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HOW LONG DOES A TREATMENT USUALLY TAKE?
Most treatments take between 45 minutes and an hour. The first session will also include a consultation, so please allow extra time.
DO I NEED TO UNDRESS?
No. Bowen can be done through light, loose clothing. Sometimes it’s helpful to work onto skin but this can still be done with the client wearing a t-shirt or shorts.
DO I LIE DOWN?
Yes. Bowen is done on a treatment table with the client lying face down and then on their back.
However, if someone has mobility issues, is pregnant or is in a wheelchair, the treatment can also be done seated.
CAN CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM BOWEN?
Absolutely. Bowen has a ‘Baby Bowen procedure’ for the tiny ones up until around 3 years old. Because the moves are so gentle, all children can safely have treatments and usually respond quickly and positively to them.
HOW MANY SESSIONS WILL I NEED TO HAVE?
This is entirely up to the client, but in general one to three sessions is sufficient to address most common complaints such as back and hip pain. After that, it could just be a case of once every few months if the problem recurs. Sometimes only one session is needed and the client will be able to assess if they feel better. If an issue is more longstanding, then a longer treatment process may be helpful. The client and therapist will discuss this and plan each appointment after assessing their progress.
IS BOWEN LIKE MASSAGE?
No. Although the feeling of deep relaxation it creates is every bit as good as with a massage, Bowen is not manipulative in any way, so there are no stroking or other movements designed to alter the muscle and facial tissue. Nor are there moves to click or change the underlying bone structure.
Bowen works by altering the signals that the nervous system receives from the body via light rolling moves over specific points on the body. This results in fascial and structural change created from within via the body’s own healing mechanisms.
Bowen therapists don’t try and affect or force change externally, as in most therapies. They assess and deliver the moves they think will facilitate the body to change naturally from within.