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Welcome to Dayton Bowenworks and Relief from Pain!

What is Bowenwork?
Bowenwork/Bowen Therapy is a profound, yet gentle, healing modality that was developed in Australia, by Tom Bowen. The actual origins of his concepts are unknown or at least unclear though there do appear to be relationships to a variety of modalities, including osteopathy and traditional Chinese medicine. However, at some point he recognized an apparent common relationship in many seemingly unrelated painful conditions, particularly musculoskeletal but including neurological and other health problems. He identified this causal link as being the soft tissue or fascia that envelops the whole body from head to toe.

Bowenwork is a gentle modality that uses light, rolling movements over muscles and other connective tissues that instruct the nervous system to relax the body. There are pauses of several minutes between many of these moves, during which the body responds to and integrates the signals it has just received. The goal of this process is to relax and bring the body into balance, which will allow the body to then begin it's own healing processes. The signals generated during a session can bring about deep, healing responses on many levels - physically, energetically, mentally and spiritually. Many times a client with a recent injury or ailment (i.e., headache) will have an immediate response to the work, while others will notice changes and improvements over the next few hours and days, with even further improvement at the next appointment.

Often, clients come to Bowenwork as a last resort. They've tried pain relievers, muscle relaxers, physical therapy, etc... but have not had lasting relief and so they come in as a last desperate attempt to relieve their pain.

When you come for your first Bowenwork session, we will actually set up a necessary second session a week later. The first session gets the ball rolling, so to speak, while the second session "sets" the work, as well as continues the healing process (giving the nervous system another little "nudge"). I can work on one or two clients at the same time, but you will usually be in different rooms. Adults may bring one  immediate family member with them for no additional charge if they come at the same time (spouse or child 18 or under), but you must check with me first to verify that I do have both rooms available.

What can I expect?
The client lays upon a table, much like in a massage. If undressed, the client will be covered at all times with appropriate draping material, and only the area being worked on will be uncovered. The work can also be done while the client is dressed in most cases, although it is strongly recommended that the client wear thin, loose fitting material. It is nearly impossible to work through jeans and a heavy sweater.

Using gentle touch, a practitioner makes precise movements over various muscles and tendons throughout the body, sometimes only one or two moves at a time. The therapist then leaves the room for several minutes to allow the brain to integrate the information it has received, and then will return to make a few more moves. The moves create a resetting of the body’s various systems for the purpose of bringing the body into balance, thereby promoting healing and well-being. The body can use the energetic signals facilitated during a session to elicit deep, healing responses within the body on many different levels - mind, body and spirit. Some clients go into a very deep state of relaxation (many state it is much more relaxing than massage), while others report significant pain relief in addition to the relaxed state.

How much does it cost?

Initial Visit (includes initial consultation/ROM testing and cost of second visit): $115 + tax

Subsequent visits after second visit: $50 + tax

What does it help?
Many conditions have been shown to respond to Bowenwork (often within just 3-8 sessions, sometime fewer), including: