Bowen Hands · the therapist Niculina Gheorghita. After the first sessions, remarkable results...

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Bowen HandsThe Journal of The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia

September 2013

The Original Bowen Technique

Students from the Working with Neck Pain Class in Tyrol/Austria with Instructor Robyn Wood

Meeting of Australian Instructors held at Shoal Bay NSW July 2013

Ossie and Elaine’s SBP2 Class in Calgary Canada July 2013

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We have �7 Bowen Associations affiliated with the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia.

We are featuring news from these associations in this and future issues.

AT YOUR SERVICE

We admire and appreciate the work of the volunteer committee members of the Bowen Associations worldwide. We acknowledge that theirs is an unenviable task as they strive to serve members. We honour them for their unselfish commitment to serve and not to be served.

Recently on USA T.V. I heard a business man being interviewed regarding claims that wages were too low and workers planned strike action. The man suggested people wishing to stay employed and gain promotions hold their destiny in their own hands. He said “Instead of clocking in and out showing minimal time they would be advised to go the extra mile, arrive early, present well, be helpful, show an interest in offering extra time, if you do that you will go from the bottom

to the top in no time at all”. As we feature the work of Bowen associations the same generous support should be offered by members to associations for encouragement and benefit to all concerned. Bowtech/Bowenwork is our unique heritage and to preserve it all must accept these challenges. It can be a thankless task serving on an association committee, criticism comes easily. Please communicate and co-operate positively, to serve and not be served, is our responsibility. Associations meetings have been well attended. Elaine and I enjoyed the Bowen association meeting in Farnborough England on July 7th and look forward to attending the New Zealand NZBTI AGM this September.

Associations and training groups have been active in new instructor training. We are excited to welcome eight new instructors into our family of instructors.

Wolfgang Kulterer from Austria,

Daniel Hildrand Germany/ Spain, Petra Kehrer Germany,

Helen Perkins Cambridgeshire, Michael Patrick from London, both from the UK

See pages 14 and 15

From Australia:

Belinda Chant Yamba NSW, Annette Baumgart Torquay QLDSean Dinham Blakeview South Australia,

Their profiles will be in the December issue of Bowen Hands.

These newly accredited instructors bring our grand total of active instructors to over 100 worldwide.

Sincere congratulations to each of the new instructors and appreciation for making yourselves available to serve.

Ossie

TO SERVE AND NOT TO BE SERVED

By love serve one another

Galations 5:13 (KJV)

Elaine and Ossie’s SBP 2 Masters Class Farnborough England

July 2013

ABOUT THE COVER:

The garden of the Hotel Alte Klostermuhle Arnsburg Germany.

Formerly a monastery where Ossie and Elaine stayed, which sadly closed in September 2013.

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Copyright © 2013 All material appearing in “Bowen Hands” is copyright Bowtech Pty. Ltd. and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the publishers. The opinions expressed in “Bowen Hands” are those of the authors and are reproduced as a service to members and not necessarily those of the publishers, the Bowen Academy nor any persons being directors or anyone holding office in the Academy or affiliated Associations. All material published for discussion purposes only.

DIRECTORS: Oswald H. Rentsch, D.O., A.R.M.T. (Bach), Dip.Hom.Ion Elaine Rentsch, Dip.Hom.Ion.

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Volume 22 No 3 Issue 86


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ENDORSED TRAINING GROUPSAUSTRALIAPresident: Katrina RidleySecretary: Vianne MacBethTreasurer: Ian DixonEmail: [email protected]

BOWEN VEREIN AUSTRIAPresident: Veronika HumerSecretary: Toni KainederTreasurer: Manfred ZainzingerOffice: Karin SeyrPhone: +43 7233 80549email: [email protected]: www.bowtech.at

CADADIAN BOWENWORK/ BOWTECH GROUP INC Contact: Derek MurphyContact no. (647) 968-7224 email: [email protected] & PARISContact: Isabelle Grarde-mail: [email protected] EQUUS COLLEGE OF LEARNING &RESEARCHE.M.R.T. ™ & CCmrt ™ Animal BowtechDirector - Ali Gowarde-mail: [email protected] 0407 370206 www.emrt.net.au

BOWTECH DEUTSCHLANDOffice: Manuela GreinPhone: 0049 (0) 6047 950 665email: [email protected]: www.bowtech-verein.de

BOWEN TRAINING UKContact: Lorna DruryPhone: 0700 269 3685email: [email protected]: www.bowentraining.co.ukOssie and Elaine’s course co-ordinator Ellen Cobb email: [email protected]

BOWENWORK ACADEMY U.S.A.President: Abby LaRockBAUSA Secretary: Sue [email protected] U.S.A. Office: PO Box 1255, Dewey, AZ 86327Phone Toll Free: 866 862 6936Website: www.BowenworkUSA.com

AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONSBOWEN ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIAPresident: Chris ReedOffice: Sabrina EllisP.O. Box 744, Hamilton Central, QLD 4007Phone: 1300 780 638 email: [email protected]

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BOWENWORK PRACTITIONERSPresident: Teresa PetersonPhone: 928 380 5168email: [email protected]

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF DENMARKPresident: Maren Elsebeth NielsenSecretary: Tove Bregendahle-mail: [email protected]: www.bowtech.dk

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF GERMANYPresident: Rene HilpertSecretary: Hertha Petere-mail: [email protected]: www.bowtech.com

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF GREECEPresident: Alexandra AntoniouSecretary: Ilias BlekosHead Office: Phone: 210 924 5448

HUNGARY BOWEN ASSOCIATIONPresident: Gyorgy LiebeSecretary: Dr. Miklos Bacs Phone: 00-36-20-54 00 475

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF INDIANational Coordinator: Zenobia PajnigerPhone: 91 9822 030071Email: [email protected]

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF IRELANDChairperson: Shalini SinhaSecretary: Lynn O’NeillEmail: [email protected]

ASSOCIATION BOWEN ITALIAPresident: Piero MuraroTreasurer: Sheila JacksonPhone: 3901 6584 3417email: [email protected]: www.bowenitalia.org

NZ BOWEN THERAPY INCORPORATEDChairman: Ken NightingaleSecretary: Judy OsbornePhone: 0064 7 8433480email: [email protected]:bowtech.org.nz

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF NORWAYPresident: Herbert MollenhauerEmail: [email protected]: Liv Mant Olsenwebsite: www.bowen.no

ASSOCIACO PORTUGESA de TERAPEUTAS de BOWENDirector: Rita AzeredoPhone: 351 938632302Secretary: Sonia CelestinoPhone: 351 913811317website: www.apt-bowen.pt

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIAPresident: Aurelia Stan Email: [email protected]: 40 722 310002

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICAPresident: Jean NortjePhone: 27 21 712 7853email: [email protected]: Marion Coetzeeemail: [email protected]

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF SWITZERLANDPresident: Andrea SchaedlerSecretary: Brigitte SaladinCourses: Eveline Sprungeremail: [email protected]: www.bowtech.ch

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF TURKEYContact: Ros Elliott-Ozlekemail: [email protected]: 232 755 302890 532 615 8669

BOWEN ASSOCIATION UKPresident:Veena LidbetterOffice: Sheila WhylesP.O. Box 210, Boston PE21 1DDPhone: 0700 (0700 269 8324) or 01205 319100email: [email protected]: www.bowen-technique.co.uk

My name is Catalina Acsinte. I am a MD neurosurgeon, with 18 years of experience in traditional medicine and a student of Bowen therapy (Bowtech).

I would like to share with you the case of a patient of mine, both from my point of view as his doctor, as well as considering my knowledge about Bowen.

Patient TC, 29 years old, professional driver, is brought by an ambulance on the 20th of September 2010. After the first tests were conducted, he is diagnosed with severe diffuse cerebral contusion, acute subdural hematoma in the right hemisphere, left rib fractures, left upper lobe pulmonary contusion, pneumothorax left, left temporal linear fracture. He undergoes an emergency surgical procedure, which consisted of the evacuation of subdural hematoma by undergoing left-side frontal temporal parietal decompressive craniectomy (the surgical removal of frontal temporal parietal bones on the left side, on an area of about 7 to 10 cm, and discharging the blood that compresses the brain).

The general state of the patient improved; he was conscious, but unable to move voluntarily, eat on his own or have control of his sphincter. At a later date, he underwent another surgery, for hydrocephalus, which consisted of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. When discharged from our service,

the patient was conscious, but the collaboration proved to be difficult: he was able to answer only by movements of the eyeballs; sometimes he would slightly move his right arm. He had trouble swallowing (he was fed through a nasogastric tube), had no control of the sphincter (he needed a urinary catheter) and was completely unable to walk.

Later on, the patient was hospitalized in the Medical Rehabilitation Clinic, where he started physical therapy and speech therapy. His movement ability improves slightly. After trying to remove the nasogastric tube, the patient suffers bronchopneumonia due to his swallowing difficulty. Endoscopic gastrostomy is performed on the 24th of June 2011. All this time, the patient had also undergone physical therapy at home, but without any significant results.

In September 2011, the patient’s family finds out about Bowen therapy and decides to try it, as a last resort, in weekly sessions, with the therapist Niculina Gheorghita. After the first sessions, remarkable results appeared: he started talking and swallowing in November and later on he was able to sit and take a few steps. In a few months after starting the Bowen therapy, the patient regained his sphincter control as well.

In February 2012, the patient showed up at our clinic in order to undergo cranioplasty (correction of the bone defect with an acrylic plate). Everything went fine, with good evolution of the patient: he was able to talk, walk and eat by himself by the beginning of the month.

In September 2012, the patient presented a left front suppurated wound. After trying to solve this with antibiotics, according to the antibiogram, it is decided to remove

the acrylic plate, considered to be the foreign body maintaining the infection. This decision was also influenced by the existence of a post-surgical dehiscence (separation of the layers of a surgical wound).

At first, I did not have an explanation for this dehiscence. I was able to find an explanation during surgery, when, after removing the acrylic plate, I observed a fibrous structure at that level (a reaction of the body), which looked like onion layers.

Conclusions

The vegetative state of the patient was constant for one year after the accident, despite the medical treatment (physical therapy, speech therapy). One year after beginning Bowen therapy, the patient looked and acted like a healthy person: he thought, spoke, ate and walked all by himself. The fact that the infection was not followed by meningitis, considering that the head plate was a foreign object for the body, can only be explained by the “inner doctor” work – activated by the Bowen technique.

Finally, the fibrous structure I found after removing the acrylic plate seems to be another consequence of the self-healing. Seeing bone regenerate itself left me amazed. During my time as a doctor, I have had the chance to see the body react after such an intervention, but I have never seen the fibrous tissue display itself in such fine layers.

I have to admit I wouldn’t believe such a story if I didn’t see it happening, with my own eyes. I was so impressed about this case, that I decided to register for Bowen courses and since I started practicing this technique myself, I encounter many other amazing recoveries. Happy Bowening! DR. CATALINA ACSINTE Iasi, Romania

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‘LEFT ME AMAZED’

The German Bowen Association – who we are in person:President: René HilpertVice-President: Heiko DoerrTreasurer: Markus WerthebachSecretary: Stefan HesseAssistants: Zlata Kroehl and Regina Fischer

THE GERMAN BOWENASSOCIATION

– tender moves have moved a lot

How did it all start?

The first steps to introduce this wonderful technique in Germany were taken by Austrian senior instructor Manfred Zainzinger, followed soon by Andrew Zoppos, making it possible that the German Bowen Association could be founded. It is thanks to their support and to Ossie and Elaine’s continuing work plus the German speaking junior instructors that are now teaching here, that Bowtech could be established so well in Germany. Our current Association-committee has 6 members managing different tasks on a voluntary basis plus one office help who is the life and soul of the party with her administration skills.

Bowtech – the Original Bowen Technique is still a fairly“young“ therapy in Germany. However, the German Bowen Association, being in its 12th year of existence, is very proud to say that we now have over 600 members nationwide!

Modern times - how did we manage it all?

In 2008 the committee decided that it was time to use modern communication ways to bring Bowtech-awareness to a larger national audience. With the help of members’ support, our Internet webpage for example was modernized – www.bowtech.de . Of course there is also a facebook link – (www.facebook.com/BowtechDeutschland). You cannot do without it nowadays! We got professional support by a PR specialist – updating marketing material such as flyers, etc. Our communication with the members is modern, fast and up-to-date, trying to incorporate feedback, suggestions, criticism, etc. Among the milestones are definitely our press releases that can also be used by our members for their own advertising campaigns. They have caught a lot of attention also by medical circles. We are especially proud to say that the private health insurances have accredited the Bowen Therapy in some parts. One of our highlights was last-year’s 10th anniversary. Two great days with such international guests as Ossie and Elaine and Lynley Moroney.

The future – We feel that the co-operation of practitioners worldwide is growing more and more important. We value high education standards and criteria and therefore support ongoing training for our German practitioners. We also think that working together with other Associations – for us especially the neighbouring countries – holds great potential for the future. We are looking forward to this bright future!

German Akadamie committee member Regina Fischer, Limeshain Germany

President - Rene Hilpert

TEACHERS

L. to R. - Petra Kehrer- new instructor, Piero Muraro (Italy) Ragna Schumacher, Ute Grams, and Daniel Hildbrand - new

instructor at SBP 2 Masters in Lich Germany

L to R: Andrea Kuhner, Gerabronn and Karin Korbel, Leidersbach Germany

Bowen and Diabetes Class from Haibach, Germany with Instructor Robyn Wood

Enjoying a moment with Italian instructor Piero Muraro at the Lich Germany SBP 2 Class June 2013

Some of our U.S. practitioners met Christine Hansen and heard her speak at the practitioner association conference in 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. After many years of hard work, she had just been awarded a Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Arizona. Her dissertation is titled “A Pilot Study on Bowenwork® for Symptom Management of Women Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema”.

Perhaps Hansen’s greatest accomplishment was to convince the U of A’s Nursing Science department to accept Bowenwork as a valid subject for research. That was not easy; it took a great deal of dedication on her part to gather all the research available worldwide that was acceptable to academia. It was a sparse collection, as Bowen Hands articles were not acceptable, nor were the projects done through Border College. Only articles published in peer-reviewed journals (such as national bodywork magazines), and studies conducted with proper oversight by a trained researcher (an academic or medical professional trained in research methods), could be submitted with her proposal.

She and her academic advisors decided she would focus on a pilot study, aiming to prove the feasibility of Bowenwork on what is deemed a “vulnerable population”. The goal of a feasibility study is to examine whether doing a full-scale study would be possible, which opens the door to further academic research on the subject. Dr. Hansen writes, “However, it must be noted that this

was a feasibility study with a small sample size”.

The structure of the study: Four sessions were conducted on 20 women. The subjects had never received Bowenwork before, nor heard much about it. The parameter that the baseline of the participants be similar was required for the comparison of end results. All had finished treatment for their breast cancer, other than their ongoing oral drug protocols and current lymphedema management programs. All subjects received no other bodywork during the study.

The sessions were performed by four Bowenwork professionals in three cities. The practitioners were required to take an online course in the Ethics of Research through the University of Arizona, and were trained to use matching goniometers and tape measures with precision by the same physical therapist. Alexia Monroe, research leader, met with the practitioners to refine exact pressures and exact performance of each of the procedures used, so that the sessions were performed as uniformly as possible.

The only procedures allowed were those taught up through Specialized Procedures 1, as not all available practitioners had taken SP 2 the second time, and full certification for any procedure used by a practitioner was required. See Dissertation for a full explanation of procedures and protocols. Hansen designed the sessions to be as general and conservative as possible, since the study could not tailor the sessions to individual needs.

The following measures were taken and data collected at each session by the practitioners: lymphedema of the arm in three locations, range of motion of the shoulder, and

quality of life and mental health as explored through a questionnaire. Measurements were taken once more to gather final data at a fifth session.

Outcome: All 20 women who started the study completed the study. That was a notable positive result; the usual drop-out rate from other studies on women with lymphedema is higher, because the population as a whole shows a high level of discouragement (as quoted in Hansen’s dissertation from other research sources).

Moreover, the study showed “statistically significant” results in all three measures.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hansen’s dissertation is now accessible to the world. You can access it by typing the following address into your web browser:http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/129649

It will take you to a page titled:The University of Arizona Campus Repository > UA Theses and Dissertations. Type “Hansen” into the search box, and wait for the page to come up. Then click on: 2012 -- A Pilot Study on Bowenwork® for Symptom Management of Women Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema, by Christine Hansen.

The abstract will come up first. At the bottom of that page, click on the link under File. The entire Dissertation will open. It can be downloaded as a PDF and/or printed.I know I speak for our entire international community when I say, “Thank you for all your hard work and perseverance, Dr. Hansen, and a job well done!”

Announcing the Doctoral Dissertation of Christine Hansen, Ph.D.

Submitted by Alexia Monroe, USA

Christine Hansen

BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF TURKEYThe Turkish Bowen Association is so new that there is nothing official to write about yet. We are a committed band of Boweners who aim to put Bowen on the map legally in Turkey, eventually!

Hopefully the first Turkish Bowen Practitioners will qualify at module 7 in 2014, and we will then start our subscriptions and formalities through Australia’s Bowtech while getting ourselves into line with the Turkish regulations.

Homeopathy and Acupuncture have now been officially recognised by the Turkish government, and one of our pioneer Bowen students is both a medical doctor and a homeopath, so she will help us find our way through the red tape.

These days I am a peripatetic instructor, flying to Istanbul for two days, or Antalya for four days, Marmaris for three days (we needed a revision day and a rest!), and Kusadasi for four or five days in the heat. It’s such a hard life, I know you will all sympathise with me having to stay in these gorgeous holiday places!

We are hoping Trevor Griffiths will spare us an afternoon during his golfing trip in the autumn to oversee these first five students and confirm their readiness for module 7 next spring.

My pioneer group includes three students from Iran who are learning Bowen to use for their Baha’i group. As non-Muslims, they are apparently tolerated in Iran if they are directly descended from Baha’i families. If not they have to leave, under threat of death. I hear that many have emigrated to Australia and America as well as the UK. Their main problem is not being allowed to study or work in Muslim run universities or positions. So they have had to build their own. One of these students is training as a Bowen therapist so that she can work with the Baha’i in Iran. Her commitment to her group - under such difficult conditions - really inspires me.

Other inspiring students are on the slow track, doing modules in bite-sized pieces over several weeks. This suits me fine as a rookie instructor! Two of them deal with cerebral palsy children, and we

have started a study with their group. The physiotherapist who ‘trains’ the children is using the Bowen on them step by step as she learns it, and always with the children’s permission. We have had some heart-warming results and many lighter moments as these kids are so canny! One of them even ‘corrects’ his trainer if she starts on the ‘wrong’ side! Another special moment was with one of the young boys who had not felt much in his body since childhood. After bottom stoppers he grinned and announced, in surprise: ‘geziyor’, which roughly translates as the feelings he was experiencing were ‘touring’ around his body, like kids ‘hanging out around town’!

We are hoping that work with this particular group will strengthen our case for official recognition in Turkey when the time comes.

ROS ELLIOTT-ÖZLEK, Instructor Izmir, Turkey

Taking a break in the woods near Marmaris,

Turkey during their module 4

class:

Sisters Left: Sema Iihan and

Right: Sefa Yurt with instructor

Ros Elliott-Ozlek

WHAT HAS BOWENWORK DONE FOR MY CHILD?From Sarah Greer

Following is testimony I received from a Mother (Sarah Greer) of my client, Moses Greer (age 10 now) who I saw as a client in my practice when I lived in Dallas, Texas USA. Sarah was looking for another way to help her son outside the medical realm.

Moses was diagnosed with Autism/Asperger’s syndrome.

I suppose, like many parents, when we first scheduled Bowenwork for our seven year old child we really did not know what we were expecting, or what “it” was that needed fixing. We just knew that our child, who is a person with autism, was intensely frustrated with daily life, so much so that he seemed unable to have successful interactions with others. He found tasks of daily living and school work to be mostly intolerable. So, perhaps we felt our son needed an outlet for this tension he felt in his body. We met Jessica by chance during a time when we really were ready to try a new approach. It turned out to be one of the best decisions we have made as parents.

Before Bowenwork, our son could not tolerate other people

being physically near him, he was unable to modulate his reactions to irritation so he would over-react to most things, he was highly distractable, he was intensely sensitive to sounds, bright light, and tactile sensations. He was also very small for his age, as though his development was sort of “stuck”. He had trouble falling asleep and never seemed to feel rested even though he was getting 11 hours of rest every night.

In addition to Autism, our son was also diagnosed with dyslexia, he really had trouble reading because the words on the page seemed to “swim around” this caused him to feel dizzy which caused him to act out when it was time to read.

After our son’s first Bowenwork session he was clearly affected by the treatment and was very quiet on the way home. That night he was especially cranky, as Jessica warned us he would be. We put him to bed extra early after plenty of water and a light dinner. He slept deeply. The next day he still seemed cranky but each day after that seemed to get better.

After four weekly treatments we could really sense a difference for our son! He was less reactive, he had a huge growth spurt, his permanent teeth began to come in (a development which had seemed “stalled” before), he seemed better able to tolerate sounds and sunlight, and he slept better than he ever had. He was able to interact more with the other students at school, and at home he seemed to be able to move around more peacefully. Our son also began to make significant progress with his reading, perhaps due to the calming effects of the Bowenwork on his nervous system. It was as if the tension wound up inside him like a spring had been released. We have also noticed

that since our son has had regular Bowenwork he is enjoying a strong immune system, he seems to fight off the illnesses that affect his classmates and, in fact, enjoyed perfect attendance at school last year.

JESSICA RILEYAustin, Texas USAxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

A Gift for the Whole Community

Is it any wonder that the Bowen Technique holds such fascination. This week I have used this exceptional Complimentary Therapy on:

Two pregnant Mums for sciatica, a four week old baby with colic, a four month old twin with constipation, a seven year old for ongoing anger management,numerous sporty kids with knee, ankle and hamstring issues, a young woman with nausea and headaches, a middle aged man with anxiety, a mature elite tennis player with Bell’s Palsy, a 98 year old inspirational Matriarch to keep her balanced and thinking clearly, plus the myriad of other interesting cases who seek my assistance.

Throughout the course of a week I used procedures from all the levels of Bowen work – the Initial 6 modules, those from the Diploma plus the SP2, in combination always, with the invaluable insights from the Mind Body Bowen approach.

To be able to work in my own town and be involved in aiding the wellbeing of my community is a daily privilege and delight.

ANNE SCHUBERTInstructor , Forster NSW

Lorna Drury, Bowen Training UK Office, with instructor Nicola Hok

Successful SBP 2 Masters Class graduates - July 2013

Enjoying a cuppa and chat:

Left to right: Adam Buttery, Surrey, Ann Runyard, Dorset,

Instructor Shalini Sinha, Ireland and Richard Kelly,

Belgium at the SBP 2 Masters Class Farnborough July, 2013

PHOTOS FROM - U.K.

Successful SBP2 class Farnborough July 2013 with their certificates

hELpINg TO MAKE LIvES EASIER

My name is Alessandra Gargiulo, (Italian national). I have been living in India for the past 10 and half years. I am married to an Indian national (Kumar Raju) and we have a 2 ½ year old daughter. In 1996 I felt the calling to serve the needy, since then I have dedicated myself to full time missionary work.

My husband and I are part of an organization called Family Services. Family Services is an organisation which seeks to comfort and help those in need. We are from diverse backgrounds, doing our best to make a difference in our part of the world. We focus on the following:

• We have a special work among the Deaf community, conducting weekly Motivational and Character building classes for them, as well as organising various events for the Deaf community, such as Health Camps, Marriage Counselling, Interpreter services, etc.

• We also work among the Elderly, celebrating the birthdays of the elderly people from the Home for the Aged in Hyderabad, India and doing our best to bring love and cheer to the lives of the elderly.

• We also work with underprivileged children,

supplementing the efforts of other dedicated individuals and institutions in an effort to improve the quality of the life of the children, providing services such as helping to provide scholastic and moral education for the children, and organising excursions, outings, and camps. This coming academic year we will be starting an English medium School for the underprivileged and also for children from economically poor backgrounds.

Besides the social work that I participate in I am personally very interested in helping people understand ways of getting cured through natural remedies, aromatherapy, massage therapy as well as reflexology. I try to always find natural ways for everything. I know it is a mind-set turnaround and it does take longer to heal naturally, but once the healing is there it lasts longer.

Last year, April 2012, my family and I made a trip to Italy to visit my parents. While I was there visiting friends and relatives I met a friend that had already finished her Bowen course and she explained it a bit to me. At first I didn’t understand much of it, I thought maybe it had to do with acupressure and I didn’t think much about it. Then when I came back to India I researched a bit on it, I looked up the website, looked on some videos on YouTube. Eventually, I got Mrs Farida Irani’s (Instructor) email, but it took some time to write. I kept procrastinating because since my daughter is young and I never left her home alone, I wasn’t sure. One day I got an invitation to go to a place close to Chennai to learn more on reflexology and get a certificate for it so while I was waiting for them to finalize the dates I decided to write Mrs Farida and I asked her if the

Bowen course could be done on line to which she replied that I have to be there, since it’s mostly practical not so much theory. So I prayed and I knew I had to do this, I was also surprised when my husband and my colleagues encouraged me to go ahead, I then knew for sure that it was Gods’ will. I wrote Mrs Farida and told her that I will be attending. She was very accommodating.

When I came back from finishing my first two modules I came to find out that this reflexology course never happened, it actually got cancelled, so again I see another miracle of God pushing me to do something that I would never have thought possible. From then until now I have experienced many miracles in learning the Bowen technique since I have seen many people get better.

I haven’t finished my course yet but I have been working on different people helping them and making their lives much easier. This is something that I have always wanted to do and I am very thankful to Tom Bowen for discovering this wonderful technique and for Oswald and Elaine Rentsch for carrying it on.

The more I study the body the more I see how amazing God made the body. He made it to regenerate itself and if we go the natural way we can be healthy for a long time.

ALESSANDRA GARGIULOIndia

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MERCHANDISE....................................

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BOWEN ASSOCATION IN DEMARK

Board members 2013 of the Bowtech Association Denmark: Left: Maren Elsebeth Nielsen President,Chalotte Billenstein member, Anita Zacho Hansen treasurer, Lena Rasmussen member, Tove Bregendahl secretary, Sophie Beuchert member,

and Zrinka Jensen member

This is a treatment of a young 14 year old Year 9 girl in severe lower back pain, who came to my clinic with her father.

He told me that she had an MRI, showing a bulging disc at L4/L5, she also had hypermobile joints. She had a fall at gym on her coccyx recently and a previous fall about 1 metre backwards, about 5 years ago. He said that she had seen a orthopedic neurosurgeon and was to have a laminectomy if Bowen Therapy didn’t help her!! She was currently having Physiotherapy.

First treatment, I gave her the BRM’s Kidney, Prone sacral and Pelvic procedures. She felt alot of sensation/releasing during every treatment.

The following week she returned painfree in the lumbar area, but with quite severe pain between the shoulder blades, having trouble lifting her right hand.

The day after the first treatment last week she came out in a itchy hive like rash, from her chest and down her legs, for 24 hours then it disappeared completely. A couple of days later, the upper back pain then developed.

The lower back and the bulging disc were never a problem again, although the next few treatments centered around treating the pain between the shoulder blades, focusing on the shoulder, coccyx, rhomboids, west, coccyx oblique procedures.

Three months later she reported that she now felt well, was back at gym and sometimes after a workout had slight burning sensation across the upper middle back.

At this stage, dad thought this was enough treatment so then went back to Physio?

How amazing though is Bowen Therapy, allowing the body to heal itself in this way, revisiting and releasing past traumas.

JANE MURPHYInstructor NSW

HOW AMAZING IS BOWEN THERAPY?

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Testimonial No1:I first came across Bowenwork last Spring when a friend suggested this therapy for my husband Richard who suffered from frequent and unexpected lower back pain episodes. Within two sessions of Bowenwork, Richard’s back pain had resolved! I was amazed to witness this response, considering that over the years, he has tried acupuncture, chiropractic care, physical therapy, new mattresses and pain meds... At times, Richard’s back pain would keep him home from work for days and off seeking quick medical attention. Since these two sessions of Bowenwork, Richard has not had to stay home from work because of back pain.

As for myself, I decided to do some research about Bowenwork and discovered the various conditions that were helped by Bowenwork and decided to schedule a session for myself (a month after Richard’s two visits). Looking back, the timing was perfect because my allergies seemed to be worsening every year and requiring more medications as well. My doctor prescribed an inhaler to be used as needed; she mentioned that I would likely

progress to asthma and would need to use an inhaler around the clock... In fact, the night before my first Bowenwork appointment, I barely slept sitting in a chair in order to breathe better from my coughing and congestion. I was unsure how I would respond to a Bowenwork session since my symptoms were so severe and bothersome. Well, again I was amazed, my cough and congestion were relieved significantly during this first session. I was so relaxed, excited and happy to be feeling so much better that on my way home, I called my husband (who was at home) to ask him why he didn’t insist that I try Bowenwork earlier. I am happy and thankful to share that a few sessions of Bowenwork cleared my allergy symptoms for the next five months.

I was fascinated by how such a gentle therapy could have such profound effects. Harry Wharff (my Bowenwork practitioner) and his wife Bev encouraged me to enrol in a Bowenwork class. I did just that to satisfy my curiosity and just to learn something that I could apply to help friends and family. Module 1 led to Module 2, then 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7!! I never imagined a year ago

that I would be considering myself a Bowenwork practitioner! This past year as a Bowenwork student has been a lot of work, but a huge blessing to me and my family! I have been challenged to serve others at various ages and stages of health/ illness, using my hands as a labor of love and care. I have been rewarded so much more seeing and hearing the amazing results from so many family and friends! Thanking God for such an opportunity to learn and to serve others through Bowenwork. Sandra Gustafson has been a wonderful and patient instructor and my Module 1-7 mates have been great to learn and practice alongside! Thank you!

Vickie Fu(Vickie is a Pharmacist and recently passed her Module 7 assessment - Sandra Gustafson, Instructor).

From Vickie Fu:

These are from Meg Hindman and Vickie Newman (both were my case studies and came as models for Module 7)

Module 7 graduate class photo. From left to right: Zac Thompson, Gina Leeds. Sandra Gustafson (Instructor), Jim Graham, Sarah Gregg,

Jill Agee and Vickie Fu.

Testimonial No 2:I was a little skeptical at first that Bowenwork would work for me because it was so gentle, and noninvasive, unlike other massages I had experienced. I felt like the therapist hadn’t done anything to my body. But I noticed that my body felt warm, relaxed, and less tense, probably due to the better blood circulation.

My 10 year old son also swears that Vickie, our therapist, helped him to have a much better Spring because his allergy symptoms were reduced. He says his breathing improved and was less congested.

Vickie is not only sweet and very kind but also has an amazing testimony of what Bowenwork has done for her, too. I am very grateful

to have Vickie as a therapist and a friend who is eager to help and comfort those who struggle with physical problems.

Meg Hindman

Testimonial No 3:I contacted Vickie Fu when I injured my back jogging. I had never heard of Bowenwork before, only an article that Vickie passed on to me several weeks prior. For weeks I had done nothing but rest for my back, and wanted to try it.

After the second session, the pain subsided for several days after the work, but the injury continued. In the meantime, Vickie tried many sequences on me, and solved other issues along the way - gynecology

issues (mood swings, normal periods, hot flashes), lessened allergy symptoms, and overall tons of energy.

I decided to contact my chiropractor and went to him twice two weeks apart just before my Bowenwork session for adjustments only in the lower back (he did not adjust any other area).

He suggested I continue with Bowenwork to see if it worked. For the last week and a half, my back injury has improved markedly!

I am a believer in Bowenwork; it has brought me through injury, stressful situations, and the allergy season!

Vickie Newman

CASE STUDIES FROM TAIWANby Instructors Yen Shu Yen & Lin Wan Shih

Case 1: Ms. Chiu (born in 1960, 53 years old)15 years ago, Ms. Chiu got an impact on her waist in a car accident. Since then, the lower half of her body has swelled up and got fatter.1. The first treatment: BRM 1-2-3/Kidney procedure/Respiratory procedure/Pelvic procedure/Head balanceMs. Chiu became very tired after this treatment.2. The second treatment: BRM 1-2-3/Kidney procedure/Hamstring procedure/ Respiratory procedure/ Pelvic procedure /Head balance. After treatment, the hurt region pained so severely that Ms. Chiu had difficulty in breathing. She then described that the feeling of the pain during the treatment was almost same as the pain resulted from the car accident in that time.3. The third treatment: BRM 1(1-4)/BRM 2/ Kidney procedure/Hamstring procedure/ Respiratory procedure/BRM 3/Head balance. The pain of the hurt region was relieved after seven days of this treatment.4. Ms. Chiu kept accepting BOWEN treatment. After the fifth treatment, she began to have her period since the menopause one year ago.

Case 2: Ms. Wu (born in 1957, 56 years old)Ms. Wu had long-term sleep disorder, migraine, tinnitus, and hypnagogic myoclonic jerk. Besides, she once dislocated her little finger of her left hand. So her little finger of the left hand couldn’t stretch.1. The first treatment: BRM 1-2-3/ Respiratory procedure/ Pelvic procedure /Head balance. After the treatment, Ms. Wu became very tired. The next day, she found she

Instructors Yen Shu Yen and Lin Wan Shih with their Module 1 class

discharged more excrement than before and it smelt very bad.2. The second treatment: BRM 1-2-3/Kidney procedure/ Respiratory procedure/ Pelvic procedure /TMJ/Head balance. After the treatment, Ms. Wu’s sleep quality improved. The phenomenon of jerk during sleep was also relieved. But the tinnitus still existed.3. The third treatment: BRM 1-2-3/ Kidney procedure/ Respiratory procedure/ Pelvic procedure /TMJ/Head balance. The little finger’s joint of Ms’ Wu’s left hand kept swelling and paining until the fifth or sixth day after the treatment.4. The forth treatment: BRM 1-2-3/ Kidney procedure/ Respiratory procedure/Coccyx procedure/Head balance. After the treatment, Ms. Wu’s hurt little finger could stretch and even lift heavy objects. In addition, her long-term migraine was relieved.5. Ms. Wu has continued with BOWEN treatments to maintain her health.

Welcome

to our five

Helen Perkins trained with Ossie and Elaine Rentsch in Cairns, North Queensland in 1994.

She was working as a massage therapist and reflexologist in the outback within the Royal Flying Doctor Service. She gained invaluable experience using the Bowen Technique on miners, cattlemen, families and service men and women.

Returning to the UK in 2000 she fulfilled a life-long ambition to work in a hospice with Sue Ryder Care. She established complementary therapy in the day centre and taught CPD for nurses. She has her practice and believes that by becoming an instructor every community will have a Bowen therapist.

Michael is one of the UKs leading Bowen practitioners. He works at the award winning The Third Space Medicine, the only medical centre in London to fully integrate orthodox and alternative medical treatments.With a wide range of experience working with professional and semi-professional athletes he formerly ran a clinic at The Queen’s Tennis Club.

Michael is passionate about helping to push Bowen to the forefront of high end healthcare whilst protecting and ensuring the very highest standards of teaching and professional competence. Often the first point of contact for the relief from discomfort and ill health, everyone should have access to the benefits of Bowen.

My name is Petra Kehrer and I´m a naturopath from Germany, running my own clinic since 2006.

I’m very pleased to be part of the instructor team now and it’s great to finally be able to give classes in this incredible technique. At this occasion I want to thank the German instructors for supporting me on my way.

It’s my intention to teach the “Original Bowen Technique” on a high standard and with a lot of heart to keep the high quality and the great effect of this therapy, and consequently get really proficient therapists out there doing good work.

New Instructors

Helen PerkinsCambridgeshire UK

Michael PatrickLondon UK

Petra KehrerElsenfeld Germany

Hi, I am Daniel, a Naturopath and a Master in Sport Science from Germany.

I run my own Bowtech clinic and the results I have obtained over the past years as a Bowen therapist have developed my enthusiasm of this field and realisation of the need for the knowledge of this technique to spread.

I believe that my passion for body movement techniques and observation are all positve and necessary elements for teaching Bowtech, and will help in refining kinesthetic skills and demonstrating Bowen work to students.

I am very happy to share my passion for Bowtech now also as an instructor and would like to thank you dear Ossie and Elaine and my German teachers for your trust and support.

On the 15th of March 1965 I decided to step into this life. I am married, father of four children and I live with my family in charming Maria Saal, a place of pilgrimage in Carinthia, a southern region of Austria. With the birth of my children I started to take interest in natural healing methods. Since 1995 I attended Trainings in TCM, Homöopathy, Reiki, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Biofeedback-testing and treatments.

In 2005 I heard of the Bowen Technique, started the training and became a practitioner. Ever since I have been treating my clients with Bowen. Many times I was rewarded with great results in treating and helping clients on all levels of the human body. In 2011 I was invited for T.A. and instructor`s training by Gertraud Maaß , and I did my training with all the Instructors of the Austrian team. In June 2013 I completed my Instructor`s training with Ossie and Elaine Rentsch in Linz, Austria.

I am very much looking forward to teaching and sharing what I learned and know about the Bowen Technique with everyone who is interested.

Wolfgang KultererSt. Veit an der Klan Austria

Daniel Hildbrand,S’Arraco Spain

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Australian Instructors

Anne Barker,

Farida Irani and

Tina Price

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Module 3 and 4 Class Queensland - Paula McCall, Danae Heggen, Bronwyn Bulmer, Kylie Wyborn, Shahtia North-Cunningham, Svitlana Drungis, Instructor Kristin North and Rae Harris

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause of prevention of disease”

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Silas was a very active child and first experienced Bowen as a 12 year old. His mother was a friend and I asked to practice on her children. After each session Silas would sleep peacefully for hours. He even accused his mother of having me come to their house so she could have a few quiet hours to herself while he slept. Now he is a young adult and finds Bowenwork helps him with his own development.This is his explanation:“I’ve been thinking about my experiences with Bowen, particularly the states of consciousness I experience during the deep sleep that Bowen lulls me into. First I thought about the truth of the present moment - that the present

moment is all that is. (The future never comes, when it does, it is now. There is only the here and now.) Also, the present moment is the doorway to states of being outside the time and space that fills our ‘stream of consciousness.’ I was watching talks about these things, and contemplating. I can make some sense out of my Bowen experiences in this way. When a move is being done, I inhale deeply and slowly during the ‘set up’. Doing this, I find silence and experience the calmness of my setting. Then the first part of the move is made, which puts a tension on my body and my sense of being. In this moment I believe I tune deeply into present moment. Then, as I release my breath, the second part of the move is made, usually going over some muscle, and the vibrations go through me. The repetition of this process is what brings me so deeply into sleep and, therein, the depths of my mind. I can re-establish a truer relation to the present moment. With that sense, I can re-evaluate the traumas that my mind and body hold, and

see that I need not be afraid and on guard against them. Where there was a terrifying shadow on the wall (my subconscious), I can go and turn on the light in the room, and I can see the flashlight (my falsified relation to the present moment, to reality) and the hand that was casting the shadow. In this moment I can see more realistically and I understand intuitively to not be frightened. The truth of the present moment is there. So I can turn off the flashlight, turn off the light in the room, and let it go.”

MARY GUTGSELLNew Hampshire USA

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Teresa Peterson (R) of Flagstaff, AZ was recently presented a Certificate

of Recognition and a Lifetime Membership to the AABP for her

tireless work and dedication as the 2nd President of the American Assoc. of Bowenwork Practitioners awarded by the AABP Executive Committee in

April 2013.

The certificate was presented by Lynn Cooke, Rochester, NY(L), past AABP

Treasurer and also pictured were Ossie and Elaine Rentsch founders of

the BTAA.

All were present at the recent classes held in Las Vegas, Nevada.(Photo by

Helen Sellwood, Ft. Collins, CO)

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TORONTO - CANADA - SBp2

George Burns and Gracie Allen were a famous stage act in vaudeville. It was George who delivered the straight lines, while Gracie delivered the punch lines. It took George four years to convince Gracie to marry him, but Gracie was the love of George’s life, and he was the love of her’s. They were married for 38 years and lived each day with a twinkle in their eyes.

It is with the greatest affection that I compare SP2 training with Ossie and Elaine Rentsch to the famous stage act of George and Gracie! (Yes, it also took a while for Ossie to convince Elaine to marry him! But they’ve been married for longer than 38 years.) This SP2 training was held in Toronto on July 13 and 14 to an “audience” of 20 students. Each procedure was introduced by Elaine who outlined the indications for use and the prerequisites, and was sure to explain what to highlight in our notes as needing our special attention. Ossie provided the closing lines to each procedure with more “must know” information. They both provided amazing case stories to demonstrate the effectiveness of each procedure. The telling of the case stories was interspersed with light-hearted banter and teasing, an interplay possible only between those who share a great bond and have known each other a long time. Their sprinkling of Aussie humour was delightful and enjoyed even by us reserved Canadians!

I will always remember the clockwise move 2 of Gallbladder Procedure 2 as “going round and round like a chook with its head cut off”, that move 2 of Gluteal Release is “only as big as Ossie’s wedding ring”, when to be “quick like a lizard drinking water”, and that “a tad is the measurement used round the world”. We use the tad measurement when landmarking, as in move 5 of Respiratory which is a tad down from the holding point.

Any great act has its supporting cast. For SP2, special thanks to Derek Murphy for organizing the training in Toronto, to Derek’s wife, Nadine, who provided delicious muffins for our breaks (this is a tradition at all of Derek’s classes – thanks, Nadine!), and to all the Bowen teachers – Derek Murphy, Janet Riley, Denise Onslow, and Isabelle Grard – who were always available to answer our questions and direct our fumbling hands.

Gracie Allen once said, “Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don’t use that ability as best we can.” Elaine and Ossie would say that it is up to each of us to use our Bowen ability as best we can!

Thank you, Ossie and Elaine

DONNA COSTALondon, Ontario

A quote from Elaine - “I can put you into the comfort zone and alleviate pain, but Bowen cannot

rebuild cartilage”.

“Curtain Call?”

Mind Body Bowen

Workshop in Ungarie, NSW1&2 June 2013.

A great group of enthusiastic Bowen practitioners from

country NSW together with a 2 week old

Bowen baby.

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Bowen’s Hands is a magazine that usually shares treatment or case study success stories which are truly inspiring and unique and at the same time trigger our imagination and need for further study and practice. This story however is a little different, because it shows that even without having completed the first part of the Bowtech training, miracles do occur.

Konstantina Yiannopappa, a 24 year old physiotherapist from Athens had just completed her studies in physiotherapy at Athens University and was out hunting for a job when she decided to start with the Bowen training. It was right after she had come to the modules 3 & 4 seminar, when her father suffered a stroke, which affected his right upper and lower limb, his balance as well as his speech capacity.

The hospital doctors suggested physiotherapy and as Konstantina could not handle him on her own at home, she decided to have him visit a physical therapy clinic for more appropriate and expert rehabilitation. At the same time though, she was treating him with Bowen following the golden rule “less is more”. After a few visits to the physiotherapy clinic the physiotherapist in charge was wondering why her father had such a rapid recovery and asked her if she was doing anything else besides physiotherapy.

Her response was that she thought the Bowen treatments were responsible for the increased speed of recovery. After the 8th session her father had already fully regained his speech capability, his gait stability and was again able to drive his car.

As a result the physiotherapist in charge, who had heard about the effectiveness of Bowtech, offered Konstantina a job at the clinic, where she now treats clients mainly with the Bowen Technique. Even amidst the Greek crisis, miracles do happen! ALEXANDRA ANTONIOUAthens,

Module 7 class - June 2013 - left to right: Angelos Bastakis, Vangelio Varvouni, Instructor Alexandra

Antoniou, Angie Baizanou, Konstantina Yiannopappa and Kostas Zachos

KONSTANTINA’S BOWEN

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To all responsible for the Bowen Hands publication -

Thank you for your dedication in the publication of this educational magazine.

They are an excellent resource for myself and I am certain for all Bowenwork practitioners.

Your hard work is acknowledged and greatly appreciated.

Blessings in Health,

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INSTRUCTOR SURvEY RESpONSES

ANNE SCHUBERT

(AUSTRALIA)

1. What I like about Bowen: It’s fascination and infinite variety. I can’t think of a day since Ossie first presented this “amazing new Therapy” to us in Sydney in 1987, that I have not started my work day with a feeling of enthusiasm and quiet anticipation. I ask myself “What mysteries of the body will I have the privilege of unravelling today?”

2. The most annoying thing about Bowen: N/A 3. My favourite procedure: Correctly applied each procedure holds its own enormous potential. The sensations experienced following Bowen moves, indicate which procedure is appropriate, then just wait for the miracles to follow. 4. The most valuable advice I ever received: Was WAIT! On the very first day of out 4 day course Ossie instructed us to WAIT after the moves 1 to 4 Lower Back, than after the next two moves WAIT again. Having come from a Remedial Sports Therapy background waiting and then leaving the room not only sounded ridiculous, but impossible. I needed to earn a living – no-one would return for a second visit if I did two moves and then spent time outside the door. Now all these many years later to WAIT is one of the most valuable tools available to us as Bowen Therapists. While the body is responding WAIT, do not interrupt the innate wisdom of the body as it repairs and rebalances. 5. I try to avoid: talking endlessly about Bowen. I just can’t help it! I am so passionate about this fascinating modality I want to share the good news with the whole world.

6. Clients worry too much about: Whatever the worries a client may have, reassurance and clarification are essential. “Will the treatment be painful?” “Will there be many side effects?” “How many visits will I need?” “How much will it cost?” etc. Encourage communication after a treatment if there are any reactions that cause concern.

7. I regard the mandatory waiting periods: Once the therapist becomes aware that the sensations experienced are an indicator of self repair occurring, waiting for those sensations to clear becomes a logical and important facet in the treatment protocol. I have been told by numerous people, who were clients of Tom Bowen, that he would leave them for not only short periods, but sometimes fifteen minutes, half an hour or even longer.

8. I am most careful about: giving each client my undivided attention.

9. My greatest challenges: come from those sensitive cases which do not respond. The children whose bed wetting problems don’t resolve or the couples who ache to have a child but cannot fall pregnant. I have to keep reminding myself “do the best you can and divorce yourself from the result.”

10. My advice to practitioners: is to connect with other Bowen Therapists. Share your successes and failures, seek advice from those more experienced, when possible participate in International Conferences, and enjoy being part of a worldwide family of like minded people. We are all most fortunate to have been given the wonderful gift of Tom Bowen’s work. Thank you Ossie and Elaine.

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A TRIBUTE AND THANKYOUFor over 12 years Juliana Allen has been one of our most sincere and dedicated Bowtech Instructors who has recently retired from teaching. Working as our only instructor in Albany in far South West Western Australia Juliana was faced with great distances to travel for training and teaching. Juliana sacrificed time and money to help establish Bowtech in Singapore. Juliana has been generous in sending many articles for publication in Bowen Hands.We are deeply indebted to you Juliana and thankyou for your special contribution to Bowtech and the many people you have taught and helped over the years.Every good wish to you and Stuart for the future.Ossie and Elaine.

On her last visit I could flex the big toe without her cringing, the redness had calmed down and the bunion shape had charged greatly. The diversion of the big toe was far less then when we started treatment. The client was happy with what we had achieved and the results got the bunion down to a 85% change.

We spoke of maintenance and soaking of the foot.

She had made a great commitment where others have not attempted. It is important that you are realistic when treating for bunions; one cannot give a time frame as all bunions are different and the clients’ circumstance and commitment varies. I am most grateful for the chance to see Bowen working at its best and cannot thank this client for the privilege of assisting her with this problem.

Clients would not mind the costs throughout the duration of treating the bunion if you the therapist is achieving results. However I was sensitive to this client needs as the treatment went on for 17 weeks and gave her a discount midway and further discount towards the later part of the sessions as she is a sole earner.

JULIANA ALLEN Instructor Western Australia

Then sessions were fortnightly addressing all relevant issues to her bunion/body. This continued for many weeks, 17 weeks in all until after measuring the bunion it plateaued.

I have been working on a client with a bunion problem giving her discomfort.

My client soaked foot for 6 weeks using Epsom salts/Elec-tric soda due to her skin sensitivity and finishing with Iodine & Oil of Wintergreen.

Bunion was aggressive and red, would be worse after being in her work boot all day, this gave her great discomfort

Week one: Balance Body

Week two: Applied Pelvic, Hamstrings

Week Three: Treated superficial Back line (Anatomy Trains): BRM 1 -4, BRM2 1-4, 9-16, Hamstrings, Ankle, Hammer toe, Bunion

Week four: BRM 1, repeated the above and Client reported being able to walk on the beach without pain. She reported a 50% change in appearance and shape

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I have a new senior client, Peter Scott, who was treated by Tom Bowen for work-related severe lumbar disc pain about 1977, aged 23. He had three very brief visits to Mr Bowen’s clinic during which only one or two procedures were administered.

Peter complained about the seemingly ineffective treatment, at which Mr Bowen just smiled, but after the third treatment, Mr Bowen told him ‘you’re right, now’-- and he was. Peter lived in Ballarat and travelled an hour to the clinic, requiring a half day off work for each visit. He reported that others travelled over three hours to see Mr Bowen.

On arrival, patients took a number and waited for treatment, sometimes going shopping for several hours until their number came up. At that time Mr Bowen was using two sticks to get about with the aid of an assistant and spoke very little.Peter had no knowledge of the worldwide phenomenon that Bowen Therapy has become and now has a new appreciation of being in ‘on the ground floor’ of this amazing healing modality.

He is pleased to know that Bowen therapy is still here to help him with the many effects of ‘wear and tear’ over the years. He has just had a knee replacement and is recovering quickly with little pain, despite having a heart condition. He told the doctors that he had Bowen Therapy prior to surgery.

Nona came to me at the beginning of 2012 presenting with severe pain from diagnosed disintegrating C 2 and C3 vertebrae. She had had many treatments—massage, physio (ultrasound, traction) chiropractic, heat creams, heavy medication, and was offered fusion surgery when the pain was too great to bear. She had little relief from the debilitating pain, which was impacting her life and work; she could not sleep well and had little ROM. Her hips were also stiff and painful.

I started the first session gently and predictably, Nona experienced a strong reaction but did notice that the pain diminished and her neck was more flexible. Sessions continued weekly, then fortnightly, then further spaced out resulting in 16 sessions over a year. At the 4th session, she reported that the pain was significantly reduced, she had greater flexibility, had reduced her medication, her hips were improved and she was sleeping better.

Nona experienced the strongest reactions to each procedure of any client in my 22 years practice, explaining where the ‘energy’ went in detail, frequently not where it was expected. Most Knee procedures (especially the final move-Tibial nerve) went up to the head or face; Ankle moves were also very powerful, spinning clockwise up and down to the knees or face. The Hamstring move spiralled between the ankles and thighs and once the Elbow/Wrist moves went into the sternum. It’s always interesting to hear Nona’s explanations to reactions. I had not heard from Nona in months until recently when I encountered her at a garden tour. She is feeling great, has further reduced her medication and is delighted to tell others of the amazing effectiveness of Bowen Therapy. We are looking forward to seeing the results of another scan of her neck to check exactly what has happened internally.

Jan,(aged 61) initially came in Dec 2008 as a result of severe Rheumatoid arthritis of seven years, which coincided with her traumatic divorce. Her fingers and feet were significantly affected, she shuffled along on stiff lumps with the toes curled under. Her R shoulder was also painful and ‘went out’ occasionally. Despite all her physical problems, Jan had a positive attitude, looked after herself and her garden and worked in a kiosk of a Nursing home, where she was more disabled than many of the residents. She used her own herbal remedy similar to Bowtech Ease on her feet to good effect.

I saw Jan intermittently over the years for various painful conditions but it was noticeable that she was able to stand straighter when she had consecutive weekly sessions.

She was forced to retire from work and we commenced regular weekly sessions in Dec 2012 with the first series of Thoracic Procedures. The results were quite dramatic - she felt and appeared straighter with reduced rotation, improved balance and was moving more freely. After a full Bowen and further two week break, we began the second series of Thoracic procedures when we noticed that not only was she benefitting in her posture and upper body, but that her feet were more normal with better colour and toes uncurling. Additionally her leg ulcers were healing up much quicker.

The ulcers had resulted from an accident in the garden Feb 2011 on one leg and her Staffy dog scratching her on the other leg and foot. Both had become infected and eroded to the bone, needing regular dressing by a nurse. We have continued weekly short sessions for several months, focussing on the lower body to promote her feet and ulcers healing. On a recent Specialist consultation, he noted the great improvement to her feet and

TESTIMONIALS

Nancy Dixon & Peter Scott

toes especially. Jan told him that it was due solely to Bowen Therapy. In future we hope to concentrate on her deformed hands to make life easier for daily tasks.

This experience has shown me that many chronic conditions require intensive weekly treatment to benefit significantly and maintain healing progress. I appreciate Jan’s commitment, compliance and close proximity, which may be difficult for other practitioners and clients.

Bowen Therapy continues as an amazingly effective treatment in almost all conditions and especially where medical practitioners can

offer nothing else but drugs or surgery.

NANCY DIXONTaree NSW

Some Bowen Instructors and Practitioners joined Anne Winter on her Spiritual Journey to Mexico to follow the Mayan Path. They had chosen this time to celebrate the new beginning of the Mayan Calender in Chichen Itza and travelled further to the sacred site of Palenque, in the State of Chiapas, to be immersed in the renewed frequency of the planet.

Bowen became an important part of the journey to keep the energy flowing when the group visited remote temple sites at the border of Guatemala. They all enjoyed to stay with the Lacadon Shamans, the true people, for blessings, ceremonies and initiations before

they embarked on their long journey home. They all agreed, that travelling with the modality of Bowen keeps one fit during hot conditions in the jungle while enjoying the ancient philosophies that Anne presented on this Inward Journey.

If you want to know more about the Spiritual Tours, please contact the Australian Bowen Instructor and Facilitator [email protected]

Instructor David Winter is treating our Mexican guide who was badly suffering with Sciatic nerve pain.

Two Bowen Practitioners and Four Bowen Instructors join the tour in Mexico

Kay Kerry, Mags Milne and Kate Herriot with instructor Trevor Griffiths - Module 7 Edinburgh May 2013

Hi my name is Shannon, I would like to share my experience of how I found Bowen therapy, and can honestly say that Bowen brought me back from a very dark bleak time of my life.

Bowen therapy became a large part of my life after I incurred an injury at work to my shoulder tearing my supraspinatus tendon. At the time I was entering my last year of a (mature aged) mechanical apprenticeship and was really excited about (1). Becoming trade qualified and (2) a 12 day boat trip to the Maldives with my son for finishing yr 12 and with both coming together in the same year.It was about six weeks out from our Maldives holiday when disaster hit. I was working on a vehicle with a stubborn bolt, it let go and BANG so did my shoulder. As you could imagine panic stations with massage, cortisone injections etc. Bowen, even though having it before never came to mind until someone asked if I had considered going to see Ralph Tilleyshort in Buderim Qld.

It was the best thing I ever did, Ralph had me moving again in five mins and back at work for almost four weeks before it really gave me grief again. My trip O/S was fun, although I was very much in pain at night. On return from my trip it became apparent that I would not be able to continue mechanics without some surgical intervention.

My operation completed, with a de-compression, bursa, and supraspinatus tendon repair done. Given a message from my specialist ‘rather it freeze, than have it re-tear’. For the first time ever I went to Physio and conveyed the specialist’s message. This was not considered and was scoffed at when I told the treating physio concerned, who is his own greatness, was so happy that he was able to reef my arm to 110’! After more of these painful sessions and getting told I was being a ‘bloody sook’ about expressing my concerns about my shoulder pain, I’d had enough!

Back for another ultra sound, it was found to be re-torn at the sight of the original repair (surprise surprise) The physio saying I over did my weights, must have been surfing… and also had failed to recorded my complaints on file!, I refused to return. Workers Comp not willing to listen nor willing to investigate more, they then dropped me like a stone. No more mechanical trade and even more to how I was going to be able to get back in the water to surf (my release mechanism). I became depressed and a very negative person, to say the least,

I was lost, my family was suffering, my relationship going down the gurgler, I felt like I had nothing left to give or do. It wasn’t until desperation thoughts of what I could do without the risk of re-injury or having another person take me on as a risk, that BOWEN THERAPY came to mind and kept sticking in my mind. With a few calls, investigation I took the step and started my Mod 1-2 with Ralph last December.

Bowen picked me up, without even trying, Bowen lifted me from my negative mood. I amazed my doctor and my friends at how quickly I had pulled myself together and turned my life around. The thing is, it was Bowen that was carrying me, almost like it was guiding me, and continues to do so more and more every day.

I have now completed my Mod 7 requirements/common units etc, and am very close to opening my own clinic named ‘BOWEN THERAPY BY THE BEACH’. With a new lease on life and with the success with procedures learnt and used, I’m on top of the world. It feels great being able to help people!

Everyday is a new experience, I feel my mind is like a sponge for Bowen and I can’t wait to expand my knowledge, hopefully starting my Diploma later this year and Masters in years to come.

They say that you find Bowen when it is most needed; I have and will never look back.

To Ossie and Elaine, Ralph and all the practitioners and staff that make Bowen what it is……THANKYOU

SHANNON CAMPBELLBattery Hill QLD

BOWEN THERAPYTO THE RESCUE

I was interested to read Fiona Webb’s experience of distance Bowen in the January edition of Bowen Hands.

It always surprises and delights me to see what the intent to heal can do.

In my practice I visualise myself receiving aBowen treatment and feel similar (if not as intensely) effects as having a treatment from a practitioner.

WILD McALLISTER Surry Hills. NSW

LYN SELLWOOD(AUSTRALIA)

1. What I like about Bowen is: After over twenty years of using the Bowen Technique that it never ceases to surprise and amaze me with the outcome.

2. The most annoying thing about Bowen is: Having to describe to clients what it is and how it works. The only way they really understand how it works is to experience it.

3. My favourite procedure is: The ones I like giving and especially receiving are the boomerangs (5-8 of BRM2), Rhomboids and the Head of course. I would even throw in Hammer Toes and Bunion.

4. The most valuable advice I ever received was: Don’t mix the technique with other modalities.

5. I try to avoid: Getting into discussions about other types of Bowen Therapy.

6. Clients worry too much about: Once you get them on the table, they don’t worry about anything. Because the bowen sends them into such a deep state of relaxation, they tend to forget their worries.

7. I regard the mandatory wait periods: Absolutely necessary. 8. I am most careful about: Overtreating my clients, especially on a first visit. I also am very particular about telling my students about this. I have never forgotten Ossie’s words back in 1991. “Less is More”.

9. My greatest challenge is: Trying not to work too hard. As a practitioner and a trainer, you have to make sure you take care of yourself.

10. My advice to practitioners is: Always maintain a sense of humour and as stated above, don’t overwork yourselves. You will burn out.

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INSTRUCTOR SURvEY RESpONSES

Module 7 Front Row: Joanne Ulrich (TA) Lyn Sellwood (Instructor)

L to R – Tanya McKail, Lisa Martin, Nikki Bignell, Clare Holohan,

Jo Coy, Peter Lambie, Martina Manners and Jasmine West.

Bowen Therapy – A Positive Life ExperienceIt is with great pleasure that I recently received my March Bowen Hands. I experienced even greater pleasure in the perusal of the magazine, thereby reading the wonderful article by Sean Johnson of South Africa about “Excessive Pressure is not Necessary”; and also how my own Bowen Instructor Paul Toohey continues to be well regarded and thereby complimented in his retirement.

These two articles provide a wonderful concurring link, for me anyway.

Paul has been the most wonderful and truly inspirational instructor, and has passed on the simple joy that is Bowen Therapy to many a student, I am sure. He not only made attending his classes a lot of fun as well as educational, but also was emphatic in his explanations to us of the true value of being gentle and non-invasive – with ‘eye ball pressure’.

Does anyone still remember to do this – and with his personalised style of tutoring, he also ensured that our complete focus and intent remains dedicated to each and every client, whilst leaving our ego outside of that clinic room for the greater benefit of that client. What wise words Paul, and something that I remember and put in place to this very day!

Keeping this firmly in my mind, it has been a genuine concern of mine for quite some time now that the touch of our beautiful Bowen Therapy is no longer gentle, non-invasive nor ‘eyeball pressure’!

Since my training has now included cats, dogs and horses, as well as the human form, I have discovered just how wonderful this therapy is when it does remain non-invasive and not ‘overdone’. In fact, the overall results have demonstrated repeatedly to me that a much more beneficial, deeper and longer lasting healing process can be achieved.

My husband, family and animals, as well as my clientele, would vigorously testify to this factor, I have no doubt.

However, unfortunately, it seems that Mr Bowen’s words “less is more” may also be slowly disappearing from our current mindset.

Gentle, precise and with intention focused upon the treatment and the recipient, the subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, responses of the body during and after a treatment can be countless and absolutely diverse. And it truly doesn’t take a lot of effort or pressure, or a myriad of ‘moves’; just the gentle communication between the practitioner and the client’s body that can bring about the required relief!

With this in mind, I would also like to make mention that there are additional appreciations that I would like to extend to Ali Goward of The Equus College of Learning and Research.

In my experience and continued training, Ali has made a particular point of passing on not only the essence and principles of Bowtech Bowen Therapy, but also intrinsically explains, on a down to earth level, why we do what we do;

and how the body responds in turn. This to me becomes an added bonus and further complements my innate desire to understand.

The students that attend any of her workshops, courses and clinics generally find the experience so much more than they would initially anticipate. This I can definitely substantiate.

In fact any Bowen Therapy, Cat, Canine and Equine education that I have been involved in has only proven to magnify and intensify my passion for this outstanding yet simple therapy.

Further, my attendance to her latest workshop “Essence of Bowen” once again reminded me that the body knows exactly what it requires, and therefore responds so beautifully to the gentle and precise touch of the therapist.

With the introduction of Bowtech® Bowen Therapy, my life became profound; with Equine, Cat and Canine Muscle Release Therapy™ it was transported into insightful and perceptive. All have been a magnificent voyage of great discovery and appreciation resulting in innovation, wisdom and greater understanding of life as a whole.

So it is here that I extend my thanks to Mr Tom Bowen, Ossie and Elaine Rentsch, Paul Toohey, Ali Goward and all of the participants and teachers that continue to share this most amazing of therapies in the true essence that it is meant.

For Bowen Therapy, I am eternally grateful.

VIRGINIA EDEDavistown NSW

Equus College of Learning & ResearchEMRT™® CMRT™®

The official & original Bowen on animals Endorsed by the BTAA

www.emrt.net.au [email protected]

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Virginia Ede

A few of our family rescue members who have benefitted greatly with CCMRT™

An immediate Lymphatic Reaction during EMRT™ on an Ex Racehorse

Evidence that cannot be disregarded – and how this boy looks now

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AUSTRALIA

ACTIAN DIXONPhone: 0416 256 366 email: [email protected]

NEW SOUTH WALESANNE BARKERPhone:02-4455 1492 email: [email protected] CHANTPhone: 02-6646 8069 email: [email protected] EDMUNDSPhone:02-4455 1492 email: [email protected] HART-SMITHPhone: 0419 607 997 email: [email protected] HEDRICKPhone: 02-6024 5814 email: [email protected] IRANI Phone: 02-9894 8979 email: [email protected] MURPHYPhone: 0414-468843 email: [email protected] QUINLIVAN Phone: 02-6024 5814 email: [email protected] PRICEPhone:02-6653 5060 email: [email protected] RAOPhone: 0415 483459 email: [email protected] RIDLEYPhone: 02-4981 9583 email: [email protected] SCHUBERT Phone: 02-6554 6050 email: [email protected] SPICER Phone: 02-80655815 email: [email protected] STAMMERS Phone: 02-4759 2919 email: [email protected]

QUEENSLANDANNETTE BAUMGARTPhone: 07-4125 1350 e-mail: [email protected] COXMobile: 0405 320 368 email: [email protected] FAULKSPhone: 07-3266 2666 Mobile: 0409 543 659 email: [email protected] GOWARDPhone: 07- 4193 9826 email: [email protected] HAMILTONPhone: 07-3201 1959 email: [email protected] NORTHPhone: 0407 674699 email: kristin.northstar@gmailDAVID STENNINGPhone:0411 038 690 email: [email protected] TILLEYSHORTPhone: 07-5445 5353 Mobile: 0418 733 101 email: [email protected] & DAVID WINTERMobile: 0419 306 429 email: [email protected]: 0419 306 519 email: [email protected] WOODPhone: 07-5592 2692 Mobile: 0417 078 671 email: [email protected] WOODWARDPhone:07-5437 7165 email: [email protected]

SOUTH AUSTRALIASEAN DINHAMPhone: 0422 117511 e-mail: [email protected] NORTHPhone: 0407 674699 email: kristin.northstar@gmail

TASMANIAJENNIFER LOWRYPhone: 03-6229 6926 Mobile: 0419 296 926 email: [email protected]

VICTORIAANNE HOPLEYPhone: 03-5996 6442 email: [email protected] MILIANKOSPhone: 0411 037475 email: [email protected] REEDPhone:03-5243 0050 email: [email protected]

WESTERN AUSTRALIAVIANNE MACBETHPhone: 08- 9581 6393 email: [email protected] SELLWOODPhone: 0409 118 173 email: [email protected]

AUSTRIABETTINA BAUMGARTINGER SchorflingPhone: 06641 334431 email: [email protected] HUMER Thalheim/WelsPhone: 07242 72707 email: [email protected] KULTERER St. Viet an der GlanPhone: 0676 843 384843 e-mail: [email protected] MAASS Linz Phone: 676 7004532MANFRED ZAINZINGER Altenberg bei LinzPhone: 067 66175813 email: [email protected]

BULGARIA & SERBIAANDREW ZOPPOSPhone: 359 885161746 email: [email protected] ADAMIDIS KoliatsouPhone: 210 2235984 email: [email protected]

CANADAISABELLE GRARD QCPhone: 450 263 6113 email:[email protected] GUERIN AB Phone: 780 523 0002 email:[email protected] MURPHY ONPhone: 905 813 6161, 905 813 8852 email: [email protected] ONSLOW ONPhone: 519 574 0515 e-mail: [email protected] PODRIDSKE ABPhone: 780 402 3507 e-mail: [email protected] JANET RILEY ONPhone: 613 848 2083 email: [email protected]

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FIJIVIMLA RAOPhone: 0415 483459 email: [email protected]

GERMANYANDRIS IELITIS BerlinPhone: 0049 30 21005756 email: [email protected] HILDBRAND Radolizellemail: [email protected] KEHRER Elsenfelde-mail: [email protected] LIEBE BerlinPhone: 0049 30 466 07718 email: [email protected] DEISCHL MunchenPhone: 0049 89684123 email: [email protected] DORR Junchen/DusseldorfPhone:0049 211 4921382 email: [email protected] FANDERS Giessen/HessiaPh:0049 600 4914194 email: [email protected] PETER GEHRKE Weinstadt Ph.0049 7151 2786027 email: [email protected] GRAMS FlensburgPhone:0049 461 8403508 email: [email protected] SCHUMACHER Altenstadt/HessiaPhone: 0049 60352070057 email: [email protected]

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HONG KONG, PHILIPPINES & SINGAPORERITA HART-SMITHPhone: + 61 0419 607 997 email: [email protected] skype: hnhrita

INDIA FARIDA IRANI Sydney, Australia Phone: 02-9894 8979 email: [email protected]

IRELANDSUZETTE LAKE Kill Co. Kildare Phone: 086 2156722 email : [email protected] SINHA Gorey, Co. Wexfordemail: [email protected]

ITALYSHEILA JACKSON Aosta Phone: (39) 339 880414 email: [email protected] MURARO AostaPhone: (39) 335 6590694 [email protected] CUCCIONE Nova Milaneseemail: [email protected]

NAMIBIACLAIRE VAN AARDT SwakopmundPhone: 0264 644 04548, 264 81 128 2814email: [email protected]

NEW ZEALANDDANIELLE ARGENT QueenstownPh 03 441 2011, 021 806656 [email protected] HANCOCK-FURNEE WhangaparaoaPhone: 09 424 1001 email: [email protected] JARVIS Palmerston NorthPhone: 06 355 2919 email: [email protected] RUST WellingtonPhone: 04 473 7318 email: [email protected] SENIOR MastertonPh: 06 377 7279 e-mail:[email protected]

POLANDTHEOKLITOS TSALLOS, Athensemail: [email protected]

PORTUGALJOHN WILKS Sherborne, DorsetPhone: 01963 240033 email: [email protected]

SOUTH AFRICAZIRKIE FOURIE Eastern CapePhone: 011 9551493 SEAN JOHNSON HoneydewPhone: 27 83 494 4471 [email protected] NORTJE Capetown Phone: 27 21 712 7853 email: [email protected]

SWITZERLANDEVELINE SPRUNGER GreifenseePh: 0041 786222982 mail: [email protected]

TAIWANFARIDA IRANI Sydney, Australia Phone: 02-9894 8979 email: [email protected] WAN SHIH Kaohsiuing City Ph: 8867 2418106YEN SHU YEN Kaohsiuing City Ph: 8867 2418106

TURKEY ROS ELLIOTT-OZLEK Izmir Phone: 232 755 3028 email: [email protected]

UNITED KINGDOM LESLEY BAXTER Dalkeith, Scotland Phone 0131 4540018 email: [email protected] DR. BRUCE BORLAND Lincolnshire Phone: 01472 840047 email: [email protected] ELLEN COBB Farnborough, Hampshire Phone: 01252 545837 email: [email protected] JOANNE FIGOV Bournemouth, Dorset Ph/Fax: 01202 432160 email: [email protected] TREVOR GRIFFITHS Perthshire, Scotland Phone: 0176 4670567 email: [email protected] NICOLA HOK London, Farnham, Surrey Phone: 020 8749 6952 email: [email protected] JACQUI MARSHALL Borders, Scotland Ph: 0172 1721882 email: [email protected] MICHAEL PATRICK London Phone: 0788 6440807 [email protected] HELEN PERKINS Peterbrough e-mail: [email protected] JOHN WILKS Somerton, Somerset Phone: 07866 764960 email: [email protected] JAN WILLIAMSON Cheshire Ph: 0161 9737792 email: [email protected]

NEW MEMBERS AND ADDRESS ChANgES OF ThE BOWEN ACADEMYDip B.T. indicatespractitioners who have completed a “Diploma in Bowen Therapy” in accordance wi th our Nationally Recognised Trainer B.C.N.T.----------------------------------* denotes those B.T.A.A. Members who have completed Advanced Course ----------------------------------** denotes those B.T.A.A. members who have completed 2 SBP2 courses----------------------------------

AUSTRALIAA.C.T.

CURTINTakako Mizogami(02) 6295 0400

NEW SOUTH WALES

METROPOLITAN

ASHFIELDGillian Cooke(02) 9799 4062Dr. Bina Thakur0414 4622204CLOVELYSally Turner0439 993031MUDGEESusan Marte0426 241435SUMMER HILLNatalie Thatcher(02) 8065 1981

COUNTRY

LILLI PILLIPeter Fetterplace0458 711157LONDONDERRYMary Sultana Dip B.T. 0421 885 360MOLONGRosalie Aguila *0403 295556TRUNDLEJenalee McAlister(02) 6869 9274WEST KEMPSEYJudith Wood(02) 6562 5337

QUEENSLAND

METROPOLITAN

BRIGHTONEsme Strydom0439 701323COUNTRY

ALTON DOWNSTricia Purnell0488 341010BANKSIA BEACHSusanne Spencer(07) 3408 9039BLOOMSBURYGail Busbridge Dip B.T.0434 670365BOREEN POINTLynnette Stevens *(07) 5485 3946DYSARTCathy Hutchins Dip B.T.0409 961145MACKAYKaren MacRae(07) 4953 4969NOOSAVILLEDanae Heggen0422 173008PIALBAPaul Gale Dip B.T. (07) 4128 9628 **0412 878623PIMPAMAChristine McInnes0419 669513RACEVIEWMonique Rigg0402 742244TOWNSVILLEJune Setter(07) 4728 88000438 795735TWIN WATERSStephanie Moran0419 255679

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

METROPOLITAN

NORWOODJohn Russo0413 025555

COUNTRY

KALLANGURJudith Wolfel Dip B.T. 0423 679076

TASMANIA

BRIGHTONMarlene Faulkner Dip B.T. 03-6268 0721

VICTORIA

METROPOLITAN

HOOPERS CROSSINGRosa Jurcevic0409 598779LAUNCHING PLACERuth Lillycrapp0413 836041

COUNTRY

WARANGA SHORESHendrik Hoornweg0432 045622

NEWZEALANDAUCKLANDMT EDENMarilyn Mexted09 630 8734021 627885NEW LYNNSally Filmer09 963 6189021 0827 1909

SINGAPOREElsie Cheng82998828

U.S.A.ARIZONADEWEYTanya Baker928-710 3700Suzanne Gregorius928-772 0585PHOENIXMichele Chunko602-799 9940PRESCOTTLinda Clark928-713 6406Laurel Trail928-308 9993TUCSONJosie Trapnell520-306 6090Yolanda Weinberger520-207 6515

CALIFORNIAFAIR OAKSGina Leeds804-836 2961GRANITE BAYVicki Fu916-532 9818PLEASANTONNancy Vick925-223 8495SACRAMENTOJim Graham916-396 8200

FLORIDAMIAMI BEACHDaniel De Marchi415-990 4374NAPLESCary J. Morin603-209 6483

IDAHO

VICTORBrandi VanSeters801-712 0285

MARYLAND

ANNAPOLISHelen Leonard443-618 0793BALIMOREDominique Cadet240-893 0700

MICHIGAN

BRIGHTONMary Dodich810-923 6960CLINTON TOWNSHIPDarcie Brunette586-873 5702GRASS LAKEAmy Potter734-678 6277HAMTRAMCKFrank Weigle248-842 5530YSILANTILisa Teets734-678 4791

NEVADA

HENDERSONBarbara Warren720-823 2412LAS VEGASCimaron Roy702-256 6747

NEW YORK

MIDDLE VILLAGEMihaela Cancemi917-453 9155

NORTH CAROLINA

HIGH POINTSarah (Lizzie) Hearne336-327 6331THOMASVILLEMelody Dawson253-509 3200

OREGON

ALBANYAnn Nowak541-223 1729PORTLANDGail Gustafson503-313 5369SALEMMelodie Balmer503-315 9826

Connie Koczur503-910 8663Heather Lilley503-569 7232

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RUMFORDLinda Vaughan401-434 8432

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ABILENESusan Cummins325-692 6297BIG SPRINGBeverley Wise432-889 0262DALLASJim Shade214-893 898Sue Andrea Siebens214-437 2737

VIRGINIA

CHESAPEAKEElizabeth (Beth) Shellhart757-932 6024

WASHINGTON

CARLSBORGKathi Gunn360-672 8513COLLEGE PLACEYvonne Hall503-269 2607LACEYSarah Gregg360-561 9495OLYMPIAWendy Daray360-481 3184SEATTLEKaren Sziel206-200 0330Jennifer Wong206-713 3127TACOMACarl Radeck253-232 5858TUKWILAMichelle Basey206-356 3355VASHONRichard Kasden206-567 5904

WISCONSIN

LACROSSEDaniel Yepes608-498 4558

The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia - Registered InstructorsUNITED STATES OF AMERICAKELLY CLANCY , Seattle, WashingtonPhone: 206 706 0063 email: [email protected] BELDNER San Francisco, CaliforniaPhone:503 397 0429 email: [email protected] SANDRA GUSTAFSON Bodega Bay, CaliforniaPhone: 707 528 4372 email: [email protected] LaROCK Peterborough, New HampshirePhone: 603 924 7814 email: [email protected]

LAURA MAGPALI Eugene, OregonPhone:541 525 4033e-mail: [email protected] MARTORANO Canonsburg, Pennsylvaniae-mail: [email protected] MECHNER Springfield, VirginiaPhone: 703 455 0111 email: [email protected] MILES Snohomish, WashingtonPh:360 568 7075 email: [email protected]

ALEXIA MONROE Prescott, ArizonaPhone: 928 443 9355 email: [email protected] PIERSON Gentry, ArkansasPhone: 512 750 4012 email: [email protected] ROGERS Cincinnati, OhioPhone: 513 527 4540 email: [email protected] TWOHIG Carmel, CaliforniaPhone: 831 238 2228 email: [email protected] WOLF San Jose, CaliforniaPhone: 408 205 7469 email: [email protected]

BOWTECh COURSE DATEScheck www.bowentraining.com.au for additional

seminar dates which may not be listed-----------------------------------------------------------A.C.T.CANBERRAModule 1 February 1 & 2 2014 Module 5 October 11 & 12 Module 6 October 13 & 14Module 7 November 16 & 17

Instructor: Ian Dixon Ph. 0416 256 366 email: ian@canberrabowenwork.com.au------------------------------------------------------------CANBERRAModule 8 March 4, 5 & 6 2014Module 9 June 17, 18 & 19Module 10 Sept 30, Oct 1 & 2

Instructor: Anne Barker Ph.02 4455 1492 email: derrick.edmunds@bigpond.com------------------------------------------------------------NEW SOUTH WALES

BALLINAPrac Days A & B October 19 & 20

COFFS HARBOURModule 1 & 2 March 7 - 10 2014Module 3 October 5 & 6Module 4 November 2 & 3Module 5 December 7 & 8Module 6 February 1 & 2 2014Module 7 March 1 & 2 2014

TAMWORTHModule 1 & 2 September 20 - 23Module 3 & 4 November 19 - 25Prac Days March 22 & 23 2014

Instructor: Tina Price Ph.02-6653 5060 email: teepeebowen@bigpond..com------------------------------------------------------------FORSTERModule 6 October 26 & 27 Module 7 December 7 & 8Practitioner Days A & B Sept 21 & 22

Instructor: Anne Schubert Ph. 02 6554 6050email: anne_schubert_1@hotmail.com------------------------------------------------------------GOSFORDModule 1 November 21 & 22Module 2 December 15 & 16Module 6 September 29 & 30 Module 7 November 17 & 18

Instructor: Rita Hart-SmithPh. 0419 607997 email: rhsbowen@gmail.com------------------------------------------------------------FORSTERModule 8 Aug 23, 24 & 25 2014Prac Day A & B tbaPrac Day C November 24SYDNEYModule 1 & 2 March 13, 14, 15 & 16 Module 3 & 4 October 17, 18, 19, 20 May 15, 16, 17 & 18 Modules 5 & 6 December 5, 6, 7 & 8 July 17, 18, 19 & 20Module 7 September 21 & 22 February 15 & 16 2014 Sept 13 & 14 2014Module 8 March 21, 22, 23 & 24Module 9 June 27, 28 & 29 2014Module 10 November 1, 2 & 3 Nov 28, 29 & 30 2014

Instructor: Margaret Spicer Ph. 02 9221 1115 email: [email protected]

PENRITHModule 1 September 22 & 23Module 2 October 19 & 20Module 3 November 2 & 3Module 4 September 14 & 15 December 14 & 15Module 5 October 5 & 6 January 18 & 19 2014Module 6 October 26 & 27 February 22 & 23 2014Module 7 September 28 & 29 December 7 & 8 April 19 & 20 2014 Instructor: Vimla Rao Ph. 0415 483459 email: vimla@bowtechhealth.com-----------------------------------------------------------DAPTOPrac Days A & B March 28 & 29 2014Prac Day C July 1

GRIFFITHPrac Day A July 15 2014Prac Day B September 7Prac Day C May 9

SYDNEYModule 8 March 28, 29 & 30 ‘14Module 9 June 27, 28 & 29Module 10 November 28 & 29Module 11 March 21, 22 & 23

ULLADULLA Module 1 May 3 & 4 2014Module 2 May 31 & June 1Module 3 July 5 & 6Module 4 July 19 & 20Module 5 August 9 & 10Module 6 September 13 & 14Module 7 October 11 & 12

Prac C-SBP1 September 14 2013Prac Day A March 16 2014Prac Day C June 14 Instructor: Anne Barker Ph.02 4455 1492 email: derrick.edmunds@bigpond.com------------------------------------------------------------QUEENSLANDBRISBANE (KENMORE)Module 7 September 14 & 15

Instructor: Sue Hamilton Ph. 07-3201 1959 email: sue@bowen-therapy.net.auwww.bowen-therapy.net.au--------------------------------------------------------------------BUDERIMModule 1 & 2 July 19, 20 21 & 22Module 3 & 4 Sept 20 21 22 & 23Module 5 & 6 November 15 16 17 19Module 9 November 1, 2 & 3Prac Day C October 12 & 13Instructor: Ralph Tilleyshort Ph. 07 5445 5353 email: ncbt@iinet.net.au-----------------------------------------------------------BRISBANE Module 1 February 22 & 23 2014Module 2 March 22 & 23Module 3 April 26 & 27Module 4 May 24 & 25Module 5 June 21 & 22Module 6 July 19 & 20Module 7 August 23 & 24Module 8 Sept 27, 28 & 29 ‘13Module 9 January 17, 18 & 19Module 10 May 2, 3 & 4Prac Day C March 30

CORE CONNECTION (COCCYX TMJ)May 31 & June 1 2104

Instructor: Desley Faulks Ph. 07 3266 2666 email: [email protected]

BROADBEACH WATERSModule 11 April 4, 5 & 6 2014Instructor: Anne Barker Ph.02 4455 1492 email: derrick.edmunds@bigpond.com------------------------------------------------------------CAIRNSModule 4 October 18 & 19Module 5 October 20 & 21Module 6 November 23 & 24

MACKAYModule 4 September 14 & 15Module 5 October 12 & 13Module 6 November 9 & 10

ROCKHAMPTONModule 4 September 21 & 22Module 5 November 2 & 3Module 6 November 30 & Dec 1Instructor: Gael Cox Mobile: 0405 320 368 email: gaelcox@bigpond.com--------------------------------------------------------------------GOLD COASTModule 1 & 2 November 15,16,17,18 Feb 28, Mar 1, 2 & 3Module 3 Jan 18 & 19 2014Module 4 March 15 & 16 2014Module 7 November 23 & 24Module 8 November 29,30 Dec 1Module 9 March 22, 23 & 24 ‘14Module 10 July 26, 27 & 28 2014Module 11 November 22, 23 & 24

Prac Day B October 19WORKING WITH BACK PAIN BROADBEACH WATERS - December 7Instructor: Robyn Wood Ph. 0417 078671 email: rwood.bowtech@bigpond.com---------------------------------------------------------------NOOSA Module 1& 2 September 20 - 23 January 17 - 20 2014 Feb 28 - Mar 3 2014 March 21 - 24 2014 May 23 - 26 2014 June 27 - 30 2014Module 3 & 4 October 4 - 7 November 22 - 25 March 7 - 10 2014 April 11 - 14 2014Module 5 & 6 December 13 - 16 February 21 - 24 2014 May 16 - 19 2014Module 7 November 2 & 3 December 7 & 8 February 1 & 2 2014 March 29 & 30 2014 July 19 & 20 2014Prac Day A November 9 February 15 2014 June 21 2014Prac Day B November 10 February 16 2014 June 22 2014

Instructor: Kristin North Ph. 0407 674699 email: kristin.northstar@gmail------------------------------------------------------------TOOWOOMBA

Module 1 & 2 March 14-17 2014Module 3 & 4 May 16, 17 & 18 Module 5 & 6 July 18, 19 & 20 Module 7 September 13 & 14Module 8 February 14, 15 & 16Module 9 May 9, 10 & 11 Module 10 August 8, 9 & 10Module 11 November 14, 15 & 16Instructors : David & Anne WinterMobile: 0419 306 429 email: [email protected]: 0419 306 519 email: [email protected]

BOWTECh COURSE DATESSOUTH AUSTRALIA

ADELAIDEModule 1 & 2 February 7 - 10 2014Module 3 & 4 April 4 - 7 2014Module 5 & 6 October 18,19, 20, 21 June 6 - 9 2014Module 7 November 29 & 30 August 1 & 2 2014Prac Days A & B December 1 & 2Prac Days A & B August 3 & 4 2014

Instructor: Kristin North Ph. 0407 674699email: kristin.northstar@gmail-----------------------------------------------------------ADELAIDEModule 1 May 17 & 18 2014Module 2 June 21 & 22 Module 3 August 2 & 3 Module 4 August 23 & 24Module 5 September 27 & 28Module 6 October 25 & 26Module 7 Decemebr 6 & 7Module 8 May 20, 21 & 22Module 9 September 2, 3 & 4Module 10 May 13, 14 & 15Module 11 August 26, 27 & 28

Prac.Day C-SBP1 September 30 2013 Prac Days A & B August 30 & 31 2014Prac Day C-SBP1 May 19

MILLICENTModule 8 May 27, 28 & 29Module 9 August 19, 20 & 21

Prac Day A May 26Prac Day B August 22

Instructor: Anne Barker Ph.02 4455 1492 email: derrick.edmunds@bigpond.com------------------------------------------------------------------TASMANIA

HOBARTModule 5 October 5 & 6Module 6 November 2 & 3Module 7 December 7 & 8

Special Revision - SBP2 November 9 & 10

Instructor: Jennifer Lowry Ph. 03 6229 6926 email: jenniferlowry@bigpond.com-----------------------------------------------------------VICTORIA

BELMONTModule 6 October 8 - 17Module 7 November 12 - 21Module 9 November 16, 17 & 18Module 10 March 1, 2 & 3 2014

KOROITModule 3 September 16 & 17Module 4 October 21 & 22Module 5 November 25 & 26Module 6 December 16 & 17Module 7 February 3 & 4

NEWPORTModule 3 October 5 & 6Module 4 November 2 & 3Module 5 December 7 & 8 Module 6 April 27 & 28 February 8 & 9 2014Module 7 March 8 & 9

Instructor: Chris Reed Ph.:03 5243 0050 email: [email protected]

BACCHUS MARSHPrac Day B March 1 2014Prac Day C July 12

BENDIGOModule 10 February 25, 26 & 28Module 11 July 8, 9 & 10Prac Day A Jul;y 11Prac Day C February 28 MELBOURNE (VERMONT)Module 11 February 7, 8 & 9 2014

Instructor: Anne Barker Ph.02 4455 1492 email: derrick.edmunds@bigpond.com------------------------------------------------------------WODONGAModule 1 February 22 & 23 ‘14Module 7 September 21 & 22

BOWEN FOR SPORTS INJURIESGEELONG November 23 & 24

nstr: Michael Quinlivan & Karen Hedrick Ph. 02 6024 5814 email: karen@bcnt.net.au-----------------------------------------------------------WESTERN AUSTRALIA

PERTHModule 10 October 8 & 9Module 11 February 2014

Instr: Michael Quinlivan & Karen Hedrick Ph. 02 6024 5814 email: karen@bcnt.net.au-----------------------------------------------------------PERTHModule 8 February 18, 19 & 20Module 9 June 3, 4 & 5Module 10 October 7, 8 & 9Module 11 February 11, 12 & 13

Instructor: Anne Barker Ph.02 4455 1492 email: derrick.edmunds@bigpond.com-------------------------------------------------------MIND, BODY & BOWEN

PERTH March 1 & 2 2014SYDNEY June 21 & 22 2014

Instructors: Anne Schubert and Margaret Spicer Margaret Ph. 61 2 9221 1115email: [email protected] Ph. 61 2 6554 6050--------------------------------------------------------------UNDERSTANDING BOWEN from an Ayurveda Perspective and Ayurveda AromatheraphyFarida Irani, Sydney, Australia is conducting workshops in CANADA

TORONTO - October 19 & 20Co-ordinator - Derek Murphy e-mail [email protected]

EDMONTON - October 26 & 27Co-ordintor - Hali Fitzpatrick e-mail [email protected]

VICTORIA - November 2 & 3Co-ordinator - Janet Riley e-mail [email protected]

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INDIA

MUMBAI Module 1 & 2 September 21, 22, 23 & 24Module 7 September 28 & 29

Instructor: Farida Iraniemail:[email protected]

NEW ZEALAND

BOWEN & DIABETES - February 14th 2014SPORT BOWEN - February 15 & 16BOWEN FOR STROKE & IMMOBILE - February 18WORKING WITH NECK PAIN - February 19

Contact: Gay Jarvis e-mail [email protected]

Instructor: Robyn Wood Ph. 0417 078671 email: rwood.bowtech@bigpond.com--------------------------------------------------------------E.M.R.T. - NEW ZEALAND

CAMBRIDGE - November 21 - 24 EMRT Practitioner CourseCAMBRIDGE - November 28 - December 1CCMRT Practitioner Course

Contact: Lynley Moroney Ph. 64 274 864850e-mail: [email protected]

Instructor: Ali Goward ph 0407 370206email: [email protected]

The Border College of

Natural TherapiesRegistered Training Organisation

(TOID 21424)Diploma of Bowen Therapy

COURSE DATESModule 8Brisbane 27, 28 & 29 SeptGold Coast 29 & 30 Nov, 1 DecPerth 18, 19, 20 Feb 2014Canberra 4, 5 & 6 MarchSydney 21, 22 & 23 MarchPort Adelaide 20, 21 & 22 MayMillicent 27, 28 & 29 MayModule 9Bendigo 22, 23 & 24 Oct Wodonga 25, 26 & 27 Oct Buderim 1, 2 & 3 NovGeelong 17 18 &19 NovAdelaide 3, 4 & 5 Dec Penrith 24, 25 & 26 Jan 2014Gold Coast March 22, 23 & 24Perth June 2, 3 & 5Module 10Perth 8, 9 & 10 Oct Melbourne 25, 26 & 27 Oct Sydney 1, 2 & 3 NovGold Coast 10,11,12 NovToowoomba 15,16,17 NovWodonga 7, 8 & 9 Feb 2014Bendigo 25, 26 & 27 FebGeelong 2, 3 & 4 MarchBrisbane 2, 3 & 4 May Module 11Toowoomba 15, 16 & 17 November Melbourne 7, 8 & 9 Feb 2014 Perth 11, 12 & 13 FebSydney 17, 18 & 19 MarchGold Coast 4, 5 & 6 AprilWodonga 13, 14 & 15 June

Contact B.C.N.T. Ph. Karen or Michael ph 02-6024 5814

http://bowen.bcnt.net.auFor current dates for Certificate IV Modules, Diploma of Specialised Bowen Therapy and CEU workshops please visit

the BCNT websitewww.bowen.bcnt.net.au

or Bowen Training Australiawww.bowentraining.com.au

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Module 7 Queensland - L:R - Debra Chesterman, Dianne Dietman (South Aust.), Shannon Campbell, Susanne Spencer, Tenielle Dorling, Instructor Ralph Tilleyshort, Shahtia North-Cunningham (Instructor

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