Blue Fire Bowenwork

  A Bowenwork Session

Each Bowenwork session is always individualized to meet your needs. Your practitioner will gear their work according to where your body is unbalanced. The practitioner will usually start the treatment by doing some foundational work to open up the nerve pathways of your spine and relax your nervous system. Thereafter, the procedures used will be specific to your body.

Most importantly, remember, Bowen is holistic- so this is not just a treatment of symptoms. Your practitioner will do the minimal work possible as to not overload your body. More often than not, less is truly best. The point in receiving therapy is to heal, not to become dependent on the work.

The day of Bowenwork, you’ll want to follow some simple rules.

  • You’ll want to bring or wear loose comfortable clothing the day of your treatment. Sessions generally last 50-75 minutes. If we are just addressing 1 specific area due to an injury within the last 72 hours, please allow 20-40 minutes.

  • Drink plenty of water to expel toxins.

  • Take Daily walks to improve circulation and free joint restrictions.

  • Rest and wait a week for your next session. All strenuous activity should be avoided that day of your treatment to give your body some time off. We always wait a week to do a follow-up session, except for athletes and those who are going through intense training. Avoid other body therapies the day of treatment to ensure your body’s nervous system has no interruptions.

Often times, various stretches and exercises will be recommended to enhance and facilitate your healing and to help restore healthy range of motion and movement in the musculo-skeletal system.

After a treatment, structural misalignments commonly right themselves, and no forceful movement is applied as is common in chiropractic care. Muscle tension and strains are relieved, but the muscles are not squeezed as in massage. Also internal psychological shifts are commonly reported, but it is not necessary as in mind body therapies. Nearly everyone reports a relaxed state, and a deep sense of well-being and comfort. Once you’ve experienced Bowenwork, your body will be more in-tune, just like tuning a guitar. It will perform better, sound better, and feel more alive.


Different From the Rest

Bowenwork honors that a person cannot be “stressed-out” or out of balance, and experience full joy at the same time. That is why Bowenwork recognizes that it is superfluous to try to “force” the body to change, expecting it to joyfully respond, especially if the body has experienced trauma, like a car accident.






If the body is already in a defensive mode, sick, or in pain, it may not respond to forceful pressure and manipulative movements. Bowenwork does not force or manipulate the body. Instead it works with it like a strong reliable coach. Bowenwork simply encourages the body to recall cellular memory of a more relaxed state so that it can heal itself.


Positive Changes
The changes one may experience after Bowenwork range from person to person. No two people are alike. We most commonly see:

increased calmness
pain and symptom reduction
improved digestion and elimination
decreased muscle spasms
deeper diaphragmatic breathing
decreased inflammation and swelling


a new awareness of one’s body
healing of old injuries and traumas
improved posture
increased circulation and lymph flow
improved assimilation and absorption of nutrients
The work is holistic and a full-body response is almost always felt. Sometimes a practitioner will focus on a specific area, but most often, the body is treated as a whole, so that all systems are affected to create balance.

It’s important to understand that Bowenwork is not a cure for any ailment. Instead, it activates the body’s own healing abilities. We have found through our experience and research that Bowenwork has assisted people with the following health complaints and more:

Musculo-Skeletal Conditions

• Arthritis, Joint Pain
• Back and Neck pain
• Bell’s Palsy
• Breast Lumps/Mastitis
• Bunions, Plantar Fascitis
• Chronic Fatigue
• Fibromyalgia,
• Frozen Shoulder
• Lymphatic Drainage
• Motor Vehicle Accident
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Post Surgical Rehabilitation
• Pelvic Instability
• Sciatica, Hip bursitis
• Scoliosis, Posture Imbalances
• Sprain/Strain Injuries
• Sports Injuries
• Tennis Elbow, RSI, Carpal Tunnel, Tendonitis
• TMJ, Jaw Pain
• Tail Bone Injury
• Vertigo
• Whiplash


Internal/Organic Conditions
• ADD/ADHD
• Bed-Wetting
• Colic in babies
• Dizziness
• Digestive Complaints, Constipation, IBS
• Ear Aches
• Headaches and Migraines
• Hernias
• Infertility,
• Insomnia
• Incontinence
• PMS/menopause
• Pregnancy Discomfort, Labor
• Respiratory Challenges, Asthma
• Rehab after a stroke

Bowenwork will help your body respond better to any therapy program you are currently going through. Whether it’s a nutritional program or body therapy. Many of our clients report that after receiving Bowenwork, their body has responded so well that they no longer need other bodywork to remain balanced and pain free.

We also find that Bowenwork is very effective for those needing rehabilitation after an injury. This includes sports injuries, falls, car accidents, emotional shock, etc. In fact, the sooner you receive Bowenwork after an injury or trauma, the better we are able to stimulate the body’s parasympathetic nervous system to speed up the healing process. We do however; suggest that you talk with your doctor first if you have any serious health conditions or new injuries.

What’s so EXCITING is that most clients report significant change within 2-4 sessions. Bowenwork is remarkable and often times long lasting.

What’s Different about the Blue Fire Bowenwork Center?

If you find yourself interested in our center, it may be because you want to live a more joyful, pain free life. We will fully embrace you as an individual and help you on your journey to wellness. Anyone can come and it doesn’t matter where you are at; whether you need us to work on your sprained ankle, or you just can’t get rid of that annoying pain in your neck. We will help your relax and find your smile. We work with everyone, including small children and babies and those needing special assistance.

We practice the Original Bowenwork technique™ that was divinely inspired by the late Tom Bowen of Australia. Our therapists do not alter, slight, or manipulate the technique. We apply it as it was designed, to ensure the most powerful results. We are licensed to practice Bodywork in Washington State and have met all educational requirements of the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia.


We provide a very relaxing environment and have appointments available Mon-Fri. We are here to help you. Our office is not wheelchair accessible, so please go to www.bowenwork.com to find a practitioner who can accommodate you.