Blessings Readers,
Welcome to week 4 of Basics of Massage. Its been a busy week as I'm sure yours has been. Its now officially summer! Winter has its own beauty, but its great to be able to put the rugs away for a season or two!
This week Id like to give an insight into Bowen Therapy. This very effective therapy was developed by Australian Tim Bowen (from Geelong actually). He believed that the underlying source of many health or pain problems could be found in the soft tissue or fascia of the body. Bowen Therapy, through specific soft tissue or fascial release and integration techniques, stimulate specific receptors that enable the body to correct dysfunctions and restore balance.
Note: *Fascia is a specific type of connective tissue that forms a three dimensional web surrounding every tissue of the body. Fascia is the body organiser embracing all nerves, bones, veins, arteries and muscles. Therefore fascial dysfunction can affect every structure, muscle, nerve and organ in the body.
To receive a Bowen Therapy can seem quite unusual. The Bowen practitioner will usually use thumbs to roll across particular muscles and or tendons, seemingly quite briefly, then usually leave the room for a minute or two, then repeating the rolling technique across muscles elsewhere before once again leaving you for a brief time period. I must say that the first time I received a Bowen treatment I wasn't sure what was happening, as I think I had expected more of a massage. But soon, during the treatment and afterwards, I felt a lovely relaxation and an obvious and almost immediate relief to to the discomfort the the tight muscles I had presented with.
If used wholistically, Bowen Therapy will allow the body to repair itself from a wide range of chronic, long term health conditions and can be used to improve the performance and well being of people. This therapy can be used to treat a whole range of acute problems, such as sport and work related injuries. For example, Bowen Therapy will provide immediate relief to a sprained ankle.
Through treating the cause rather than the symptoms Bowen Therapy has consistently shown it can have profound and permanent healing and pain relief outcomes.
Bowen Therapy treats the whole body, and its wholistic effects are apparent in patients who find resolution to problems above and beyond those for which they sought treatment, for example lack of energy, stress or emotional issues.
Bowen Therapy has also been effective for some people who haven't found much success with other modalities.
I hope you found this week on Bowen Therapy informative and interesting. I personally love Bowen and it has been a health modality I have turned to at different times in my life with positive outcomes.
Next week I will be covering briefly a few basics on some forms of body work, such as Rolfing and Shiatsu.
Until then,
Take care
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