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THERAPIES
Bowen is a gentle form of body work in which subtle moves performed over the muscles and connective tissue send messages deep into the body, retrieving cellular memory of a relaxed, balanced way of well-being.
Bowen moves are light, gentle and very precise. There is no forceful manipulation. The practitioner is able to discern stress build-up in the muscles and other soft-tissue, enabling them to perform specific Bowen moves to assist recovery and pain relief.
Bowen was founded in Australia by the late Tom Bowen, who discovered that making small and gentle movements on strategic points in the body generated an integrated healing response.
It is suitable for the newborn through to the elderly and stunning results can often be observed after only a few treatments; even for chronic complaints.
Benefits
Bowen Therapy can help with a range of complaints including:
• Back pain
• Frozen shoulder
• Chronic fatigue
• Chronic pain and arthritis
• Jaw problems
• Headaches
• Muscular injuries/strains
• Stress and anxiety
This list is by no means exhaustive. One of the unique things about Bowen is its adaptability.
What happens in a Bowen Treatment?
In a Bowen treatment, the therapist is acting as a facilitator in a dialogue with the body, providing the body with information through small and gentle movements over muscle and tendon fibres, and the underlying fascia.
It is the body itself that remarkably decides what needs the most urgent healing attention. The body, knowing how it should 'be' and how it should 'feel'.
During the treatment, a Bowen therapist will make a series of moves and will then leave the room in order to allow the body to make use of the information given to it, and for the generated energy to flow.
For more information visit www.bowenworks.org
About Isobel
I have a particular interest in treating chronic fatigue and chronic pain, back pain, dancers' injuries, women's health complaints and symptoms related to having Joint Hypermobility Syndrome. I am also quite willing to work with patients whose injuries have not responded well to other therapies in the past, or to whom I am the 'last resort'.
I am also very interested in working with dancers, especially classical ballet dancers, and the acute injuries sustained by dancers. I have now completed an MSc in Dance Science at Laban which will mean that I have an expertise in working with and supporting dancers who have become injured.
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