Why I studied Bowen Therapy
I was first introduced to Bowen Therapy in August 2000. I had been suffering with a neuralgic condition for almost 2 years and after many doctors visits and trying every therapy possible I was told there was nothing that could be done for me, and I would have to take pain medication for the rest of my life!
As you can imagine I was very upset at the thought of taking pain relief while trying to raise my 3 young children. I was basically put in the too hard basket and was on my own.
That night I arrived to my part time job upset and a work colleague asked me what was wrong and I explained to him the constant pain I was in and that no one could help me. He then asked me if I had ever heard of Bowen Therapy as his mother was a therapist, he gave me her number and I thought I might as well give it a go as I had tried everything else! I made an appointment and saw Anne the following day.
I had absolutley no idea what to expect and was nervous as to whether it was going to hurt. I was relieved as the therapy is so gentle but confused to why she was making the gentle moves on my back when the pain was in the side of my face. Anne explained to me the first treatment is a full body balance, and will prepare me for the second treatment when the "whammy" happens! I made another appointment for the following week and went on my way not feeling any different.
When arriving for my second treatment Anne asked me how I was feeling and it wasn't until that moment when I realized the pain had eased, it had not gone but nowhere near as severe. I fell asleep during my second treatment and when finished made another appointment and went on my way.
The day before my third visit I realised I had "NO PAIN!" I went along anyway (to be on the safe side) and had my treatment. When I told Anne she had stopped my pain she turned to me and said "No I didn't I just woke your body up and it has healed itself!"
It has now been almost 16 years since my 2 years of pain and in only 2 Bowen Treatments it was gone! This was the first of my many encounters with my now very close friend and teacher Anne.
Since then I have had Bowen Therapy for back pain etc but the thing that changed my life was when I was struck down with "Bell's Palsy!"
This was the most horrifying virus as it came upon me so suddenly and within hours one half of my face was totally paralysed. I was unable to blink, talk, or move my face properly at all. I went to the doctors and he said "its a virus, and can take up to three months to recover and could leave me with permanent paralysis!" I was totally devastated as there was absolutley nothing that could be done except wait.
I called Anne on the off chance Bowen Therapy could help me and she arrived the following day with her magic hands and I had my first treatment. One week later she returned for the second treatment and after this I felt nerve impulses twitching through my face on and off all day and night. This continued until my third treatment and by week four my Bells Palsy was totally gone, with no permanent damage at all!
I have been touched by Bowen Therapy and its amazing results, and although Bells Palsy was the most horrible virus to have, it was the illness that changed my life, as this was when I decided to become a Bowen Therapist!
I have never looked back !
I was first introduced to Bowen Therapy in August 2000. I had been suffering with a neuralgic condition for almost 2 years and after many doctors visits and trying every therapy possible I was told there was nothing that could be done for me, and I would have to take pain medication for the rest of my life!
As you can imagine I was very upset at the thought of taking pain relief while trying to raise my 3 young children. I was basically put in the too hard basket and was on my own.
That night I arrived to my part time job upset and a work colleague asked me what was wrong and I explained to him the constant pain I was in and that no one could help me. He then asked me if I had ever heard of Bowen Therapy as his mother was a therapist, he gave me her number and I thought I might as well give it a go as I had tried everything else! I made an appointment and saw Anne the following day.
I had absolutley no idea what to expect and was nervous as to whether it was going to hurt. I was relieved as the therapy is so gentle but confused to why she was making the gentle moves on my back when the pain was in the side of my face. Anne explained to me the first treatment is a full body balance, and will prepare me for the second treatment when the "whammy" happens! I made another appointment for the following week and went on my way not feeling any different.
When arriving for my second treatment Anne asked me how I was feeling and it wasn't until that moment when I realized the pain had eased, it had not gone but nowhere near as severe. I fell asleep during my second treatment and when finished made another appointment and went on my way.
The day before my third visit I realised I had "NO PAIN!" I went along anyway (to be on the safe side) and had my treatment. When I told Anne she had stopped my pain she turned to me and said "No I didn't I just woke your body up and it has healed itself!"
It has now been almost 16 years since my 2 years of pain and in only 2 Bowen Treatments it was gone! This was the first of my many encounters with my now very close friend and teacher Anne.
Since then I have had Bowen Therapy for back pain etc but the thing that changed my life was when I was struck down with "Bell's Palsy!"
This was the most horrifying virus as it came upon me so suddenly and within hours one half of my face was totally paralysed. I was unable to blink, talk, or move my face properly at all. I went to the doctors and he said "its a virus, and can take up to three months to recover and could leave me with permanent paralysis!" I was totally devastated as there was absolutley nothing that could be done except wait.
I called Anne on the off chance Bowen Therapy could help me and she arrived the following day with her magic hands and I had my first treatment. One week later she returned for the second treatment and after this I felt nerve impulses twitching through my face on and off all day and night. This continued until my third treatment and by week four my Bells Palsy was totally gone, with no permanent damage at all!
I have been touched by Bowen Therapy and its amazing results, and although Bells Palsy was the most horrible virus to have, it was the illness that changed my life, as this was when I decided to become a Bowen Therapist!
I have never looked back !