The Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem is a unique cultural enclave, reflecting centuries of Armenian presence in the place. We had heard about how the Armenian convent service was sung, which sounded interesting, so we went along to check it out. Unfortunately, we had it all wrong and it wasn’t a happening thing at that time. […]
Jerusalem. A Spooky Armenian Experience and Rockin’ at The Dome. Read More »
“Jerusalem is Not Israel” 2012 = Back from my hugely enlightening, greatly enjoyable and massively confusing second trip to Israel. Eye-opening, a little mind-numbing, heart-warming but most of all, a large dash of the surreal. Found myself one time in a situation that I could never have imagined. Months later I still shake my head
A Surreal Israel Experience Read More »
I Was a Bit of a Challenge for some in Motorcycling’s Governing body A great deal of my motorcycle race promotion activities in the 1970s involved interaction with the controlling body of the sport at the time, the Auto Cycle Council of Victoria, (ACUV), later to be MA. It would be fair to say that
The Downs and Ups of working with the ACUV Read More »
We thought we’d slow down. Then Chile put its hand up. From our early days of getting ISBT together by knocking on doors to tell our story, the most telling developments have come from email enquiries from people asking if we teach in their area, city, or country. Hong Kong is a good example. Wonderful
Chile 1. The remarkable coastline from Valparaiso Read More »
During our two months back-packing through China in 1996- where we didn’t see The Great Wall or the Terra Cotta Warriors, or any other popular major sites- we had the opportunity to demonstrate our work at the huge Chengdu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. This came about after a nice man at a little restaurant introduced
Showing Bowen to the Bodywork Masters. Chengdu 1996. Read More »
A big topic in the manual therapy world for the last decade or two has been just how each technique/system/method/whatever, impacts on a person’s fascia to help resolve a physical issue. It is commonly accepted, at least by me, that as a result, resolution of other issues may follow, which may be a hint at
Bowen Therapy and Fascia Read More »
This headline in the Border Morning Mail is testament to the fact that joys of a win can be somewhat fleeting. I spent a bit of time in the Albury-Wodonga area with activities related to the Hume Weir road race circuit. My first road race as a competitor, on my 250 Ducati, was there. I
You Win Some, You Lose Some Read More »
Stories within stories that may not agree with ‘General Knowledge.’ Above is Tom Bowen’s AMF enrolment form from August 1940, with nice cursive text filling out the whole form. Except for the signature. There are some stories within stories here. The addresses on the form, Belgrave and Mount Dandenong, tell a story that contrasts widely
Tom’s complicated army enrolment Read More »
It’s nice that a little statue commemorating Tom Bowen was placed in the Geelong park near where he once worked.
For the uninitiated, my book researching the history of Bowen Therapy and the man after whom it is named, Tom Bowen, caused a few wrinkled brows in the Bowen world internationally when it was released in 2010. Bound to happen when you point out the errors, omissions, and downright lies associated with the growth of
Outrageous Claims, a Feel-good Fairy Tale and Generational Change in the Bowen World Read More »
