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Exploring the Evolution of Bowen Therapy with Anne-Marie Ferguson on The Healers Caf with Manon Bolliger 0

Feb 26, 2025

In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks to Anne-Marie's about her journey with Bowen therapy, the different practitioners and techniques she has explored, and the evolution of the modality.

For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/anne-marie-ferguson

Highlights from today's episode include:

Anne-Marie Ferguson 07:50 I believe that the way we think about our health affects our healing, even the belief that we will get better.

Manon Bolliger 09:37 at Bowen College, what I do is I teach not psychology, but I teach how to LISTEN to your body, which means you know, also observing your thoughts and how they interfere or not you know,

Anne-Marie Ferguson I asked her if I could use add the Bowen therapy technique, and she told me she'd always had hip pain, and I was able to see that the problem stemmed from the TMJ, so I made a few changes there, and around three weeks later, I got a Message from her saying her the pain that she had for years disappeared.

ABOUT:

I was introduced to Bowen therapy at a wedding rehearsal in 2013 on the Gold Coast in Queensland when we lived there for a couple years. I began a workshop with Robyn Wood who was an instructor with Bowtech. I continued on to receive my diploma and attended many courses trying to understand how this modality worked. I had some great outcomes. My husband and I have worked as missionaries in Mexico for many years. We work with the Tepehuan group. My husband is fluent in their language and so we are often traveling to visit family or churches so have lived very unsettled for a number of years with our 4 children who are now adults. Bowen therapy courses have introduced me to many other therapists who are curious about what works, what doesn’t. I began hearing about the Emmett technique and in 2015 i believe I took my first course with Ross Emmett in Seattle and then began attending several workshops amazed at the releases that we all experienced. In 2017 my husband and I thought we would finish our work in missions so we moved to Abbotsford for just a year when he found a better job back in Melbourne through connections and we moved back to Australia again in. 2018. I studied a one year remedial massage program and worked in a spa. I was also offered a job with a naturopath and would work from home as well. We were there until October 2021 when we lost our jobs due to the craziness of Covid. We then sensed we should volunteer back in Mexico and make ourselves useful. We returned to Chihuahua to train Latins to reach out to their own people and in August of this year we have returned to Canadá for another period and are looking at how we will continue the work in Mexico. Throughout all the moving I always have opportunities to practice Bowen informally.

Core purpose/passion: My mission as a Bowen therapist is to provide a therapy that is valuable and creates a change. Something should always change as a result of the session. The client should either experience reduced pain, less inflammation, more range of movement, a feeling of lightness perhaps or balance.

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ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT

As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.

My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books: 'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'. I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.

So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".

Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household!

For more great information to go to her weekly blog: http://bowencollege.com/blog.

For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips

ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ:

Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives.

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* De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

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How Does Bowen Therapy Illuminate the Connection Between Human & Soul 0

Feb 19, 2025

In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks to Russell Sturgess, about healing with Bowen through the soul.

For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/russell-sturgess2

Highlights from today's episode include:

Russell Sturgess that's where our suffering happens, we're actually looking for in wealth and power, in love in success, we're looking for our happiness outside of ourselves, which is bizarre, because our intrinsic self is happiness. Our sole being is that it's in here, it's not out there. And then, once you understand and have grasped the whole notion that our happiness is within

Russell Sturgess They're having a painful experience. So, what happens is we turn up and we apply this technique, and we try to fix people, and this is going to be one of the hardest things for me to get across to anybody is that you're not fixing anybody. All you're doing is opening windows of opportunity. This is what a Bowen therapist does.

Manon Bolliger 19:30 when you're in connection with another person on the table, we know mechanically some of the impacts that you know that Bowen triggers, like the piezoelectric effect or all of that we know that there's you know, a frequency

ABOUT:

From his teens, Russell demonstrated an understanding of agape (unconditional love) that defied his age. His upbringing saw him channel his passion into complementary health, as well as religion. Russell now serves as a spiritual director, using the path of the Beatitudes as a way to help people sustainably remember to be kind to themselves, to others and to the planet.

Healing is listening, which is being aware. Ignorance, avoidance and our attachments void our capacity to be aware, resulting in suffering.

Russell specializes in a combination of Bowen Therapy (his interpretation called Fascial Kinetics), Osteopathic Massage, and Reflexology. He brings almost 50 years of healing experience to what he offers.

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ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT

As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.

My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books: 'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'. I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.

So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".

Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household!

For more great information to go to her weekly blog: http://bowencollege.com/blog.

For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips

ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ:

Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives.

Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:

Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe

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* De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

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Can We Reduce the Risk of Dementia with Better Lifestyle Habits? – Dr Romi Fung, ND on The Healers Café 0

Feb 13, 2025

In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT, speaks with Dr Romi Fung, ND about tips to reduce the risk of getting dementia.

For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/dr-romi-fung-3

Highlights from today's episode include:

Dr. Romi Fung, ND 10:10

Good point and good question right there. There's a number of factors. And the first thing is how do we absorb the ferritin.

Dr. Romi Fung, ND 12:38

Well, that's digestion again, right there. When you do have your digestion that's impeded. This is what we call gut permeability, or leaky gut.

Manon Bolliger 18:22

I was thinking digestion is so key too, you know, inflammation to oxygenation. Now, elimination, what pathways need to be functioning really well for that?

ABOUT:

Dr. Romi Fung is a naturopathic physician practicing in Richmond, BC, Canada with a special focus in dementia and cognitive health. Dr. Romi works with patients living with cognitive decline and dementia by augmenting their brain's environment. He believes there is more to dementia than just working primarily with the brain; several metabolic and biochemical factors affecting our brain emerge from the body. Dr. Romi takes a comprehensive approach in working with his patients, from screening for inflammation, insulin resistance, and imbalanced hormones – all of which contribute significantly to our brain health, to interventions, including lifestyle coaching and clinical nutrition.

Dr. Romi completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from Simon Fraser University followed by graduating from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine with a Doctor in Naturopathy. While building his practice, Dr. Romi went on to complete a Master of Science in Aging and Health from Queen’s University and is now pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Aging and Health, also from Queen’s University.

On top of his practice, Dr. Romi is an instructor teaching Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture to future naturopathic physicians and clinic supervisor at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - Boucher Campus.

ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT

As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.

My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books: 'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'. I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.

So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".

Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household!

For more great information to go to her weekly blog: http://bowencollege.com/blog.

For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips

ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ:

Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives.

Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:

Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe

Remember to subscribe if you like our videos. Click the bell if you want to be one of the first people notified of a new release.

* De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

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Can Soulful Practices Help Us Heal and Build Inclusive Communities? – Dori Baker on The Healers Café 0

Feb 5, 2025

In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT, speaks with Dori Baker about how soulful practices can foster resilience, inclusivity, and mental well-being, while addressing the importance of community, diverse traditions, and daily acts of connection to combat anxiety, depression, and social injustices.

For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/dori-barker

Highlights from today's episode include:

Dori Baker I like to use the word soulful practices instead of spiritual practices, because spiritual has been so maligned and has so been misused, and that we have such a history of mostly men using their spiritual power and leadership in ways that violate people. But soulfulness is something I think we can all resonate with.

Dori Baker I like to say the bridges are broken between these practices and the traditions or the places, the institutions that once stewarded them. My friends, where the bridges aren't just broken. Somebody has poured gas and lit a match. You know, the bridges are gone.

Manon Bolliger And it's like going back into really who we are, our sovereign beings, that we are. And this is where all the power is, is recognizing that. So when you brought up, you know, imposter syndrome, it's like imposter to what we're not even trying to be, something else, just be, be who you are,

ABOUT DORI BAKER:

Dori Grinenko Baker calls herself a Spy for Hope. She is a writer, facilitator, and thought-leader who is passionate about helping people find meaning and live into their purpose. She does this by creating experiences for groups to engage wholeheartedly in practices of radical hospitality. Dori creates spaces that honor transformation from patriarchal and white supremacist norms into more liberatory realities that welcome the flourishing of all people. Her facilitation and coaching focus on practices of holy listening and theological reflection that help communities invite joyful encounters, especially in the midst of conflict and disruption. Dori is an ordained UMC elder, author of five books, and host of the podcast LIVE to Tell. Her most recent book, Girl/Friend Theology: Doing God-talk with Young People, is used in seminary classrooms across the US. Her co-authored book Another Way Living and Leading Change on Purpose, is an innovative guide for decolonizing leadership practices. Dori and her husband Lincoln enjoy time with their two young adult daughters.

Core purpose/passion: Our Own Deep Wells: Awakening Soulful Practice for Wellness OODW; is a movement dedicated to supporting collective healing.

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ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT

As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver.

My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books: 'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'. I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.

So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".

Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household!

For more great information to go to her weekly blog: http://bowencollege.com/blog.

For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips

ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ:

Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives.

Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:

Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe

Remember to subscribe if you like our videos. Click the bell if you want to be one of the first people notified of a new release.

* De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

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