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Gentle
Touch Produces Miracles
by
Gerri Shapiro, MS Ed.
For
as long as I can remember,
I've suffered from back
pain. Although I have experienced
some relief using heat, cold,
massage, chiropractic and
acupuncture, invariably the
pain has always returned.
I visited a friend who had
similar back problems, and
she told me she had some body
work done called Bowen. Her
back and hip pain were gone
after just one session!
I
couldn't wait to find
out more. On the Internet,
I learned that the Bowen Technique
involves a series of very
gentle rolling moves on the
body using thumbs and fingers.
It was developed in Australia
in the 1950's by Thomas
Bowen, a gifted healer who
devised a simple but powerful
method for releasing pain.
Hoping
to find a Bowen practitioner
near me, I emailed close to
forty practitioners
around the U.S. and asked
if they could refer me to
someone. After thirty-nine
“no's” I got
one “yes!” I arranged
to have three Bowen sessions.
After the third session, my
back pain and sciatica were
history! I got so excited
I decided to train to become
a Bowen practitioner.
Tom
Bowen was a gifted natural
healer from Australia. Late
in life he discovered he had
an unusual gift that allowed
him to intuitively know what
was ailing people and how
to help them relieve their
pain. His healing technique
is unique in that it was developed
without him having had any
previous medical or healthcare
training.
Tom
could quickly assess what
was wrong with someone and
where they were out of balance.
He could look into a room
full of people and know what
their problems were. Although
he never advertised, it was
estimated that he treated
over 13,000 people in the
course of one year, and he
claimed a success rate of
about 88%! Tom Bowen had a
unique talent. He dedicated
his life to turning his gift
into a practical application
that has proven to be of great
benefit to thousands of people
world-wide.
The
gentle yet powerful Bowen
moves, send electrical impulses
to the nervous system which
remind the body to regain
normal movement in joints,
muscles and tendons. This
usually elicits an immediate
response of muscle relaxation
and pain reduction. Several
of the moves are located along
acupuncture meridians or on
specific acupuncture points
which are known to stimulate
and balance the body's
energy.
There
is little discomfort or pain
involved because there is
no heavy pressure or hard
probing into sensitive muscles
or joints. Practitioners do
the minimum needed to bring
about a healing response in
the body. The more acute the
pain, the less they do. The
less they do, the more profound
the effect on the body. While
many experience immediate
pain relief, improvement is
just as likely to unfold over
the next few days to a week.
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