Seif El Nasr

I went to my first Bowen therapy session because I am open to alternative methods of healing. Intuitively I know that the body can heal itself once given the right ingredients to do so. These ingredients are based in Body, Mind, & Nutrition; not necessarily in that order.

During the session it seemed that Atoosa, the therapist, was not doing much. I wondered whether this was going to do anything for me. Once the session ended, I was almost certain that nothing had happened. Atoosa came across as a caring and a genuine person, so I felt this was not time wasted, but maybe it will not do anything for me.

Within minutes of leaving her clinic, I started to shake. Every muscle in my body was shaking uncontrollably. I felt I needed to eat something. My wife took me to a café where we sat until the shivers subsided. I thought, well that was a surprise. Atoosa had actually done something after all.

Over the next couple of days all the stiffness I felt in my lower back and knees when I stood up after lying in bed or sitting still for a long time evaporated. Something that no other therapy had done for me. I went back to Atoosa for more sessions, and every time I came out at first feeling that nothing had happened, only to find that within a day or two, my flexibility, muscle strength, and overall coordination of my muscles and skeleton improved remarkably.

I don’t know what she does, or how simple touches can yield such strong and lasting results.

However I now know that Bowen, with a good therapist who cares is a MUST, to give the body an important ingredient to self-heal.

Thank you Atoosa. I am Grateful.

Caroline Plumpton

I was asked by Atoosa Hariri to write a testimonial for her regarding my son Tariq who I took to see her.

A little back ground to my case. Tariq is my fourth child and I started becoming concerned when he reached the age of about 2 years old and he wasn’t talking at all. He would occasionally say ‘Mama’ or ‘Baba’ but that was about it. I went down the normal routes and had his hearing checked to rule out a hearing problem (there wasn’t one) and then he started seeing a speech therapist three times a week at a huge cost financially. As the months went by and there was no noticeable improvement I became more stressed and worried about my son.

I first heard of ‘Bowen Therapy’ when Atoosa was talking about it on Virgin Radio. She spoke about her story and why she had learnt to be a Bowen Therapist and it sounded very similar to the situation I was in. I called her later that day and arranged for her to see my son.

The first session she explained the procedure and what she was going to do. She told me all about Bowen and all the different things it helps and also took a complete history of my son Tariq.

Session one went very well, my son was at ease with Atoosa and he let her treat him with Bowen. Atoosa was very professional and the actual treatment was very gentle. When

she finished she told me the do’s and don’ts and certain recommendations to follow and I went away. She said the Bowen would be working over the next five days and to contact her if I noticed anything or had any questions. We also arranged the next session.

Over the next few days there were definitely changes and differences in my son. For a start he started sleeping longer and better. He also became quite angry, upset and cried a lot. I did check with Atoosa to see if this was normal after a treatment and she reassured me that it was all normal and fine and that Bowen not only works on the physical level, but on an emotional level too, so there were a lot emotions coming out of Tariq (frustrations at not being able to speak and communicate etc) Atoosa also said that any reaction is a good reaction as the body has responded to the Bowen treatment.

The next week came and we went to see Atoosa again. I explained to her what had happened during the last week and she took notes and got to work again. My son was so relaxed this time, it was as if he knew this treatment was going to help him!

This week was slightly different, my son became very attached to me and wouldn’t let me out of his sight. Even dropping him at nursery school became a problem as he didn’t want me to leave. Whereas before he was happy to be left at school. On about day four after the treatment one of his teachers asked to speak to me and said that she had noticed that Tariq had been behaving different lately, was joining in more with his class and even trying to say new words! She also said that he even had

started trying to join in singing songs. Honestly I was so pleased that this result could happen after only two treatments!

We continued to see Atoosa more or less every week and Tariq just transformed into a totally different little boy. His confidence grew and so did his speech. At first I could not believe that this gentle therapy could be so effective, I am amazed by Bowen. Even my family noticed the dramatic difference in Tariq. From going to saying hardly anything at all, one or two words.. to forming sentences and using words that I didn’t even think he knew! It is like Bowen opened a door way, Atoosa explained that Bowen re-balances and re-aligns the body and it certainly did that with my son.

My son has now caught up to where he should be at school. His speech is coming along so well, you would never have known there had been a delay. I would highly recommend Atoosa Hariri and Bowen therapy to everyone and I have done. It is a simple yet powerful technique. I believed in it so much that I have now learnt to be a Bowen Therapist myself.

Ayesha Mufti

BACKGROUND:

Ayesha was borne under extreme premature conditions at birth (25 weeks), and is one of the triplets delivered through a C-section surgery. Her other siblings could not survive due to prevailing circumstances. Within her first week of life, Ayesha suffered from neonatal sepsis which caused significant IVH, consequent blood loss and a brief period of convulsions. She spent almost 4 months (117 days) in neonatal intensive care, of which 100 days were in an incubator. She was successfully discharged to her family, after being treated for ROP and a significantly large PDA.

Due to above factors, Ayesha displayed significant signs of developmental delays, namely but not limited to, possible cerebral palsy, stiffness in muscle groups and joints, squinted eyes, digestion & bowel movements, speech delays, etc.

In agreement with consulting physicians, an approach of early intervention was adopted by Ayesha’s parents, which included physical therapies (including physiotherapy), behavioral play, increased focus & monitoring of nutrition, among other measures.

INTRODUCTION TO BOWEN:

I heard about Bowen therapy on a local radio channel, where Bowen’s representative, Ms. Hariri gave a presentation about its background. Afterwards, I did some basic research through internet search tools, and eventually decided to get in touch with Ms. Hariri for further details and insight. A non-conventional approach towards treatment with zero side effects which are regularly attributed to medicines, was a major factor in my decision to explore further on Bowen.

BENEFITS ATTAINED:

My daughter has been receiving Bowen treatment for over a year now, with some minor gaps (owing to my travel schedule). I have observed some immediate recoveries, particularly squinted eyes which have now fully recovered. On a medium to long term perspective, I can confirm that Bowen and its holistic approach has benefitted my daughter in terms of improved behavior, better response capability, matured digestion & bowel movements. Improvement in her responses and behavior have allowed us to intensify on physical therapies (from previous weekly to current daily program).

As a family, my wife & I are firm believers of unorthodox sciences and the changes these can bring to the quality of life. Ms. Hariri is an outstanding professional with a very kind soul. Her approach, treatment methods and persistent follow-up make one feel at home during the course of treatment. Improvements brought about by Bowen techniques and by Ms. Hariri’s skills are quite evident in my daughter’s case, keeping in view the severity of complications that I have explained in the beginning. As father to a very precious child, I feel she is always in safe hands with Bowen.

Dana Khoury

My story with my thyroid problem is a long long one. It started when radiation therapy started it more than 20 years ago.
Despite me taking medication for it, I suffered from a lot of the side effects associated with it. I gained weight, my metabolism slowed down, my energy level fluctuated constantly ( downwards mainly) and i was always cold. my blue toe and fingernails were a usual sight because my extremities were always freezing. The extra weight and having babies did not help my back either and I developed lower back pain that would flair and force me to be bed ridden at times.

when Atoosa Hariri talked to me about Bowen therapy I was the biggest skeptic. She had treated some of our mutual friends for different conditions and they were all singing her praises and vouching for the treatments. Still, I did not think it would work on me, and how wrong was I to assume that!

I did 3 Bowen sessions with Atoosa at a 2 week interval.
The back pain was gone. My metabolism increased causing my energy level to dramatically improve the extra kilos I was trying to lose for so long almost instantly disappeared, and best of all I, my nails colour was back to normal as I was not cold anymore!

I Love Bowen because I hate medication. I have taken enough of that during my life to develop such an aversion to it. Bowen is simple, clean, non-invasive and best of all, it works in areas where traditional medicine does not.
I continue to do Bowen therapy as maintenance sessions on a yearly basis.

Last year I got pregnant at 41 and Atoosa suggested I do some Bowen treatments to prevent some of the complications I had with my previous pregnancies ( I had serious water retention issues, had massive back pain, and developed gestational diabetes in both previous times). The Bowen treatments proved very effective as during this pregnancy I was pain free and full of energy, gained just the right amount of weight, did not develop gestational diabetes or water retention, and all in all had a perfect textbook pregnancy.

I have a beautiful healthy baby girl now and Atoosa is guiding her growth stages with Bowen therapy step by step since her birth. She is 9 months now and other than visiting the doctor for vaccines, we never ever visit because she hasn’t been ill once! coincidence? maybe. Bowen therapy? probably!

Dana Khoury

My son Joseph has Klippel-Feil syndrome – a rare condition of the spine that causes his vertebrae to fuse together and grow abnormally. In Joseph’s case he has 2 fusions and multiple 1/2 grown vertebrae in the cerebral level of the spine, making any surgical intervention impossible.

The best doctors in the world for this condition confirmed that he has a permanent 20% less neck mobility than an average boy his age. Also, his spine is showing some degree of curvature (scoliosis) due to the misplacements of the 1/2 vertebra on either of the spine,and that would only get worse as he grows, causing him pain, more rigidity, and very possibly physical deformity from the neck area and advancing scoliosis. I think the only worse thing than knowing is the fact that you can do nothing about it.

3 years ago Atoosa Hariri suggested I should try Bowen therapy on Joseph – it may not change his bones structure she said, but it would definitely ease the pressure on his spine and prevent his scoliosis from worsening with time. She did 3 treatments the first year, and one maintenance treatment every year after that.

Every year we take Joseph to Toronto to attend a highly specialized kind of clinic at sick kids hospital called The Complex Spine clinic, where the best doctors from various specialties work together to examine these very rare cases like Joseph’s using cutting edge technology and highly specialized imaging and scanning machines . To their surprise and ultimate pleasure, not only has the scoliosis been kept at bay with zero worsening despite Joseph growing considerably taller, his neck mobility increased by 1 degree!

It gives me great comfort to know that these yearly Bowen maintenance sessions had a lot to do with Joseph’s condition being where it is today, and that it will give him the chance to live a normal pain-free life the every person deserves.

Dana Khoury
Mother of Joseph Skayem