Dear Ones,
Ten years ago this week, I hit the apex of a health crisis that led me to cultivate the skills that I offer to you today.
My body had been showing signs of decline in the preceding years, yet no doctor or healer could seem to put their finger on the source, nor find an adequate solution. In fact, my symptoms continued to become worse. The first week in September 2011, I came down with a virus that western medication could not address. My body was already so compromised that it wreaked havoc on my immune system, sending me on a ten year long turn toward wellness.
Bowen and Intuitive Healing is the result of the awakening process that began with that journey.
As I look back, I am so grateful I found Bowenwork: gentle touch that stimulates a recalibration response via the nervous, lymphatic, fascial, and energetic systems of the body.
I first stumbled upon Bowenwork in the early 2000’s when I had some deep pain in my upper back and was referred to a practitioner named Michael Fraker. When I arrived for my session, Michael led me through a warehouse, filled with cars on jacks and hoods propped open, to a massage table draped with a sheet. He explained that he had been a race car driver and had been in a terrible accident after which he was told he would never walk again. Somehow he was led to Bowenwork, regained full walking capabilities, and continued to do bodywork, on both cars and humans. Michael assessed and addressed my condition in several sessions from his body shop in South Tucson. I have not experienced that upper back pain, nor have I heard from or seen him, since that time.
Michael’s story inspired me because it showed me the potential of Bowenwork. As he said, “Bowen is for life,” meaning that an issue can be resolved for life, unless the area is impacted again through a repeat injury, surgery, illness, or lack of proper care. By addressing the fascial system, Bowenwork can release bound up muscle tissue caused by an accident or chronic overuse. It can help dissolve scar tissue and correct imbalances caused by constricted muscles that impact other areas of the body.
In today’s world we also know that our bodies can also easily be impacted by a history of trauma or even the chronic stress of everyday living during a pandemic. While living in Flagstaff, I discovered Bowenwork was a very soothing adjunct to my role as a therapist on a hospital behavioral health unit. This is because one of the most fundamental aspects of Bowenwork is the impact it has on the cranial nerves to calm the fight/flight/freeze response. The gentle moves affect the vagus nerve, shifting the nervous system from a stress response to rest, digest, and reset.
When I moved to Cincinnati in 2011, I had decided that I wanted to become a Bowenwork practitioner and was serendipitously led to instructor, Nancee Rogers. By the time I found her I was quite depleted with the virus and was unable to work in my field as a therapist. Nancee taught me Bowen and in exchange I weeded her lush and extensive English garden. Though I was experiencing an increase in sensitivities to mold and pollen as a result of my compromised immune system, this ongoing connection to the earth was, and remains, foundational to Bowen and Intuitive Healing.
As I progressed in my studies, I discovered my intuitive abilities extended to the subtle systems of the body. I am able to determine intuitively not just the work necessary to alleviate the immediate pain, but also to discern and facilitate clearing of emotional responses and disturbances in energetic fields contributing to the dynamic.
It is believed that Tom Bowen was likely working intuitively with the energetic systems of the body when he came up with his approach. For instance, many of the moves correspond to acupuncture meridians. Because Bowenwork involves a system of applying gentle moves and then allowing wait time in between those moves, I began to experience moments of stillness during which I would receive additional information to help clarify and clear such pathways. Ultimately, this led me to the gift of channeling, and working with sound, song and story to assist those who are struggling with major life challenges and transitions.
Many ancient systems have been working with the science of energetic fields for centuries, and now, modern quantum physics confirms the existence of such fields beyond three dimensional reality. In my work, I serve as a bridge between dimensions in service to the evolution of this beautiful planet. Because we are all connected, as I heal, you heal, and as you heal, I heal.
In the year to come, I hope to share more about the intricacies and benefits of Bowen and Intuitive Healing. If you have a skeptical brain like mine, you may be curious to understand more about the systems that facilitate such things as Distance Bowenwork, the information that I share in my channeling sessions, or such statements as, “as I heal, you heal.”
In the meantime, if your nervous system is needing a reset, if you are struggling with an injury or pain, if you are needing guidance as you move through a transition, please be in touch!
I look forward to being with you.