Bowen Secrets

18/01/2026

When one system is under stress, others respond.

Posture influences muscle tension.
Muscle tension affects breathing.
Breathing shapes nervous system tone.
And nervous system stress can change how the whole body functions.

Bowen Therapy listens to the entire conversation — not just the loudest complaint.

16/01/2026

Energy is finite — demand is not. Modern life places ongoing load on the nervous system and connective tissue.

Bowen Therapy works with the body’s regulatory systems, rather than overriding them.

Support recovery as intentionally as you plan activity.

11/01/2026

The body is clever, it just needs reminding sometimes 🥰

The body has an extraordinary capacity for self-regulation and balance.

Bowen Therapy is designed to work with that innate intelligence — offering gentle input and then allowing the body time to respond.

Healing isn’t imposed.

It’s invited.

01/01/2026

Just as fascia can harden without adequate movement and hydration, our bodies, minds, and beings can stagnate without nourishing growth.

Wishing you renewal, gentle change, and rejuvenating growth in the year ahead.

Bowen Association Australia

01/01/2026

Warmest wishes for a Happy New Year to all who have supported Bowen Secrets throughout 2025, today is our first Birthday 🎉
Here's to a peaceful and harmonious 2026.

Kath 🥳

30/12/2025

28/12/2025

Please use my Booking link to the Ovatu booking system for lots of recent reviews.

If any of my lovely clients wish to also leave a Google review that would be very helpful.

Hope to see you soon.

Kath

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12/12/2025

This is so true ☺️

It's all connected! Nothing happens or heals in isolation.

As a holistic bodywork technique, Bowen Therapy recognises that your whole structure is connected.

Your sore ankle might be caused by pelvis dysfunction, or your knee pain might stem from your neck.

Your Bowen Therapist will work with your whole body to try to get to the source of your discomfort.

10/12/2025

This time of year can stir up big emotions — but your nervous system may hold more hope than you realise.

While Christmas is a time of connection and celebration for some, it can also amplify feelings of loneliness, stress, and depression for many others.

The good news? Emerging research is offering new hope.

A clinical trial of 493 people with major, treatment-resistant depression found that stimulating the vagus nerve — the vital communication pathway between the brain and major organs — led to meaningful improvements in mood, daily function, and overall wellbeing.

👉 And this is where Bowen Therapy has something to offer.

Bowen Therapy includes a vagus nerve procedure, and like all Bowen moves, its aim is to guide the body out of “fight or flight” and into the parasympathetic “rest and digest” state where healing becomes possible.

While the clinical trial used an implanted device, Bowen Therapy works with the body’s own healing intelligence — with no drugs, no force, and no equipment. Just precise, mindful touch designed to help the nervous system settle.

Because the vagus nerve connects — and so does Bowen.

Research published in Brain Stimulation.

14/11/2025

Your body is a masterpiece — a living system of intelligence, rhythm, and balance.

No one else moves, feels, or responds quite like you.

Even identical twins have their own unique patterns — in their fingerprints, their eyes, and the way their nervous system communicates.

Every moment, your body is quietly at work: repairing, rebuilding, and rebalancing. Your brain processes more information than any computer, your heart beats to its own rhythm, and your fascia connects it all — a network of constant communication.

Bowen Therapy honours that wisdom — the body’s remarkable ability to listen, adapt, and find its own way back to ease.

You’re not just one in a million — you’re one in eight billion, and every part of you tells that story.

06/11/2025

So many benefits from the Temperomandibular ( TMJ) procedure.
It’s very gentle but the results can be amazing. 🤩

Posture check — where’s your jaw right now?

A small change in jaw position can shift your whole body alignment, from head to toe.

It’s one of those fascinating examples of how the body works as a single, connected system — something we’re always exploring in Bowen Therapy.

Image credit: Brightside

20/10/2025

When posture and the nervous system don’t see eye to eye

When the body is out of alignment — maybe one shoulder sits higher, or there’s a slight shift through the spine — it’s not just a structural issue. This unevenness can affect how the brain and body communicate.

Uneven posture can send mixed messages through the nervous system, influencing balance, coordination, and even emotional regulation. For some people, especially those with retained primitive reflexes, this imbalance can keep old movement patterns “switched on.”

Reflexes such as the ATNR, STNR, TLR, and Spinal Galant are designed to help us develop in infancy — but if they’re not fully integrated, they can contribute to muscle tension, altered spinal curves, or inefficient movement patterns later in life.

Bowen Therapy offers a gentle way to bring attention to postural and nervous system patterns, inviting the body to explore greater ease and balance as best it can.

Source: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/3/427