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HELENA, Montana, United States 59602-6477

I am a Master Herbalist (40 years), Certified Iridologist (13 years), Licensed Massage Therapist (25 years), and now a Bowenwork Instructor. I enjoy using my skills to help others, including my family and myself.

Cynthia Bowen

West Jordan, Utah, United States 84088

801-637-2748

I believe that we have been given many tools and advantages to help our bodies return to its divine blue print. There is a balance in utilizing resources and our innate ability to heal. When our bodies are given the correct tools and blocks removed, effective and possible lasting changes can take place.

I am passionate about supporting others in their journey to restoring balance physically, emotionally, and spiritually. My focus is in pain and stress reduction, balance for a healthy body, mind and spirit, and empowering each individual on their unique path and journey.

I am passionate about the opportunities we have to support our health. All the modalities I offer I have personally tried and tested. I have my own personal healing journey from using them and am excited to support others in their journey of wellbeing.

I worked in the medical field for 8 yrs as a nursing and medical assistant. I aspired to become a nurse practitioner and music therapist but my path shifted and I am now a Holistic Health Practitioner and massage therapist. I am currently finishing my Therapeutic Musician training. These definitely “fit” my beliefs and abilities with empowering the client to create balance, peace and physical support.

I love music! I own a music studio and teach as well as play the piano, harp, guitar, ukulele, Indian flute, and sing. I enjoy creating meditation and therapeutic music, writing poetry and have started writing a few books. I love cycling, kayaking, and “zen”ning out in nature by the river, rocks and trees. I love reading, enjoy the humor my children bring and love creating things with wood. I strive to embody Kigatsuku & Kaizen.

I have additional training and/or certifications in the following modalities:
Bowenwork, Vibroacoustic, TBM – Total Body Modification, Therapuetic Music, HeartMath, Sound Healing, VoiceBio-Voice Analysis, Holistic and Functional Nutrition, Mindfulness/Meditation, Yoga, Qi Gong, Holistic Herbalism, Holistic Aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Acupressure, Emotion Release, Chakra Balancing, Cranial Sacral, Geriatric Massage, Hot Stones, Lomi Lomi, Medical Massage, Myofascial Release, Perinatal, Prenatal, Reflexology, Reiki, Shiatsu, Sports, Structural Integration, Swedish Massage, and Thai Yoga.

Jo Francks

Spring City, Utah, United States 84662

435-469-0203

I have been studying and training in natural therapies for over 20 years. Bowenwork fits right in with the work I have been doing and adds a piece to the puzzle. This work has helped ease and eliminate lower back pain, knee pain, insomnia, shoulder pain. It has helped with people’s golf swing by loosening up the muscles in the torso to help the body move with less restriction.
I work with athletes, new mothers, pregnant women, infertility issues, babies, and anybody needing this work.
By combining Iridology and Bowenwork I am able to be very specific as to the needs of the individual client by identifying areas of the body that need strengthening and nurturing. This along with herbs and nutrition can help create a perfect protocol for each individual.

Lori Rizzuto

Damariscotta, Maine, United States 04543

207-563-3353

I have been a professional massage therapist since 1987. I discovered Bowen Therapy in 2009 after 12 years of dealing with fibromyalgia, in 3 months time I went from a pain level of 8-10 to a 0-3; these results started me on the path to learning Bowen, leaving massage and developing a full time practice of doing Bowenwork therapy.
I am also an End of Life Doula and often use Bowen as comfort touch for people at the end of life.

Melita Mollohan

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States 26501

304-288-0996

I’m a Holistic Health Practitioner.

I’m a Clinical Herbalist, Functional Nutritionist, Homeopath in training, Massage Therapist, Bowen Therapist, Yoga Therapist, meditation teacher, Breathwork facilitator, Akashic Record Reader, and Tarot reader.

My clinic is located in Morgantown, WV.

I’ve been practicing Bowen Therapy in my clinic since 2011 and it has changed my life professionally and personally.

Clinically, I don’t treat illness & disease but rather support your body with the nourishment that it needs and the body does the healing!

I look forward to meeting and working with you. Please reach out anytime!

Michelle Patterson

Clearwater, Minnesota, United States 55320

320-293-2470

I learned an equine version of Bowen in 2004 when, as a Certified Recreation Therapist, I was the director of an equine-assisted therapy program for 50+ adolescents in a residential mental health facility. Our overworked, aging therapy horses were already benefiting from the botanical medicines I had been trained to use, and the outcomes improved with the addition of Bowen. The horses were not only more receptive to herbs and Bowen than to more invasive interventions and pharmaceuticals, but I also had new options in my toolkit that were a great complement to traditional veterinary care. In my free time, I developed a busy private practice working with world-class performance horses with herbs and Bowen. In 2007 I was invited to train to become an Equine Touch instructor and also became certified in equine craniosacral therapy through the Vluggen Institute of Equine Osteopathy.

Two years later, when that equine Bowen was fading in the U.S., I sought additional Bowen training with the American Bowen Academy. Learning to apply Bowen to the human body expanded my understanding of the equine work — and vice versa. In 2012 I began working as an inpatient rehabilitation therapist for the Minneapolis V.A. Health Care System Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center. The profound responses to Bowenwork there — in veterans and active duty servicemembers rehabilitating after traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple amputations, burns, PTSD, etc. — changed my focus from horses to humans. Even though Bowenwork is only a small fraction of my role as a recreation therapist, the results have impressed medical providers on our multidisciplinary rehab team, with positive outcomes not seen from previous interventions. Some patients even tell their physicians that Bowenwork is the most important therapy they get all week!

The reputation of Bowenwork is growing in the VA Health Care System. Through my membership on the Minneapolis VA Integrative Health Committee and as an educator for the National VA Whole Health Initiative, Bowenwork is now on the radar for other providers interested in incorporating integrative modalities into their work with veterans. My goals are to facilitate Bowenwork training throughout the entire national VA Health Care System while also building referral networks of Bowenwork practitioners for outpatients in their own communities upon discharge.

Helping animals was what brought me to Bowenwork initially. Helping wounded warriors to regain their quality of life is where I am today. I look forward to combining my two passions by teaching others to help both animals and humans to heal through the beautiful elegance of Bowenwork.

Pamela Merrill

San Angelo, Texas, United States 76904

432-312-9898

My Journey in Health & Wellness started over 30 Years ago when I obtained my Massage Therapy License from the Austin School of Massage Therapy. After starting my business, I have achieved many certifications in different disciplines. Some of the courses and certifications are:
Bowen Practitioner, Massage Therapy Instructor, Ordained Minister, Reiki Master/ Karuna Holy Fire Teacher, Spiritual Meditation Practitioner, Alternative Health Care, CARE Certified Raindrop Practitioner, Certified Aroma Freedom Practitioner, Yoga Instructor. Throughout the years, I have studied under some very amazing instructors that have guided and taught me how to share and teach clients, friends, and family members how to achieve better health and wellness.

Member of the American Massage Therapy Association

Sandra Gustafson MHS BSN RN

Bodega Bay, California, United States 94923

707 548 3988 (C)

Sandra has been a Bowenwork practitioner since 1992, having the pleasure and honor of being trained by Ossie Rentsch (who learned Bowenwork directly from Tom Bowen) and his wife, Elaine Renstch. It has led to a very rich and satisfying career in clinical practice and teaching Bowenwork in many countries since 1994.

In her practice, Sandra specializes in helping clients navigate options for maintaining wellness and recovery from health challenges, both acute and chronic. Her long-time experiences of being a clinical registered nurse along with her deep knowledge of complementary medicine, enable her to support clients in making choices and engaging in supportive, therapeutic pathways to optimize their health. In addition to offering herbal medicine, nutritional support and careful listening to each client’s story, Bowenwork allows Sandra to provide compassionate, hands-on-care, gently connecting with her clients’ bodies and their sense of self, a valuable component of the healing experience.

One of the greatest rewards of teaching Bowenwork is seeing the transformation it often leads to for students to experience their own healing after receiving the technique, even in a classroom situation. Another is the satisfaction of mentoring students in offering Bowenwork to their families, friends and clients, often with profound healing outcomes. Some people have discovered a whole new career for themselves as successful Professional Bowenwork Practitioners, after initially signing up for “only a few Bowenwork classes, just to get a feel for the work”!

Teaching allows Sandra to combine her extensive experience in nursing and holistic medicine when explaining the application of Bowenwork procedures and their effects on the body. Sharing her many years of clinical practice helps students develop skills to evaluate and assess clients’ health needs and ways to offer individualized Bowenwork sessions. Sandra’s passion for developing deeper knowledge and understanding of what “makes Bowenwork work” is continuous as she thrives on trying to stay current with evidence-based practice, new research in fascia, neurology, lymph and the immune system, all of which is shared in the classroom.

Sandra has developed several continuing education classes to help expand Bowenwork practitioners’ clinical knowledge:

• Bowenwork for Women’s Wellness
• Bowenwork For People Living with Cancer
• Bowenwork and the Vagus Nerve
• Bowenwork for Persistent Pain
• Business Skills for a Successful Bowenwork Practice
• Workplace Hygiene, Health and Safety

Once the skill of learning to perform Bowenwork procedures safely and accurately has been achieved, Sandra helps students develop the art of being a Bowenwork practitioner by refining tissue tension sensitivity in their hands and approaching each client with a compassionate heart.

Learning is a collaborative experience, and in the process of teaching Sandra enjoys gleaning new information from her students that enrich her understanding of Bowenwork. She brings a warm sense of humor to her classes to enhance the learning process, and as a result, her classes are fun!

Bowenwork Practitioner-1992 – to current
Bowenwork Instructor 1994 – current
2013 Master of Health Science-University of New England, Australia
2008 Bachelor of Nursing Science-James Cook University, Australia
2001 Women’s Health Studies Certificate–Sonoma State University, CA
1992 Diploma-Natural Therapies-Cairns College of Natural Therapies, Australia
1984 Diploma-Registered Nursing-Grey’s Hospital, South Africa

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Sparta, Tennessee, United States 38583

866-862-6936

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Susanmarie Miller

Sparta, Tennessee, United States 38583

(931) 291-9099

Thank you for taking the time to invest in your health and well-being, a step to a better life. If you are here then I imagine you and I have already spoken or someone has referred you to me. Either way, let me tell you more about myself and what I do…

Life’s journey is different for each and every person, the way your body handles that journey is also different as well. In my practice, I bring a holistic approach to your unique self and I meet you where you are at. In my experience, I have realized no two bodies are the same, and I truly tailor each and every massage to your individual needs. This starts by listening to you. Our conversation will touch on different areas of your emotional, physical, and spiritual being. In addition to treating the symptoms that brought you to my table, I will explore with you to find the root cause of your chronic pain.

My personal journey began with the process of finding my own healing. I learned that treating the symptom does not provide a lasting effect on the body. What I did realize was that by unearthing the root of the problem you are able to not only impact the body with lasting change, you are able to impact the emotional body by empowering yourself to reclaim your health and wellness.

I help people find the root cause of their pain, so they can let it go, move forward, and be their best selves.

You have your choice of many therapists offering massage as a healing therapy. I can definitely say that I am different. I look at the body as a whole; physically, emotionally, and energetically. I offer you a naturopathic approach to treating the whole person using natural oils, balms, herbs, lotions, and more. My goal is not to just offer you relief from your pain, it is to discover the root cause that underlies the condition and support you on your journey to wholeness.

If you suffer from chronic pain, often the cause of your discomfort is not where you are feeling the pain…the pain is merely a symptom of something else. That something else could be physical, environmental, or emotional/energetic, this is my specialty, to unearth the roots of your pain and bring back balance, health, and vitality.

If you want to create a real change in your body and health using natural therapies, then you are in the right place.