I invite you to explore how Bowenwork and complementary therapies can help you improve both the state of your body and your mind! 

ABout Me

Welcome! My name is Rachael Williams and I am a licensed advanced Bowenwork practitioner through the American Bowen Academy (http://www.americanbowen.academy) and a student of Traditional Chinese Medicine and holistic health.  I love working alongside my clients to help them achieve optimal health of mind, body, and spirit.  

I happily discovered Bowenwork in 2004 when advised to get a treatment to help my voice recover from muscle tension that resulted from a lingering cough. As a singer, it is important to keep the soft tissue of the neck and upper back as tension-free as possible. I began seeing my first Bowenwork practitioner, who would later become my teacher, to help release this tension. While seeing her for this reason she also helped address other musculoskeletal concerns I had involving my knees and ankles. The physical results I received were striking and on top of it my sessions always left me feeling so deeply relaxed and peaceful. When presented with the opportunity to learn to practice this modality myself, I took a leap into it and, through my training, realized that I am well suited to this modality and gifted with the ability to create a safe space for the unwinding of old hurts in the body. Since beginning my Bowenwork practice in 2015 I have repeatedly seen firsthand how effective Bowenwork can be and I am grateful for being able to offer this modality to my clients.

I am excited to share it's magic with you!   

When I'm not engaged in body/mind/spiritwork, you can find me studying Chinese medicine, making potions for my apothecary, taking nature walks, and singing/performing for my artist project www.Holysea.band.

About bowenwork  

Bowenwork, named for its creator Tom Bowen, is a technique which works through the easeful manipulation of the bodies soft-tissues (muscle, fascia, tendons, ligaments, joints, and nerves), sending specific messages to the brain via the fascial and nervous systems. These messages instruct your body, which naturally has immense regenerative and reparative abilities, to balance its tension patterns.

A "move" in Bowenwork involves a gentle stretch of the soft-tissue and this "challenge" is held for several seconds before the practitioners hands "roll" over the tissue. During the challenge, sensory information is sent via the body's nerve pathways to the spinal cord and then to the brain. In order to give the brain time to integrate the messages, and respond to the body with corrective impulses, there is a 2-5 minute "wait" period in-between each series of "moves" during which the practitioner will typically leave the room.

A gentle and slow modality, Bowenwork is able to soften even the most stubbornly set patterns in the body that give rise to disharmony; often clients initially come to Bowenwork as a last result to help shift chronic health issues, especially those that manifest pain. That said, Bowenwork can help prevent the development of chronic issues if used preventatively or soon after an injury. This modality is appropriate for all ages (infant to elderly) as well as all states of ability (I can perform work on a clients seated in a chair for instance if lying down causes any discomfort). 

Benefits Of Bowenwork