Real Clients share their experieces…
Feedback from my Clients
“Jessica has been a life saver. I found her almost 2 years ago after 2 very stressful years. My body was a mess and filled with aches & pains. Deep tissue massages were no longer helpful, so I knew I needed special bodywork & the Bowenwork technique was exactly what my body needed. It’s a much softer approach to healing the mind, body & nervous system. Jessica is a truly special, you will love her.”
~J Simon
“When I first started coming to see Jessica, I had severe neck, back and pelvic injuries for 3 ½ years. This was my last hope for healing. The next step would be surgery. After my first visit, I walked out of the office feeling 2 inches taller. After 4 sessions I am now pain free in my neck and off of daily pain medications.
My energy has increased and my life is now back on track! This work heals not only your body, but your mind. You have a whole new outlook on everyday when you wake up. I just wish I could do it more than once a week because of how incredible I feel. Thank you Jessica for helping me.”
~ Leslie
“I came to see Jessica because of lingering pelvic floor tension and pain after the delivery of my first baby. After just two sessions with a combination of Restorative Exercise, Myofascial Release and Bowenwork, I began to see marked improvement in my body!”
~Alycia E.
“I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a year ago and I immediately started researching ways to help myself. I started taking the necessary supplements and recommended medications but it wasn’t until I discovered Jessica and Bowenwork Therapy that I started really healing. I has diminished my pain and Jessica doesn’t just help physically but also psychologically, too. I’ve learned so much about my mental and emotional healing. I’m so grateful for her work. Thank you Jessica!”
~Nicole L.
“Jessica cured my scapular knots and tight neck that I’d suffered with for well over a decade. She also gave me a set of strengthening exercises and stretches that I’ve been doing at least 3 times per week ever since. It is the magic that has kept me pain free and I’m forever grateful to Jessica for her care and knowledge.”
~Carol J.
“I have been dealing with chronic back pain for over 10 years. I have used both acupuncture and massage to manage my pain and although both of these treatments do help, for me they only go so far. When my back goes into an intense spasm (often causing my left hip to also spasm), Jessica has been the only practitioner to attack the cause of my pain at the myofascial level. She combines Bowen and myofascial work with an amazing intuition that results in allowing my spasmed muscles to unwind. I believe her talent is truly unique and special; she is my ‘go-to’ practitioner for eliminating debilitating pain. Thanks to Jessica, I have been able to extend my horseback riding years far beyond what I thought possible!!”
~Becky W.
“For both my patients and for myself, Jessica Sheaffer is my first choice among soft tissue therapists. Jessica’s work is powerful in her ability to release chronic structural muscular tension.
I have worked with many soft tissue therapists, and I am continually pleased by the praises I hear from my patients of their sessions at her office. Not only do they experience relief from chronic muscular pain and tension, but they appreciate the powerful calming and centering energy that Jessica brings to each session.
It is a pleasure to refer to a therapist who has as great an understanding of the structure of the body as Jessica Sheaffer does. Her gentle work is both profound and deep in its ability to help the body experience health at its natural optimal potential.”
~Dr. Margaret A. Munsey
“I feel very blessed to have been led to Jessica. I had been suffering with plantar fasciitis for over a year as well as other metabolic imbalances. I saw many different practitioners throughout that time without results. Within the next 60 days of receiving Bowenwork, I was painfree and have been so ever since.
I continue to receive her bodywork sessions and have been reconnected to myself in a whole new way that I haven’t experienced in years. I feel that I am reclaiming my health on many levels.
However, there is so much more that the gifted hands of Jessica tunes into. She has the ability to listen with her hands and be a vehicle for that which is greater than us. Her presence is a transformative force that allows the innate intelligence of the body mind to shift and self correct. There is profound clarity that s conveyed through her as she is a beautiful mirror of reflection to what is really going on.
It goes without saying that I have the utmost respect and gratitude for Jessica and Bowenwork. It has and continues to change my life.
In much gratitude! “
~Slip
”I was frustrated with traditional medicine masking the symptoms and making me feel worse. I started researching alternative medicine and therapy for autoimmune diseases and found Bowenwork. I looked up Bowenwork Austin and found Jessica Sheaffer. The Bowenwork technique and Jessica’s intuitive healing has been very beneficial to me. I am pain and constipation free. I am continuing my therapy with Jessica and we will be starting to address the fatigue through Restorative Exercise. She has been a true miracle worker and would recommend anyone with chronic problems to give her a chance to work her miracles on you.”
~Vick
“I had been complaining to my doctor that I couldn't breath. Her solution was to give me a daily inhaler. After 2 years telling her my breathing or lack of it was keeping me totally inactive she sent me to a lung specialist. That doctor showed me my CT scan that showed my right lung's 2 lower lobes completely collapsed. Her diagnosis was my diaphragm was paralyzed and I was just going to have to live with that as there was nothing medical science could do for it.
Shortly before I had gone to the lung doctor. I had started seeing Jessica for relief for a literal broken back. One session for that gave me at least a 50% relief of pain. A few more session gave me 95% relief 99% of the time. I can live with that!
After the lung doctor's prognosis I ask Jessica if we could do something about my lungs. Jessica explained why she disagreed with the lung doctor's prognosis. I understood her explanation that my diaphragm wasn't paralized. Rather it was not working because of trauma to it, and we could reeducated to work properly.
Over a few sessions Jessica worked with me to relearn better (healthier) breathing methods. It was hard work. At first I couldnt get much of my diaphram to move. I did 15 minutes of the exercises EVERY morning and night. 4 months later the doctor said it sounded as if I was getting some air into the lower 2 lobes. But it was weak on the inhale and the exhale was wheeze.
Yesterday 9 months after the paralized diaphram diagnosis my primary care doctor said that my lungs sounded good. Fill inhalation and exhale in all the lung lobes. No weakness, no rattles, and no wheezing. Yay!
Thank you again for helping me get my life back.”
~SaSu E.
“Since receiving Bowenwork from Jessica Sheaffer over the last three years, I have been able to have a life again. I had been unable to work for five years due to severe back pain and chemical sensitivities. I had seen several doctors, chiropractors, cranial therapists and naturopaths, sometimes three times a week, over the course of those five years. Through all that I kept getting worse and felt that I wasn’t being given the full attention necessary to figure out what was going on. Not until seeing Jessica did I start getting the care, attention, and treatment my body, soul, and spirit desperately needed.
I can’t say enough about her and her treatments. Jessica’s intuitiveness, patience, and ability to read and heal the body are truly amazing. She listened intently to me, gave her undivided attention during each and every appointment and was always open to trying new things, which I very much appreciated, she wasn’t locked into only one way of doing things, she was willing to think outside the box! I now have two thriving businesses, I’m able to exercise again and am able to handle stress in a much calmer way. I had also recommended several friends and family members to her and she was able to help each and every one of them. I highly recommend Jessica and Bowen Therapy, it truly changed my life for the better.
~Jessica E.
Autism/Asperger’s
“After four weekly treatments, we could really sense a difference for our son [Moses]! He was less reactive, had a huge growth spurt…he seemed better able to tolerate sounds and sunlight, and he slept better than he ever had…”
~ Sarah Greer-Moses’ mother
“My name is Anna. I am 17 years old. All my life I played soccer, whether it be club soccer, high school soccer, or both. However, for the past three years I have been struggling with psoriatic arthritis – a type of inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis that is a combination of psoriasis and arthritis, affecting the joints. After a small spinal fracture in a soccer game I began noticing more and more problems (trouble breathing to muscle/joint pain). When I was on the field playing soccer I had extreme difficulty keeping up, and when I wasn’t on the field I was at a doctor’s appointment trying to figure out why that was.
The summer after my freshman year of high school, I decided to quit both high school and club soccer until we became fully aware of what was causing me so much pain. About a year after symptoms occurred, I was diagnosed with Arthritis, but we didn’t know what caused it. I started off taking up to 23 pills a day, but about a year ago we finally got it lowered down to 4 pills a day plus a shot once a week.
She took a look at my medical history and knew that I was too young to have such symptoms, and immediately began to aide me and help me figure out what the problem was, by looking at a completely different point of view than anyone else who had tried to help me. After a few sessions with Jessica I was already getting sick less often, and my body began to heal itself. It’s healing that you can feel, and healing that goes farther than simply hiding the symptoms.
I am now taking one pill a day, and I am the most pain free I have been since before my freshman year. The fact that my pain is even bearable without my medication is beyond belief. Not only has Jessica healed me through Bowenwork, but she has opened my eyes to the cause of my pain. After some experimenting with my diet, we came to the conclusion that I have a gluten intolerance. I have gone completely gluten free for the past month or so, and I can’t explain how much difference it has made.
Jessica has taught me that I am my best doctor, and that I don’t have to live with chronic pain all my life. I can’t thank her enough and I pray that others will allow her to help them just like she did me.”
~ Anna
“I am a 71 year old professional drummer. At 70, I reached a point where I had to seriously consider giving up the drums. I was having pain in my hands and I had developed a painful nerve condition in my feet and calves (Neuropathy) which made my feet feel like dead weights. It's a small miracle that I was able to last in the music business for that long anyway. A friend recommended Bowenwork. I didn't know anything about it, had never even heard of it. I began sessions with Jessica Sheaffer and almost immediately, I began to feel better. In the following months, the Bowenwork, the Restorative Exercises and stretches have helped my hands, feet, back; my entire body. I'm still playing drums professionally.”
~G.R
I have had 4 lower back surgeries and have had a lot of nerve damage loss of motor skills and feeling in my left leg and foot to the point of not being able to walk more than a block at a time. After 3 visits I started noticing big changes! After 7, I can walk as far as I want. I don’t limp and I have regained some feeling in my foot that had been lost for about 5 years. My pain level has improved so much I am in awe. Thank you!”
~Dean
“Mine is a long story but the short version begins with a toboggan accident in 1989 that impacted my pelvis and lower back. I went the route of chiropractors and quickly found out that while some were better than others, they didn't have the tools or knowledge. Orthopedists couldn't find a clear cause of my chronic pain. Twenty five years of life-suppressing back and pelvic pain were first relieved by Bowen therapy.
When I moved to Austin I found Jessica who not only nailed the Bowen, but has a rich knowledge of exercise physiology and a passion for getting her clients well. I love seeing her but I am so much better that I don't very often.
Jessica is a miracle worker as far as I am concerned. She had the key to break what I was experiencing as a cycle of pain that seemed permanent. You can't put a price on what she has done for me.
Even if Bowen Therapy seems obscure to you, you owe it to yourself to try it just once. You will notice a difference right away. I found that I could in fact get my life back.
Possibly the most powerful thing I can say about my dramatic improvement is that it was so unexpected (by me) that it kind of scared me. I now had the opportunity to re-join life. I didn't have to (and could not) "hide" behind my back pain as an excuse for avoiding or missing out on so many things in my life.
So if you want to stay stuck in chronic pain, because it gives you some kind of power or an excuse not to participate in life, don't try Bowen :-).”
Best,
Doug Christensen
