Below is a run down of what you can expect when you come to see me, for a Bowen session.

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If this is the first time you'll be seeing me or if I haven’t seen you in a year or two, I'll send out a patient intake form via email for you to fill in prior to your appointment.

I do ask a lot of questions on this form as with Bowen we are treating the whole body and looking at the body from a holistic perspective. We are not separate parts we are a whole and as such our body functions in harmony.

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• Upon arrival at my clinic, I will greet you in the reception area, if I have a client with me take a seat and relax.

• Please wear baggy clothes, not close-fitting jeans or skins as I will be working on the fascia of the body, tight-fitting clothes are restrictive.

• The fascia works best when hydrated, to be honest, your whole body works best when hydrated, so please have a glass of water before your appointment.

• We will have a chat when you arrive and if this is your first appointment I will go through the patient intake form with you, and depending on the presenting condition I may do an assessment. This involves certain movements standing and lying to see the general range of movement and level of pain.

• We will discuss a plan of action and then we will get into the Bowen session.

• I will get you to take off glasses, belts and any jewellery that may hinder any movements.

• Also, I will ask you to turn your phone off, or better still leave it in the car.

• This is your time and you are worth having uninterrupted time.

• There will be music playing please let me know if you find this distracting.

• You will lie on the table, and be fully clothed.

• The Bowen session can last from  about 25 - 60 minutes. Though closer to 60 minutes is more common.

• If you are new to Bowen you will notice that I perform a few gentle moves and then pop out of the room for a couple of minutes. The rests in Bowen are very important as they signal your body to relax and encourage energy to flow.              A simple analogy for this would be similar to plucking the string of a guitar, the note resonates off of the guitar and if I put my finger on the cord it would stop the vibration. This is similar to the Bowen move, when putting in a challenge and move, this signals the energy flow in the body.

• You may hear a chime this is just a gentle reminder the session is almost finished. There are then 5 minutes of relaxation at the end of the session to ease you back into your day.

• If necessary we can book the next session and talk about any exercises that may be beneficial.

• It is not uncommon for the body to release toxins a day or two after a Bowen session, symptoms of this may be headaches, body aches, fatigue etc, so please make sure to drink lots of water.

• Sometimes after a Bowen session there may be either a physical or emotional release, this is not uncommon so I encourage you to be kind to yourself over the next couple of days.

Recently I am finding a lot of clients coming to me are struggling with overwhelm and stress so I find the longer sessions are necessary to help bring the body's sympathetic nervous system into a calmer state and also sometimes the first 15-20 minutes of the Bowen session are actually just a chance to offload and get stuff off your chest so we can move into the Bowen feeling calmer.

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