The modern Bowen healer has intuition, tactile skill and deep knowledge..

There is a lot more going on beneath the skin and fascial tissues – that previously thought and understood.


With a fundamental understanding about fascia and tissue mechanisms, suddenly hands-on work has a strong basis to work from, the student advances from a good practitioner who knows a technique to an excellent practitioner who understands the biology of their technique–The Biology of Bowen Therapy.

Heal with knowledge.

Read on to find out how..


In the Biology of Bowen course, we go a bit further and deeper.

We learn and further explore some of the possible why's and how's and what's of the Bowen Technique through the lens of fundamental topics such as:

💡Connective tissue / the fascial system
💡 Cell processes 
💡 Inflammation and fibrotic tissues 
💡 Myofibroblasts, cytokines and enzymes 
💡 Stress and the nervous system 
💡 Touch variables (duration, force etc.) 
💡 Mechanoreceptors, and more…


6-module Curriculum

The Biology of Bowen

    1. Lesson 1: Fascia awareness

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    2. Lesson 2: The current understanding of Bowen Therapy

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    3. Lesson 3: What are we touching?

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    4. Lesson 4: Connective tissue and fascia - is there a difference?

    5. Lesson 5: New broader fascia

    6. Lesson 6: The fascial tissues

    7. Lesson 7: Tissue layers: from skin to superficial fascia

    8. Lesson 8: Tissue layers: from superficial to deep fascia

    9. Lesson 9: Properties of fascia

    10. Lesson 10: Health fascia = healthy organism

    11. Lesson 11: Sliding and flow: the hyaluronic acid

    12. Lesson 11a: An excerpt about HA [hyaluronic acid]

    13. Lesson 12: Good flow of HA: Manual therapy's effect

    14. Lesson 13: HA Flow: Can Bowen help?

    15. Lesson 14: The interconnectedness of fascia

    16. Lesson 14A: An excerpt/quote: Fascia en-sheaths all

    17. QUIZ 1

    18. Lesson 15: Fascia communicates

    19. Lesson 16: Tendons, ligaments and the intermuscular septa

    20. Lesson 17: The intermuscular septa and Bowen Therapy

    21. Lesson 18: Two nervous systems

    22. Lesson 19: Why manual therapy works

    23. Lesson 20: Why manual therapy works (the receptors)

    24. QUIZ 2

    25. Well done on completing Module 1!

    1. Lesson 1: The neural reporting stations

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    2. Lesson 2: Nervous system and fascia tonus change

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    3. Lesson 3: The Somatosensory system

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    4. Lesson 4: The 4 mechanoreceptors and Bowen Therapy

    5. Lesson 5: The polymodal interstitials

    6. Lesson 6: The interstitials and the autonomic nervous system

    7. LESSON 7: PRAXIS - FROM SCIENCE TO CLINIC

    8. LESSON 8: THE RUFFINI ENDINGS - WHERE ARE THEY?

    9. LESSON 9: RUFFINI ENDINGS - MELTING MOMENTS

    10. LESSON 10: RUFFINI ENDINGS - QUALITY TOUCH

    11. LESSON 10A: RUFFINI ENDINGS: SLOW AND STEADY

    12. LESSON 11: RUFFINI-REFINING THE BOWEN MOVE

    13. LESSON 11A: APPROPRIATE RUFFINI STIMULATION

    14. MODULE 2: QUIZ 1

    15. LESSON 12: THE GOLGI RECEPTOR - WHAT AND WHERE

    16. LESSON 13: THE GOLGI RECEPTOR - SENSITIVITY & REFLEX

    17. LESSON 14: THE GOLGIS - WHAT SCIENCE SAID

    18. LESSON 15: THE GOLGIS AND BOWEN - WHAT SCIENCE SAYS NOW

    19. LESSON 16: THE 90/10 OF THE GOLGI RECEPTOR

    20. LESSON 17: SUMMARY OF THE STRONG AND SLOW GOLGI

    21. LESSON 18: THE MUSCLE SPINDLE - KEY PLAYER

    22. LESSON 19: THE MUSCLE SPINDLE - MYOTATIC REFLEX

    23. LESSON 20: THE MUSCLE SPINDLE AND SPASTICITY

    24. LESSON 21: THE STRETCH RECEPTOR AND THE BOWEN MOVE

    25. LESSON 22: THE SPINDLE'S NOCICEPTIVE ROLE

    26. MODULE 2: QUIZ 2

    27. LESSON 22A: NOCICEPTION: AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES

    28. LESSON 23: SUMMARY - BOWEN AND THE STRETCH RECEPTOR

    1. LESSON 1: A PHARMACY, A DOOR AND KEY

    2. LESSON 2: NERVOUS SYSTEM 101

    3. LESSON 3: THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

    4. LESSON 4: THE AUTONOMIC-INDUCING RECEPTORS

    5. LESSON 5: VAGAL TONE AND INTERSTITIALS

    6. LESSON 6: VAGAL TONE AND BOWEN THERAPY

    7. LESSON 7: BOWEN MOVES AND THE VAGUS NERVE

    8. LESSON 8: THE STRESS FACTOR

    9. LESSON 9: TGF-BETA1 AND STRESS

    10. LESSON 10: CONTRACTION

    11. MODULE 3: QUIZ

    12. LESSON 11: THE MYOFIBROBLASTS’ ROLE

    1. LESSON 1: ALCHEMY

    2. LESSON 2: LANGUAGE OF CELLS

    3. LESSON 2A: MECHANORECEPTORS AND TRANSDUCING

    4. LESSON 3: THE MASTER BUILDER

    5. LESSON 4: COMMUNICATING AND SHAPE-SHIFTING

    6. LESSON 5: GENE EXPRESSION CHANGE

    7. LESSON 6: HEALING SUBSTANCES

    8. MODULE 4: QUIZ 1

    9. LESSON 7: LESS REALLY IS..MORE

    10. MODULE 4: QUIZ 2.

    11. LESSON 8: SUMMARY

    1. LESSON 1: YOUR ELECTRIC BODY

    2. LESSON 2: WHAT IS PIEZOELECTRICITY?

    3. LESSON 3: A LIQUID CRYSTAL

    4. MODULE 5: QUIZ 1.

    5. LESSON 4: FIBROBLASTS AND REMODELLING THE MATRIX

    6. LESSON 5: THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION

    7. LESSON 6: TURNOVER OF THE ECM

    8. MODULE 5: QUIZ 2

    9. LESSON 7: BREVITY, BOWEN AND COLLAGEN

    10. LESSON 8: WHAT IS STREAMING POTENTIAL?

    11. LESSON 9: WHAT HAPPENS WITH STREAMING POTENTIAL?

    12. LESSON 10: RIPPLE EFFECT

    13. LESSON 11: THE ORDER OF COLLAGEN

    14. LESSON 12: MID RE-CAP (REVISION)

    15. LESSON 13: THE BOWEN BEND

    16. LESSON 14: MAXIMISING PIEZOELECTRICITY

    17. LESSON 15: SHEAR MOTION AND 45 DEGREES

    18. LESSON 16: ELECTRIC ACUPOINTS

    19. LESSON 17: EAST + WEST ELECTRIC INFLUENCE

    20. LESSON 18: EXERCISE STIMULATES ELECTRIC FLOW

    21. LESSON 19: THINK ELECTRIC FIELDS. THINK BOWEN MOVES

    22. MODULE 5: QUIZ 3

    23. LESSON 20: TUNING FREQUENCIES

About this course

  • $369.00
  • 121 lessons
  • Quizzes
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Obtain CPD points

How do you improve as a Bowen Therapist?

Heal with knowledge.

As you learn the biomechanics of the Bowen technique you can begin to understand the intelligence of this technique. As you understand the technique and why/how it works, you heal with knowledge.

When I began to learn Bowen Therapy, I had quite a few unanswered questions, but the method worked. It was enough at the time and I had OK results with OK confidence. Sound familiar? Today, as manual medicine advances and patients turn to us as the first healthcare provider, rather than the last one, we have a bigger responsibility to understand what we do: A responsibility to ourselves as clinicians, to our patients, and respect to the therapy itself. When you understand, you heal with confidence, you work with refined knowledge; you assess with clarity, you articulate your work more intelligently. You become an excellent Bowen clinician.

This course will take your knowledge to a deeper (cellular) level.

The Biology of Bowen is an online modular course teaching about the biomechanics of the Bowen technique through the lens of the fascial system and mechanophysiology. Content will be based on information and emerging research on soft tissue / fascia, integrated with the principles and technique of the Bowen Technique.

Note: The course does not teach the Bowen technique. It teaches what is behind the technique, that is, the postulated mechanisms and concepts that underly it.

All Biology of Bowen courses are BTFA approved for CPE and BTPA approved for CPD. Other associations approval pending.

It is time to have a new and current understanding.

Questions such as the below are answered:

  • Do we know what processes beneath our fingers we are influencing?

  • Do we know about fibro / myofibroblasts? Why is this important

  • Do we know what the septa is? Why should we?

  • Do we know that connective tissue is also part of the immune system–and the enormous implications of our work?

  • What happens with stress and fascia?

  • Finally: Do we want to add depth and meaning to our work

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Stress causes stiffness

Kirsty O'Rourke

We all know that stress affects us all in some way or another, but through this course I now understand how it really affects the body and its tissues. For t...

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We all know that stress affects us all in some way or another, but through this course I now understand how it really affects the body and its tissues. For those who do not seek any treatment of painful areas , as many people think " it'll go away " or " She'll be right" may really be doing more harm than the original injury. I am loving this course as Jenny explains each point simply with terrific visuals that add a whole new dimension to learning. Feeling more confident with my clients as I can now explain in simple scientific way. Yes, there is so much more to Bowen than just balancing and relaxing the body!

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Elaine Jamieson

I've been a bowen therapist for a while now and struggled to find out exactly what i was doing when i was doing the bowen work. This course has put it into ...

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I've been a bowen therapist for a while now and struggled to find out exactly what i was doing when i was doing the bowen work. This course has put it into such simple terms that i can now explain to clients exactly what is happening and why gentle is what the body craves.

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Why do the course?

  • You want to know why and how Bowen therapy works from a biological perspective.

  • You want to know how a subtle soft tissue technique such as Bowen can produce such profound results in overall health, not just pain reduction or improvement in mobility.

  • You want to master the Bowen technique through knowing what’s behind it.

  • You want to take your knowledge to a new (deeper) level.

  • You want to be a soft tissue Bowen clinician with credibility and knowledge.

  • You want to add depth and meaning to your work.

  • You want to understand concept, theory and science processes–beyond the Bowen ‘recipe’ and sequences.

  • You want to up-skill your Bowen knowledge so you can assess and treat with confidence and certainty and refinement.

Who is this course for?

It's perfect for you if:

  • A Bowen Therapist or student wanting to deepen and refine your knowledge and work, as a postgraduate or continued studies learning platform.

  • A Bowen Therapist who wants to be a speaker or present Bowen in your community.

  • A Bowen Therapist who wants to know how to present and speak about Bowen to the medical community.

Here's what you receive when you enrol.

The course will change the way you view and understand the Bowen Technique through the fascial layers.

✔️ 6-Module course that will educate about the biomechanics of the Bowen Technique through the fascial & mechanobiology lens.

✔️ Pre-recorded video lessons with visually engaging images to complement all lectures!

✔️ Quizzes in each module plus text lessons.

✔️ Access to me via email or the Discussion Tab and Q & A.

✔️ Access to any future upgrades of the course.

✔️ Science supported content for a large part of the course

✔️ Freedom to start and do the lessons in your own time once enrolled.

✔️ Lifetime access!

What are benefits of doing this course?

  • You will gain confidence in knowing what you're doing

  • You will build trust with your patients, colleagues and peers in the manual medicine field - because you understand scientifically what you're doing.

  • You will be able to assess and treat your patients with more understanding of implications of your work with Bowen.

  • Bowen sequences and manoeuvres will make physiological sense.

  • You go from a Bowen Therapist who uses recipes to a clinician who understands science.

  • You will connect the dots between pathology, process, patient and power of Bowen.

  • You will treat with certainty and thus certain results.

  • You will present and promote Bowen in your community with credibility and recognition as a knowledgeable clinician.

  • Earn CPE/CPD points or hours. Approved by BTPA, BTFA, BAA, BAUK.

Your tutor

Jenny Petridis

Hi! I am fascinated and passionate about understanding things! My mission to empower you and your work with greater knowledge about Bowen Therapy through a science-lens. I've been in bodywork for about 20 years now, starting when I qualified in Remedial Massage. Once I came across the Bowen technique, well - as they say - the rest is history.

I love to travel, to study, to research and of course, Bowen Therapy. Mix them together and that's how I became deeply involved in and interested in the mechanisms of Bowen through fascia science..

What you'll learn in the course

Module ➀

: Fascia & Bowen | Fundamentals

What are we touching?

Well, skin, muscles and fascia. Right and...wrong.  Knowing the fabric we work with, we stimulate and manipulate is essential. Bowen Therapy will makes so much more sense after...
Fascia, hands giving a Bowen session and the layers of skin.

Module ➁

: Mechanoreceptors & Bowen

Mechanostimulation of the sensory receptors...

One of the mechanisms that help to explain Bowen. Some insights you may not have noticed before. Golgis, Ruffinis...and how the Bowen therapist may adjust their touch for greater effect...
histology diagram of skin and receptors and the autonomic nervous system.

Module ➂

: Autonomic Nervous System, stress & Bowen

ANS & stress. The autonomic nervous system does practically everything.

Our nervous system is the CEO of the organism. Bowen Therapy's effect on it is profound. Wonder why?

Module ➃

: Mechanophysiology & Bowen

Mechanotransduction. What happens when force is exerted onto tissues?

I mean, at a cellular level? Biochemical changes. Does the Bowen move help transduce physiological changes in tissue? Yes.

Module ➄

: The Electric Network & Bowen

What is the piezoelectric phenomena and streaming potentials?

And how do electric field & mechanical stress (notably Bowen Therapy) influence tissue? Just some of the questions we answer...
manual therapy image of hands with fascia and crystals representing crystalline collagen

Module ➅

: Fluid Dynamics & cross-links

What are we trying to do?

We may say: moving fluid, ‘releasing’ knots or restrictions, balancing the tensional forces in the body via fascia manipulation...

In this module, we go further & learn about the transmission of forces in relation to Bowen; we familiarise ourselves with the most abundant protein in the body: collagen; learn about cross-links and some really interesting fluid dynamics features, which (again) supports the features and functions of Bowen. Furthermore, you’ll understand the significance of Tom Bowen working closely with disabled children (spasticity).

Enjoy these benefits

  • Continuing Education Points

    ✔ Claim your CEU/ CPD/ CPE points.
    ✔ Get 16 hours/points
    ✔ CPE approved with BTFA, BTPA, BAUK, BAA.
    Please check with your association for eligibility requirements.

  • Support

    ✔ Lesson support with Q & A's from your teacher/presenter, forever.

    ✔ Free access to any future upgrades after purchase.

  • Lifetime access

    ✔ Access to the course for a liftetime!

Frequently asked questions

  • When does the course start?

    When you enrol and start the first lesson!

    The course is pre-recorded.

    When you enrol, you get access to the course ASAP!

    Remember, you have lifetime access and can do the lessons at your own pace, forever! Take your time!

  • How is the course delivered?

    The Biology of Bowen 6-module are delivered using a variety of media: video (99%), some text and quizzes. Each module consists of a collection of lessons, accessed on the site's dashboard.

    Upon enrolling, you receive your login details. You receive access to the course and that's it - start learning! No rush. At your own pace.

  • How long does it take to finish?

    The time it takes to do the lessons is totally up to you! Some like to go over the video lessons several times and also the (sometimes tricky!) quizzes. A conservative average time frame is about 2-3hours each module, but this is just an estimate!

    To learn anything, it is important to be relaxed and study at a nice and easy pace. Take your time.

    You get to watch/study the lessons many times (pre-recorded videos), rewind, take notes, and really cement the information into your mind --> to be transferred into your healing hands. You have lifetime access, so you can take your time indeed!

  • I'm not a Bowen Therapist. Can I still do this course?

    Yes, of course!It is open to everyone!
    It is ideally suited for all health practitioners/bodyworkers with an interest in Bowen Therapy. You don't need to be a Bowen Therapist, though, the course is designed for the Bowen Therapist or student in mind – especially the newly graduated Bowen therapist! Get a head start into your understanding with this coursC

  • Does the course qualify me to practice Bowen Therapy?

    No. This is a Continued Education course for professional development which can complement your practice in the Bowen Technique. No tactile manoeuvres are taught. It is theory-science based, with excellent graphics and images and content to keep you engaged and learning - a LOT. Lifetime access to the course.

  • Can I claim Continuing Professional Units/Hours?

    This course is approved by most Bowen associations. Formally approved with: BTFA, BTPA, BAA, BAUK for 16 hours/points. Please enquire with all other associations for requirements and eligibility.

  • Is this course theoretical or also practical?

    This online course is 100% theoretical It has excellent visual content to accompany the narrations and teachings by Jenny who presents the course (on video); there are many diagrams and also video demonstrations of Bowen within the presentations to further explain certain concepts and topics.

  • Is the course refundable?

    Due to the digital nature of this course, and the fact that digital content can't be returned, this course is non-refundable.

    Please read the outline description of each module so you understand what the course is about and what you are buying, also taking into account it is a pilot course. I am completely invested in making sure you have the best experience possible, so please email me with any questions and I will always give you an honest answer so you can make the best decision for you. We're happy to answer any questions.

  • How long do I have access to the course(s)?

    LIFETIME! Forever. 😃