Healing Hands Bowen Therapy

01/11/2025

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💧 Let’s talk lymph!

Your lymphatic system is like the body’s natural drainage and detox network - it keeps fluids moving, clears waste, and supports your immune system.

But sometimes it needs a little help to keep things flowing.

That’s where the Bowen Technique can play a role:
- Gentle moves encourage lymphatic drainage
- Supports circulation and tissue hydration
- Helps reduce swelling and fluid retention
- Boosts your body’s natural detox processes
- Promotes relaxation, which aids immune function

Think of it as giving your lymphatic system a friendly nudge in the right direction. 🌿

Because when your lymph flows, you glow. ✨

15/10/2025

18/09/2025

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🦶 Understanding Plantar Fasciitis: Your Path to Recovery

What is Plantar Fasciitis?
Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the thick band of tissue (plantar fascia) that runs across the bottom of your foot, connecting your heel bone to your toes. It's one of the most common causes of heel pain, often feeling like a sharp, stabbing sensation especially with those first steps in the morning.

Common Causes:

Overuse from running, walking, or standing for long periods
Poor foot mechanics or flat feet
Tight calf muscles or Achilles tendon
Sudden increase in activity
Improper footwear or worn-out shoes
Age (most common between 40-60 years)

Natural Recovery Approaches:

🌿 Bowen Therapy: This gentle, hands-on technique helps release tension in the fascia and surrounding muscles, promoting natural healing and improved circulation to the affected area.
🩹 Strapping/Taping: Supportive taping techniques can provide structural support, reduce strain on the plantar fascia, and help maintain proper foot positioning during healing.

💪 Targeted Exercises:

Calf stretches and plantar fascia stretches
Towel curls and marble pickups for foot strengthening
Rolling a tennis ball under your foot

💎 Natural Support:

Silica: Supports connective tissue health and collagen production
Calc Fluor (Calcium Fluoride): Traditional tissue salt used to support elastic tissue integrity

Remember: Healing takes time and consistency. Combine these approaches with proper rest, and appropriate footwear for best results.

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18/09/2025

Gentle. Mindful. Nervous system aware. Discover the Bowen difference with a subtle, holistic approach to bodywork.

08/09/2025

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Your body remembers how to feel whole. Sometimes it just needs the right conditions to reconnect with that knowing. Bowen Therapy offers gentle input — not to force change, but to invite it. Through stillness, subtlety, and the space between moves, the body has an opportunity to recalibrate on its...

12/07/2025

08/07/2025

Being a Bowen Therapist means trusting the process —
and the pauses.

Sometimes slowing down is the most profound care we can offer.

06/07/2025

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06/06/2025

Why Bowen Therapy stands out for vagus nerve stimulation
While the below self-care practices are valuable, sometimes our bodies need additional support, especially when chronic stress has created persistent physical patterns. This is where Bowen Therapy can be particularly effective.

Bowen Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive form of bodywork developed by Australian Tom Bowen. What makes this approach unique is its subtle, rolling movements over muscles, tendons, and fascia, which send neurological signals throughout the body.

How does Bowen Therapy "hack" your nervous system?
The gentle movements in Bowen Therapy communicate with the body's proprioceptors—sensory receptors that provide information about position and movement. This gentle stimulation sends signals through the nervous system, including the vagus nerve.

Are you suffering from sciatic pain, arthritis or heartburn? Let Bowen therapy put a stop to your pain today.

27/05/2025

Once upon a time, fascia was severely underestimated.

Previously thought of as basically just packing material, protecting our more important structures, it's now known that fascia plays a vital role in movement, immune function, and is our largest bodily organ, with the greatest capacity for sensation.

Once upon a time, fascia was severely underestimated. Previously thought of as basically just packing material, protecting our more important structures, it's now known that fascia plays a vital role in movement, immune function, and is our largest bodily organ, with the greatest capacity for se...

25/05/2025

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We can expand past the “fix-it” mentality and embrace trust in the body’s innate intelligence and the pace of its own healing with Bowen Therapy. Wise words from our friends at AMERICAN BOWEN ACADEMY.

13/05/2025

When Your Body Plays Detective: Understanding Referred Pain

Did you know that pain from your internal organs can show up in completely different parts of your body? 🤔 This phenomenon is called "referred pain," and it's your body's way of sending distress signals, just not always from the exact source!

Here's why it happens: Your brain sometimes gets confused about where pain signals are coming from because organs don't have as many pain receptors as your skin. Instead, your brain associates the pain with areas that share the same nerve pathways.

Some common examples:

✅Heart problems can cause pain in your left arm and jaw
✅Liver issues might create right shoulder pain
✅Kidney stones often cause pain that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin
✅Pancreatic problems can show up as mid-back pain
✅Gallbladder inflammation frequently refers pain to the right shoulder blade

This is why our practitioners ask so many questions when you describe pain! Your body is playing a game of connect-the-dots that requires careful interpretation.

Have you ever experienced referred pain? Share your experience below! 👇