How does Bowen Work?

How can such a gentle technique produce such profound results?

Bowen Technique (BowTech or Bowen) is based on the principle that our bodies have an inherent and continuous self-healing and self-correcting process that can be stimulated to return us to our previous healthy condition.

This innate intelligence communicates with the body through the nervous system. When the body experiences stress, trauma or shock, our nervous system gets triggered into "fight, flight or freeze." However, when the need to respond is past, the body often gets stuck in its stress response and loses the ability to "rest, relax and repair." In such an unbalanced state, the function of our nervous system is compromised, and communication is obstructed.

Bowen moves are designed to free the body's innate self-healing intelligence by restoring balance and harmony at the cellular level.

The precise and gentle Bowen moves send subtle vibrational messages along the proprioceptive nerve pathways to the brain. These powerful stimulations, when given adequate time for integration by the body, reset and balance the autonomic nervous system, which results in immediate improvement in all the organs and systems of the body.

In addition to restoring balance via the autonomic nervous system, it is theorized that Bowen may also activate the following mechanisms: stretch reflex, joint proprioceptors, fascia, segmental viscerosomatic spinal reflexes, acupuncture points and meridians, harmonic vibration or resonance model, lymphatics and detoxification.

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