Total Balance Complementary Therapies Teesdale

17/03/2026

A small region of the brain called the insular cortex plays a remarkable role in how we experience the body.

It helps interpret signals related to:

• pain
• temperature
• internal organs
• emotional states
• body awareness

In other words, it’s one of the brain’s key centres for understanding how the body feels from the inside.

Researchers studying touch, movement and body awareness often look at this region because it helps translate sensory signals into conscious experience.

Bowen Therapy works through gentle, specific movements that provide subtle sensory input to the nervous system.

While science has not specifically demonstrated that Bowen “targets” the insula, therapies involving touch are part of the broader conversation about how the brain and body communicate.

Because the nervous system is always listening.

16/03/2026

We love creative stress relief.

But if your colouring starts looking like this…

…it might be time to book a Bowen session!

05/03/2026

We often treat tension as a flaw.

Something to stretch away. Push through. Power past.

But the nervous system doesn’t create tension randomly.

It creates protection. Protection from overload. From instability. From perceived threat — physical or emotional.

The body adapts in the best way it knows how.

Bowen Therapy doesn’t force that protection to drop.

It introduces gentle, precise input — allowing the nervous system to reassess whether it still needs to hold on.

When the system feels safer, it can soften.

And that’s very different from being weak.

27/02/2026

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From 11 till 3-30

26/02/2026

23/02/2026

A concept explored in the work of Dr Bessel van der Kolk reminds us that our experiences don’t just live in our thoughts.

They are reflected in the body.

Our bodies are constantly adapting to the pressures and pace of modern life.

When stress becomes ongoing, it can influence how we feel, move and function.

Paying attention to early signs — tension, fatigue, disrupted sleep, feeling “wired” or flat — is part of proactive self-care.

Approaches such as Bowen Therapy aim to work with the nervous system, creating space for the body to settle and reset.

Listening to the body isn’t weakness.
It’s wisdom.

20/02/2026

We know the signs when our phone battery is low.

Slower performance.
Reduced capacity.
Time to plug in.

But what about us?

Many people choose regular Bowen Therapy sessions as part of maintaining their overall wellbeing — creating space to pause, unwind and stay connected to their body in a busy world.

Low Power Mode doesn’t have to be your default setting.

Is it time to recharge?

17/02/2026

Not everyone loves massage oils.

Bowen Therapy doesn’t use them.

Sessions can be performed through light, loose clothing — with no messy residue and no need to shower afterwards. That makes it a practical option for busy people heading back to work, picking up the kids, or continuing their day.

Gentle. Precise. Convenient.

That’s the beauty of Bowen.

13/02/2026

Our body speaks — even when we don’t.

When we're unable to say no to the demands of life, our bodies can do it for us and our internalised stress gets externalised.

Listen to your body’s whispers before they turn into screams.

19/01/2026

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.

25/11/2025

Who's coming to see us at the UTASS Christmas Fair in Middleton on Saturday? We will have our Festive range of Reed Diffusers along with some new fragrances. You can't miss us... we're just at the front entrance! See you there! 🌲🌲

24/11/2025

Right on, Anne!
‘Isn’t it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive – it’s such an interesting world. It wouldn’t be half so interesting if we know all about everything, would it?’
- Anne of Green Gables (by Lucy Maud Montgomery)