Balance with Bowenwork & Resonance Repatterning

Balance with Bowenwork & Resonance Repatterning I offer bodywork that is gentle in touch with profound results in both body and mind. I've been a Licensed Massage Practitioner since 1990.

I am a Professional Bowenwork Practitioner and Certified Practitioner of Resonance Repatterning.

02/24/2026

🌿 WHY DO I ITCH LIKE CRAZY ON THE VIBRATION PLATE?

Good Morning Beautiful Lymphies 🩷✨

You step onto the vibration plate…

And within seconds…

⚡ Your thighs start itching
⚡ Your calves feel prickly
⚡ Your legs burn
⚡ You want to scratch like CRAZY

And you think:

“Is this an allergy?”
“Is something wrong with my blood?”
“Why does this only happen to me?”

Let’s break this down properly — scientifically and gently.

🩸 1️⃣ Sudden Blood Flow Surge

A vibration plate causes:

• Rapid muscle contractions
• Increased circulation
• Capillary dilation
• Mechanical stimulation of tissue

If an area hasn’t had strong circulation for a while, that sudden rush of oxygenated blood activates nerve endings.

That prickly itch?

It’s often microcirculation waking up.

It’s similar to when frozen hands warm up too quickly — the sensation is intense.

🌿 2️⃣ Lymphatic Mobilisation

Vibration stimulates:

• The muscle pump
• Interstitial fluid movement
• Fascial glide
• Lymphatic flow

If lymph has been stagnant, that movement can trigger:

• Temporary histamine release
• Nerve sensitivity
• Mild inflammatory signalling

Histamine = itch sensation.

This does NOT automatically mean allergy.
It often means mobilisation.

🧠 3️⃣ The Fascia Connection (This Is Important)

Fascia is full of mechanoreceptors — tiny sensory nerves that detect movement and pressure.

If fascia is:

• Tight
• Dehydrated
• Restricted
• Sedentary

When vibration stimulates it, those receptors can fire strongly.

Sometimes the itch isn’t the skin.

It’s the fascia waking up.

Flow can feel intense before it feels normal.

❄️ 4️⃣ Why It’s Worse in Winter

In colder months:

• Blood vessels constrict
• Circulation slows
• Skin is drier
• Fascia tightens

When you suddenly stimulate circulation in cold tissue, the contrast is stronger.

More contrast = more nerve activation = more itching.

This is common.

It is not dangerous.

🌸 5️⃣ Hormones & Histamine (Especially For Women)

Estrogen influences:

• Capillary stability
• Fluid retention
• Mast cell activity
• Histamine release

If you are:

• Perimenopausal
• PMS’ing
• Estrogen dominant
• Under high stress

Your histamine response may already be heightened.

Vibration can amplify that temporarily.

This is why some women itch more at certain times of their cycle.

🔥 6️⃣ Sluggish Baseline Circulation

Women who:

• Sit for long hours
• Have cold feet
• Experience heavy legs
• Have mild insulin resistance
• Are under chronic stress

Often itch more.

Why?

Because their baseline circulation is slower.

The vibration plate is exposing that.

When circulation improves over time, the itch usually decreases.

🧪 A Simple Test

If:

• The itch peaks
• Fades within 5–15 minutes
• Reduces after 1–2 weeks of consistent use

That usually means improved circulation and tissue adaptation.

Many Lymphies report the itch almost disappears after consistent use.

That’s progress.

🚨 When To Be Cautious

Seek medical advice if you experience:

• Hives
• Spreading rash
• Severe dizziness
• Persistent itching long after stopping
• Known severe mast cell disorders

That is different from normal stimulation itch.

🌿 How To Reduce The Itch

Try this:

🫁 5 minutes deep breathing before stepping on
🚶‍♀️ Gentle walking warm-up first
💧 Hydrate well beforehand
🥗 Reduce high-histamine foods on heavy vibration days
🧴 Moisturise dry skin
⏱ Start with shorter intervals

Consistency is more powerful than intensity.

✨ The Bigger Truth

Sometimes the itch is not your enemy.

It’s your circulation waking up.

Your lymph moving.

Your fascia responding.

Your nervous system adapting.

Your body saying:

“Oh… we’re flowing again.”

And flow can feel unfamiliar before it feels comfortable.

🌿 Gentle Reminder

Healing is not always silent.

Sometimes it tingles.
Sometimes it prickles.
Sometimes it feels strange before it feels strong.

Your body is incredibly intelligent.

And when we understand it, we stop fearing it.

02/23/2026

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.

02/21/2026

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?

02/21/2026

What if one of the most powerful brain health interventions isn’t a supplement, a drug, or a biohack, but a 30-minute walk?

A randomized clinical trial in the Journal of Sport and Health Science assigned adults ages 26 to 58 to follow an aerobic exercise program targeting 150 minutes per week for 12 months. On MRI, their brains shifted to look about 0.95 years “younger” than the control group on a brain-age algorithm.

That might not sound dramatic, but brain aging is cumulative, and small shifts add up.

What I love about this study is the age range. These benefits showed up in early and midlife, not just later decades.

Exercise likely supports brain health through multiple pathways, including improved cerebral blood flow and neuroplasticity, although the exact mechanisms behind the brain-age shift are still being worked out.

Thirty minutes, five days a week. Move at a pace where you notice your breathing change.

Your future cognitive health is being shaped by what you do today. 🧠

Wan L, Molina-Hidalgo C, Crisafio ME, Grove G, Leckie RL, Kamarck TW, et al. Fitness and exercise effects on brain age: A randomized clinical trial. J Sport Health Sci. 2025 Aug 13;15(101079):101079

02/21/2026

Yawning isn’t just about being tired — it may help regulate the brain!

New Australian research found that yawning causes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the fluid that protects and cleans the brain — to move away from the brain.

Deep breathing didn’t do this.

Even more interesting? Everyone yawned in their own unique, repeatable pattern, suggesting yawning is an innate neurological behaviour.

While the research is still emerging, it adds to growing evidence that subtle, natural movements can influence nervous system regulation — something Bowen Therapy has long respected.

Sometimes small actions can have a big impact.

Source: Martinac AD et al. (2025). Biomechanics of yawning: insights into cranio-cervical fluid dynamics and kinematic consistency.

02/17/2026
02/13/2026

Emotionally hungry children often grow into adults who love in ways that feel “too much” even when they don’t want to.

When you grow up craving emotional presence, your system becomes trained to grab tightly onto any moment that feels warm, safe, or intimate, even if it’s fleeting.

-A single vulnerable exchange can feel like a bond.
-A small gesture can feel like a promise.
-A shift in someone’s energy can feel like a threat.

You read deeply into things most people overlook because you were conditioned to survive on very little.

When emotional nourishment was inconsistent, your brain learned to amplify anything that resembled connection.

These are coping mechanisms that were once necessary, just no longer accurate for the life you’re trying to build now.

You are not broken for loving the way you learned to survive. You are simply overdue for the kind of nourishment you should have always received.

Keep shining,
Dr. L ✨

02/13/2026

Real connection happens when the nervous system feels safe.

Slow down. Breathe. Pause.

That’s where love actually lands.

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💚

02/13/2026

Just published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: 'The effectiveness of Bowen Therapy for Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial'.

The study concluded that Bowen Therapy may be effective for fibromyalgia patients in improving limb endurance, reducing activity interference, and enhancing quality of life.

Read the study here: https://ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/1149

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