Feel good formula

A busy practice in January? Almost unheard of – but yes, this is the case. I think many people just want to get back into their routine again, leaving the holidays behind. Aches and pains do get better, but if a condition re-occurs frequently, then it’s a good reason to get going with Bowen therapy or Reflexology, which I offer.

Bowtech Ease and Lectric Soda Crystals definitely complement these types of therapies as a home treatment either daily or on alternative days until better. Another product in the range which helps enhance wellbeing is Bowtech Balance Formula. This is made up of the 12 cell salts originally discovered by Dr W H Schuessler that are present in healthy cells. He considered ill-health was a deficiency in any one of these salts and therefore a course would support the biochemistry of the body.

We are offering the Formula as a competition giveaway in conjunction with online magazine Daisy Green. Check it out at www.daisygreenmagazine.co.uk and for more information click the tab here Bowtech Balance (above).

Pampered New Year

I’ve had a busy December with orders and clients. Gone are the days when we therapists could have a break in between Christmas and the New Year or the first week off in January, ho, ho, ho! So to get a rest I have booked three days at Ragdale Hall in Leicestershire in mid-January. There I will have self indulgence, just as I have been pampering all my clients.

It is really easy to convince myself to go to a health spa and of course it is all research for work. I may be able to pick up some tips for my own practice, only if I don’t get too sleepy and forget to write it all down.

My clients, of course, are the lucky ones – I shall return refreshed and invigorated to work even more effectively with them and help solve all their concerns. Roll on 2012.

Night-time testing

I have designed new packs to hold the lectric soda crystals (which are used for drawing off fluid) over smaller areas such as ankles and wrists as well as the usual knee/elbow joints and back. In addition, there is now a further option in the form of a square pack or 'pouch' without straps. This can be filled with crystals, placed over a swollen area and secured with whatever bandage or support is handy.

Last night, I decided to try out one of these on myself. I secured one over my knee with an elasticated bandage and went to bed. Four hours is the minimum time to work, overnight is best. I always recommend to lie on a towel when in bed as the pack can become quite damp as it draws fluid from the area. My knee did look slimmer this morning and I had a little giggle because there was not really any puffiness that I knew of around the area, but maybe this could be a new slimming aid?

I’m sure the sceptics will say it was the binding around the pack that held the skin in over night, but I can assure them it was not tight or bound around like the old ‘Kwik Slim’ beauty treatment – does anyone remember that? It was simply the crystals doing their best!

The Mighty Quads

I use the Bowen Technique with lots of runners and swimmers. Certain muscle groups are the power houses of the body: these are the galvanising gastrocnemius which defines the shape of the calf and the hamstrings at the back of the thigh propelling us forwards. The mighty quadriceps, namely the rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis and the satorius pick up the thighs and knees to move forward but also support the hips and pelvis.

The Bowen pelvic procedure also assists hurdlers with shin splints and gymnasts with landing on their feet correctly. In a similar fashion, anyone can develop these concerns even if they are not into sport, just life! A sprained ankle after stepping down a kerb, a strained back from gardening and even a ‘text neck’ or stiff neck from using a phone or iPad with the head bent forwards.

After the initial two or three treatments, a person may only need another session if the injury returns or the condition is ongoing as in the case of a torn muscle, a neurological issue or medical problem. In all cases exercise alternating with relaxation is encouraged in the client’s own time to allow for a successful outcome.

Information Technology (IT)

I’ve just had a big order go out to Austria and as we were sticking the German language labels on the Bowtech Ease bottles I was listening to Radio 4. There was an interesting talk from an IT expert on what the next internet phenomenon might be. This, he explained affected us all and was to do with ‘things.’ He called it the ‘Internet of things’ (IoT) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15004063

Yes, he actually used the word ‘things’ – I waited to hear more. He continued to say that tiny sensors, which were a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) could be attached to anything in order to provide information, location and feedback to us. Examples given were road surfaces that needed resealing and even the jeans you are wearing that could tweet back on where you were.

Part of me felt panic as I wondered suddenly if all of our own senses were going to be taken over by technology. What about being human in this world, can we not just sit with our feet up in the garden enjoying nature without worrying if the deckchair or sun-lounger we are on will report back to our internet when it is also defunct? But, then again, thankfully we still have choice whether to participate or not, or do we?

Note: The Austrian order did get completed and was picked up by a courier, all with human effort!