Bowen Therapy
What is Bowen Therapy?
A remedial technique developed to create lasting relief from pain of all kinds, bowen therapy subtly activates specific muscles and nerves with cross-fibre maneuvering in a way that gently resets the body’s natural healing responses. Bowen therapy sites on the body correspond with points on the meridian system in Traditional Chinese Medicine although the technique did not originate in any way from this healing system.
How Does Bowen Therapy Work?
The gentle triggering of tendons and ligaments at specific sties on the body seems to have profound effects on our central nervous system, lymphatic system and muscles. As annoying as this is to people out there like myself who like to know how things come to effect change in this world, no one really knows exactly what mechanisms function to activate this whole-body healing!
Similar to healing systems like Reiki, there appears to be some immeasurable factor at play in the body here. In both healing modalities, an energy flow is initiated and stimulated. The mechanisms in which this energy flow is initiated remains invisible to our numerous measuring apparati. Either way, bowen therapy definitely works.
What Can Bowen Therapy Do For Me?
Just about everyone can benefit from bowen therapy sessions. Sessions may be a couple of minutes long and can last for up to 20 minutes, so stop pretending you don’t have the time! Everything from bedwetting to sports injuries of any kind and all the way through to menstrual difficulties can experience relief from bowen therapy sessions. Many people notice profound differences after just one bowen session, and after three sessions nearly all people who try bowen therapy will be noticing the difference.
For those who like the meaty statistics, rigorous empirical studies into the effectiveness of bowen therapy have found on average, a minimum effectiveness rate of around 85% for back pain, stress, fibromyalgia, hip pain and a range of other conditions. If that’s not enough evidence for you, you’d best try bowen therapy for yourself and see what you think!
You’ve Convinced Me, I’m Gonna Try Bowen Therapy. What Can I Expect?
Your first session of bowen therapy will probably leave you confused as to why you felt no pain, didn’t need to remove all your clothes, and only laid down for a few minutes! Since around 80 percent of people experience relief from their condition immediately following a treatment, you can expect fairly rapid results. It may take a couple of days for your body to respond to the treatment though so be patient.
The gentle rolling across the fibres in your ligaments and tendons is non-invasive and it’s extremely unlikely you’ll feel any pain. One thing to expect is the frequent pauses in treatment – these are essential to let your body respond to the manipulations it has received, so there’s no need to think that your bowen therapy practitioner is slacking off on the job! Expect to feel great after a couple of sessions. Go on, treat yourself.
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