Enerki Bowen and Massage

01/08/2026

🎉 Giving Back with Bowen is celebrating its 1st Birthday! 🎉

To celebrate, everyone who nominated someone between August 2025 and July 2026 was automatically entered into our Birthday Celebration Draw.

🎉 Congratulations to our lucky winner!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has nominated someone over the past year. Your kindness has helped make this initiative something truly special.

💛 Here's to another year of giving back to our beautiful community.

Nominations for our next Giving Back with Bowen recipient are now open! Who do you know that deserves a little extra kindness?

28/07/2026

How are you feeling today?

An overactive nervous system can manifest in many ways, from muscle tension to racing thoughts and disrupted sleep.

Bowen Therapy works gently to calm your nervous system, aiming to ease these symptoms and restore balance, as best your body can.

26/07/2026

💛 Giving Back with Bowen – August Nominations Are Now Open 💛

Sometimes, the people who give the most are the ones who need someone to give back to them.
Do you know someone who deserves a little extra support?

Each month, one person in the Eurobodalla community receives a gifted 60-minute Bowen Therapy session through Giving Back with Bowen.
Whether they're navigating pain, stress, fatigue, grief, overwhelm, or simply carrying more than most people realise, this is an opportunity to pause, receive, and be cared for.

✨ Nominate them today.
📱 Text or call 0407 069 883
🌐 Visit www.enerkibowenandmassage.com (the nomination form will pop up automatically.)

📅 Nominations close on the 14th of August.
💛 The recipient will be announced on the 15th
Let's keep kindness and healing flowing through our community.
💛

22/07/2026

🌿🌀 ARE YOU SPIRALING OR BRACING? — COMPLETE GUIDE

In movement training, Tai Chi, Qigong, yoga, and rehabilitation, people often describe two different ways the body responds to movement and stress:

🌀 Spiraling → moving with fluid rotation and adaptability.

🛡️ Bracing → creating stiffness and rigidity to protect the body.

Both strategies have a purpose, but staying in a constant state of bracing may contribute to tension and fatigue.

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🌀 SPIRALING
What is it?

Spiraling refers to the body's natural use of:

🔄 Rotation
🔄 Twisting
🔄 Elastic recoil
🔄 Coordinated movement chains

Examples include:

🚶 Walking
🏃 Running
🏌️ Throwing
🥋 Martial arts
☯️ Tai Chi movements

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🌱 CHARACTERISTICS OF SPIRALING

✅ Smooth movement
✅ Efficient force transfer
✅ Better mobility
✅ Less unnecessary muscle tension
✅ Improved balance and coordination

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💪 MUSCLES COMMONLY INVOLVED

🦴 Obliques
🦴 Gluteal muscles
🦴 Latissimus dorsi
🦴 Rotational trunk muscles

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🛡️ BRACING
What is it?

Bracing is the body's protective strategy of increasing muscle tension to create stability.

Examples include:

🏋️ Heavy lifting
🛑 Protecting an injured area
⚽ Sudden impact or collision

Bracing is useful when temporary stability is needed.

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⚠️ WHEN BRACING BECOMES CHRONIC

Some people remain braced even during normal activities.

This may contribute to:

😬 Jaw clenching
🦴 Neck stiffness
💪 Raised shoulders
🌬️ Shallow breathing
🦴 Tight hips
🦴 Lower back tension

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🌬️ BREATHING DIFFERENCES
🌀 Spiraling Pattern

✅ Diaphragm moves freely
✅ Rib cage expands naturally
✅ Pelvic floor moves with breathing

🛡️ Bracing Pattern

⚠️ Chest breathing dominates
⚠️ Abdominal muscles remain tense
⚠️ Rib movement becomes limited

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☯️ TAI CHI AND QIGONG PERSPECTIVE

Traditional internal arts often emphasize:

⭐ Relaxed structure
⭐ Whole-body connection
⭐ Rotation through the waist
⭐ Movement initiated from the Lower Dantian

Rather than forcing movement through muscular effort alone.

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🧘 SIGNS YOU MAY BE OVER-BRACING

✅ Constant jaw tension
✅ Holding your breath during simple tasks
✅ Always "sucking in" the stomach
✅ Tight shoulders at rest
✅ Difficulty relaxing

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🧘 PRACTICES THAT MAY ENCOURAGE MORE FLUID MOVEMENT

🔄 Walking with arm swing
☯️ Tai Chi
🌿 Qigong
🧘 Controlled breathing exercises
🤸 Gentle rotational stretches

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🧠 INTERESTING MOVEMENT FACT

Human gait naturally uses a spiral pattern:

👣 The foot rotates slightly.
🦵 The leg rotates.
🦴 The pelvis rotates.
💪 The trunk counter-rotates.
🦾 The arms swing in opposition.

This coordinated spiral movement helps make walking efficient and economical.

✨ The goal is usually not to eliminate bracing entirely, but to use bracing when needed and relaxation when possible, allowing the body to shift smoothly between stability and movement.

16/07/2026

And the winner is… 💫

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a nomination for July.

Each month, Giving Back with Bowen gifts a 60-minute Bowen Therapy session to someone in our Eurobodalla community who could use a little extra care, rest and support.

Congratulations to this month's recipient. 💛

August nominations are now open. If someone comes to mind who could benefit from a little extra support, I'd love to hear from you.

08/07/2026

💫 Giving Back with Bowen – July💫

Sometimes the people who give the most support are the ones who need a little support themselves.
If you know someone in our Eurobodalla community who could benefit from some time to rest, reset, and receive care, you can nominate them for a gifted 60-minute Bowen Therapy session.

💫 July nominations are now open.
Nominations close 14th July
Recipient drawn 15th July

Text or call 0407 069 883
or visit enerkibowenandmassage.com (the nomination form will pop up)

💛

08/07/2026

Your body is connected in ways you might not expect.
If you'd like to learn how Bowen Therapy works with your body's natural communication, let's talk. 💛

When one system is under stress, others respond.

Posture influences muscle tension.
Muscle tension affects breathing.
Breathing shapes nervous system tone.
And nervous system stress can change how the whole body functions.

Bowen Therapy listens to the entire conversation — not just the loudest complaint.

07/07/2026

Our bodies are fascinating!

“Your body consists of 37 trillion cells divided into 200 different types.

100 billion cells make up the skin, which is the largest organ in your body. 100 billion neurons in the brain allow you to process as many as 60,000 thoughts per day.

You also have 127 million retinal cells that allow you to see the world in as many as 10 million different colors. You have 30 trillion red blood cells, 42 billion blood vessels, and 6 liters (1.6 gallons) of blood in your body. Your blood makes up approximately 10% of your body weight. Your nose has 1,000 olfactory receptors that allow you to distinguish 50,000 different smells.

Your lungs allow you to breathe 23,040 breaths per day, while your heart beats around 115,200 heartbeats per day or 42 million heartbeats per year. You have 640 muscles, 360 joints, 206 bones and 100,000 hair follicles. You produce around 23,000 liters (6,075 gallons) of saliva in your lifetime, which is enough to fill two swimming pools.”

–The Astounding Numbers of the Human Body: Analysis by Hashem Al-Ghaili

📸: Cleveland Clinic

28/06/2026

Wow, we love this artwork of the vagus nerve! 🤩

This vital nerve is responsible for regulating many bodily functions, including heart rate, digestion, and stress responses.

By gently stimulating key points along the body, Bowen Therapy may help to activate the vagus nerve, promoting relaxation, improved digestion, and overall well-being.

📸: NICOLLE R. FULLER / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

24/06/2026

💫 Giving Back with Bowen – July Nominations Now Open 💫

Sometimes the people who give the most support are the ones who need a little support themselves.
If you know someone in our Eurobodalla community who could benefit from some time to rest, reset, and receive care, you can nominate them for a gifted 60-minute Bowen Therapy session.

💫 July nominations are now open.

Nominations close 14th July
Recipient drawn 15th July

Text or call 0407 069 883
or visit enerkibowenandmassage.com (the nomination form will pop up)

💛