I just got back from an interesting 3 days in Brisbane studying advanced Bowen techniques with Brian Smart from SmartBowen. He is an amazing man with a wealth of knowledge about Bowen Therapy. He's at the cutting edge of developing new Bowen moves to help in every situation and knows bodies and how they function better than anyone else I've met.
I learned many new moves - some of which I have already used sucessfully on clients.
I also learned about how injuries progress. For example, Bowen Therapy applied as soon as someone pulls a muscle or tears a tendon can actually start the healing process before inflamation even sets in. Because once a body part is inflamed, it is impossible to do any more treatments until it has settled down and regular ice therapy is the best treatment. But even that can be tailored. For example, an ankle may need 15 minutes of ice treatment, then let it warm up, then another 15 minutes, etc. for 48 hours. A larger body part such as a thigh may need 20 minutes icing then warming, etc.
I also learned some serious sports stretches where the clients themselves can increase their own stretching ability and we only help. Brian demonstrated on me and it really worked.
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