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The Diversity of Bowen Therapy

I am always humbled & amazed when working with Bowen Therapy.

My clients range from the elderly to the newborn, from the frail to the strong. I don't have to adapt the moves I make, only how many I do. Most adults, unless extremely ill, are given a full treatment with extra procedures to target specific problems. Clients who are frail receive less moves with longer breaks between sets of moves, & yet they still feel enormous benefit from the treatment.

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A shoulder move

Babies need even less. I recently saw a little girl, 5 weeks old, cesarian birth, bottle fed & suffering from constipation. I did 10 moves over about 5 minutes. The next appointment was 2 weeks later & Mum was very pleased saying her baby was having normal bowel movements once, if not twice a day. This baby also favoured a curled position & was very sleepy on the first visit. By the 2nd appt, she was more alert & stretching her body out - it was lovely to see.

I also see some clients who aren't able to get into the prone & supine position on the couch for the treatment. So we adapt a position to suit the client, whether it be on their side or sitting & still I see such lovely results. This is great for disabled clients & also pregnant women. My Daughter-in-Law was pregnant last year & I treated her with Bowen throughout the whole pregnancy. She felt good & was pain free 90% of the pregnancy & went on to have a fairly easy birth with very little in the way of pain control.

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There have also been times when I've been asked to help but have had so little time so have just done about half a dozen moves. I just can't help but grin when I hear it's been successful & on the odd occasion I've even been called a witch! I tell them it's the Bowen working with their bodies, all I do is put in the moves! One example is when my sons friend was saying how one of his digits (he'd lost half of this digit in an accident about a month previously) wouldn't close into a clench with the rest of his fingers & thumb on the same hand. I quickly did 2 upper back moves, 2 moves on his arm & 2 moves on the back of his hand. I then dashed out to a meeting & returned 2 hours later to be told (& shown) that this digit now moved into the clenched position. One happy young man!

I will always be grateful to my friend who introduced me to Bowen & give thanks to the late Tom Bowen who developed this amazing therapy.

Kim                        info@thenaturaltherapy.co.uk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   01903 782958 / 07979 492851