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Kathryn Purse

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Kathryn Purse

Home Base: Townsville

A background in Occupational Therapy, soft-tissue injury management and pain management led to Kathryn Purse pursuing an interest in Bowen therapy. She became committed to learning about the technique when a respected Bowen therapist successfully treated members of her family.

Kathryn went on to complete Certificate IV and Diploma training and after establishing a successful mixed practice of Occupational Therapy and Bowen therapy, became a Bowtech-accredited instructor.

“I enjoy that healing and pain relief can occur without painful and difficult interventions. This to me is the wonder of Bowen therapy.”

Kathryn is enthusiastic about teaching and sharing her knowledge and skills with students. She has a wealth of knowledge about health and medical conditions gained during her formal training and her work experience in various fields including hospitals, rehabilitation centres and private practice. Her rural background provides her with a deep understanding of the health challenges faced by people living in regional areas. Kathryn is keen to assist others to attain the qualifications to be able to provide much needed services in those areas.

Along with her enthusiasm for the modality of Bowen therapy and its healing qualities, Kathryn has business acumen and experience that can assist graduates to set up their own practices and build financial incomes and careers in the provision of Bowen therapy services.

Classes are held in Townsville.

Gael Cox

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Vianne MacBeth

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Vianne MacBeth

Home Base: Perth & Mandurah

Vianne MacBeth’s passion for Bowenwork was ignited by her first Bowen treatment for a serious back problem that she suffered in her early twenties. She had tried many other types of treatments to relieve her condition over the years, but none had a lasting effect. Then she found Bowen, or more accurately, it found her. Vianne wanted to learn this wonderful Technique! “Every body is better with Bowen” is a true statement and she is walking, talking proof of that. Bowen can change your life as it has hers on many different levels: mind, body, and spirit.

It was a natural progression for her to move into teaching in 2011. She is extremely passionate about teaching the Bowen Technique in its original form. All you need is your hands and heart to do this amazing therapy.

She has special interests in using Bowenwork for clients who suffer behavioural issues, anxiety, and depression. Bowen work can benefit these “dis-eases” of the body quite profoundly. Working with babies and children can see excellent results, prior to and after birth. It’s a great start to life with a balanced body and a happy mum and bub.

In 2019, together with former instructor Katrina Ridley, she developed Animal BowenCare to teach people how to apply the principles of Bowen to canine friends and more. Learn more here.

Learning this exciting healing modality, the Bowen Technique journey is your own personal experience shared with like-minded people in a fun and supportive environment. Vianne looks forward to meeting you and welcoming you on your Bowen journey.

Special Revision 4-5 June 2022 with Margaret Spicer and Vianne MacBeth

This special review class will take the opportunity to review a Bowen session from the perspective of both client and practitioner, particularly appropriate as we start to emerge from a year of chaos linked to the Covid pandemic, bushfires, floods, etc. Clients are presenting with greater levels of anxiety and stress, fatigue, many traumatised by the uncertainty of daily life. We will review and practise procedures to address individual client presentations, at the same time gaining a deeper understanding of body wisdom indicators for the selection of procedures. Time will be allocated to discuss difficult chronic cases.

Joanne Ulrich

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Joanne Ulrich

Home Base: Terang

Joanne Ulrich began helping people in the Perth hills area using sports massage. With a history in massage, sports therapy, homoeopathy and a wide variety of complementary therapies and techniques, Joanne was led to Bowen by a mentor who said, “If you really want to help people, learn Bowen.” She listened and learnt!

Attending her first Bowen workshop in 1997, Joanne is still awed, surprised and excited by Bowen on a daily basis, using no other bodywork technique since her first introduction, as nothing compares to the healing potential of Bowen on all creatures great and small.

Joanne’s dream of setting up a dedicated Bowen clinic was achieved in 2014 when The Perth Bowen Clinic and South West Bowen Clinic was opened, offering quality Bowen care for clients and training for students. Her primary focus is pain and injury management.

Joanne is committed to practising and teaching the Bowen technique in its original form. She offers a supportive and encouraging learning environment for all students. Weekend workshops and distance learning are available.

In 2019, Joanne relocated from Perth to Terang in southwest Victoria.

Belinda Chant

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Belinda Chant

Home Base: Yamba, Inverell & Hobart

Belinda Chant has been a Bowen therapist since 2009. After experiencing relief from a debilitating shoulder and neck problem after just two Bowen treatments, Belinda knew she had to learn how this amazing therapy worked.

Using her new qualification within her massage business, Belinda and her clients were amazed and thrilled with the rapid results her clients experienced with Bowen therapy.

Belinda is passionate about Bowen Therapy and gains great satisfaction seeing people leave looking and feeling better than when they arrived for treatment. The greatest compliment she receives is hearing her clients say that they’re feeling great and haven’t needed to see her.

Belinda says,

“I want EVERYBODY to experience Bowen Therapy even just once. I am grateful that I was led to Bowen Therapy and have a great desire to share it with others. Everybody’s body is better with Bowen!”

The more Bowenwork Belinda did the more she wanted to learn. Belinda went on to complete her Diploma in 2012. Her Bowen therapy journey finally led her to become a trainer and assessor, and she is thrilled to share the wonders of Bowen therapy with others.

Courses are held in Yamba in far north NSW. Belinda also teaches in Tasmania.

Karen Hedrick

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Karen Hedrick

Home Base: Wodonga

Karen Hedrick is a very experienced Bowen Training Australia trainer and assessor, teaching in the Certificate IV in Bowen Therapy and Diploma of Specialised Bowen Therapy for more than 21 years. She also offers workshops around Australia as well as internationally. She has enjoyed teaching international practitioners in many countries including Italy, Germany, Austria, Romania, Denmark, and Crete.

Karen commenced her Bowen therapy training in 1998 after receiving treatment and experiencing the amazing changes that occurred in her body as a result. She fell in love with the technique and it changed her life profoundly.

The most appealing aspect of Bowen therapy for Karen is its gentleness combined with the powerful ability of this modality to stimulate the body’s own innate healing.

She became a successful full-time Bowen practitioner after leaving her 20-year teaching career as a secondary school Science and Biology teacher last century. She has been the co-owner of Border Natural Therapies Wodonga since 2003, which is a well-established multi practitioner clinic, offering Bowen therapy, remedial massage, myotherapy, counselling and medical intuition. Our clinic motto is “Helping you move and feel better.”

Karen enjoys sharing her passion and understanding of this amazing technique and is committed to providing high-quality training. Because of this desire, Karen and Michael Quinlivan played a vital role in introducing the national accreditation of the Bowen therapy training first introduced by Border College of Natural Therapies in 2005.

Offering more than 40 years of teaching experience in secondary schools, TAFE, and university, Karen brings a strong foundation and skills necessary to deliver training effectively. She really enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills with existing Bowen practitioners and introducing new students to the wonders of Bowen therapy.

Karen and Michael Quinlivan also offer the following CEU workshops to Bowen practitioners and students who have completed Module 7:

Christos Miliankos

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Christos Miliankos

Home Base: Melbourne

Christos Miliankos is a Bowenwork trainer and assessor from Wangaratta. He graduated in Naturopathy with a thesis in men’s health. He holds a post-graduate Diploma in Natural Fertility Management and Integrated Iridology and has been practising Bowen Therapy, Naturopathy and Homeopathy in his clinic for more than twenty years.

Most people who walk into his clinic have a Bowen treatment because he finds it gets the best, long-lasting, healing results.

Passionate about teaching Bowenwork in its original form and sharing his passion for this amazing technique, Christos creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere in his classes.

Christos says,

Bowenwork has been an amazing gift in the health of my family, clients and myself. It’s wonderful to be part of a growing global family, bringing relief and healing to so many. I live on a beautiful property in the King Valley VIC with my wife Sandy and our five gorgeous children. The Bowen technique has been so beneficial in their lives and used in all their births. I am passionate about empowering my clients to move to optimal health and well-being and overcome their ailments. I believe we all have the ability to be the best that we can be.

Christos’ personal goal is to create a clinic where your body, mind, and soul come to heal. He has a passion for promoting Bowen therapy and Iridology around the world. He also teaches Bowen therapy in Malaysia and Europe and is the current past president of the International Iridology Practitioners Association (IIPA).

In 2020, Christos introduced a brand new CEU workshop Bowen Inside Out, teaching qualified Bowen therapists additional assessment tools to take their practices to the next level. Learn more here. Bowen Inside Out is delivered online. Face to face classes coming soon.

Samantha Ashley

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Samantha Ashley

Home Base: Gold Coast & Toowoomba

Samantha Ashley is a passionate, dedicated professional with a holistic view about health and well being. She has been committed to exploring, researching and studying physical health, nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices for more than 25 years. Samantha has found Bowen therapy to be a remarkable modality that delivers consistent results over a wide range of issues: from back, neck, shoulder and knee pain, to injury rehabilitation and stress relief, and is suitable for all ages from children to the elderly and everyone in between.

Through her own personal experience with a shoulder injury that could not be resolved through other therapies, Samantha achieved success with Bowen therapy and it changed her life. Not only was she no longer in pain, but Bowen therapy ignited a new passion which started her on a journey to become a Bowen practitioner and later to become a Bowen trainer and assessor.

Her motto is ‘Welcome To A New You!‘ and with Bowen therapy, she wholeheartedly believes that you can achieve this across many areas of your life, from supporting your health, the health of your family and friends, and a rewarding, successful new career path as a Bowen therapist.

“I love to see students get excited about what they are learning and will work extremely hard to help them achieve their goals in a fun, stimulating and encouraging way. For me, the journey should be as rewarding as the end result, and I hope to provide an environment for students to grow and learn and be supported throughout that journey – one full of ‘light bulb moments’ and inspiration.”

Samantha founded Green Valley Bowen Therapy in 2014 and runs a successful clinic in Miami on the Gold Coast, QLD.

Margaret Spicer

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Margaret Spicer

Home Base: Sydney

Margaret Spicer has been Bowen Therapist for 25+ years and a passionate Bowenwork Instructor since 2000. She describes her own personal journey with Bowen as “inspiring.”

In the classroom, Margaret aims for a friendly and supportive experience for students. She is deeply committed to encouraging both new students and experienced practitioners to realise their full potential as Bowen practitioners.

Having always held a great interest in the philosophies and practices of natural healing including mind-body integration and the innate intelligence of the body, Margaret brings her own personal experience and more than 25 years of clinical practice to the fore to encourage others to explore Bowenwork in-depth.

Margaret has also been instrumental in co-developing the Mind Body Bowen workshop with fellow Instructor, Anne Schubert. This continually evolving workshop, which explores how Bowen links with mind-body healing and holistic health has been taken by practitioners for continuing education around Australasia since 2002 and to Europe and North America since 2004.

With a background originally as a pharmacist, then a naturopath with around 30+ years of involvement in natural therapies and a successful clinical specialist Bowen practice in Sydney, Margaret brings in-depth knowledge and a wealth of experience to each class.

Michael Quinlivan

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Michael Quinlivan

Home Base: Wodonga

Michael Quinlivan, as a former school teacher, has a strong educational background. Under his tutelage, he supports students to gain a deep understanding of the Bowen technique.

Michael completed his Bowen therapy training in 1994 and has been a soft tissue therapist since 1995. Also a qualified Myotherapist, Michael has operated as a full-time clinician since 1997, specialising in Remedial and Sports Techniques, servicing a wide range of clientele. He has successfully operated Border Natural Therapies clinic for almost 20 years. The clinic has 5 treatment rooms employing a total of 8 practitioners offering a range of therapies, including Bowen therapy, remedial massage, myotherapy, holistic counselling and medical intuition.

He has been a trainer and assessor of Bowen therapy since 1999, teaching around Australia as well as internationally. He has enjoyed teaching in many countries including Italy, Germany, Austria, Romania, Denmark, and Crete. Along with Karen Hedrick, he played a leading role in the national accreditation of Bowen therapy training first introduced in 2005 by Border College of Natural Therapies.

Michael believes that his ongoing practice as a Myotherapist and Bowen practitioner benefits students through the knowledge gained by his continued experience, and gives him credibility as a trainer and assessor.

Apart from his background in teaching, Michael has managed a variety of businesses requiring management, marketing and business development skills, which he passes on to Bowen practitioners.

From his late teens to late 30s he was involved in sport at an elite level as an AFL umpire and professional middle-distance runner. His knowledge and expertise in sport-related treatments is unparalleled in the Bowen world.

Together with Karen Hedrick, they deliver a number of post-graduate Bowen workshops for practitioners to gain continuing education units and learn new skills:

Kristin North

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Kristin North

Home Base: Sunshine Coast & Adelaide

Kristin North has worked in the natural therapies industry for almost 40 years. She became interested in Bowen Therapy after sustaining injury herself and seeing some brilliant results with this gentle and non-invasive therapy. Dedicated to sharing this amazing technique, she then went on to become a practitioner, trainer and assessor, and passionate advocate for Bowen Therapy.

Kristin now splits her time between her busy clinics in Maroochydore and Mooloolaba and running classes in Queensland and South Australia. As a practitioner, she treats clients ranging from babies to the elderly, to help restore balance within the body and relieve pain and discomfort. For students, Kristin provides a hands-on, fun, and educational environment where people can complete both their Certificate IV in Bowen Therapy 10846NAT and Diploma of Specialised Bowen Therapy 10847NAT.

Kristin also teaches SP2 Master Class and several anatomical workshops. While these workshops are not part of the nationally recognised training, they are eligible for continuing education units with Bowtech and Bowen Association of Australia.

Her wealth of knowledge and clinical experience allows her to support her students through their Certificate, Diploma, and successfully into their careers as Bowen practitioners.

Sean Dinham

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Sean Dinham

Home Base: Adelaide, Mount Gambier & Darwin

Meet Bowen Training Australia trainer and assessor, Sean Dinham.

Sean’s amazement and curiosity for the Bowen technique followed the rapid relief and recovery from a leg injury and inspired him to learn this modality. His passion, desire and commitment to learning more has enabled him to graduate and commence an amazing career in Bowen therapy, with a successful practice north of Adelaide.

Sean passes on 15+ years of extensive learning of remedial therapy skills to deliver a safe, fun and informative learning experience. Inspired by the results his students receive, often early in their training, students are encouraged and motivated to progressively develop and refine their hands-on skills with the opportunity and support to graduate and become successful Bowen therapists in their own businesses.

Teaching Bowen therapy in its original form, Sean delivers Certificate IV training with the flexibility of two intakes per year in Adelaide and regional centres of SA. Continuing education opportunities* are offered regularly to develop and support new and established practitioners, providing enhanced skills for improved client outcomes.

Interested in training in regional SA areas? Please contact Sean to discuss potential classes near you.

Module 6 may be attended for Skills Review or CEU revision.

Jazzy Melhop

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Jazzy Melhop

Home Base: Brisbane

After a lifetime of extreme sports, including BMX racing, dirt bike riding and roller derby, Jazzy Melhop sustained significant injuries that left her barely able to walk and made sleep almost impossible at just 38 years old. Many years of various therapies brought little or no relief until a dear friend in Margaret River WA took her to a Bowtech Bowen Therapist. The relief from that one session was so remarkable that she sought two more sessions in Brisbane. After those three sessions, Jazzy made a life-changing decision and signed up for the first Cert IV class available.

Jazzy’s work history includes 15+ years in community welfare across various administration and support roles. This led to incredible insight into human behaviour and the opportunity to meet and network with some of the best medical and psychological support people specifically in Eating Disorders and in the wider health and wellness industry in Brisbane.

Learning is an ongoing journey. Jazzy first studied health improvement in 2000 with the study of Human Sciences (Homoeopathy). She continued with her Certificate IV in Bowen Therapy, Diploma of Specialised Bowen Therapy, Specialised Procedures with Ozzie and Elaine Rentsch and Biochemistry in Tissue Salts.

“I love learning and I am so excited to have the opportunity to share how this gentle, highly effective modality has inspired me. The opportunity to teach such a life-changing technique that is close to my heart, is an incredible honour. The most amazing thing about learning and knowing the Bowen technique is that no matter where you go, your two hands are with you and I never miss a Bowen opportunity.”

An example of this sentiment in action is the volunteer work that Jazzy has been privileged to participate in, including 3 years in a homelessness support centre, working with disadvantaged members of our community. During the 2019/2020 bushfire disaster, Jazzy travelled to NSW, using the Bowen Technique on more than 50 firefighters, pilots, ground staff and the Blazeaid volunteers.

“My greatest gratitude goes to Thomas Ambrose Bowen, for allowing us to learn from his phenomenal mind and experiences and to my Bowen Therapy journey mentor Desley Faulks.”

Farida Irani

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Farida Irani

Home Base: Sydney

Farida Irani is a holistic health practitioner, Ayurveda practitioner and instructor, a Clinical Aromatherapist and teacher specialising in Aromatic medicine and remedial therapies, a senior Reflexologist, a Bowen Therapist, and Bowen therapy trainer and assessor. She has run a successful practice with her daughter Khursheed, Subtle Energies, since the early nineties.

She has presented at several international conferences in the natural therapies and complementary health sciences, worldwide.
Her book “The Magic of Ayurveda Aromatherapy” details the rare and unique oils and how the different complementary modalities can work in harmony with this ancient philosophy. She pioneered Ayurveda Aromatherapy and conducts a nationally recognised Diploma course in Ayurveda aromatherapy.

Farida completed post-graduate studies (Ayurveda Nishnata) with world-renowned Prof Dr. P H Kulkarni (Ex Dean Ayurveda University, Pune, India). In October 2006, the International Ayurveda Open University awarded her Ayurveda Parangat (Doctor of Ayurveda) in recognition of her research in Ayurveda.

Her family business Subtle Energies manufactures and supplies skincare products and high-grade therapeutic prescriptive blends to spas globally together with exclusive SE signature treatments.

Farida created the popular Ayurveda Aromatherapy product Bowtech Ease for the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia and supplies to clinics and practitioners worldwide, with very positive feedback.

As well as providing Bowen therapy training in Australia, Farida has established Bowen therapy in India and Taiwan. Together with her team of dedicated practitioners, she regularly volunteers in India with the blind, the mentally challenged, slum kids, and the disabled. She has also developed a continuing education workshop for Bowen practitioners, Understanding Bowen from an Ayurvedic perspective, and conducts workshops internationally and around Australia.

She firmly believes that Bowen therapy must stand on its own with no dilutions and no other tactile work involved. She is an Ambassador for Bowen therapy and promotes it wherever she is invited to speak or teach globally.

Farida continues to promote these sciences through her work and remains dedicated to helping and encouraging people to attain a well-balanced lifestyle.

Anne Schubert

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Anne Schubert

Home Base: Forster

Anne Schubert says that becoming a Bowen trainer and assessor began one of the most rewarding passages of her life.

Following Anne’s success as a Bowen therapist, having the opportunity to guide others to effectively use this eminently successful body therapy became a consuming passion for her.

Anne has been a professional educator for more than 40 years as well as a sports coach and fitness industry trainer. From 1980 she ran a remedial and sports therapy clinic in Forster NSW. In 1987 she was one of the original Bowen students of Ossie and Elaine Rentsch and went on to become a registered Bowtech Instructor in 1994.

Currently, as well as running a general Bowen practice, she has developed a particular interest in working with babies and children, including accessing the ‘inner child’ in us all. Anne shares this experience of the fascinating ability of Bowenwork to aid in the release of memory and facilitate Mind-Body integration.

Alongside her fellow Instructor Margaret Spicer, Anne created and developed the Mind Body Bowen approach and workshop. As well as teaching in Australia, Anne travels the world as a Bowen Therapy ambassador.

My enthusiasm for instructing new participants has not waned since teaching my very first four-day workshop in 1994. Now, with the high quality, nationally recognised course, I delight in guiding others in developing both manipulative skill as well as an enthusiasm and understanding of the philosophy of the outstanding Bowen Technique.

Anne also offers Bowen Therapy Retreats as a CEU workshop for qualified practitioners.

Michael Alcott

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Michael Alcott

Home Base: Sydney & Canberra

Michael Alcott was first introduced to Bowen therapy more than 15 years ago when a bad case of RSI in the forearms left him feeling like a “little old lady,” unable to perform the simplest tasks such as opening the lid off a jam jar. After experiencing dramatic improvements after just one session of Bowen, he knew he had to learn this dynamic technique.

With a background in remedial massage and lymphatic drainage, both of which have become something of a speciality, Michael has taught short courses for Endeavour College of Natural Health in Sydney. He has also taught sports massage short courses for NSW Department of Sport and Recreation.

Based in the Sydney CBD, Michael has worked with a broad spectrum of cases in his clinic, including common postural problems, sports injuries, chronic conditions and lifestyle diseases. He has also worked alongside a wide range of different modalities and seen how Bowen can work well, or not so well, with those.

Michael is a member and Treasurer of Bowen Association Australia. In 2019, he developed a new CEU workshop, Pilates and Bowen with Pilates Instructor, Geri Taylor.

Most of his training will be offered from his Sydney CBD rooms, close to public transport for easy access without a car.

Kate Anderson

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Kate Anderson

Home Base: Sunshine Coast

Kate Anderson’s journey to Bowen therapy is similar to many who find their way to this modality. Suffering from back problems from a young age, Kate was looking for something to heal and repair her issues at their source rather than just a “bandaid” solution. Bowen therapy turned out to be just what she was looking for! After trying different modalities, it became clear that Bowen therapy was key to her recovery, not just by healing her injury but by unlocking her body as a whole.

After a career burnout, Kate wanted more fulfilling work and enrolled in the Certificate IV in Bowen Therapy. It was life-changing and she hasn’t looked back. Following the opening of her clinic on the Sunshine Coast, Kate continued on to complete her Diploma of Specialised Bowen Therapy, SP2 Master Class and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She also became an assessor in Anatomy and Physiology for Bowen Training Australia.

“My philosophy has always been that if I learn something of importance, then I have an obligation to share. This moved me in the direction of teaching in the Certificate IV in Bowen Therapy 10846NAT. This gift of the Bowen Technique needs to continue to grow, be given, shared and taught to as many people as possible. For anyone wanting to learn, let the life changing journey begin!”

Her personal goal is to be a student to the Bowen method for life, to continue to grow and learn, to pass on the healing benefits and to excel in this technique showing gratitude to the founder, Tom Bowen and her personal mentor, Desley Faulks.

Chris Reed

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Chris Reed

Home Base: Melbourne & Geelong

Chris Reed has worked in natural therapies since 1996 when he first started as a Remedial Therapist. In 1997 he trained as a Bowen therapist and in 2004 became a Bowen Therapy instructor. To further his understanding of the body Chris undertook an Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy and completed this in 2009.

Chris has always been interested in the workings of the body, his interest beginning with his wife Marita’s studies as a nurse many years ago.

Chris runs Geelong Bowen & Remedial Therapies and conducts courses with Bowen Training Australia. He uses Bowen on all clients unless a massage is demanded. He says,

“Why use anything else when Bowen is the best?”

Chris has always been keen on being fit, running marathons and competing in triathlons. Through his training, Chris has an insight into how athletes think which he feels certainly helps when treating athletes and footballers.

Committed to teaching Bowen in its original form, Chris strives to share his passion and his understanding of this amazing technique.

His personal mission is to “Inspire Happy and Healthy Lives” and he works to achieve this by:

Operating Geelong Bowen & Remedial Therapies since 1999. It is now a multidisciplinary clinic specialising in Bowen Therapy but now incorporating Massage, Myotherapy and Mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Teaching Bowen Therapy locally, nationally and internationally
Producing the BowenBuzz Podcast
Chairing the Bowen Association of Australia for the past 15yrs
Current chair of Bowen Training Australia
Striving to share his passion and his understanding of the amazing Bowen technique

Chris has developed a new online and interactive CEU workshop, “The Pelvis.“

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