Integral Health with Ben Calder

Hi everyone, I have another exciting interview with you today with a real master of fascial work, Steven Goldstein.Steven has been in professional practice for almost 40 years now, starting in massage and holistic medicine in the 1980's and then developing a specialism for Integrative Fascia Release from the 90's with over 30 years of teaching fascia work.He founded the Fascial Therapy Institute in 2002. We are excited that Steven will be coming to the UK in Autumn 2025 to share 4 of his wonderful courses.This really was a fascinating interview and prompted our interviewer, Ben Calder, to book into one of his courses as soon as they got off the interview, so we hope you find this as interesting as we did.If you'd like to learn more about Steven and his work, training dates etc you can connect with him here:https://www.fascialrelease.com/https://bowencollege.org.uk/learning-dates/https://www.facebook.com/stevgoldhttps://www.facebook.com/FascialTherapyhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057524436848 https://www.instagram.com/mrgowithease/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more (remember students have FREE membership), then check out our website and socials at:https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

I have another really interesting episode for you here today with Bowen Practitioner and Life Coach Sharon Scholfield, who has over 35 years of experience in HR, training, coaching and career guidance.Sharon has found she is especially good at working with people with neurodiversity and offers coaching calls and support as well as helping practitioners understand simple ways they can coach their own clients.We look at some of the problems practitioners can encounter in their businesses, what success looks like, how to manage burnout, transitioning into greater business and how to transition out when it's time to retire.This is a really useful episode for the business of Bowen and how you can work smarter in your own practice.If you would like to learn more about Sharon, or connect to book one of her 15 minute free calls, you can do so herehttps://www.sharonschofieldcoaching.co.uk/https://www.collegeofbowenstudies.co.uk/cpd-courses/life-coaching-sharon-schofield/ https://www.instagram.com/sharonschofield_wellness/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more (remember students have FREE membership), then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

I am really excited to bring you another great interview in our series of discussions with Bowen Teachers from around the world, today we bring you this really interesting discussion with College of Bowen Studies Introduction Course Tutor Annie Hall. Annie's story is unique in that she lives on a fairly small island off the coast of Scotland UK, the Isle of Mull. She moved there to support her father and raise her children and developed for herself a very successful massage business, doing a lot of care for the over 65's and getting a lot of referrals from the local GPs. She moved back down to England and became a care home manager and was delivering a lot of training on health and social care before moving back to Mull and training in Bowen in 2021 with CBS. Since then she has not only made a thriving business, but is passionate about bringing Bowen to the more remote parts of Scotland where there is little provision for the technique.Annie sees the Introduction courses as a great way to get the community ot help themselves and we talk a lot about how island life has changed over the last 30 years and how much more dependent on tourism they are. This means that many people, especially women, are depending on seasonal work, and Annie sees this as a chance to expand the employment opportunities as well as the health of the islanders. She has also been invited by local high schools to share Bowen with the students and will be working with the University of the Highlands and Islands to deliver the Introduction to Bowen courses.This is such a great story of the value of Bowen Technique in rural communities, we hope you all enjoy listening to this interview as much as Ben did in recoding it.If you want to learn more about Annie and her work, you can contact her via the CBS Tutors page https://www.collegeofbowenstudies.co.uk/about/the-trainers/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Hey everyone, great to see you again.I have another very interesting video for you, with pain and movement specialist and founder of the Bigger than Pain program, David McGettigan.David has a really interesting history of trying to solve the chronic pain issues he developed in his teens, which led him to a degree in sports rehabilitation, which, disappointingly, did not help him solve his issues. He then trained in the Anatomy in Motion work of Gary Ward and Jose Palomar's P-DTR, which has had an influence on the muscle testing that is coming through more and more in Bowen technique (see our recent interview with Jun Chow of CBS and last year's interview with Paul Esson).David has taken his knowledge and experience to develop his specialised online program, "Bigger Than Pain." This personalised system helps people understand their own pain journey and narrative, with a detailed recovery tool kit, community support, and guidance from the man himself.David has also authored several great articles on his Substack account and has over 280 videos on his YouTube channel.This was a really interesting interview and gives us a really good view in what is beyond just the physical treatment of pain, plus great access to some amazing resources for our clients (including the great free e-book on pain).If you would like to know more about David and connect deeper with his work, you can find more about him here: https://davidmcgettiganclinic.com/https://davidmcgettiganclinic.com/free-pain-ebook/ https://www.instagram.com/painandmovementspecialist/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/painandmovementspecialist/ https://www.facebook.com/PainandMovementSpecialist/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-TY3Pg5MRZZm4BgKMMhMg https://biggerthanpain.substack.com/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next in my series of interviews with leading voices in the world of Bowen Technique and manual therapy.Today we have a topic I know many people on the Bowen forums ask about regularly, is it safe to do Bowen Technique with clients who have a cancer diagnosis?Eleanor guides us gently through this while highlighting the need for training and understanding, empathy and compassion.She shares with us her background in medical tech, all the years she spent diagnosing conditions in the lab and how that lead on to her becoming the founder of Oncology Massage Global.This is a really beautiful interview with an amazing light in the world of health and healing. We hope you enjoy it and look forward to your comments and feedback below.If you would like to learn more about Eleanor and her work, you can check it out here: https://oncologymassageglobal.com.au/https://oncologymassageglobal.com.au/oncology-massage/Get the free guide on this here https://oncologymassageglobal.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Oncology-massage-global-FREEBIE-Ver2-20-06-2020.pdfEleanor's book on her work: Touching Cancer https://amzn.eu/d/11XEZ0EIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, then check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me here:https://bencalder.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/bengcalder/https://www.facebook.com/bencalderintegralhealthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next of my interviews of 2025, where I am joined by Visual Artist, Breathing and Bowen Techer Laura van Tattenhove. In this interview, we explore the importance and the simplicity of breathing and why it is such a useful skill to master.We also explore the relationship of art and creative expression in the understanding of anatomy and why there is so much difficulty in becoming a healthy breather.If you'd like to learn more about Laura's work, you can find her here https://bowencollege.org.uk/tutors/laura-van-tatenhove/https://www.bowentherapylancaster.com/abouthttps://lauravantatenhove.com/current-research/https://lauravantatenhove.com/artefacts-of-the-anatomists-scalpel/ https://www.facebook.com/laura.vantatenhoveIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPAhttps://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me here:https://bencalder.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/bengcalder/https://www.facebook.com/bencalderintegralhealthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

A Holistic Path to Wellness with Bowen Therapy, Kinesiology, and Qigong – Ben Calder on the Healers Café In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT, speaks with Ben Calder about his transformative journey into integrative healing, exploring how personal challenges led him to embrace modalities like kinesiology, Bowen therapy, and Qigong to empower others in their health journeys.Highlights from today’s episode include:Ben Calder They would have a logic, okay, if we’ve got a mind component, do we need to do anything with the mind? If we’ve got a body and behavior component, do we need to do something with that? And that might have included diet and nutrition.Ben Calder You know, I see quite a number of people in their 60s and 70s. And almost the number one thing that they will tell me is that the doctor has told them that they can expect it because of their age. And at that point, I want to slap that doctor and just say, No, that’s not true. Ben Calder You know, give yourself a decade to master a level of Qigong, and it’s not a quick fix, and you may not even feel it in the first 2,3,4 sessions. You know, the Chinese would traditionally say 100 days of practice to start feeling your chi and then the rest of your life to master it.ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHTAs a recently De-Registered board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, she has 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.Her resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in her 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’. She also teaches BowenFirst™ Therapy through Bowen College and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.So, when she shares with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, she is speaking from expertise and direct experience”.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"If we are creating ourselves all the time, then it is never too late to begin creating the body we want instead of the one we mistakenly assume we are stuck with!" - Deepak ChopraBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome to the next of my interviews looking at leading voices in the world of Bowen Technique.I am really excited to share this next instalment, where we interview Ross Emmett, who many of you will know as the founder of EMMETT Technique, a worldwide technique for helping with pain and movement issues.Ross has also been involved in the development of Bowen Technique and taught for 8 years from 1988 and shared the evolving forms of his technique, which began before he knew any body therapy, with many of the early pioneers of Bowen, some of whom considered Ross's work "The missing link" in Bowen.Ross talks about his work with animals and how that was the initial place his work began and how that still forms an important part of his work today.We also talk about how your clothes and objects you wear (such as watches) can significantly unbalance the body.This was a really interesting interview to conduct and I am really grateful to Ross for being so open about his history. There is certainly much to learn from his work and we hope you will enjoy this as much as I did.If you'd like to learn more about Ross and the work of EMMETT Technique, you can check out their links here: https://www.emmett-technique-hq.com/ https://www.emmett-uk.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/emmett.therapies https://www.facebook.com/Emmett4Animals/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXflpFjS54FrwDPBGRPzB3g https://x.com/Emmett_ukIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website and socials at: https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/BowenBTPA https://www.instagram.com/bowenbtpa/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Welcome along to the next in the series of interviews with leading figures in the Bowen world right now.I'm excited to share this episode, where I talk to Joanne Hewitt of Bowen College UK who has the vision of seeing a Bowen Practitioner in every GP surgery.She was inspired while working as a practice manager in a GP surgery by Paula Esson and decided to make a career shift and train in Bowen (whilst pregnant) and went on to do a lot of work with children and pregnant women.Joanne talks to us about the value of the new introduction weekends that are now available through the Bowen College to begin as a stepping stone to full training, but also to help families to be able to better support one another, reducing the NHS burden.She's very keen to promote the idea of maintenance rather than breakdown and also incorporates Homeobotanicals in her work. I hope you enjoy the episode.You can learn more about Joanne here:https://bowencollege.org.uk/tutors/joanne-hewitt/ https://www.jhewittbowentherapyclinic.co.uk/services https://www.facebook.com/jhewittbowentherapyclinicIf you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

Hello once again from me as I bring you the next of the interviews with the BTPA.In this episode I'm very excited to be interviewing Jihan Adem of the Bowen College UK. We talk about her history and how she got into Bowen before getting into why she is so passionate about teaching this work and what her deep interests are; TMJ, Breathing and their relationship to sleep.We also talk to her about her upcoming CPD workshop for the BTPA AGM on 5th October 2024 - open to members and non-members, where she is sharing some of the wonderful Empowering Movement training she has developed with Rebecca Ellis to help physical therapists explore exercises and movement practices that can be safely used with their clients to help further their rehabilitation (we are REALLY looking forward to experiencing this)We also talk about how Jihan was part of an international team, along with fascia legend Robert Schleip, to develop the first ever fascia network plastination for the Body Works exhibition in Berlin.I know I say it every time, but this was a really great interview and has me super-excited for the BTPA AGM this year, where I hope to see more of you to join in with this wonderful new work that is coming forward. If you'd like to learn more about Jihan and her work, you can check out here linkshere https://www.jihanadem.co.uk/about-me https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/tutors https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/continuing-professional-development https://www.bowencollege.org.uk/safe-guarding-cpd https://fasciaanatomylabs.com/about/ https://fasciaresearchsociety.org/plastination_project.php https://www.facebook.com/jihan.adem.3 https://www.instagram.com/jihanadem/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the next of the series of interviews with prominent teachers and thinkers in the world of the Bowen Technique, I am really excited to share our latest interview with Canadian Bowen teacher and Homeopath Jonathan Damonte.Jonathan has been involved in the founding of Bowen Canada and the Bowen Therapy Clinics, the North American Bowen Teaching College and Bowen Online. He is a registered homeopath and has created the training portal Homeopathy Simplified for people to understand how they can use homeopathy in an easy way.In this episode, we talk about how Jonathan came to the world of Bowen and how his interest in homeopathy has informed his approach to working with Bowen Technique and how he combines the two disciplines to create better outcomes for his clients.For anyone who has wondered about how Bowen and Homeopathy integrate and how we can get past that basic idea we are often given in Bowen training that the two are compatible, without being given a framework to integrate the two, then dive in.You can learn more about Jonathan and his work here https://bewellnow.com/now-on-salt-spring-island/ https://bowen-online.com/ https://www.homeopathysimplified.com/If you would like to learn more about the work of the BTPA, your local practitioner, where to train in the UK and much more, than check out our website at https://www.bowentherapy.org.uk/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.

In the next of our series of interviews with key figures and teachers in the world of Bowen, it is our great pleasure to share our interview with Paula Esson.Paula has been an exceptional example of tenacity and diligence when it comes to getting Bowen into the more mainstream focus and use in the NHS. Having pioneered the Northern Integrative Health Practice (NHIP) a collaborative partnership between the NHS and a multi-disciplinary team for chronic pain management, Paula has led the way in helping Bowen gain the recognition it really deserves.Paula talks about her development, coming from a sports science background, through to her current role working with elite footballers and her fascination with neuroscience and the role it plays in Bowen Technique.It was so great to chat with Paula again, having been taught by her in my Sport 1 and 2 modules and having the greatest of respect for how she conducts herself and what a credit to the world of Bowen she is.We hope you enjoy this as much as we did to film it. Paula has also been very generous (as she always is) to be available to anyone wanting to learn more about Bowen and the benefits it can give.You can contact Paula via https://www.paulaessonclinic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Broughshane/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/integral-health-with-ben-calder--3335603/support.