I started my journey as a Bowen client back in 2013. After my ‘first’ Bowen session I knew that this was what I had been searching for, for my pain control, WOW! I had tried chiropractic, physical therapy and massage, even becoming a massage therapist- trying to find answers and relief. None of these modalities helped me for more than a few days. I knew pills were not the answer for me. I started studying the Bowen modality to learn more in 2014. Studying became helping friends and family, who then referred their friends, etc. Eventually, after experiencing some personal hardships and meeting Maggie, I was able to finish my Bowen certification. Now as an advanced Bowen practitioner and the Academy’s 500+ CE hours certification, I look forward to helping you with your immediate AND long term health goals with Bowen, here at BowenWorks Magic.
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After her own experience receiving Bowenwork, Rebecca was deeply inspired to become a practitioner and immediately set out to train and certify with the American Bowen Academy. Rebecca is continually amazed by the physical and emotional impact Bowen technique has, which is often underestimated due to its gentle nature. She brings knowledge and intention to her work and strives to help others recognize their own capacity to heal.
Read more...Rick Wurster MSG, MPT, ABP, BCB
Rick Wurster received a Masters of Gerontology from U.S.C. in 1991 and a Masters of Physical Therapy from U.S.C. in 1993. He has extensive experience in clinical practice including management of a 15 unit regional rehabilitation center, providing teaching and training of therapists on the proper care of chronically ill and geriatric patients.He is also recognized by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America to provide expertise training of physiological self-regulation including the use of Surface Electromyography, Temperature, Skin Conductance, Respiration and Heart Rate Variability as coping strategies to manage chronic pain. He obtained a certification as a Professional Bowenwork Practitioner in September of 2005. He describes his approach to Bowenwork to his patients in the following way…”In all my years of manual training and practice on working with movement restrictions and muscle imbalances including, stretching, mobilizing, thrusting, contracting/relaxing, accupressure, neural tissue tension, massage, etc. Bowenwork has proven to be as effective or better than any technique but with significantly less stress or pain to the patient.”
Read more...I have been a Bowenwork practitioner since 1996 and an instructor for the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia since 2001. I teach primarily in the area around Washington, D.C., and maintain a private practice in Springfield, Virginia.
I discovered Bowenwork quite by chance in 1995 while recovering from a repetitive stress injury. Amazed by the results, I took the first available training I could. At first I split my practice almost equally between Bowenwork and Rubenfeld Synergy (a type of body-oriented psychotherapy I had trained in previously). But after observing that Bowenwork was often effective with complaints ranging from anxiety and panic attacks to depression, my practice evolved to where it is now exclusively Bowenwork.
My original training in curriculum design and educational technology gave me insight into the way that different people learn, which I find invaluable to my effectiveness as an instructor. I keep my classes small in order to ensure ample individual feedback. My students have included massage therapists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, homeopaths, occupational therapists, osteopaths, and physical therapists, but I especially enjoy empowering lay-people to be able to deliver the benefits of Bowenwork to others.
Unlike most Bowenwork instructors, I studied anatomy, physiology, massage and bodywork after I had become a Bowenwork practitioner, rather than before. If I could learn this, anyone can!”
In 2002, I was an invited speaker at the Australian BTAA Conference in Adelaide, on the topic of research into Bowenwork, and became an advisor to the Tom Bowen Legacy Trust Fund, an Australian charity that benefits children with disabilities. In that capacity I reported on the activities of the Trust Fund at the International Bowenwork Conference at Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) in June 2006.
Thanks to Shirley Strachan’s “Healing Hands: Unsung Voices Anthology,” which chronicles the experiences of many of Tom Bowen’s former patients, as well as others, I am currently developing a continuing education class that clarifies “Tom Bowen, Facts and Fiction.” Stay tuned.
Read more...Wendy graduated from The Baltimore School of Massage in January 2002. She became nationally certified in March 2002. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Maryland and became a Certified Bowenwork Practitioner in October 2008. Since beginning her practice, she looked for a manual therapy that would provide long lasting results.She has finished her training in Specialized Procedures 1 and 2.
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