Sommer Wagstaff - Holistic Body Therapy Ltd

16/12/2025

As the year 2025 comes to a close, take a moment to reflect on the experiences that have shaped you.

During the holiday season, prioritise rest and self-care, recognizing their importance. This period presents an opportunity to recharge, acknowledge your progress, and release what no longer benefits you.

By cultivating mindfulness and introspection, you can reconnect with your inner self and discover a profound sense of serenity and gratitude.

If you're seeking a relaxing experience, I offer bowen sessions this Friday; please contact me at 0221978800. Om Yoga Studio 1 hour / $100 ✨🙏🏼🌿

16/12/2025

Not all gentle touch is the same.

Bowen Therapy has a structure and method that set it apart from massage.

10/12/2025

Great testimonies regarding bowen therapy!

I was excited to read about a recent article about the body’s fascia network. As a teacher of yin yoga, a style centred on fascia stretch, I find this topic particularly compelling. Yin yoga uses a set of deep stretches developed in alignment with traditional Chinese medicine’s meridians, the energetic pathways connecting essential organs throughout the body.

In our practice, we use a yoga mat, props and supports to work with gravity, allowing us to achieve a deep stretch. Stillness is then maintained for an extended duration, typically between three to five minutes, which permits the body to fully release tension and surrender.

The benefits of this practice are significant. By resting deeply in a stretch and anchoring the mind, the nervous system shifts into the parasympathetic mode (rest and digest). This allows the body and mind to truly rest and initiate regeneration. Furthermore, by training the body and mind to sit with slight discomfort in a supported and conscious way, we foster a sense of trust.

The long-term results include a noticeable reduction in chronic pain, tension and stiffness. This approach makes yin yoga highly effective and suitable for all levels of experience.
Rachel Parry
Rugby, Warwickshire

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 21, 20 years ago. I tried every therapeutic and pharmaceutical treatment, with little luck until I started treating the fascia instead of the muscles. Massages left me feeling bruised. Osteopathy would help, but only for a few hours. I now have occasional myofascial release sessions when my pain gets bad. The benefit of each session with bowen lasts for weeks. I also added specific stretches to limber and warm up the fascia, rather than the muscles per se. Doing reformer pilates regularly keeps the fascia limber. A memory foam mattress also helps my fascia to not feel stiff and “crunchy” in the morning. I hope this helps anyone struggling with their fibro pain.
Maxine Lewis
Auckland, New Zealand

09/12/2025

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.

07/12/2025

In Bowen Therapy, the pauses aren’t a break — they’re a technique.

Between each set of moves, practitioners step away to give the body time to notice, integrate, and respond to the gentle input it’s been given.

These pauses allow the nervous system to process new information without overwhelm, and this is one of the key differences between Bowen and other hands-on therapies.

It’s subtle, it’s intentional, and students quickly learn that the magic may happen in the quiet moments.

Curious about how Bowen works — or what it’s like to learn it?

You’re in the right place. 💚

04/12/2025

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03/12/2025

Bowen Therapy works best when we stop trying to “fix” and start listening.

A practitioner’s job isn’t to decide what the body should do —

it’s to read the cues, follow the responses, and offer the right input at the right time.

03/12/2025

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Bowen Therapy is a simple, gentle, and holistic technique that works in harmony with the body to support natural balance and wellbeing. Developed by Tom Bowe...

03/12/2025

This is not a painting. Nature spent centuries sculpting this giant — one branch, one ring, one season at a time. 🌳✨

Looking up from the base, this massive tree becomes a living cathedral, its canopy forming a perfect green dome against the sky.

Every twist of bark and branching limb tells a story of storms survived, summers stretched toward the sun, and decades layered into quiet strength.

A reminder that some of Earth’s greatest works take hundreds of years to create.

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