Andrea Edwards Bowen Technique & Spinal Touch Therapy Taunton

10/06/2026

Many people expect bodywork to be about “doing more.”

More pressure. More intensity. More input.

Bowen Therapy is described differently by practitioners.
Not because less is being done, but because the focus shifts.

From force → to information.
From intensity → to response.
From doing → to observing.

In Bowen Therapy, less is more — and what matters is how closely the practitioner observes the body’s response.

04/06/2026

Meet Tom Bowen who discovered Bowen Therapy and brought us this miraculous therapy to help so many issues.

31/05/2026

"We may have a block of suffering, pain, sorrow, or despair in us; it’s like a toxin in our consciousness. We call this an internal formation or internal knot. Embracing our pain and sorrow with the energy of mindfulness is the practice of massaging our consciousness. When the blood doesn’t circulate well, our organs can’t function properly, and we get sick. When our psyche doesn’t circulate well, our mind will become sick. Mindfulness stimulates and accelerates circulation throughout blocks of pain."
-Thich Nhat Hanh (Reconciliation)

31/05/2026

My beautiful tropical scented rose has started flowering. It has the scent of mango 🥭 🌹

21/05/2026

The Mind-Skin Connection Functional Dermatologists Are Watching

The brain and skin are derived from the same embryonic tissue layer, which is why stress, anxiety, and unresolved trauma can sometimes show up on the skin. Functional dermatologist Dr. Keira Barr highlights psychodermatology, the study of how emotional, gut, and dietary factors shape skin conditions, as a more complete framework for understanding chronic skin issues.

Linoleic acid from vegetable and seed oils is highly susceptible to oxidation from ultraviolet radiation and may make skin more vulnerable to inflammation, DNA damage, and sunburn. Even conditions like prurigo nodularis have been linked to oxalate overload and gut microbiome disruption.

18/05/2026

Very true

For years, we’ve heard “sitting is the new smoking.”

But the reality is more nuanced.

Sitting for long periods can contribute to tension in the neck, shoulders, and lower back.

Standing all day can lead to fatigue, pressure through the feet, and strain up the chain.

The common factor?

Too much time in one position.

The body is designed for variation.

Movement.

Adaptation.

Bowen Therapy works with this idea — recognising that discomfort often reflects patterns built over time, not just a single posture.

Because it’s not just what you do.

It’s how long you stay there.

Source: Research by Alejandro J. Almenar Arasanz & Marta Diarte Oliva, Universidad San Jorge (via ScienceAlert)

18/05/2026

Love this ❤️

11/05/2026

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WAKING UP AT 3am IS A BIOLOGICAL REMNANT OF AN ANCIENT SLEEP PATTERN

Long before the standard eight-hour ideal, the human night was split in two. Historian Roger Ekirch has documented more than 2,000 references to ‘first’ and ‘second’ sleep across centuries of literature and records.

This wasn’t a sign of exhaustion but a natural rhythm where people woke for a midnight ‘watch’ - a quiet interval used for prayer, reflection, or socialising. Scientific studies have since confirmed this biological tendency, showing that when humans are removed from artificial light, their bodies instinctively revert to this two-stage sleep cycle.

This ancient pattern was eventually dismantled by the Industrial Revolution and the arrival of artificial lighting. As electricity allowed the day to stretch longer, the ‘first sleep’ was pushed later, compressing rest into a single, continuous block to suit modern labour demands. Consequently, the segmented night became a forgotten relic of the pre-industrial world.

If you find yourself awake in the early hours of the morning, you may not be suffering from a sleep disorder - you might simply be experiencing a biological echo of a time when the night had a middle.

27/04/2026

Blood Clots May Be the Root Cause of All Heart Disease

Heart disease is often framed as a cholesterol problem, but another model centers on repeated injury to the artery lining. In that model, blood clots form at damaged sites, get partially repaired, and gradually contribute to plaque buildup over time.

That makes endothelial health a much bigger part of the picture. High blood sugar, smoking, high blood pressure, and other sources of vascular damage may help explain why arteries become vulnerable in the first place.

27/04/2026

That calm you feel when someone speaks softly to you is not just emotional. It is biological.
Studies show that soothing vocal tones can trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, the body's natural rest and recovery response, by stimulating the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the body and directly regulates heart rate, breathing and stress hormones. When the brain detects gentle tones associated with safety and care it signals the body to lower its defensive state and shift into relaxation. Research confirms that vocal tone itself carries this power independent of the actual words being spoken. This is why a calm voice during a moment of stress can physically slow a racing heart. The body is wired to respond to sound as a signal of the environment around it and certain voices communicate safety at a biological level.
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Source: Vagus nerve and autonomic nervous system research / peer-reviewed literature