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Bowenwork is Not Massage!
Bowenwork™ strongly affects the autonomic nervous system, the
system responsible for stress reactions such as the "fight or flight"
reaction, as well as the recovery responses of the body. When
Bowenwork helps reduce the "stress-oriented" dominance of the
sympathetic part of the system muscle tension decreases, nerve
hypersensitivity is reduced and the feedback loops that control
acute pain in the body are interrupted. At the same time that is
happening, the parasympathetic portion is reciprocally restored,
increasing blood and lymph flow, feeding starved tissue and
reducing inflammation. People can feel shifts in their bodies
during and after Bowenwork sessions while the autonomic system
comes back into balance. As this happens, the healing process
can accelerate.
Spasm and inflammation, normally healthy responses
immediately after an injury, too often remain long after and
become the problem. Bowenwork™ can directly relieve these
symptoms through reducing sympathetically maintained muscle
contraction and increased blood and lymph flow. While there are
often immediate positive results, they are just as likely to unfold
over a longer period of a few days to a week. Patterns of
dysfunction that have arisen over time may take time and
repetition to be replaced with new, healthy patterns. Bowenwork™
can restore patterns of normal function within 3-4 sessions with 3-
8 being an ordinary treatment protocol.
system responsible for stress reactions such as the "fight or flight"
reaction, as well as the recovery responses of the body. When
Bowenwork helps reduce the "stress-oriented" dominance of the
sympathetic part of the system muscle tension decreases, nerve
hypersensitivity is reduced and the feedback loops that control
acute pain in the body are interrupted. At the same time that is
happening, the parasympathetic portion is reciprocally restored,
increasing blood and lymph flow, feeding starved tissue and
reducing inflammation. People can feel shifts in their bodies
during and after Bowenwork sessions while the autonomic system
comes back into balance. As this happens, the healing process
can accelerate.
Spasm and inflammation, normally healthy responses
immediately after an injury, too often remain long after and
become the problem. Bowenwork™ can directly relieve these
symptoms through reducing sympathetically maintained muscle
contraction and increased blood and lymph flow. While there are
often immediate positive results, they are just as likely to unfold
over a longer period of a few days to a week. Patterns of
dysfunction that have arisen over time may take time and
repetition to be replaced with new, healthy patterns. Bowenwork™
can restore patterns of normal function within 3-4 sessions with 3-
8 being an ordinary treatment protocol.
| Contraindications There are no contraindications that would keep a person from receiving Bowen sessions. Bowen is safe and beneficial, from immediately after birth to just before death. There are, however, a few procedures that are contraindicated in specific circumstances:
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More Information
about Bowenwork
about Bowenwork
In a strictly medical sense,
Bowenwork and Postural
Exercises must not be considered
to "cure" anything. Bowenwork and
Postural Exercises stimulate the
body to engage its own recovery
mechanisms. Both Bowenwork
and Postural Exercises are
non-medical and allow the body to
initiate its own healing response to
resolve whatever condition may
exist. It rarely disappoints us.
Bowenwork and Postural
Exercises must not be considered
to "cure" anything. Bowenwork and
Postural Exercises stimulate the
body to engage its own recovery
mechanisms. Both Bowenwork
and Postural Exercises are
non-medical and allow the body to
initiate its own healing response to
resolve whatever condition may
exist. It rarely disappoints us.
How Many Sessions?
This varies greatly from person to
person.
Many conditions are effectively and
lastingly changed in fewer than 3 -
5 sessions.
Musculo-skeletal symptoms
generally change the fastest,
neurological symptoms the
slowest.
Some chronic or organic conditions
may require ongoing maintenance
sessions.
Many people choose to have
monthly or quarterly maintenance
sessions (“tune-ups”) once their
initial complaints are addressed.
Bowenwork is cost and time
effective. Most physical therapist
and chiropractors want to see you 3
times a week at an average $20 co-
pay and between 12 -24 sessions.
Bowen sessions Are 1 time a week
and an average 6 sessions to
resolve the same issues.
This varies greatly from person to
person.
Many conditions are effectively and
lastingly changed in fewer than 3 -
5 sessions.
Musculo-skeletal symptoms
generally change the fastest,
neurological symptoms the
slowest.
Some chronic or organic conditions
may require ongoing maintenance
sessions.
Many people choose to have
monthly or quarterly maintenance
sessions (“tune-ups”) once their
initial complaints are addressed.
Bowenwork is cost and time
effective. Most physical therapist
and chiropractors want to see you 3
times a week at an average $20 co-
pay and between 12 -24 sessions.
Bowen sessions Are 1 time a week
and an average 6 sessions to
resolve the same issues.
Sean Wolf
(408)205-7469
2905 Stender Way #68
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408)205-7469
2905 Stender Way #68
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Bowenwork is unique in the field of bodywork. Its relatively few,
gentle "moves" over muscle and other soft tissue address the
whole body, stimulating it to reset and heal itself. The healing
may occur at all levels as needed: physical, chemical, emotional,
mental, energetic, etc.
A Bowenwork session consists of several series of gentle moves
through light-weight clothing. Several minutes are allowed between
moves to give the body time to respond. In a Bowenwork office or
clinic, a session may last from fifteen minutes to an hour.
The client usually lies on a bed or bodywork table or, for comfort,
in a chair. However, Bowenwork can be done anywhere - on the
sports field, in a hospital room, at the site of an accident, on an
airplane or train.
Most often, a surprisingly few sessions are needed to alleviate
complaints, whether structural or functional, even if long-standing
and the results hold for a long time, generally until there is a
re-injury.
Bowenwork is completely safe and appropriate for everyone from
newborns to the very elderly and frail. Highly trained athletes
and pregnant women benefit equally, each according to need.
Although there are three circumstances in which a specific series
of moves, is contraindicated, there are no contraindications for a
Bowenwork session, as other parts of the body and the body as a
whole will still benefit.
If muscle imbalances are detected during your session, the
therapist will give you structural function exercises to help achieve
muscle balance. Improving posture and stamina while relieving pain
gentle "moves" over muscle and other soft tissue address the
whole body, stimulating it to reset and heal itself. The healing
may occur at all levels as needed: physical, chemical, emotional,
mental, energetic, etc.
A Bowenwork session consists of several series of gentle moves
through light-weight clothing. Several minutes are allowed between
moves to give the body time to respond. In a Bowenwork office or
clinic, a session may last from fifteen minutes to an hour.
The client usually lies on a bed or bodywork table or, for comfort,
in a chair. However, Bowenwork can be done anywhere - on the
sports field, in a hospital room, at the site of an accident, on an
airplane or train.
Most often, a surprisingly few sessions are needed to alleviate
complaints, whether structural or functional, even if long-standing
and the results hold for a long time, generally until there is a
re-injury.
Bowenwork is completely safe and appropriate for everyone from
newborns to the very elderly and frail. Highly trained athletes
and pregnant women benefit equally, each according to need.
Although there are three circumstances in which a specific series
of moves, is contraindicated, there are no contraindications for a
Bowenwork session, as other parts of the body and the body as a
whole will still benefit.
If muscle imbalances are detected during your session, the
therapist will give you structural function exercises to help achieve
muscle balance. Improving posture and stamina while relieving pain
| What Can I Expect from a Bowenwork Session? |
The Bowenwork Technique first started in Australia and was developed by
the late Mr. Tom Bowen. Thomas Ambrose Bowen was born on 18 April
1916 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. From the 1950s until his death on
27 October, 1982, he developed his unique soft-tissue therapeutic
technique that is now known as Bowenwork.
Tom Bowen was not formally trained in any medical or alternative therapy
discipline, although, he considered himself an osteopath. He stated
simply that his work was a gift from God. It was through his love of sports
that he became interested in massage and other manual techniques. After
developing an understanding of soft-tissue techniques, he explained that
stimulating the body in a specific way, activates the intelligence of the body,
and the process of unraveling neuromuscular problems begins. He used
this knowledge to develop his technique and in-time, set up a clinic in
Geelong, Australia.
Mr. Bowen was documented at seeing an average of 14 people an hour
and over 13,000 people a year. Tom Bowen was gifted in that he could
help his clients with very little interaction. He wasn't like most therapists
who utilize many tools to assess their clients, instead he would observe
his client's body language and how they walked/moved. He would use his
extremely sensitive hands to detect changes in tissue as he worked on his
clients. He was known for doing a minimal number of moves, as he
recognized that the body was very receptive and didn't need a lot of
manipulation to effect change and unravel neuromuscular compensations.
Depending on the individual, this unraveling process could take anywhere
from 5 minutes to 7 days. He would always wait a week in between visits
to give the body time. According to his own accounts, he concluded he had
an 88% success rate in treating his clients.
Mr. Bowen was a kind man in that he was always willing to help someone.
He opened his clinic up a couple times a month to offer free care to those
who were disabled and was known in his community for helping athletes
at sporting events and many other people in need.
What Tom Bowen attributes to his divine inspiration, is now becoming one
of the most powerful healing modalities in the world. Not long after Tom
Bowen passed away in 1982, the Bowen Academy of Australia was
founded by Ossie and Elaine Rentsch in 1987. They were fortunate to have
studied with Tom Bowen and were responsible for creating a format in
which to teach it. Bowenwork has spread rapidly since then and is now
being taught and practiced in over 25 countries.
the late Mr. Tom Bowen. Thomas Ambrose Bowen was born on 18 April
1916 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. From the 1950s until his death on
27 October, 1982, he developed his unique soft-tissue therapeutic
technique that is now known as Bowenwork.
Tom Bowen was not formally trained in any medical or alternative therapy
discipline, although, he considered himself an osteopath. He stated
simply that his work was a gift from God. It was through his love of sports
that he became interested in massage and other manual techniques. After
developing an understanding of soft-tissue techniques, he explained that
stimulating the body in a specific way, activates the intelligence of the body,
and the process of unraveling neuromuscular problems begins. He used
this knowledge to develop his technique and in-time, set up a clinic in
Geelong, Australia.
Mr. Bowen was documented at seeing an average of 14 people an hour
and over 13,000 people a year. Tom Bowen was gifted in that he could
help his clients with very little interaction. He wasn't like most therapists
who utilize many tools to assess their clients, instead he would observe
his client's body language and how they walked/moved. He would use his
extremely sensitive hands to detect changes in tissue as he worked on his
clients. He was known for doing a minimal number of moves, as he
recognized that the body was very receptive and didn't need a lot of
manipulation to effect change and unravel neuromuscular compensations.
Depending on the individual, this unraveling process could take anywhere
from 5 minutes to 7 days. He would always wait a week in between visits
to give the body time. According to his own accounts, he concluded he had
an 88% success rate in treating his clients.
Mr. Bowen was a kind man in that he was always willing to help someone.
He opened his clinic up a couple times a month to offer free care to those
who were disabled and was known in his community for helping athletes
at sporting events and many other people in need.
What Tom Bowen attributes to his divine inspiration, is now becoming one
of the most powerful healing modalities in the world. Not long after Tom
Bowen passed away in 1982, the Bowen Academy of Australia was
founded by Ossie and Elaine Rentsch in 1987. They were fortunate to have
studied with Tom Bowen and were responsible for creating a format in
which to teach it. Bowenwork has spread rapidly since then and is now
being taught and practiced in over 25 countries.
Where did Bowenwork come from?