Treatments

In a calm and relaxing environment your practitioner will ask you about your medical history and discuss the reasons for your visit.

In your Bowen session you can either lie on a couch or, alternatively, be seated if this is more comfortable for you.

Bowen work is carried out directly on the skin or through light clothing, you will be covered appropriately with towels or blankets. If light clothing is preferred, please DO NOT wear jeans or any clothing made out of lycra or other slippy materials.

Your first session, which includes a consultation covering medical history and assessments, is likely to be 90 minutes. The amount of work done within a session will be determined by your condition. Fit and healthy clients will be able to receive more; those suffering with Fibromyalgia or other chronic / emotional conditions may only receive a few moves each time as they build their resilience. Children often don’t need much work at all as their body’s response rate appears to be much faster.

Practitioners will always ask for a parent or carer to be present during any session for children under the age of 16 and vulnerable adults.

Your practitioner will frequently step away or out of the room to avoid distraction while your body accepts and responds to the moves that are made.

As the muscles and skeleton relax and circulation flows more freely you may notice sensations such as:

• Warmth

• Tingling

• Pressure

• Lightness

• Heaviness

• Sleepiness

• Emotional Release

Often sensations are very subtle during the session and changes become more noticeable in the hours and days afterwards. One session can take 7-10 days to fully integrate.

It is found that 3-6 sessions are most beneficial for acute conditions. Some clients, who present with mild symptoms, may obtain relief after only 1 or 2 sessions. Ideally, the client is seen within 5-10 days after their previous appointment - 7 being optimal.

Clients who have chronic, long term or multiple issues may require Bowen Therapy for longer periods of time. A long term treatment plan is recommended.

Bowen Therapy requires commitment from the client to having regular appointments appropriately timed in order to gain the most out of the treatment.

Thereafter most clients see their Bowen practitioner as they feel they need to.

After your session it is important to;

Drink plenty of water to help hydrate your body’s muscles and connective tissue.

Move your body every 30 minutes for the remainder of the day. Nothing too strenuous, a walk around the living room / kitchen is sufficient

Do NOT use extremely HOT or extremely COLD ice/heat packs, baths, showers etc for 7 days after your treatment - doing so will interrupt the integration progress

Do NOT attend other therapy modalities (for example Chiro, Physio, Indian head massage) 7days before or 7 days after your Bowen Treatment - Again, this will interrupt the integration process

Be patient - It takes time for Bowen Therapy to integrate into your system. Be kind to yourself and take it easy (if possible).

Your practitioner will also give you your own, personalised post-treatment advice.