Great Oak Therapies

18/09/2026

It’s been a busy 3 weeks lovely to see all my clients & & be back to teaching classes 🙏

next week I’m away on Retreat in sunny Scotland, I’m taking some self care doing what I love Qi Gong, breathwork & nature activities so I can return refreshed ready for a busy run up to the festive season. Appointments are filling up fast. Soon I’ll be offering my new treatment too so keep an eye out. Messages and enquires will be responded to on return, thank you for understanding. Have a lovely weekend 🙏💫🌈⭐️

17/09/2026

Sometimes all you need is some home grown produce to make your day roll on lunch thank you Jez 🙏

17/09/2026

16/09/2026

Looking forward to offering another beautiful holistic treatment to my clients so many benefits to this ritual using facial reflexology, chakra balancing, facial massage benefits for sinus imbalance, headaches, calming the nervous system, vagus nerve, jaw tension, glowing lifted skin to name a few, lovely training experience with Sarah Mathews from Essential Therapies sharing the experience with other amazing therapists more photos to follow 🙏

13/09/2026

Everybody says, "I've got your back."

Your spine actually does. 😄

Every day.

Without applause.

Without recognition.

Without annual leave.

Bowen Therapy encourages us to look at the body with a little more curiosity and appreciation.

Because behind every movement, stretch, reach and step is an extraordinary system quietly doing its job.

13/09/2026

📚 Qi Gong Book Club ✨

I’m creating a little monthly gathering where we can slow down, connect and share our love of Qi Gong and books.

Each month we’ll begin with some gentle Qi Gong practice, creating space to ground, breathe and come into the present moment. 🌿

Then comes the fun part… 📚✨
Everyone brings a book, beautifully wrapped, to gift to another person in the group. You won’t know what book you’re receiving until you unwrap it — a little surprise, a little sharing, and hopefully a new book to enjoy. 🤍

A relaxed, nurturing evening to move, connect, discover new books and enjoy some lovely community time.

If this sounds like something you’d love to be part of, please private message me or email me and I’ll add you to the interest list.

Spaces will be limited, and I’d love to create a small, welcoming group together. 🌙🌿

Come as you are. Move, breathe, read & connect. ✨

07/09/2026

Only one space remaining 🙏

05/09/2026

Simba and I ready for our next client 🩵🩵

05/09/2026

Feeling the autumnal energy this week in the air. Autumn is a beautiful time for cosy nights, books, soups, stewed fruits, candles, meditation, breath work. Letting go as the trees start to change preparing for winter . Here is a beautiful simple mantra to use with some restorative deep belly breathing .

03/09/2026

What a wonderful way to start the new academic year by sharing a new piece of research: a randomised controlled trial by Chen et al. (2025) exploring the effectiveness of Bowen Therapy for fibromyalgia.

The objective was to determine whether Bowen therapy can help alleviate pain, enhance functional capacity, reduce sleep and mood disturbances, and improve overall quality of life.

The study followed 78 participants split into two groups: one receiving eight sessions of Bowen therapy over 12 weeks alongside conventional care, and a control group continuing conventional care alone.

Positive Highlights & Percentage Changes
Lower Limb Endurance: An approximate 66.7% increase in successful stands from a baseline mean of 6 to 10 post-treatment, with benefits sustained for 12 weeks.

Dominant Arm Endurance: An approximate 54.5% increase in successful arm curls from a baseline mean of 11 to 17 post-treatment.

Non-Dominant Arm Endurance: An approximate 40.0% increase in successful curls from a baseline mean of 10 to 14 post-treatment.

Reduced Activity Interference: An approximate 17.5% reduction on the Brief Pain Inventory interference scale, dropping from a baseline mean of 5.7 to 4.7.

Mental Health-Related Quality of Life: An approximate 15.9% improvement in SF-36 Mental Component Summary scores, rising from a baseline mean of 33.3 to 38.6.

Safety: No serious adverse events or safety concerns were reported.

It is encouraging to see greater insight into how bodywork supports those navigating chronic conditions. We would love to hear from you if this was relevant for you.

To read the study in full, you can visit the research page on the BTPA website: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/evidence-for-bowen-therapy.php