The Fountain for Health

Hello, my name is Angela Ricards and I’m a Bowen Therapist. The Bowen Technique is a gentle hands-on treatment which can be performed through light clothing and enables the body to ‘re-balance’ following an injury or illness, and to commence the healing process.

A Bowen session will last approximately 45-50 minutes, with the client lying comfortably on a treatment couch on their front; the practitioner will make a series of gentle moves with fingers and/or thumbs over specific areas of the body. I will leave the client periodically throughout the session for approximately two minutes at a time to allow the body to accept and absorb the information that is being given by the practitioner’s touch. Halfway through the session, the client will turn onto their back, and the series of gentle moves will again be applied to specific areas. The ‘breaks’ in treatments are particular to The Bowen Technique, and are an important part of the healing process.

Every ‘body’ is different, and deals with stress, pain, illness or injury in its own way. The Bowen Technique addresses all of the body systems and aims to bring them into balance with each other – this is known as ‘homeostasis’.

With its gentle appliance, the Technique can, and has, helped the following conditions:

Back Pain    •     Sciatica    •    Shoulder Pain
Hayfever    •     Whiplash injuries
Muscle pain    •     Chronic & Acute Sports Injury
Asthma    •    Strokes    •    Infant Colic    •    IBS
And more!...

– One interesting fact about Bowen is that it does not treat a specific condition – In summary, ‘Bowen is a subtle nerve, muscle and connective tissue technique that enables the body to regulate itself, allowing many of the symptoms that were a result of trauma or injury to resolve.’

I discovered Bowen Therapy following a couple of accidents that left me with chronic pain and doubts about my future health. Of all the remedial therapies I tried, Bowen had the most dramatic and also long-lasting effects. I set out several years ago to learn the Technique myself, and am now qualified not only to treat people in pain, but also dogs and horses – one of only a few such practitioners in this country. Regular sessions have also prevented me from future injury, so please, if you need any further information, please contact me.

To ensure my Bowen Registration is kept up to date, I attend professional and personal development clinics throughout the year and continue to expand and enhance my knowledge in order to assist my clients whether they have two legs or four! I am also fully insured.

Currently, I work at The Fountain for Health on a Thursday morning, I also work from my home near Newton Abbot and very occasionally can fit in home visits.
Horses and Dogs are treated at their own homes!

Rates:  Human Bowen Treatment     £38.00

           Canine Bowen Treatment     £38.00*

           Equine Bowen Treatment     £55.00*

*Animal treatments require your vet’s approval by law – I am happy to contact your vet for this.

Tel: 01626 – 352369 or 07818-444945

Website: www.purelybowen.co.uk