Meet the ECBS Teaching Team
In addition to being experienced and busy Bowen Therapists for over two years, they have undertaken over three hundred hours of Bowen Teacher Training and can be regarded as the most qualified teachers of the Bowen Technique in Europe.
ECBS has a policy of continuing support and training for teachers. We consider ourselves to be a team, working together and supporting each other in order to provide the best possible training and support for our students.
JULIAN BAKER
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01373 832340 / from overseas + 44 1 373 832 340
Mobile 07778 641171
www.thebowentechnique.com
The Corsley Centre, Deep Lane, Corsley, Wiltshire, BA12 7QF
Originally from London, Julian Baker undertook training in The Bowen Technique when he was living in Australia. He initially trained in reflexology but he sought out Bowen training after being impressed by very successful treatment for an acute neck injury. Returning to Britain in 1992, he initially ran a busy clinic but soon began teaching the technique full time in response to the tremendous demand for training. As a result of his devotion and boundless energy, he has been responsible for the rapid growth of the technique in the UK, traveling throughout the country teaching and promoting it.
Julian’s first career path was catering and he was involved in the regional apprenticeship and training scheme for eight years. As a result, his teaching is what has been termed by some as "lively and innovative". Julian uses ‘hands-on-hands’ teaching, demonstrations, analogies and case histories to pass on The Bowen Technique in a unique and animated way. Many people comment on the fact that as well as having learned an extremely valuable tool, they have had a course full of relaxed fun, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions and have points clarified. Julian is the most experienced Bowen Therapy Teacher in Europe and has used this experience to develop a comprehensive teacher training programme. Julian has recently started to work with the subtleties of the technique, moving into an intuitive approach and addressing the role of the therapist in the process of treatment. Still a keen cook, Julian also plays golf and studies Buddhism.
PAULA ESSON
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0191 398 0000
www.healthnorth.co.uk
Northern Integrative Health Practice, Durham Road, Sacriston, Durham DH7 6FE
Paula Esson studied Sport Science at Northumbria University specialising in exercise physiology and sports performance and has coached at a National level for England Basketball. It was personal injury to a shoulder that brought Paula to the Bowen Technique. Intrigued by the marked changes in pain, function and well-being, developed enough conviction to train as a practitioner.
Qualifying in April 1999, the demand for the technique from sports performers and the general public soon saw a change in career. She is now the Director of the Northern Integrative Health Practice in Durham. Working alongside the NHS and other health professions, she is perfectly aligned to share the Bowen work, carry out research and help many people learn the Bowen Technique. Her courses are full of interesting and accessible anatomy mixed with a \'unique\' sense of humour underpinned with many years in the field. She has a keen commitment in helping others and commence rewarding new careers as well as achieve their educational and personal goals. As an experienced coach, teacher and therapist, Paula believes that bringing balance to the individual, physically, emotionally and spiritually contributes to health and ultimately well-being and feels The Bowen Technique provides the trigger to achieve this in a natural and non-intrusive format. When Paula is not working she enjoys bringing up her young son, basketball, volleyball and squash are keen active hobbies with music, films and books to relax by.
SYLVIA WILKINSON
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01584 890 989 / 07971 428701
www.bowentherapytraining.co.uk
Misty View, Crosshands, Coreley, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 3AR
Sylvia was born in mid-Wales and educated at Llandrindod Wells Comprehensive School. Upon leaving school, she commenced her State Enrolled Nurse training at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. After completion of training, she met and married Kevin and moved to Worcester and continued nursing the elderly in a Residential Nursing home. During the next few years her two children were born so she worked part time nights at a residential home in South Shropshire where the family have made their home. It was due to an injury in her early nursing career, followed by the birth of her children that exacerbated a lower back condition. Having spent numerous months in hospital on bed rest, her prospects of returning to nursing were failing fast. It was at this time that she was introduced to Reflexology which had remarkable effects and encouragement to learn the therapy. This really started her career in complementary practice. She then trained in the following: remedial massage, aromatherapy, Indian head massage, allergy testing and reiki. It was in 1994 that Bowen entered her life when an old injury reoccurred and she found the treatment enlightening and beneficial to the body and mind.
In 1992 she commenced teaching reflexology on a sports therapy course at a college in mid- Wales and over the years has taught holistic therapy to numerous students. In 2002 she became a teacher with ECBS and gained her PGCE from the University of Wales, Cardiff. During the week she runs a busy clinic for private clients with wide ranging problems and enjoys treating expectant mothers and babies in her local village and a picturesque village near Llandrindod Wells. Sylvia’s classes are always filled with a dedicated level of commitment to learning with a calm, patient, sympathetic and fun approach.
JIHAN ADEM
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01548 844 606 / 07929 005 910
26a Fore Street , Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8ET
Jihan began her teaching career in London as a riding instructor to both able bodied and severely disabled people. She also competed in equestrian events for a number of years then travelled extensively throughout Europe. After receiving treatments in 1996, she realised that longstanding childhood conditions which had previously been diagnosed as chronic and unchangeable were resolving.
She subsequently trained in Bowen and found that teaching the technique was a natural progression. Her vitality, combined with her compassionate approach to teaching enables students to draw on and build upon their existing skills and knowledge. Under Jihan\'s course leadership, students can enjoy a relaxed and fun learning environment. She lives in South Devon where she practices Bowen and also runs a busy multi-disciplinary clinic. Jihan\'s interests lie both in the physical well being of people and the tangible link to the mental/emotional state, making her approach to therapeutic body work and her clinical practice a truly holistic and integrative one.
JO LUNN
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01684 576002 / 07967 661 728
www.jolunn.co.uk
15 Frederick Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1RS
Jo has worked in stage management in the West End and in Scotland, in marketing and PR and as a gym instructor. When a back injury forced her to re evaluate her life she initially trained in reflexology and sports massage and then as a Bowen practitioner following remarkably successful Bowen treatment for her chronic back problem. By this point Jo had been head hunted to open a fitness club but decided to open her own clinic enabling her to develop a more holistic approach to treating people. She now runs a well-established Worcestershire clinic and treats clients with many different conditions from across the UK and continues to undertake related training both in the UK and overseas; most recently in South Africa at the Capetown University Medical School.
The results that Jo sees in her clients confirm her belief that Bowen is an accessible and efficient treatment. With the ever-increasing presence that the Bowen Technique has in our healthcare system Jo is confident that it will soon receive the full acknowledgement it deserves and by teaching others she is contributing to the growth of this valuable, non-invasive therapy. In the past Jo has taught literacy skills on a one to one basis so when the offer arose for her to teach the Bowen Technique, she welcomed the opportunity. Her courses take a friendly, hands-on, practical approach and her experience enables her to fully support a range of student learning styles. Jo’s clear enthusiasm for Bowen and her down to earth philosophy gives students plenty of opportunity to ask questions as well as supporting them as they develop confidence in their work.
MICHAEL MORRIS
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01775 725 059 / 07775 608607
www.tonic-health.co.uk www.learnbowen.com
Tonic Health, 1 London Road, Spalding, Lincs PE11 2TA
Michael qualified in sports massage in 1996 and then completed the two-year advanced remedial massage and manipulative therapy at the Northern Institute of Massage. He has been working within sport and for professional sports teams for much of his career. Michael’s understanding of bodywork has undergone significant changes since he began working with Bowen in 2002. He runs a very successful Bowen practice in South Lincolnshire treating a wide range of conditions both sporting and non-sporting. His interest and belief in the treatment prompted him to take the next step into teaching. Like all ECBS teachers, Michael uses the most up to date 3D computer software in his teaching, making the learning of the necessary anatomy more interesting and understandable. He brings energy and enthusiasm to his courses, with an emphasis on the practical application of this highly effective treatment. Michael completed a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree through the Open University in 2007, and his PGCE (post compulsory education) through New College Stamford in 2008. Michael has written and leads a new workshop, the Assessment Workshop, which is available to students and graduates of Bowen, and looks at postural analysis, body movement, and incorporates basic orthopaedic-style joint tests to assist in your examination and decision making with your clients.
Bookings and payments for Michael's courses can be made online via his website www.learnbowen.com
