Bowen Testimonials
After suffering with severe back pain and exhausting other available treatments such as chiropractor and acupuncture, I decided to try Bowen Therapy. I had known Jen for several years and was always a skeptic when she discussed Bowen. I reached a point when I could no longer tolerate the pain so I called for an appointment. The treatment was very relaxing and did not experience the pain I felt during other treatments. The treatment was so gentle that I left still very skeptic of the results. Jen told me to give it 24 hours. That night I already felt better and was actually able to sleep comfortably. The next morning I was virtually pain free. I had been given some exercises to do and was to come back in 10 days. After the second treatment I felt great and I was pain, and more importantly drug free. Occasional treatments have kept me pain free for over 2 years now.
- Pat
I suffered with the pain and immobility of frozen shoulder for 10 months. Regular medicine and chiropractic did little to relieve either. One Bowen treatment eliminated the pain and restored 35% mobility. A second treatment brought my mobility to 60%. Within a month I was almost back to full mobility and continued to be pain free. Since that time, my family and I have continued to use Bowen treatments to relieve pain for other common issues, such as neck and general back pain.
- Nancy
I had to admit I knew nothing about Bowen before hearing that Body Essence provided the service. After reading some information online and a pamphlet, that Jen gave me, I figured I had nothing to lose.
Living with constant pain for the last 6 months due to a rapid onset of osteoarthritis, it was wearing me down This made doing things I loved impossible.
I was skeptical when she gently did her maneuvers. To my surprise, that night I slept through the night pain free! I also regained about 40% range of motion in my shoulder - amazing! With a couple more treatments I have started to feel like my old self. I'm a believer!
- Bill
I decided to try Bowen treatments as a way to relieve my neck and shoulder pain as massage was not helping. I have had three Bowen treatments and the tension in my neck and shoulder is greatly reduced....to the point where I no longer require pain medication to get through the day.
- Sherrie
Bowen Q&A
* Like massage therapy, Bowen Therapy is a relaxing experience. Muscle tension and benefits to the circulatory and lymphatic system are recognized. Benefits are usually long lasting and clients report needing less sessions to reach a sustained improvement.
* Like acupuncture, Bowen Therapy stimulates the acupuncture points and meridians. This can improve functions in the body’s systems like digestive, respiratory, hormonal and nervous systems. This is achieved without needles or cuppings. According to Chinese medicine, Chi, a universal energy, must circulate freely throughout the body in order to achieve good health. There are claims that the Chi in one’s body is clearly modified both during and after a Bowen session.
*Like chiropractic, Bowen Therapy achieves skeletal adjustments. As the body responds to the Bowen moves, the soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons and ligaments, adjust tension and encourage movement. It is these structures that govern the alignment of joints and vertebrae. The affect is ongoing after the treatment and is long-lasting because the body has self-adjusted without forcefulness.
*Like physiotherapy, Bowen Therapy is not a muscular re-education. It actually releases held patterns of dysfunction and inflammation through its stimulus to Golgi tendon organs and spindle cells.
* Like Emotional Bodywork Therapies, Bowen Therapy can stimulate a release of held emotions. This occurs quite naturally as the body responds to the treatment during the session.
*As a complementary treatment, Bowen can be used to enhance the benefits of other modalities. There are many Naturopaths who now practice Bowen Therapy and find it remarkably beneficial. Homeopathy is another fine example of this partnership.
During a pause, you may feel a warm, tingling sensation. These sensations are responses from your nervous system. The practitioner will continue, only after these sensations have ceased. Although there is little speaking during a treatment, it is important to convey to your practitioner if these sensations are still present, when she returns to treatment room, with the next set of moves.
Bowen Therapy is safe and quite beneficial to all age groups.