Galway Bowen Therapy Clinic

29/10/2025

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These Two Hands - The Story of Bowen Therapy: Directed by Sean Dobra. With Ben De Castella, Sean Dobra, Louie Athanasiou, Josh Blake. An inspiring true Australian story of a genius that discovered a profound gift of healing through following his observations, intuition, and heart. Tom Bowen generous...

28/10/2025

Today marks Tom Bowens 43rd anniversary! A great man whose procedures have helped so many. Rest in Peace Tom

14/10/2025

Would you pay attention if your body came with a low battery warning?

HINT: It does.

Tight shoulders, aching back, poor sleep, irritability — these can be signs your nervous system is running on empty.

Bowen Therapy works with your body’s natural repair mechanisms, gently reminding your system to rest, rebalance, and recharge, to the best of its ability.

Sometimes, the body doesn’t need more pressure — it needs permission to reset.

Time to top up your inner battery?

06/09/2025

✨ After another wonderful summer break spent relaxing, we’re back, refreshed, and ready to go! ✨

We are now taking bookings for Bowen Therapy and Reformer Pilates.
To secure your spot, please call Lisa on 📞 086-1700738.

We look forward to seeing you soon! 🌿

03/09/2025

At the heart of Bowen Therapy lies a simple but profound belief: the body has within it the wisdom to heal, balance, and flow.

Tom Bowen gave us the tools to listen and respond to that wisdom.

05/07/2025

Your body doesn’t lie.

From skin to fascia, posture to hormones — it’s always giving us feedback.

Bowen Therapy encourages us to slow down, listen, and work with the body’s design.

30/06/2025

Did you know there was a research trial exploring Bowen Therapy and asthma symptoms?

In this particular study (Nikke Ariff, National Research Programme, 2004), all participants personally reported experiencing positive differences in their symptoms after Bowen sessions.

Bowen Therapy is a gentle complementary modality aimed at supporting overall wellbeing and comfort. It is important to note Bowen Therapy is not a medical treatment for asthma, nor should it replace conventional medical care. Always consult your doctor or medical professional for asthma management.

If you missed this month's Better Breathing for Better Health workshop, don’t worry—there’s another chance coming up on 12 July. Join us online to learn practical, gentle techniques you can immediately use to support yourself or your clients.

🌿 Next workshop: Wednesday 12 July, 10:00 am (online)
➡️ Book your place here: https://bowencollege.org.uk/further-learning/better-breathing-for-better-health/

18/06/2025

When your body knows it’s Bowen Therapy day! ✨

14/06/2025

Nearly 80% of participants in a national study reported reduced frequency or severity of migraines after receiving Bowen Therapy.
(Source: Nikke Ariff, National Migraine Research Programme, 2002)

Migraines are more than just headaches—they often come with visual disturbances, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and can significantly affect day-to-day functioning. Triggers are wide-ranging: hormonal fluctuations, stress, nervous system dysregulation, sleep imbalance, and even posture or tension held in the neck and jaw.

Bowen Therapy offers a gentle, non-invasive approach that works with the nervous system, rather than against it. By helping the body shift into a parasympathetic state (“rest and repair”), Bowen can support:

• regulation of stress and tension
• better sleep and hormonal balance
• improved circulation and lymphatic flow
• reduction of muscular holding patterns, particularly in the neck, shoulders, and jaw

Unlike many interventions, Bowen doesn’t force change—it invites the body to reorganise and regulate itself from within.

For people living with chronic migraines, this shift in internal state can be profound.

08/06/2025

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮.

Popular opinion would have us believe that when it comes to bodywork, no pain equals no gain. But the opposite is true!

Pain can signal your nervous system into threat mode prompting your connective tissue to harden into a protective state.

Your bodywork session needn’t hurt for you to heal!

Try Bowen Therapy.

03/06/2025

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.

📸 Dr Jean Claude Guimberteau
✍🏻 The Body Mechanic, Inc.

28/04/2025

Hope for Depression — the Power of the Vagus Nerve and Bowen Therapy

New research has found that stimulating the vagus nerve — a key communication pathway between the brain and major organs — can significantly improve the quality of life in people with treatment-resistant depression.

In a clinical trial of 493 participants with major depression, those who received vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) showed measurable improvements in mood, daily functioning, and overall wellbeing — even after years of unsuccessful treatment.

👉 And here's where Bowen Therapy comes in.

Bowen Therapy has a specific vagus nerve procedure, and its aim, along with all Bowen moves, is to shift the body from the flight or fight response (sympathetic nervous system) to the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest mode) where healing can occur.

While the trial involved an implanted device, Bowen Therapy uses the body’s own healing intelligence — with no drugs, no force, and no devices — just targeted, mindful touch.

The vagus nerve connects — and so does Bowen.

Research published in Brain Stimulation.

📸 Nicolle R. Fuller / Science Photo Library