About Me

Finding Bowen Therapy

I first encountered Bowen therapy whilst working in Australia for Sheikh Mohammed’s horseracing operation Godolphin. After experiencing neck and back pain from falls and wear and tear from a career riding racehorses as well as a lifetime of sports, I had tried everything to try to get some relief. Whilst watching the news one night a segment came on asking viewers if they knew statistically what the most successful alternative therapy in Australia was. When they said it wasn’t massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractics or osteopathy, all of which I had tried, I was intrigued.
The news segment went on to explain that it was Bowen Therapy, which was developed by the Australian Tom Bowen in Australia in the 1970’s.

 

The path to becoming a trained therapist

I decided to give Bowen Therapy a try and found it to be very effective. As I was a professional rider at the time, the therapist happened to mention that Bowen Therapy it was used on horses as well, and suggested I should train to become a therapist myself. I was excited by the idea but it was several years before I had the time to devote to fulfilling this goal, and it still seemed unrealistic as I moved to Dubai and all the training courses were mainly in the UK, Australia and USA.

At about the time I was about to give up, I saw a notification on a Facebook page of the only Bowen therapist here in Dubai. She was hosting the first Human Bowen Therapy Course in the Middle East. It appeared to be fate! I attended, and qualified in May 2016.

Equine Bowen

I then attended The European School of Equine Bowen Therapy’s course in the UK. This course took me 2 years to complete as I was an international student. The course director is Beth Darrall, and the course is supervised and examined by an equine veterinary surgeon and BHS instructor.

 

An inside perspective on sports injuries

I’m a keen amateur athlete and enjoy road running, swimming, weight training and dancing. Having trained and competed for so many years in sport has given me personal experience of sports injuries and exercise physiology, and this is of great assistance when treating both human and equine clients.

Qualifications :

  • Diploma of Proficiency Bowen Therapeutic Technique
    Bowtech
    The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia
  • The European School of Equine Bowen Therapy
    Practitioner Course
  • Specialised Bowen Procedures 1
    Bowtech
    The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australian
  • VTCT Level 3 Certificate in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology for Complementary Therapies
    Essential Training Solutions
  • HABC Level 2 International Award in Emergency First Aid in Work

Bowen Seminars:

  • The Importance of Symmetry Workshop
    Graham Pennington
  • Bowen Body Decoding
    Georgi Ilchev

Association Membership:

  • The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia and the Bowen Association UK Registered Member
  • The European School of Equine Bowen Therapy

I undertake ongoing postgraduate training for both Human and Equine. I attend regular Continual Professional Development courses.

 

How to know if your therapist is qualified

It’s important to check your human or equine Bowen Therapist is properly trained and is qualified to practice Bowen Therapy. I have trained in human Bowen Therapy with The Bowen Association of Australia, and am registered with Bowen Association UK. Only Full Members are listed on the website. In order to be a full member, practitioners need to be fully qualified and certified Bowen Therapists, study and pass Anatomy and Physiology, hold a current First Aid Certificate, and undertake Postgraduate Continued Professional Development (CPD) every year. This is the assurance Bowen Association UK give the public if they publish a practitioner on the site. Asterisks next to a practitioner’s name indicate that they have undertaken post graduate courses in Specialised Bowen Procedures. You will find my details here

I am also listed as a registered practitioner in Equine Bowen Therapy with The European School of Equine Bowen Therapy in the UK. In order to be registered on this list, qualified Equine Bowen Therapists must:

Have trained for, and graduated from, the European School of Equine Bowen Therapy Diploma Course. (A pre-requisite of attending this course is that they be qualified Human Bowen practitioners. This ensures students have a complete understanding of the technique and prior experience of implementing it). The course consists of extensive practical & theoretical training, 20 equine written case studies, 3 rider written case studies, hundreds of hours of practical work, with a rigorous three part examination pass required to qualify (2 practical & 1 written). The examinations are supervised and marked by a Veterinary Surgeon.

Registration is valid for one year – and in any one year practitioners must:

Attend two CPD (Continued Professional Development) days Hold a valid First Aid Certificate
Have agreed to work within a strict Code of Conduct

You will find my details here

My certificates are displayed further up on this page.