Bowen Therapy Clinic & Training at Karana Downs

What Is Bowen Therapy?

Non-Invasive and gentle body work, Bowen Therapy treats problems from back pain to infertility, whilst lulling the mind into a deeply relaxed state. The gentle movements of Bowen Therapy allows the body to repair itself without traumatizing soft tissue.

A key aspect of Bowen therapy is its minimalist approach. Bowen movements are small, spaced apart and gentle. This gives Bowen therapy an almost meditative quality in which the brain can go into the 'alpha' state- the ultimate state for repair and healing to occur. Bowen Therapy is suitable for all ages from newborn to elderly.

Bowen Therapy improves balance, posture and organ function, when the body is balanced it is 'happy' and it is able to speed up healing time required in all areas of the body, inside and out!
Bowen's calming effect on the nervous system allows the body to go from 'fright and flight' straight into 'rest, relax and repair' mode' which escalates the bodies sense of its own innate healing... If you think about it, the body repairs a cut, a broken bone, even spontaneously rids itself of disease. Bowen Therapy realigns the body , allowing the body to return to its original shape, tension and well-being

Conditions we treat with Bowen Therapy

Bowen Therapy should be considered for:

• Back pain including Herniated, Slipped discs. Sports/Accident trauma
• Sciatica
• Neck and shoulder pain - Frozen Shoulder
• Migraines and ear aches
• Dental pain, Jaw pain, tooth pain, biting inside mouth & tongue, tongue pain, glandular pain
• Digestive problems, IBS, Reflux
• Baby Bowen - Colic, unsettled baby, neck, jaw, body restrictions. Suitable for new borns and older
• Groin and pelvic problems
• Knee and ankle problems
• Sport and accident injuries - Past injuries still causing pain
• Menstrual irregularities and Infertility
• RSI , Tennis elbow, Golf Elbow, Mouse (PC) Elbow, Builders Elbow
• Carpal tunnel
• Jaw misalignment, TMJ pain, associated neck pain
• Respiratory ailments, Hayfever
• Hand and arm pain
• Also - PAIN OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN

How Does Bowen Therapy Work?

So if you've 'tried everything' with no success and you prefer a more holistic, relaxing therapy that has a great success rate, please come and try Bowen Therapy.

History Of Bowen Therapy

Tom Bowen was born in Australia on April 18, 1916. In the 1950's Tom began his practice treating workmates and others that had heard of his reputation in the front room of a friend's home in the evenings after work. Word of his healing hands spread throughout the region and soon he could not accommodate the number of people wanting his treatment in this part-time manner so he opened a full time practice.

Tom, through his own study and practice, developed what we now call the Bowen Technique. With his amazing skills of assessment, he was able to alleviate many people's problems with very few, relatively gentle, soft tissue manipulations.

After Tom passed away in 1982, Ossie and Elaine Rentsch formed the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia and began to teach the technique. Today over 20,000 people have completed basic Bowtech, the Bowen Technique course, in over 30 countries and languages. Worldwide, there are many instructors teaching Bowtech.