A clinical, thoughtful approach to supporting the body’s natural healing response
A clinical, thoughtful approach to supporting the body’s natural healing response
The Bowen Method Center is a trusted place for effective Bowen bodywork in California. Our focus is simple: helping your body reset, release tension, and return to balance so you can feel relief and move forward with confidence.
We approach the Bowen Method with a strong clinical foundation, honoring the way Tom Bowen originally practiced as well as Christine Jones and Steve Sanders. Working with the body as an integrated system rather than treating symptoms in isolation. Each session is thoughtful, precise, and guided by a deep understanding of how the body responds and heals.
With many years of hands-on experience, we have worked with clients of all ages, from newborns to those in their later years and with a wide range of conditions within the scope of bodywork. We are known for being honest, effective, and realistic. If Bowen is not the right fit for your situation, we will tell you. If it is, we will guide you through the process with care and clarity.
Our goal is for you to feel safe, supported, and confident in the care you receive. Whether you are seeking relief from pain, improved mobility, or support for your body’s natural healing process, you are in experienced hands here.
Bowen bodywork is a gentle, whole-body approach that supports the nervous system and encourages the body’s natural healing response. Many clients seek Bowen for pain relief, improved mobility, pre and post surgery, body maintenance and overall balance.
*Low-back pain *Neck pain and stiffness
*Frozen shoulder *Shoulder and upper-arm tension
*Knee problems *Ankle sprains *Bunions
*Plantar fasciitis *Bursitis *Tendonitis
*Tennis elbow *Carpal tunnel syndrome
*Thoracic outlet syndrome *Fibromyalgia
*Muscle spasms and cramping
*Overuse and repetitive stress injuries
*Sciatica *Piriformis Syndrome
*Increased joint flexibility *Improved range of motion
*Relaxation and realignment of injured, tired, or overused muscles
*Stretching of weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
*TMJ (jaw tension and dysfunction) *Headaches and migraines
*Vertigo *Ear problems, including chronic inner ear concerns
*Asthma *Hay fever *Enhanced lymphatic flow supporting the body’s natural immune defenses
*Improved circulation, delivering oxygen and nutrients to tissues and organs *Reduced swelling and post-surgical adhesions
*Support for tissue regeneration and scar tissue softening
*Improved condition of the skin and myofascial release
*Reduced stress and anxiety *Improved sleep quality
*Increased energy and focus *Reduced fatigue
*Greater overall sense of calm and balance * Regulated Nervous System
*Athletic preparation and recovery at all levels *CrossFit
Marathon Runners * Triathlon
*Kidney release work
*Support for pain and discomfort during pregnancy
The Bowen Method is based on the work of Tom Bowen, whose approach emphasized working with the body as a whole rather than treating isolated symptoms. At the Bowen Method Center, this work has been thoughtfully refined through more than 30 years of clinical experience by our founder Christine Jones, along with Steve Sanders, whose combined knowledge and dedication helped shape the foundation of our practice.
Christine Jones is widely known and deeply respected within the Bowen community and has been a guiding presence at the Bowen Method Center for many years. As both a mentor and practitioner, her influence continues to inform the way Bowen is practiced here today—grounded, thoughtful, and focused on real results.
Bowen is a gentle yet effective form of bodywork designed to support balance, release tension, and encourage the body’s natural healing response. Tom Bowen believed the body is constantly adapting and responding, and his work reflected that understanding. Rather than relying on rigid routines, Bowen bodywork is individualized, guided by how the body presents and how it responds during each session.
At the Bowen Method Center, effectiveness is our guiding principle. Each session is carefully tailored to the individual, with the goal of helping the body reset and restore balance in the most efficient and supportive way possible.
A primary focus of Bowen work is restoring balance within the body. When foundational imbalances are addressed, strain throughout the muscles, joints, and connective tissue can begin to ease. This allows the body to relax, adapt, and respond more fully to care.
Once balance is supported, individual concerns are addressed in a way that works with the body—not against it. Our approach is calm, precise, and client-centered, always guided by how your body responds, with the intention of supporting meaningful and lasting results.
The Bowen Method is a medically oriented modality that consists of a series of non-invasive moves performed at specific locations on the muscles of the body. These cross fiber moves allow the fascia of the muscle as well as the muscle fibers to relax, allowing the previously restricted blood flow to return to the tissue. The muscle itself returns to its normal state of tension and pressure is released from the body’s structure. This allows the return of normal structural alignment and releases pressure from nerves.
This method of body work is based on a technique developed by Thomas Ambrose Bowen, an Australian Osteopath. Mr. Bowen realized that when the structure of the body became misaligned, it is the muscles of the body pulling the structure out of alignment. He understood that it is the muscle that moves the bones, not the opposite. By releasing the tension in the muscles, the structure will often return to its normal position by itself with just a simple movement such as raising the legs while lying face up.
The Bowen Method is a unique and effective system of body balancing that can give lasting relief to conditions from back and leg pain to carpal tunnel syndrome and headaches. The results of Thomas Bowen’s work speak for themselves.
Tom Bowen, an Australian Osteopath, was a gentle, generous, compassionate man who gave freely of his talent, time and money. He would help anyone who was in need and often treated his patients for free if he felt they were in financial difficulties. He seemed to have a “knack” for seeing imbalances in the body and knowing how to correct the problem. Mr. Bowen constantly studied a variety of medical and osteopathic texts. He was always seeking better and more effective ways to relieve his patients of their ailments.
He treated children with disabilities free and spent an enormous amount of time with them and their parents. He spent every Saturday night treating players from various football teams for as many hours as it took to help them recover from their injuries.
Tom Bowen also ran a free clinic one Saturday morning a month where he would treat up to twenty disabled children and adults. He felt working with the disabled was his most rewarding work and requested Dr. Ryan maintain his clinic after his death. Dr. Ryan reportedly kept the free clinic open for twelve years following Mr. Bowen’s death.
Tom Bowen taught his students in “apprentice” style and only taught six people. Four of the six were chiropractors. Dr. Ryan was his last student before his death. According to Dr. Ryan and Tom’s daughters there were no others that learned directly from Mr. Bowen.
The Bowen Method is a unique and effective system of body balancing that can give lasting relief to conditions from back and leg pain to carpal tunnel syndrome and headaches. The results of Tom Bowen’s work speak clearly to its effectiveness.