Bowen Therapy

The main principle of therapies is to let the body heals itself. Bowen therapy is one of the holistic therapies that treats muscles, tendons, nerves and fascia-sheets of connective tissue that are present throughout the body. The Bowen moves send neurological impulses to the brain which result to the immediate responses of the muscle relaxation and pain reduction. Electrical impulses sent to the nervous system remind the body to regain normal movement in joints, muscles and tendons. It helps to relieve muscle spasms and increase blood and lymph flow. This technique affects the body through the nervous and the bioenergetic systems and brings it into a state of balance.

A Bowen therapy practitioner uses thumbs and fingers to gently shift muscles and tissues. This is considered to be a non-invasive technique. It stimulates the neuromuscular physiology, aims to balance and stimulate the energy flow of the body. It encourages self-healing.

This Bowen therapy is also related to massage, but it is gentler and considered a muscle release technique. This is much closely related to the traditional Chinese medicine which believes that a chi or life force flows through the body.

Bowen Therapy is particularly effective for muscular-skeletal problems, including those related to pain in the ankle, knee, back and neck. It is also effective in stimulating lymphatic circulation and drainage as well as the autonomic nervous system - which controls cardiac and respiratory functions. It effectively deals with stress related conditions.

The mentioned chi flows through the body are only gained through holistic healings. One of these traditional healing is the hot stone massage which has a variety of benefits. It provides the overall healing for the body.

Scientifically, the skin is considered to be the largest sensory organ. There are thousands of specialized receptors in the dermis which is the second layer of the skin. The dermis contains blood and lymph vessels, nerves, sweat and oil glands and hair follicles. This part of the skin reacts to the external stimuli such as heat, cold and pressure by sending messages through the nervous system and to the brain. The heat coming from the stones help to have good circulation, thus dermis nourishes and supplies blood to the epidermis. A healthy supply of nutrients and blood to the epidermis brings a younger-looking skin.

In addition to that, the hot stone massage is believed to increase the activity of the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is one of the 10 cranial nerves which usually affects the secretion of food absorption hormones and also including the heart rate and respiration. This often imerges at the back of the skull and lazily goes through the abdomen with a number of branch nerves connected with the heart, lungs, voicebox, stomach, and ears.

With the movement of stones gliding on the body, this massage increases circulation and the lymphatic fluid movement. It acts as an “auxiliary heart” because it increases the circulation. Through this, it allows the circulatory system carry more oxygen and nutrients to the body's organs while eliminating toxins. The oxygen and nutrients arrive to the cellular structure faster and this therapeutic massage is very helpful to the general health of the body's entire system.

This therapeutic massage greatly affects the nervous system through nerve endings in the skin. It stimulates the release of endorphins and help induce relaxation, relieve pain, and reduce levels of stress chemicals such as cortisol and noradrenalin. Endorphins are the body's natural pain reliever. Also, hot stone massage helps reverse the damaging effects of stress by slowing heart rate.

Go for our hot stone massage session. It is the perfect way to escape from muscle pain and stress related problems.