Everyone can benefit from Bowen Therapy. It doesn’t matter what age you are. You don’t even need to have a problem to get benefit from Bowen because it can be used as a preventative health measure – a regular ‘tune up’ as it were. We usually service our cars on a regular basis, but tend to forget about our bodies until something goes wrong!

Do you suffer from acute or chronic back pain, muscle/joint pain, exhaustion, sciatica, chronic fatigue, asthma, headaches/migraines, stress/anxiety, knee/ankle problems, shoulder/neck problems, problems sleeping or simply can’t relax? Then Bowen Therapy is for you. These and more health issues respond well to Bowen Therapy.

Very simple moves are performed over muscle, fascia, tendons and sometimes ligaments with a small waiting time (usually 2 minutes) between groups of movements. These movements can be performed through light clothing or on bare skin and they send messages to your body, which start the healing process.

The first few moves we do tell your body to completely relax. It shifts the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) from sympathetic (fight, flight or freeze mode) to parasympathetic (rest, relaxation and repair mode) for maximum healing effect.

Illness can be thought of as blocked energy, so to put it in more simple terms, the movements stimulate electrical energy within the body which helps to free these energy blocks.

Most people feel very relaxed after a treatment, but some may also feel a bit washed out and sore and suffer from pain in other parts of the body, after the initial treatment. This feeling generally dissipates within 24-48 hours and can be assisted by drinking lots of filtered water. Good hydration is very important to your recovery.

Subsequent treatments usually produce improved results.

Well, this really depends on your condition. Usually 3 treatments will see a marked improvement or resolution of your problem.

Each Bowen Therapy session builds on the previous one. If more than 3 treatments are necessary, you will find that the time between each treatment should gradually increase.

Ideally you should keep your body in balance. Regular treatments 1-2 months apart should assist you to achieve this.

1. Be open and honest
2. Attend the recommended appointment schedule
3. Follow the ‘After Treatment’ instructions you are given
4. Undertake any stretches and exercises you are given
5. Drink lots of filtered water on an going basis

From 1 April 2019, as part of the Government changes, all private health insurers will no longer be permitted to pay benefits towards some natural therapy services under extras cover for Australian residents. Unfortunately this includes Bowen Therapy.