Allergies & Asthma

Tom Bowen’s wife suffered from asthma and was hospitalised many times before he developed a respiratory procedure, using his technique of gentle “moves” in specific places on the body, to help her. She was never hospitalised again.

During my time in London, I was very privileged to work with Alastair Rattray. A very experienced and highly intuitive Bowen teacher and practitioner who was the ‘guru’ when it came to treating clients with asthma. His success with treating asthma led to us colloborating on a book on asthma to teach carers and parents how to treat their children.

Whatever the level of asthma, or similar respiratory problems, Bowen often seems to reduce the level of attack very quickly, and effectively. As Bowen is both very gentle and non-invasive, there is no danger in using it with asthma and other respiratory conditions. The many cases treated have shown often to produce results very quickly which last. Treatment usually does not need to be continuous, and often just a very few sessions will change the situation for the sufferer. As with any allergy, the avoidance of contact with the allergen is an essential part of the treatment. However, what Bowen does achieve very often is the release of tightness in the chest which aids both asthmatics and other respiratory sufferers.

Bowen also has a remarkable effect on allergy sufferers. City living is a major factor in allergies. Air pollution and stress not only attribute to a weak immune system but also to the ‘clogging up’ of our natural drainage system. The sinuses. When the sinuses are clogged up with years of external substance found in polluted air, it becomes sluggish. After sometime, these substances start to seep into the bloodstream and the immune response is activated. This is when allergic responses to normal household or everyday environments are triggered.

A clear sinus system allows drainage of whatever is filtered in by the nose, mouth and ears which are then eliminated by the body. From my experience, hayfever sufferers have been able to completely cure their hayfever by clearing out the sinus passages. By rebalancing the system and clearing out any blocked sinuses, the immune system is able to recalibrate and allergies subside.