Asthma

In the 1960’s and 1970’s, the Australian, Thomas Ambrose Bowen developed the Bowen Technique, which is a light-touch gentle therapy. It was initially developed to help people who suffered from muscular-skeletal problems, but it has been proved to be beneficial to other conditions also. It has proved to be an effective treatment with quite remarkable results, for many teenaged children who have respiratory ailments such as asthma. The Bowen Technique is one of the most important ways of treatment that assist in healing of the body. It penetrates to a deep cellular level, integrating the unique capability of the body to heal itself, and thus, the moves lead to successful results. The moves of the Bowen Technique start producing results fast due to the release of toxins and old patterning and therefore, the holistic balance is reached very soon.  

The Bowen Technique might be one of the most important tools which we have to use to heal the body because it treats the body as one single unit and not just a single symptom. It addresses the chemical, physical, mental and emotional features of every person who is receiving the treatment. The Bowen practitioner is just a catalyst who sets the incentive in motion and lets the body cure itself. As the human body is so wonderful, very little outside influence is needed for the body to heal itself on its own. The Bowen Technique is very simple whether it is treating a particular symptom or maintaining a healthy body.  

Bowen and Asthma  

Tom Bowen’s wife had asthma and was in the hospital many times for treatment before he had developed a respiratory process using his method of gentle ‘moves’ in certain places on the body to help her get better. After this, she did not need to be hospitalized again.

The Bowen Technique can lower the level of asthma attack rapidly and effectively, no matter what level of asthma or other kinds of respiratory problem young children are suffering from. A research was undertaken by Alastair Rattray, a Bowen Therapist and Teacher with the European College of Bowen Studies (ECBS) and it showed that children respond well to the treatment irrespective of whether the child is under a regime of medication, or not.

Adults and older children also enjoy the advantages of the asthma treatment. However, the extra stress provided by exams, smoking, relationships, problems at work and other lifestyle features can often slow down the pace of their recovery. However, success has been recorded with the Bowen Technique for all ages.