We are all 'healers' - Ways to consider energy interaction in your life

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• Being in nature is a way that most dramatically can help people feel at one with the universe. Think of the inner peace that comes from having time to be quiet and draw on the energies of the mountains, the flowers, the sun... this inner peace is a connection that you make with yourself and your world as you allow your 'thinking' life to melt away. You connect with the true essence of yourself, and your internal energy balances and softens. It is meditation. Physically tangible changes occur in your body and, in this state, whether it lasts a few seconds or many minutes, your capacity for healing yourself and others is great.

• What happens when a butterfly lands on your shoulder? A sense of beauty and awe that is a gift and reminds you that you are a part of something. The butterfly benefits from your response too. It is a communication of love through energy exchange.

• How do you feel when you watch children (especially your own) or animals? A heart connection, a pouring out of love, a sense of awe at their 'innocence'? This 'innocence' is that they are still able to access their inner peace (much better than we can now that we have responsibilities and daily stresses).

• If we can recreate this feeling wherever we are, draw on our resources to 'empty ourselves' and connect to something greater than our own day to day life, we can release the stresses that close off our intuitive nature.

• We use our innate intuition often but don't often stop to realise its power.

• When we hurt ourself we intuitively grab or rub or otherwise put our hands to the wounded area. When our child is hurt we caress, hold, rub. The healing lies not only in the touch but is made possible by the love of the giver.

• How do you feel when a loved one kisses your head? Takes your hand? Smiles? An uplifting of your spirits, a heart connection.

• As long as we can give freely of our love and compassion to others, whether we know them or not, we have the capacity to allow them great healing.

• We should always be mindful that we do not actually heal someone. We allow them the space, time and love to begin their own healing.

• If you are feeling emotionally fragile and someone touches or hugs you, often you cannot help but dissolve into tears. If someone offers a safe place to release our tensions and sadness we do. That was a healing touch or a healing hug, because it was heartfelt and the intent of the giver was to be present to you. That's healing with touch.

• In an emergency situation, we often find that we are able to remain more calm and clear than we could ever have imagined. It is not just adrenaline that causes this apparent phenomena, it is our true strength, and a trust in our own capabilities that we tap into. We work with the situation and do not rationalise and worry ourselves into non-action as we might ordinarily do.

• Healing with energy is not 'using up' your own energy and becoming drained. This is a common misconception, and can happen if this is the way you try to use it. We don't give away ourselves. We don't heal another. We need our energy to remain clear and strong and loving in order to help another. Instead, by emptying ourselves enough to allow the healthy flow of energy within us and through us, we use the freely accessible and never-ending supply of universal energy to help balance our own energies and those of the person we are helping.

• Practice feeling energy in your body, in your hands. Find someone to practice with. Touch yourself when you hurt. Touch others when they hurt. You cannot cause harm if your intent is loving and healing.

• If you are going to practice often, it is wise to find a way to 'protect' yourself from taking on too much.

• Although you should not fear this process, it should be treated with due respect and care. Energy work does affect the physical body, sometimes profoundly, so any body that would be adversely affected by, for example, an increase in blood or lymph circulation needs to be treated with extra care. Seek advice if you need it.

Mother and Baby Bowen

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This is an information sheet I made a few months ago for a special expectant mother event.... watch this space for more in depth discussion on pregnancy/birth and after!

I gave birth to both my children at home in the water. My youngest received Bowen within an hour of being born (I didn't know about Bowen first time around!) My coccyx shifted an inch to one side during the labor (very uncomfortable!) – and back again with one Bowen treatment, 3 days after the birth!

Introducing Bowen work

'Less is More'

Bowen is a non-manipulative body/energy work which works on the principle that our bodies have the innate wisdom to heal themselves. The work itself consists of a series of gentle rolling movements made with the fingers and thumbs over precise points of the body, with breaks in between each group of moves to allow the body to respond. Bowen has been referred to as a kind of 'physical homeopathy', because the body is given time and space to respond to very gentle stimuli.

Bowen and Pregnancy

Many of the 'problems' associated with pregnancy can be treated with Bowen both before and after childbirth. These include backache, headaches, nausea, tiredness and decreased energy levels, sciatica, leg ache and heartburn.

Many of these symptoms are caused by the rapidly increasing stress on both the spine and the pelvis which occurs during pregnancy and which intensifies as the birth approaches. Knock-on effects of pain and discomfort are often also felt in the muscles and ligaments which support the spine and the pelvis.

A great advantage of Bowen during pregnancy is that women can be treated in the sitting position or lying on their side. It is also completely non-invasive. Most of the symptoms associated with pregnancy can be easily relieved and the treatment itself is extremely relaxing.

Mother & Baby

The long-term effects of the changes in the body, both on a hormonal and musculoskeletal level, can last many months after childbirth, often with uncomfortable symptoms. These can be exacerbated by the process of caring for the baby and the pressures of adapting to a completely new routine. The relaxing and therapeutic effects of Bowen work are particularly useful during this period and can be received within days of birth.

Babies also benefit greatly from Bowen work, which has been shown to be effective in treating colic, hyperactivity and spinal misalignment caused by labor.

Mothers use Bowen to relax and restore their bodies, helping them to feel more vibrant and better able to take care of themselves and their new babies.

See below for special 'Baby Shower' discounts!

DURING PREGNANCY

Back Ache/Sciatica
Breast tenderness
Swollen legs
Carpal Tunnel

Heartburn
Hormonal imbalance

Anxiety

Improve general wellbeing and energy levels

POST PREGNANCY

Realignment of pelvis, sacrum, coccyx, spine after childbirth

Mastitis/breast milk flow

Depression/anxiety

Hormonal imbalance

NEW BABY

Hyperactivity/'Restless Baby'

Colic

Jaw/Spine misalignment after birth

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Special 'Baby Shower' Offers!!!

Have 3 Bowen treatments during your pregnancy

and receive a free treatment for your partner

(daddy or mommy to be)

or...

Have 3 Bowen Treatments during your pregnancy

and receive a free treatment for both you and

your new baby after the birth!

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FOR INFO/APPOINTMENTS CALL KATIE – 303 408 4221

Or E-mail katielouisewells@hotmail.com

What is Bowen work?

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The original Bowen work was intuited by a grumpy but very compassionate Australian man called Tom Bowen. He discovered that he could help with sports injuries while he was an amateur coach. If one of the players was injured, he knew what to do to make the injury heal instantaneously or very quickly. He developed this into a system of what are now called 'Bowen moves' - gentle, rolling movements over the fascia of specific points on the body. Soon he was seeing 13,000 people a year, many of them traveling from far away places across Australia to be 'healed' by him. This was in the 1950's and 60's. What is interesting is that Tom Bowen knew nothing about the anatomy of the body or any bodywork or healing modalities when he first started doing this work, so what he came up with is quite refreshingly unique in the field of health and healing, not a borrowed or refined version of something else.

The principle philosophy behind the work is very firmly that the body is designed to heal itself. We are all born with an innate ability to put right what goes wrong in our bodies. Sure, we all want to do better than that, so that in situations where we might die or be really sick then we want to change that around, and hand our health over to someone else. But the natural plan was just that if certain things happen to our bodies, then we die. No big deal. The other stuff is taken care of by the body and it's person. In a simpler world, where we ate a more healthy diet, were inspired by our work and enjoyed each moment of our lives - then we probably wouldn't get too sick and prone to injury. A lot of it is about the stress level in our lives, the layers of emotional and physical pain we carry with us, and the toxic stress on our bodies (and souls) of car fumes, perfumes, chemicals everywhere and pesticides/hormones in the food we eat. It's hard for us to deal with all that and be in the right state to heal ourselves. People walk around with undigested food in their system for days because they are so busy and stressed that their body cannot be relaxed enough to digest. Digestion takes up a lot of energy. If a person does finally relax, that's when their body can manage digestion. (That's why you start to gurgle outrageously during your massage/ bodywork/healing session)

Similarly to Homeopathy, Bowen works on a vibrational level as much as it does on the physical. The greatest healing effect comes from the least disturbance to the body - less is more. Bowen really seems to help the body reach an optimal vibrational state during the treatment, with this effect often lasting a long time afterwards. People most often describe feeling an improved sense of well being, a calmness and relaxation, and better, more refreshing sleep. On a physical level, the work creates simple messages to the brain, speaking directly to your parasympathetic nervous system. Change takes place on a cellular level. Rather than the body being stimulated consistently, as happens during a massage for example, it is given just a few gentle stimuli. The practitioner performs a few of the Bowen moves and then leaves the room or moves away for a few minutes. This is the key to the treatment, without any further stimulus the body quickly reaches a state of relaxation. Individual areas of the body relax as they are worked on. The treatment continues on like this, and usually lasts 45 minutes to an hour. Having only a few simple messages to the brain gives the body the space and time to heal itself. Too much stimulus is overload for the brain and it exhausts itself trying to respond. In the end it gives up trying to figure out what you want it to do with all that information coming from the outside.

What people love about Bowen is that it is relaxing, non-manipulative and gentle, yet, incredibly, very effective. Most people first come to Bowen work because they have a chronic injury or condition that has not responded to other holistic modalities or allopathic medicine. At the end of the first session many people feel great, but doubt very much that something so gentle and seemingly 'nothing' will make their frozen shoulder feel better, which is what they came in for in the first place, (for example). But it does. That and lots of other things- injuries, musculo-skeletal problems and postural balance, digestive problems, respiratory problems, TMJ problems, stress and anxiety, depression, it has even been very successful in working towards fertility in couples. It's great for mothers-to-be, babies and children. In the beautiful and natural states of pregnancy, labor and motherhood, a woman's body is extremely powerful and responds well to simple guidance to regain balance. Needless to say, babies are so pure that their bodies and energies need very little help, so the gentle nature of Bowen work is perfect - after labor (it's hard on baby as well as mum!) and for those little adjustments to life outside.

My own personal favorite experience with Bowen was working with someone who had been bitten by a brown recluse spider. Usually she was very active and healthy, but for the 3 months following the bite she had not had the energy to move from the sofa at home. The bite sites were still painful and she could not stand the pain and sensation of touching them. That first treatment I worked very slowly and did very little, just enough I thought to take the body out of it's toxic state somewhat and lighten the load on her internal organs. When she came back a week later, she was 50% back to full health, had been able to take the dog on short walks and move around the house, felt less depressed, and could happily touch the bite sites. We did 2 more sessions to get her back to full health, the last one working on her kidneys to help flush them out after the toxic overload. What I like about that particular experience is that it confirms to me what I believe happens during a Bowen session, that the body has great capacity to re-balance itself with just these small suggestions - combined with an environment conducive to relaxation, feeling safe and being able to fully let go for a moment. That moment where you fully let go during meditation or expression may only last a short time, but it is essential to your being and to your sanity to notice it and to try for more. Bowen is easy meditation. It's easy to get into that state during the session and have it last a few precious minutes or even the whole time and beyond. That is incredibly refreshing for your body and makes you more able to start processing your imbalances, untangling them, and healing them according to your own natural priority.

Simplicity.