FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
GENERAL
- How safe
is Bowen Therapy?
- How long is
a typical Bowen Therapy session?
- Why are
there pauses during a Bowen Therapy session?
- What am I
going to feel after a Bowen Therapy session?
- How many
Bowen Therapy sessions should I have?
- How often
should I have a Bowen Therapy session?
- What should
I wear to a Bowen Therapy session?
- Do you
charge by the hour?
- Do You
accept insurance payments?
- Does Bowen
Therapy use oils, lotions or cremes?
- Are you
going to try and sell me other products?
GENERAL
How safe is Bowen Therapy?
Bowen Therapy has been taught
and applied around the world. Hundreds of
thousands of Bowen Therapy sessions have been performed.
Bowen Therapy appears to be very safe.
Bowen Therapy has been used
on expectant mothers, before and during labor, newborn babies
and young children, on up through all age groups to the very
elderly.
I have been unable to find
reference to any reported case of serious injury or death
resulting from a Bowen Therapy session. Indeed, I
have been unable to find a single lawsuit resulting from
Bowen Therapy.
Please note some Bowen
"moves" are contra- indicated for use with pregnant
woman.
How long is a typical Bowen
Therapy session?
I find my typical Bowen
Therapy session lasts forty minutes. That said,
each client is an individual with their own presentation and
specific requirements. The content of subsequent
sessions may be quite different and therefore the time in any
given session may vary.
I have, because of a clients
condition, had sessions of less than twenty minutes and
sessions that lasted in excess of an hour. There
is no set time, it all depends on what is appropriate to your
presentation.
My philosophy regarding the
length of a session, is not time determined but rather,
identifying and applying the most appropriate Bowen
"moves" for a given presentation and optimizing the
amount of work done, so as not to overload the client.
Why are there pauses during
a Bowen Therapy session?
Typically during a Bowen
Therapy session there are a number of short (two minute)
pauses, where the therapist will leave the room.
These pauses are to allow the
body to assimilate the energy flows that have been initiated
and stimulated by the just completed "moves".
It is important not to overload the body's senses with too
much noise. The pauses serve to allow the body to
assimilate and settle before subsequent moves are applied.
What am I going to feel
after a Bowen Therapy session?
Bowen Therapy is an extremely
gentle and effective therapy for the relief of pain and
symptoms.
Bowen Therapy typically gets
to the very core of your body to effect these seemingly
miraculous results. This is known as a 'correcting
process' and your body can have a diverse and full range
of feelings and emotions.
Generally, following a Bowen
Therapy session, clients feel positive, energized and upbeat.
Typically clients quickly experience a reduction in pain and
relief from symptoms.
However, in some instances
the 'correcting process' brings with it some
discomforting feelings and emotions, such as: lethargy and
fatigue; difficulty sleeping; shifting body sensations and
emotional fluctuations. In some (rare) instances a
short term worsening of symptoms has been known to occur.
This is known as a 'healing crisis' and while very
rare, is typically short in duration.
My philosophy on all of these
feelings, both positive and negative, is that it is all good,
it shows that your body is receptive to Bowen Therapy and that
change is taking place. My experience is that
positive things tend to happen, even following a temporary
worsening of symptoms.
How many Bowen Therapy
sessions should I have?
I find my typical, and indeed
majority of clients require only three sessions.
That said, the number of
sessions is very much determined by:
- What the problem is?
- How acute (severe) the
problem is?
- How complex the problem
is?
- How long you have had the
problem?
- Will your lifestyle
continue to contribute to the problem?
- Have you multiple problems
- if so how many?
Bowen Therapy is very
forgiving, it allows us to work simultaneously on multiple
problems. It generally provides safe, speedy relief and
it typically works well on long standing problems.
I have seen at the extremes,
simple problems resolve in just one session and more complex
situations require as many as seven sessions. Some
problems resolve but require ongoing maintenance to remain
symptom free, this is relatively rare, but does sometimes
happen.
If you are seeing absolutely
no positive results after the second session, I would seek to
find other alternatives with you, rather than proceed with
another session.
My philosophy regarding the
number of sessions is determined solely on results.
If you are seeing tangible and measurable improvements and
obtaining symptom relief, but are not quite there yet, I would
recommend you continue therapy. The final choice
though, will always be up to you.
How often should I have a
Bowen Therapy session?
I recommend a week between
Bowen Therapy sessions. Sometimes that is not
possible, so a range of five to ten days is permissible.
I have seen at the extremes,
follow-up sessions performed within three days to alleviate
some new problem and I have seen people wait weeks between
sessions, seemingly without ill effect. Bowen
Therapy is very forgiving and each individuals' presentation
should be treated on its merit.
My philosophy regarding
frequency of sessions is not to adhere to a rigid number of
days, but rather to optimize the body's response to the
follow-up treatment session. If, given a particular
presentation, I think it would be best to follow-up in five
days, then that is what I will recommend. My
experience is that for most presentations the week offers the
optimum time for the previous session to 'bed in' and ready
the body for the next session.
What should I wear to a
Bowen Therapy session?
Bowen Therapy is usually
performed through (light) clothing. I request that
my clients wear loose fitting clothing - preferably t-shirt
and shorts, but lightweight blouses/shirts and slacks are
acceptable and won't impede the effectiveness of a treatment.
Do you charge by the hour?
No, I charge by the session.
My philosophy on charging is
not about time, but rather seeking results through appropriate
treatment routines. Neither of us should be
concerned about a ticking clock and mounting bill.
My task is to identify and
apply the appropriate Bowen "moves" to maximize and
optimize the result. It may take thirty minutes,
it may take fifty minutes, the cost is and should be the same.
Do you accept insurance
payments?
No - the world of insurance
is yet to catch up to Bowen Therapy.
Does Bowen Therapy use oils,
lotions or cremes?
No - a Bowen Therapy session
does not use oils, lotions or cremes.
Are you going to try and
sell me other products?
No - I believe my focus is on
obtaining results through the application of appropriate Bowen
"moves" and facilitating your healing process.
I don't believe I can do that successfully while I'm trying to
sell you something!
"BOWEN
THERAPY
....it's the results"
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