It was grand to spend two days with like minded therapists, learning from each other and practising on each other. I came away feeling far more positive about my observational skills and particularly the Bowen Technique treatment I deliver. I felt the lid had been taken off my thinking, which is hugely liberating! So I was anxious to put my new thinking into practice. Well; It didn’t take very long before the phone rang and I booked a client who received the full benefit of my new knowledge!

Amanda was a very active, horse riding Mum, who had open heart surgery as a teenager. This has left her with a great tightness over the chest area and increasing restriction in the neck and upper back regions of the spine. These areas have also become increasingly, constantly painful, interrupting sleep patterns. These restrictions were causing her body to compensate, the result of which was now taking its toll in her body and her energy levels.

I put into practice my new knowledge of listening and observation, compensation and conflict within the body. I kept my ‘Bowening’ fingers on ‘red alert’ and used some new work learned on the workshop. I so enjoyed the treatment I delivered! I just hoped my client did too!

It seams she did: Whilst drinking the obligatory glass of water following her treatment, Amanda reported feeling much more ‘freedom’ and ‘lightness’ over the sternum area, combined with more mobility and greatly reduced pain and discomfort in her neck and upper back. This relief continued until a couple of days before her second treatment. It was fantastic the ‘Bowen’ work had held for so many days considering the length of time from surgery to the first treatment.

I treated again after a week to build on the ‘Bowen’ work, which would increase the body, brain communication and therefore increase the length of time the body is able to ‘hold’ the treatment and maintain the body’s changes. The results from the second treatment were equally pleasing and I am impatiently waiting to see Amanda and hear how her body is using the ‘Bowen’ information.

I would like to use this blog to post case studies and articles as and when they arise, along with any information I hope will be useful.  So I’m very excitied to be posting my first case study for you, who is a three year old young lad I will call Adam.

History;  Adam’s birth was a difficult Cesearian section.  He has been hyper-active always.  He sleeps little and wakes often in the night.  He eats a healthy varied diet but perhaps not a huge quantity.  He received Cranial Osteopathy as a baby which  his mother reports was was fairly successful.

I met Adam whilst I was treating the family pony.  She – the pony, adores Adam and whilst I treated her she took every oportunity to stand close to Adam.

He was very concerned about what I was going to ‘do’ to him, but was un-aware of what I was doing as he sat on his mothers lap whilst I pretended to ‘tickle’ as I performed a few ‘Bowen’ moves.  He fell asleep soon after I left and slept for hours!  During that week he was far less hyper-active and therefore less tired,  which certainly pleased and helped his poor Mum, who is very sleep deprived and exhausted herself.  Mainly he just ate and ate and noticably put on weight.

I treated Adam the following week and again his mother reported he slept for hours following the treatment and was generally noticably calmer in his body and mind.

These two treatments are certainly excellent building blocks for future Bowen Techinque treatments and I will report on the future of young Adam and his progress.