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Christmas Greetings and a Bowen Hands The Journal of The Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia December 2014 Happy New Year To All Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia P.O. Box 733, Hamilton, Victoria Email: [email protected] www.bowtech.com The Original Bowen Technique Page Page Attendees at the NZBTI Conference with Lady Janine Mateparae at Government House Wellington New Zealand The NZBTI Conference, “THE POWER OF US” GOVERNMENT HOUSE, WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND 2014 Beyond the gate, through the gardens, up the hill, around the corner, we arrive to celebrate the gift of Bowen which settles lightly on our shoulders as we are identified and given permission to enter Government House, Wellington on a fine Saturday morning in September. It’s a privilege to belong to NZ Bowen and to celebrate this wonderful technique in Wellington, my home city. The room is set up with simplicity and ceremony. We are welcomed with an address by our patron, Lady Janine Mateparae who, as a professional Bowtech practitioner, then joins us to listen to the inspiring array of speakers invited to share their knowledge at the NZ Bowen conference. Several liberating impressions featured during the course of the day. Results are being reported on sports injuries and our credibility is growing into the mainstream. Ossie expressed his gratitude for our continuing Bowen successes. Both he and Elaine spoke of their 40 years of Bowen and beyond. at Government House Wellington New Zealand at Government House Wellington We concluded Tom Bowen’s best move was to choose Ossie to teach his technique!! Attendees at the NZBTI Conference with Lady Janine Mateparae Attendees at the NZBTI Conference Marion Wood of Commonsense Organics, shared with us the effort that goes into keeping this food and product business natural in this modern ‘chemical world’. She is doing all she can to research every item (even checking packaging), for hidden components that challenge the natural balance she and her customers aim to support. Ali Goward declared “never say never to Bowen”. With kindness, understanding and strong leadership we can treat all conditions, keeping an open heart, forgetting ourselves while thinking love until gently and minimally our technique will be enhanced with the power connecting each one of us resulting in calm, strong, confident practitioners. New Zealand Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae with Ossie, Elaine and Lady Janine Mateparae, patron of NZBTI Page Page Mark Palmer enthused about travelling to the trade shows around the country offering fifteen minute Bowen treatments to spread the word and showcase the work. We can all become more available to people by investing in marketing our therapy together in a professional way at these Body, Mind and Spirit shows and fairs. Lynley Moroney from the Equus College reminded us how Bowen work treats our animals worldwide and how we form a complete circle by connecting people, animals and therapists. We learned through Transcendental Meditation how Bowtech enables our minds to naturally turn inward to that place of deep rest where healing can happen and the brain can rebuild pathways from brain stem to the frontal lobe to recover from stress. This reminded us of the importance of the Bowen two minute waits, giving a better understanding of how the body Ruve Parker and Peter Short, transitions from ‘Fight, Flight and previous Presidents of RONZI, Freeze’, to ‘Rest, Relax and Repair’ . attended the conference Between speakers there was the opportunity to meet some of the many hands of Bowen and learn even more. Peter Short, one of our life members, informed me that Bowen can be given in all and any circumstances, it does no harm. Wandering along the great hallway and exploring the serenity of the beautifully maintained rooms of Government House was another highlight, but the lunch buffet served in a gracious white tiled conservatory was a delicious hour to remember in a day that will never be forgotten. MARILYN MEXTED Auckland Left: Instructor Ali Goward and Lady Janine Mateparae SBP 2 Master Class - 11th and 12th September 2014 held in Wellington New Zealand by Ossie and Elaine. Page 4 Are you in the right place ? 2014 What another amazing At Bendigo recently I asked year for Bowtech/Bowenwork Graham Wakefield (seventh SBP worldwide. Why are you a Bowen 2 class) and John O’Keefe (sixth Therapist? Why is this modality class) why do you keep coming capturing the imagination of back to these classes? Both complementary and alternative indicated they never fail to learn something new and increase their practitioners and medical people? the NZBTI conference held in skills with this Special Master Class Read some of the amazing Wellington New Zealand where we which contains so many amazing testimonials in previous issues of were graciously hosted by Lady procedures. Bowen Hands. (See Page 11). Janine Mateparae, wife of Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae. Also After attending the SBP 2 Master Genuine Bowtech practitioners part two of Sue Barford’s article on Class John Wilks, U.K. instructor, exhibit love, from the heart when using Bowtech with issues affecting wrote “It was a most wonderful treating patients. When you show breast feeding. Please read and course, there is nothing to compare kindness to patients you are in the respond to Shirley Le Marquand’s with this work anywhere in the right place. Students shared these article on a Multiple Sclerosis world”. views with us in all our seminars. Case Study. We visited Poland for the first The heart move – the vagus A warm welcome to our family of time where we were treated with nerve is the main conduit of the instructors, Ainslee Farrington, gracious hospitality and sincere parasympathetic nervous system, New Hampshire and Sally Barton, appreciation of the SBP 2 classes. which, by releasing acetylocholine California USA and Georgi Ilchev, tends to relax both sketetal and Bulgaria. Also Estelle Moys, South We heard so many wonderful smooth muscle. Its action on the Africa whose profile will appear in testimonials from our students. coronary arteries would therefore the March issue. Bowen has proven to be powerful, be one of vasodilation and its however a successful Bowtech actions on the heart are negative Elaine and I together with Kath, therapist must practice and practice. inotropic and negative chronotropic Dianne and Sharon wish you all a tropic – ie: slowing the rate of blessed Christmas and a safe and “The more I practice contraction and the intensity of healthy 2015. the luckier I get” contraction. As such it reduces the said a famous sportsman. demand for blood and may mitigate hypoxic effects on the cardiac It is not getting lucky it is being muscle tissue from inadequate For God so loved the world that blessed. The more I practice blood flow. he gave his only Son that whoever Bowtech the more classes attended believes in him, should not perish the greater results achieved. This is just a sample of what you but have eternal life Two and a half years with Mr may expect in the SBP2 Master Bowen and further six years with Classes. John 3.16 (RSV) constant coaching from the man, was our continuing education. In this special data base issue we are pleased to feature a report on 6 3 7 Bendigo SBP2 Attendees John O’Keefe, Rhonda O’Dea, both of Traralgon and About the cover: Graham Wakefield from Carag Carag Table flower Victoria arrangement at New Zealand Government House Page The Original Bowen Technique DIRECTORS: Oswald H. Rentsch, D.O., A.R.M.T. (Bach), Dip.Hom.Ion Elaine Rentsch, Dip.Hom.Ion. INTERNATIONAL HEAD OFFICE P.O. Box 733, Hamilton 3300, Victoria, Australia Phone: (03) 5572 3000 Fax: (03) 5572 3144 International Phone: 61 3 5572 3000 Fax: 61 3 5572 3144 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bowtech.com Volume 23 No 4 Issue 91 ENDORSED TRAINING AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS NZ BOWEN THERAPY GROUPS BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF INCORPORATED AUSTRALIA Chairman: Inga Von Benzon President: Chris Reed Secretary: Christine Bull AUSTRALIA email: [email protected] Office: Sabrina Ellis President: Katrina Ridley website:bowtech.org.nz Secretary: Vianne MacBeth P.O. Box 6572, Wetherill Park N.S.W. 2164 Treasurer: Belinda Chant Ph. 1300 780 638 Fax 02-8834 0711 BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF Email: [email protected] email: [email protected] NORWAY President: Herbert Mollenhauer BOWEN VEREIN AUSTRIA AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF Email: [email protected] President: Veronika Humer BOWENWORK PRACTITIONERS Secretary: Liv Mant Olsen Secretary: Toni Kaineder President: Corey Dillon website: www.bowen.no Treasurer: Manfred Zainzinger Ph. 480-976 0767 Office: Karin Seyr email: [email protected] ASSOCIATION OF POLAND Ph. +43 7233 80549 President: Grazyna Rokosz email: [email protected] BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF Ph.48 603 99 55 01 Website: www.bowtech.at e-mail: [email protected] DENMARK website: www.bowtechpolska.pl President: Maren Elsebeth Nielsen CANADIAN BOWENWORK/ Secretary: Tove Bregendahl BOWTECH GROUP INC e-mail: [email protected] ASSOCIACO PORTUGESA de Contact: Derek Murphy Website:www.bowtech.dk TERAPEUTAS de BOWEN Ph. (647) 968-7224 Director: Rita Azeredo emails: [email protected] [email protected] BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF Ph. 351 938632302 MONTREAL & PARIS GERMANY Secretary: Sonia Celestino Contact: Isabelle Grard President: Regina Fischer Ph. 351 913811317 website: www.apt-bowen.pt e-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Stephan Hesse e-mail: [email protected] BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF EQUUS COLLEGE OF Website: www.bowtech.com ROMANIA LEARNING &RESEARCH President: Aurelia Stan E.M.R.T. ™ & CCmrt ™ Animal Bowtech BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF Email: [email protected] Ph. 40 722 310002 Director - Ali Goward GREECE e-mail: [email protected] President: Alexandra Antoniou BOWEN ASSOCIATION OF ph.