Sally McDonald Bowen Therapy

03/12/2025

Very spoilt by today’s Bowen clients - homemade soap and eggs from some special chickens along with a wrapped gift I will keep for the 25th (it may be the only one 🫢)

These regulars love their Bowen, keeping them balanced as life journeys along, I love it when they also ‘listen’ to their bodies 😊🎄🎅

12/11/2025

Your happiness is your job 😊

What makes you happy?

Think about it, is it a colour, birds, animals …

Looking after you, that’s your responsibility - just saying 😊

10/06/2025

In essence the Bowenwork practitioner is a facilitator, not a manipulator.

By applying the moves, the practitioner gives the body specific neurological signals to relax, and then steps back for a few minutes to allow the body to 'relax itself.'

Compared to many other bodywork techniques, Bowenwork initiates an internal response that stimulates restoration of the body's equilibrium, rather than an external approach of manipulating areas of tight muscle tension until it is released.
—Sandra Gustafson

Read the article in full at https://issuu.com/lnes/docs/201305/65

01/08/2022

01/08/2022

Today was a Bowen Balance for
one of my favourite clients with another two waiting at the door.

I sought permission to take his photo for my page to show you that Bowen is good for babies to over 100 years old.

This lovely chap wanted to stand by the totara post as he say’s ’its older than him’

Tony will be 90 in October and hopes to shear a sheep as did Godfrey Bowen on his 90th Birthday (Godfrey was no relation to Tom but they’re both inspirational men)

I was so impressed when he told me to go on YouTube and type ‘Tony Lock Shearing’ its a wonderful clip that a friend did of him, Tony thought he was taking photos, say’s he would have scrubbed up a bit had he known it was a video 😂

Even if he doesn’t shear the sheep, what this man does daily is an inspiration 😊

The ducks… we think these are the same two that visited us last year and she laid her eggs in the garden in front of the house.

We had some grasses planted
that she could hide away in but it was right beside the downpipe so noise of the water frightened her away from the nest.

They’ve come back and keep looking at the garden which has new grasses, not suitable for nesting in but they love to sit on the deck

09/07/2022

Bowen is suitable for all !

I came home yesterday on a bit of a high after treating an unsettled 6 week old baby and her mum. This followed my treatment of a delightful 95 year old lady for shoulder pain that morning.

Probably the biggest span in ages I’ve treated in a day, yesterday epitomised the fact that Bowen is suitable for the young and old.

However, despite it’s gentleness, Bowen can be powerful, effective (and sometimes even pack a punch !) when applied to the “not so fragile”.

So let’s not forget all the ages in between:

- The farmer with sciatica
- The mum with headaches and vertigo
- The miner with a sore back
- The nurse with Plantar Fasciitis
- The sportsman with a sore knee
- The hairdresser with Tennis Elbow
- The dancer with ankle and back pain
- The student with neck and jaw pain

The list goes on......

Bowen - the versatile treatment for everyone 😊🙌🏻

08/05/2022

Bowen and Beyond live workshop this weekend.

An incredible line-up of inspirational speakers.

Great being able to put my feet up and listen but also put my earpods in and deal to the laundry, make Feijoa Icecream, look after Manda and get things done all whilst learning more about this amazing modality.

We can also re-listen for 6 months.

A film has been made about Bowen and how it came to be from the late Tom Bowen and his work.

Bowen is good for all ages… from babies to the elderly and animals.
Babies and animals can’t fake it, if they get relief you know about it.

11/03/2022

A bottle of water at Costco is $0.25.

The same bottle in the supermarket is worth about $0.50.

At a local bar it probably costs $2.

In a good restaurant or hotel it can be worth up to $3.

At an airport or on the plane, you might be charged $5.

The bottle and the brand is the same, the only thing that changes is the place. Each place gives a different value to the same product.

When you feel like you aren’t worth anything and the people around you belittle you, change places, do not stay there.

Have the courage to change environments and go to a place where you’re given the value you deserve. Surround yourself with people who really appreciate your worth. 💙

12/01/2022

Happy New Year to you all!

A busy time for me as things roll… Christmas then New Year and then my Birthday 🎂 🎉

Getting set to do some jobs today then this arrives in the mail 📕

Ah well, a bit more chilling and I’ll read whats been happening around the world with Bowen

04/11/2021

What’s up with this weather, never mind what’s on my mind!

A friend came for Bowen last week and brought her neighbour, Heather.

Heather had Bowen many moons ago so was more than happy for me to set up the spare table for her.

This week Heather checked in to see if it was ok for her to share my details with another friend - absolutely!

So today, Heather & Sally came for Bowen 😊

Heather tells me her knee, that has been numb for years - (since her knee replacement) has not been numb since she saw me last week…

EXCITING 🤗

And… Sally is - Sally Hughes 😵 how about that?!!! (My maiden name was Hughes)

What a coincidence, lovely ladies that love their Bowen.

02/11/2021

Sometimes life gives you a feather, followed by a brick and then it’s the truck…

Hi Sally
Needing a body tune up and hoping you can fit me in. I’m available, Wednesday pm, Thursday pm, working Friday through Sunday and available next Monday or Tuesday.
Cheers and thanks

This client has had the ‘feather’ and is totally aware that if she looks after herself - she can be there for others.

Makes my heart sing to know that Bowen can stop the ‘brick & truck’
🧱🚛

12/10/2021

Last weekend I completed my Specialised Bowen Procedures 2 training in Palmerston North

Bowen Therapist’s from Hastings, Carterton, Nelson, Levin came together to learn these new procedures to add to our tool kits

*cold feet
*bladder & prostate
*gallbladder
*colon
*hamstrings
*shoulders

Just to name a few that I know will be useful.

I’m sure some of you know what will be coming your way next time you’re in the clinic 😉