What is Bowen

Bowen is a gentle, relaxing and non-intrusive form of manual therapy. It uses just fingers and thumbs over certain parts of the body, where rolling type moves are made over muscle, tendon and ligament.

The technique is holistic in that it treats the body as a whole. It allows the body an opportunity to restore structural integrity by rebalancing energy in areas of stress throughout the body. Bowen has been known to promote relaxation of the muscles and to help get rid of stress. The technique helps balance the body's systems by asking it to make the necessary changes to bring it back to homoeostasis (physiological equilibrium) and promote self healing.

Tom Bowen, an Australian from Geelong developed the treatment in the 60’s in an effort originally to help his wife’s asthma. By the mid 70’s Tom was treating several thousand people a year. He taught what he knew to just six people, and it is from those individuals that Bowen has spread throughout the world.