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BOWTECH® - A Brief History Mr. Tom Bowen developed the manipulative therapy known as The Bowen Technique in Geelong, Victoria. After serving in the World War II, Mr. Bowen became interested in ways of alleviating human suffering. He noticed that when he made certain moves on a body, it had particular effects. Mr. Bowen developed the technique without training in any health care field: he claimed that the work was simply a gift from God. He developed the system as it is today and eventually opened his clinic full time. The 1975 Victorian Government inquiry into alternative health care professionals citied Mr. Bowen as seeing some 13,000 patients per year (as assessed over a 27 week period). In 1974 Mr. Bowen invited Mr. Oswald Rentsch and his wife Elaine to study with him for the next two and a half years. Mr. Bowen had no notes, charts or manuals but under the guidance of Mr. Bowen, the Rentschs observed and documented his technique. This was subsequently verified by Mr. Bowen and his assistant, Mrs. Rene Horwood, as a true representation of the original technique. By agreement the Rentschs did not start to teach the technique until after Mr. Bowen died. The first Rentsch seminar was in 1986 in Perth, Western Australia. Four years later the Rentschs were teaching full time in Australia, New Zealand, North America, The United Kingdom and European Community. Dedicated to preserving the technique and ensuring it was taught in its original form, the Rentschs founded the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia in 1987 naming the technique BOWTECH - The Bowen Technique. Anatomy and physiology, as well as therapist skills such as those offered by reputable colleges, are recommended for students.
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