BOWENWORK Return to Top What is Bowenwork?
Bowenwork, also known as Bowtech, is a gentle and effective manual therapy which creates a state of deep relaxation by balancing tension patterns in the body. Bowenwork affects not only the musculoskeletal framework but also the fascia, nerves, and internal organs. The body’s integrated response to Bowenwork improves circulation and lymphatic drainage; it also enhances the assimilation of nutrients and the elimination of toxins from the body. The late Australian, Thomas Bowen (1916-1982), developed the technique named for him in the 1950s. His approach was to reset the tension in certain muscle groups by using a unique type of stretch-and-roll-through move followed by a pause to allow the body time to begin its response. A 1974 Victorian Government survey of alternative health practitioners found he had an over 85% success rate for the over 13,000 treatments he was performing per year. After his death, Oswald Rentsch, one of the six practitioners he recognized as understanding his work
