The Bowen Treatment Body Balancing

Most Bowen treatments will start with the body balancing sequence of moves. These gentle moves relax the recipient, and release tension in the muscles. This allows the body to start to adopt its natural posture.

The illustration shows the various points over which the Bowen body balancing moves are made.

There are thirty individual moves in all, some of those shown are covered twice.

The body is treated in a specific sequence, starting with the lower third, then to the upper third to finish with the central area.

The therapist, whilst carrying out the body balancing moves, gains an insight into residual tension in muscles and any asymmetry in the skeletal system.

It also enables judgements to be made as to the response of the patient to the Bowen moves.

This will govern the pace and depth of the remainder of the Bowen Therapy session.