What Is Bowen Therapy?
Bowen Therapy or The Bowen
Technique, as it is also known, is a non-invasive holistic therapy pioneered by Thomas Bowen
who developed the method in Australia after the second world war.
By the middle of the 1970's, it is reported, he was treating some 13,000
people in a year.
The therapy
consists of a series of rolling moves,
usually with the thumbs,
applying light pressure, over muscle and connective tissue.
Touch
is used in a very different way to other forms of hands-on therapy like
massage and is only applied at precise points on the body. The treatment
can be done through light clothing.
Bowen Therapy promotes healing, pain relief and recovery of energy using very light touch.
Bowen ‘moves’ do not seem like much, but they do bring about profound change. They are delicate, gentle, precise and are safe to use on people of all ages.