What is Bowen Therapy?
What is Fascia or Connective Tissue?
And how does Bowen Therapy work?
Fascia or connective tissue is located underneath your skin; it forms a continuous net throughout your entire body, similar to the pith of an orange.
Surface Fascia is located directly beneath the skin and Deep Fascia surrounds muscles, tendons, joints, ligaments, organs/organ systems. It has a crucial role in supporting the body
Within areas of injury, little use (sedentary lifestyle), over use and even old age, the fascia can become dehydrated, making it difficult for water to flow through connective tissue.
Injured or Dehydrated fascia can begin to restrict mobility, create inflammation, pain and stiffness; weakening your healing response.
In Bowen Therapy, a cross-fibre 'Bowen move' is applied accordingly to strategic locations on the fascial planes and junctions, influencing the fascial mechanoreceptors (sensory nerve endings in the fascia) creating body heat and bio-electric energy, allowing the fibres to separate, activating hydration in the bodies tissues and activating your bodies own healing response or homeostasis.
Working with Trigger Points, Acupuncture sites, Fascial Meridians and the latest research in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Bowen Therapy has a positive effect on muscles, nerves, joints, organ systems and other organic complaints. A treatment can include designated wait times between moves giving the body opportunity to promote homeostasis of the body tissues and systems.
