Mary Braszell - Bowtech

14/09/2026

So simple yet so powerful !!!

14/09/2026

According to a recent study, forward head position and blood flow to the brain are clinically observable by taking the carotid pulses and can lead to debilitating symptoms within the brain.

The carotid pulses are weaker when the head is in a forward position; however, the carotid pulses are stronger when the head is over the spine.

When the head is forward over the spine, the brain may not receive sufficient blood flow and oxygen due to compression of the carotid arteries. If this compression is severe enough, it can result in cerebral ischemia (CNS dysfunction). Clinically, we see disturbed sleeping patterns, increased anxiety, and mental sluggishness.

The March 2000 Mayo Clinic reported that prolonged FHP also leads to myospasm, disc herniations, arthritis, and pinched nerves.

Dr. Alf Breig, a Swedish neurosurgeon and Nobel Prize recipient, describes how the loss of a normal cervical lordotic curve creates dysfunction and disease.

Through cadaver studies, Dr. Breig demonstrated that neck flexion could stretch the spinal cord 5-7 cm causing tensioning of the meninges (covering of the brain and spinal cord) and elicit measurable pressure on brainstem nuclei (nerve control centers) which control all basic life functions. (Breig, Alf. Adverse Mechanical Tension in the Central Nervous System: An Analysis of Cause and Effect. 1978. Almqvuist & Wiksell International, Stockholm, Sweden. Pg. 177.)

New studies show that correction of cervical lordosis may be associated with an immediate increase in cerebral blood flow.

https://posturepro.substack.com/p/forward-head-posture-reduces-brain-blood-flow

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13/09/2026

Have you noticed how often the best solutions in life involve a pause?

A deep breath.

A good night's sleep.

A walk.

A moment to think.

Bowen Therapy is built around the same principle.

The moves matter.

But so do the pauses.

Because the body needs time to process information, adapt, and respond.
That's one of the many reasons Bowen practitioners don't rush the process.

12/09/2026

Hydrated fascia moves with you. Dehydrated fascia holds you back.

Your fascia is the connective tissue network that supports, stabilizes, and transfers force throughout the entire body.

When it’s healthy and hydrated, movement feels smooth, elastic, and efficient.

When it becomes stiff and dehydrated, the body loses resilience, mobility, and energy transfer.

For athletes, this can mean reduced performance, slower recovery, and higher injury risk.

For everyone else, it can mean stiffness, aches, poor movement quality, and a decline in overall quality of life.

Movement, hydration, recovery, and proper training all influence the health of your fascia.

Train your connective tissue not just for performance, but for longevity.

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09/09/2026

Not new paper.

Not more paper.

Just a different arrangement.

Bowen Therapists see the body through a similar lens: not as something broken, but as something constantly adapting, compensating and reorganising.

19/08/2026

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18/08/2026

🐠 Myth About Fascia 🐟

People often think that fascia is like glue because it’s the connective tissue that holds everything together. However, this is an oversimplification to a complex system that is actually very much alive, dynamic and constantly changing. It’s not a passive wall of plastic.

Sea Anemone will flow & dance with the tide of the ocean until it sees a potential threat and then it becomes reclusive and retracts back. Your fascia is kind of like that! It is constantly responding to stimulus. You jump -> it creates tension to offer support to your body. You are taking the stairs -> it will tone. You are in fight or flight -> it will tone. You are living in a state of fight or flight -> it will tone and stay there because it’s protecting you.

Interesting fact, fascia has more sensory nerves then muscle. A sensory nerve picks up on stimulus like touch, temperature, pain and changes to the environment. Fascia is extremely woven into the nervous system.

All of it leads me the fact that if you have discomfort or dysfunction in the body, anywhere, then yes we absolutely need to create mobility, length, stability and awareness -> but it would be a wise move to also address the fascia.

The image below gives you an idea of where some of the fascia in our body is, but honestly, it's intertwined around everything. Every vessel, organ, muscle, etc.

This is why I have an entire series dedicated to Myofascial Release. You can see it at the L I N K below. It's a tool my students rave about because it has helped so many of them overcome lingering pain and restriction.

https://classes.pelvichealthyogi.com/myofascial-release-for-pelvic-health

18/08/2026

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02/08/2026

If Bowen Therapy were an element, these would be its defining properties.

Not jbecause they're nice qualities to have...

Because they're essential to good Bowen.

13/06/2026

Just because change isn’t immediately visible doesn’t mean nothing is occurring.

The nervous system is constantly receiving and adjusting.

Fascia is constantly responding to load and tension.

Some of the most important shifts may happen before anything can be seen or felt clearly.

Bowen Therapy works within that space between input and obvious change.