How the Bowen Technique Works  In a Bowen Technique session, the patient lies on a table, wearing loosely fitting clothing, and relaxes, while the therapist applies a carefully orchestrated and specifically located series of gentle movements across the body. The movements are composed of a subtle challenge and rolling of muscle, nerve, tendon and connective tissue. The carefully designed pattern of movements is central to The Bowen Technique achieving its holistic benefits, which result in a balancing not only on the structural level and functional systems, but also at the level of the individual’s overall well-being. Addressing the body as a whole, in this way, the Bowen Technique treats beyond the presented symptoms and embraces the physical, chemical, emotional and mental aspects of each person receiving the treatment.

Key to achieving this expansive benefit is the Bowen Technique’s capacity to stimulate a sense of deep relaxation. This deeply relaxed state, both caused by and facilitating the impact of the specific soft tissue moves, seems to act upon the body’s autonomic nervous system, which creates homeostasis at the cellular level. Through this precise resetting of the autonomic nervous system’s action, while in a state of profound relaxation, the individual’s body is freed to find its own natural balance.

What to Expect During a Bowen Session  During the actual treatment session, the Bowen Therapist will apply the movements in a series of patterns. The therapist leaves the room between the application of each pattern in the series so as to allow the patient the space to fully achieve the deepest relaxant effects and to avoid interfering with the patient’s energetic realignment. Sessions usually last one hour. Often no more than two to five sessions are required for the treatment of most conditions. Treatments will generally be scheduled at 7-day intervals.

Conditions Treated by Bowen The soothing and restorative effects of Bowen treatment have a wide range of applications. Through practical experience Bowen practitioners have been increasingly expanding the range of conditions that the technique has been found to effectively treat.