the soft tissue, which stimulate your connective tissue (or fascia) and the body's ability to self-heal. Fascia plays a major role in muscle coordination, postural alignment, and overall structural and functional integrity - if the fascia is tight or twisted these will be negatively impacted.

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Bowen Therapy also works on the Autonomic Nervous System taking the body from a sympathetic state ("fight or flight") into a parasympathetic state ("rest and digest"), bringing the body back into balance. After each set of moves a pause of a few minutes is needed, the practitioner will leave the room to allow the moves to integrate.​

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As well as working on the Autonomic Nervous System, Bowen moves reset and balance the body through the nervous and endocrine systems and human vibration. Most moves are done at the origin, insertion, or belly of the muscles, and around the joint proprioceptors, where receptors are located. When the receptors are stimulated, the nervous system receives the stimulus and changes the pain/muscle spasm loop.

 

Each move is done on the superficial fascia and affects the relationship between fascia and the muscle, tendon or nerve being mobilised. Fascia plays a major role in muscle coordination, postural alignment, and overall structural and functional integrity, it connects everything together, so if fascia is tight, twisted or dehydrated mobility, posture and function will be negatively affected.

 

Most Bowen moves overlap acupuncture points and meridians, some crossing even 2-3 meridians at once, the overlap of these systems could explain the strong vibrational component of the technique.

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Bowen Therapy is beneficial in a wide range of situations. It can assist with recovery from many conditions, from traumatic injury to chronic illness, experience has shown it can assist with the following:

 

• Baby and childhood problems

• Back pain/problems, scoliosis and sciatica

• Bladder and bowel problems and bedwetting

• Gastrointestinal and digestive problems

• Earache and TMJ problems

• Migraines and other types of headaches

• Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome

• Fluid retention

• Hip, knee, ankle and foot problems

• Lymphatic blockage

• Menstrual and hormonal irregularities

• Neck and shoulder problems

• Groin pain, pelvic tilt and uneven leg length

• Respiratory problems, hay fever and allergies

• RSI, carpal tunnel and tennis elbow

• Sports and other traumatic injuries

• Stress, shock, anxiety, grief and nervous system regulation