BOWENWORK
by Lora, LLC

This is one of a set of videos (the majority of which look at bone alignments, how certain muscle and other soft tensions cause certain issues to arise, how our behaviours and posture could give us pain, poor organ and gland function and more). This specific video, however, gives an overview of Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Bowen therapy and in essence their different approaches. Each video is deliberately simplistic and aims to use simple language to help convey concepts and aid understanding at a basic and whole (holistic) body level. We are all different in our approach but there is strength in having us all available to you to help keep you fit, healthy and functioning as well as possible. No single therapy has all the answers and many of our clients see a number of different therapists according to their presenting issues. However, more is not better. Always tell a therapist what other inputs you have “in the mix”. Any one of us may say, with very good reason, “please can you hold on x or y” or “sorry we would not be able to see you until you have finished your course of z because the two sets of input may clash/impact/cancel each other out”. Think here of making a cake where you keep being called to the door, the phone, the kids in the garden whilst other people keep popping into your kitchen to lob random ingredients into the mix When we say 'muscle' we are using this as a collective term for tendons, ligaments and any other soft tissue fibres or fascia. That knee issue could be your neck, or your shoulder… That neck issue could be your foot… Your body in normal use is designed to bend and flex and twist and turn. It is when that flexibility is compromised, for example by an acute injury or by long-held tensions caused by habitual postures or historic injury which may date back many decades, that we may get presentations in clinic of pain, misalignment and restricted range of movement which can impact nerves, blood, lymphatic and other fluid flow, restricted mobility and more. These issues may have been layering up over a very long period: with each issue leading on to adaptation, which in turn leads to further adaptation with the passage of time. None of our videos constitutes medical advice in any way. Anyone making use of our videos does so entirely at their own risk as no advice is being given herein. When we see clients in clinic we provide them with customised advice based on actually having assessed them and that advice given is specific to them at that time. We work entirely within the bounds of our training and qualifications. That training is an ongoing process with formal training courses, conferences, hands-on dissection, research and more and, whilst it may overlap with other therapies it makes no claim to be any of those other therapies.

If you are a Bowen Therapist, please join us for the 2025 Bowen Global Summit: Ignite Your Abundance! bowenglobalsummit.com Bowen Therapy is a wonderful way to heal the body with a sophisticated gentle, yet powerful technique.These Two Hands is available now! To see the award-winning film on Bowen Therapy go to: https://thesetwohands.com.au If you are a Bowen therapist click the link below to access the Bowen Wellness Summit Free Mini Library: https://www.naturaltherapyinstitute.com/pl/2148444816 The full library has 30 powerful Bowen & Wellness experts come together to increase your knowledge, enhance your life, and expand your healing potential! This was one of the most extensive online gathering in Bowen history, with expert speakers from across the world sharing their Bowen and Natural Health secrets! Mind-body Power! Included is a screening of the award-winning Bowen Therapy docudrama These Two Hands and a never seen film from Starmax Films, 'From Depression with Love'. “The opinions expressed in this film are opinions of the participants and not necessarily those of the These Two Hands, Bowen therapy organisations and assoiations. The information in this film should not be taken as medical advice, please consult your primary health provider for personalised health recommendations." LAE35ECEE1LLRKJM

Bowenwork facilitates healing changes without force.

Chris Reed from Geelong Bowen & Remedial Therapies explaining some of the ways in which Bowen Therapy affects the Body during treatment.

UCSF Physical Therapist Heather Bhide explores balance and movement with a discussion on human proprioception. Watch the Entire Talk Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjgj6jj41rg [9/2017] [Show ID: 32803] Please Note: Knowledge about health and medicine is constantly evolving. This information may become out of date. Explore More Health & Medicine on UCTV (https://www.uctv.tv/health) UCTV features the latest in health and medicine from University of California medical schools. Find the information you need on cancer, transplantation, obesity, disease and much more. UCTV is the broadcast and online media platform of the University of California, featuring programming from its ten campuses, three national labs and affiliated research institutions. UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects for a general audience, including science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, business, education, and agriculture. Launched in January 2000, UCTV embraces the core missions of the University of California -- teaching, research, and public service – by providing quality, in-depth television far beyond the campus borders to inquisitive viewers around the world. (https://www.uctv.tv)

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The entire Integral Anatomy Series is available for viewing on YouTube. https://www.gilhedley.com V1, pt. 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K68kC9R7THc Here, I share a lesson on the importance of movement and stretching to maintain the sliding properties of tissues in the body, as well as the value of bodywork modalities and yoga when movement potential has become inhibited. I made this little clip when I was filming my DVD series in 2005.My thoughts have matured a little bit as compared to the way the ideas are presented in here, as might be expected from anyone engaging their learning curve and involved in a process of discovery, but I am also glad that so many people enjoy it "as is." However, for those who like to study up and learn more, I have posted a Note at the following link(http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gil-Hedley-Integral-Anatomy/120301201315055?ref=ts&sk=notes), where you can read my more current thoughts on this interesting subject! The relationship between the superficial fascia and the deep fascia consists of a variety of transitional tissue configurations, sometimes very loose (normally) and sometimes very fixed (normally), and I have found these differences are quite predictable from one area of the body to another, and from one body to another, whether the tissue is fixed or not. Also, it is normal for there to be "fuzzy" tissue between "individual muscles" within the muscle layer. As with all tissues of the body, all the matter of which it consists is transitioning at various paces, some quicker, some more slowly. "Fuzzy" tissues indeed cycle more quickly then some more dense tissues. By example, the stomach lining sloughs off in 3 to 5 days, the skin cycles in 2 to 5 weeks, bone is cycling over the course of months. There are what I call "filmy" fasciae all over the body, and when the dissector pulls on these "filmy" fasciae, they have the appearance of "cotton candy" when in traction (I show this in the fuzz speech), and this demonstrates the normal structure of the tissue: filmy and loose, usually found between layers of muscle, and sometimes between deep and superficial fascia. I used this type of "normal fuzz" in my video as a way of providing an illustration for the fact that, at a level which is initially beneath visual recognition, there is bonding (covalent bonding and hydrogen bonding) occuring throughout the body under various conditions, and this bonding is occuring amongst the connective tissues at large. By using something visible to illustrate something invisible, people are helped to understand the importance of stretching, but for those wanting to understand more precisely, it is important to comprehend the difference between my illustrations using normal tissue "fuzz," and the kind of bonding which is taking place invisibly in connective tissue which can, in some instances, represent a pathological progression of tissue growth limiting movement. That having been said, there are some areas of the body which do indeed demonstrate the possibility of tissue binding at the gross, visible level, such as accumulations around the thoraco-scapular interface, "normal" scar tissues, and visceral adhesions. There are students of the body who are oriented towards the research literature, while I am oriented towards the very practical efforts of observation in the laboratory. I consider myself more of a sculptor and philosopher than a scientist. Still, those involved deeply in the professional conversations surrounding these matters (and I have many such colleagues) assure me there is ample scientific research and support backing the general implications of statements I make in "the fuzz speech," which itself is offered not to "prove" anything scientifically, but rather to inspire folks to expand their inner horizons and outward relationships with this inspirational bit of fun. Thank you for watching! Want to learn more? Site: Join http://www.GilHedley.com for free and affordable Integral Anatomy resources, as well as an always-expanding library for continuing education credit. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gil-Hedley-Integral-Anatomy-120301201315055 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gilhedley Interested in Willed Body Donation? Go to: https://www.anatomicalresearch.org/

https://www.gilhedley.com In this video I illustrate and discuss some major anatomical structures predictably overlying the psoas major m. in order to bring some respect and deserved caution into mind for those who work this area with direct manual contact. Visit my site and become an Explorer member to watch 3 hours of content from Live with Gil on this topic: Season 1 Episode 5 (with special guest Til Luchau, in which I share a slideshow detailing with images from the lab the relationship of the psoas major m. to the lumbar plexus) and Season 1 Episode 8 (with special guest Marty Ryan, in which I share a slideshow detailing with images of the abdominal viscera from the lab these structures overlying the psoas). Want to learn more? Site: Join https://www.GilHedley.com for free and affordable Integral Anatomy resources, as well as an always-expanding library for continuing education credit. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gil-Hedley-Integral-Anatomy-120301201315055 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gilhedley Interested in Willed Body Donation? Go to: https://www.anatomicalresearch.org/