Integral Health with Ben Calder

Welcome to the next in my series of interviews with leading figures in the world of Bowen Technique.

I am grateful to share some time with the founder of The Bowen College Canada - Manon Bolliger, who aside from her wonderful work in Bowen Technique, is also a published author, TEDX speaker and a deregistered Naturopath. In our interview, we talk about how Manon worked with Ossie and went on to develop the modular system of Bowen teaching before moving to start the Bowen College in Canada so she could include more aspects that she felt were relevant and important in the curriculum.

We discuss her vision (and also the title of one of her books) to have a healer in every household and what that might mean for healthcare and the world in general.

We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.

To learn more about Manon and her work, you can go to
https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/
https://www.bowencollege.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DrManonBolliger/
https://www.instagram.com/drmanonbolliger/
https://x.com/DrManonBolliger

If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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Hello once again from me as I bring you the next of the interviews with the BTPA.

In this episode I'm very excited to be interviewing Jihan Adem of the Bowen College UK. We talk about her history and how she got into Bowen before getting into why she is so passionate about teaching this work and what her deep interests are; TMJ, Breathing and their relationship to sleep.

We also talk to her about her upcoming CPD workshop for the BTPA AGM on 5th October 2024 - open to members and non-members, where she is sharing some of the wonderful Empowering Movement training she has developed with Rebecca Ellis to help physical therapists explore exercises and movement practices that can be safely used with their clients to help further their rehabilitation (we are REALLY looking forward to experiencing this)

We also talk about how Jihan was part of an international team, along with fascia legend Robert Schleip, to develop the first ever fascia network plastination for the Body Works exhibition in Berlin.

I know I say it every time, but this was a really great interview and has me super-excited for the BTPA AGM this year, where I hope to see more of you to join in with this wonderful new work that is coming forward. If you'd like to learn more about Jihan and her work, you can check out here links

here https://www.jihanadem.co.uk/about-me https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/tutors https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/continuing-professional-development https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/safe-guarding-cpd https://fasciaanatomylabs.com/about/ https://fasciaresearchsociety.org/plastination_project.php https://www.facebook.com/jihan.adem.3 https://www.instagram.com/jihanadem/

If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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Here we are with the next in our series of interviews with leading teachers in the field of Bowen Technique.

Today I am really excited to have the (infamous) Gus de la Querra of the Body Rewired. Any of you who have been following Gus's social media will know he's the King of Vagus (no Elvis puns intended - honestly).

Gus and I talked through his history and how he found Bowen Technique before exploring the development of the Simply Vagus and Lymphatic work he teaches, plus we look at his new program "Reset 101" which includes the vital third component of his work - the immune system.

The book "Incognito" that Gus mentioned is here https://amzn.eu/d/9JFkM3X

You can learn more about Gus and his work via https://www.thebodyrewired.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thebodyrewired
https://www.instagram.com/thebodyrewired 

If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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In the next of the series of interviews with prominent teachers and thinkers in the world of the Bowen Technique, I am really excited to share our latest interview with Canadian Bowen teacher and Homeopath Jonathan Damonte.

Jonathan has been involved in the founding of Bowen Canada and the Bowen Therapy Clinics, the North American Bowen Teaching College and Bowen Online. He is a registered homeopath and has created the training portal Homeopathy Simplified for people to understand how they can use homeopathy in an easy way.

In this episode, we talk about how Jonathan came to the world of Bowen and how his interest in homeopathy has informed his approach to working with Bowen Technique and how he combines the two disciplines to create better outcomes for his clients.

For anyone who has wondered about how Bowen and Homeopathy integrate and how we can get past that basic idea we are often given in Bowen training that the two are compatible, without being given a framework to integrate the two, then dive in.

You can learn more about Jonathan and his work here https://bewellnow.com/now-on-salt-spring-island/ https://bowen-online.com/ https://www.homeopathysimplified.com/

If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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Welcome everyone to another of the interviews in this series to speak with some of the renowned teachers of Bowen around the world.

In this episode I'm grateful to be joined by John Wilks of Our Birth Journey, a well known and well regarded teacher of Bowen for many years who gave attended the BTPA AGM in 2023 and gave a fascinating workshop on considerations around pregnancy and birth for mother and baby.

It was great to talk more with John about his work and the importance of it. Which also underpins the importance of the CPD workshops we offer at the BTPA AGM.

To learn more about John and his work you can find him at
https://www.ourbirthjourney.com/home
https://www.therapy-training.com/
https://ehealthlearning.tv/

You can also learn more about the BTPA via https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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In the next of our series of interviews with key figures and teachers in the world of Bowen, it is our great pleasure to share our interview with Paula Esson.

Paula has been an exceptional example of tenacity and diligence when it comes to getting Bowen into the more mainstream focus and use in the NHS. Having pioneered the Northern Integrative Health Practice (NHIP) a collaborative partnership between the NHS and a multi-disciplinary team for chronic pain management, Paula has led the way in helping Bowen gain the recognition it really deserves.

Paula talks about her development, coming from a sports science background, through to her current role working with elite footballers and her fascination with neuroscience and the role it plays in Bowen Technique.

It was so great to chat with Paula again, having been taught by her in my Sport 1 and 2 modules and having the greatest of respect for how she conducts herself and what a credit to the world of Bowen she is.
We hope you enjoy this as much as we did to film it. Paula has also been very generous (as she always is) to be available to anyone wanting to learn more about Bowen and the benefits it can give.

You can contact Paula via https://www.paulaessonclinic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Broughshane/

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In the next of my interviews with leading teacher in the Bowen Technique, we are speaking to the lead tutors of the College of Bowen Studies (CBS) here in the UK, Colin Murray and Jo Wortley.

In this interview, we get to hear a little of their history and how they came to Bowen (from Martial Arts and the automotive industry - but guess who did what!) and how they have come to be teaching Bowen in the UK.

We also talk about the developments in the College of Bowen Studies, the updates and improvements to how they are teaching the core Bowen work, from the new student portal to the video content to help students, new illustrated guides and the expanded CPD availability, including the new support aspects for business development and safeguarding they are bringing online soon.

This is another great interview and I'm grateful for the time of all the people involved in helping to promote Bowen Technique.

If you'd like to learn more about the College of Bowen Studies and their work, then check out their website https://www.collegeofbowenstudies.co.uk/

If you want to learn more about Bowen in general, check out the latest research and find your nearest practitioner, then go to the BTPA website https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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In the next of our series of interviews, we are excited to have Phil Steward as our guest. Phil is the brains behind the most recent School of Bowen in the UK Assessment Led Bodywork Training which has been partly inspired by his work with Graham Pennington, who Phil spent time with in Australia and was encouraged by Graham to develop his approach to teaching.

We explore why he's taken this approach to training in the interview Phil also teaches the "Fine Tuning the Neck" workshops, a recognised CPD class with both the BTPA and CBS and we discuss the importance of that work in his expression of Bowen.

This was another really fascinating interview to undertake and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

You can learn more about Phil and his work via https://handsonclinic.co.uk/therapist/phil-steward/ https://www.albt.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/assessmentledbodyworktraining/ https://www.facebook.com/AssessmentLedBodywork

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In the third of my new interviews, I speak to Ron Phelan, another of the really big names in the Bowen Technique world.

In this interview, we discuss how Ron found his way from electrical engineering to Bowen Technique and the similarities between them, how he went on to develop his PASC - Practitioner Assessment Skills Courses and his approach to hormonal work through Bowen Technique that was pioneered by Trevor Rose.

Ron talks about what he finds important in assessment and treatment in Bowen, demonstrating how much a multi-disciplinary approach can add to the core work of Bowen, especially the application of kinesiology for assessment, and his interest in using radionics in his work.

He also shares with us his thoughts for where the practice of Bowen is going in the coming years and what he wants to continue with.

You can learn more about Ron's work via https://pascseminars.com/  https://pascseminars.com/course-schedule/

His hormonal work has more details here https://hormonalreleasethebowenway.com/

There is the opportunity to join David Howells in the UK for the "Hormone Release the Bowen Way" seminars in July and October 2024 in Leamington Spa and details of these can be found here https://hormonalreleasethebowenway.com/classes.htm

More details of Bowen practitioners in the UK can be found on our website https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

Thanks to Ron for his time and experience in creating this interview

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In the second of our fascinating new interviews with some of the key figures in Bowen Technique today, I'm really excited to share this interview with Graham Pennington to talk about his wonderful Importance of Symmetry work.

You'll see my brief fan-boy moment at the start of the interview as Graham's work has made a wonderful contribution to how I approach working with Bowen Technique with my clients.

We explore Graham's history and how he came to develop this highly beneficial assessment process, as well as talk about what he sees as important directions for bodywork to take and what we are not spending enough time looking at in this field.

You can learn more about Graham via his website http://www.bowenseminars.com.au/ His book "A Textbook of Bowen Technique" is available in the UK via authorised teacher Robert Smith, whose contact details can be found here https://www.bowenseminars.com.au/contact/

For connection to the BTPA, for practitioner searching, Bowen Research, Training links and membership enquiries please go to https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/

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