Invest in You with Vivienne

Lovely testimonial from a counselling client:
"Thank you for being so helpful, understanding and easy to talk to when I needed it most." K.A.

Did you know Bowen Technique is used for much more than just back pain?

People seek Bowen for a surprisingly wide range of conditions and concerns, including:

✔ Back pain & sciatica
✔ Neck pain & headaches
✔ Shoulder pain & frozen shoulder
✔ Hip, knee, foot & ankle pain
✔ Fibromyalgia & arthritis-related stiffness
✔ Sports injuries & muscle tension
✔ Stress, anxiety & burnout
✔ Sleep difficulties
✔ Asthma & breathing difficulties
✔ Sinus congestion & hay fever
✔ Digestive discomfort & bloating
✔ Jaw tension (TMJ)
✔ Recovery from injury and surgery
✔ General mobility and flexibility concerns

Bowen Technique is a gentle, hands-on therapy that works with the body's muscles, fascia and nervous system. There is no forceful manipulation or deep pressure, just precise moves and pauses that give your body time to respond.

One of my favourite things about Bowen is that clients often leave saying they feel calmer, lighter and more comfortable in their bodies.

If you've ever wondered whether Bowen could help you, I'd love to hear from you.
📍 Plymouth Wellbeing Centre, Estover
✨ Introductory Offer: £40 (usually £50) throughout July & August 2026.

Learn More: https://invest-in-you.co.uk/bowen/

I'm delighted to share that I am now a fully qualified Bowen Practitioner!

A couple of weekends ago, after my flight was cancelled, I swapped the airport for a six-hour drive to Blackburn to sit my written and practical Bowen exams. It certainly wasn't the journey I'd planned, but I'm so pleased to say that all the hard work was worth it... I passed!

Bowen is a gentle hands-on therapy that aims to encourage the body to release tension, reduce pain and restore balance. People often choose Bowen for problems such as back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, hip pain, knee pain, headaches and migraines, as well as general muscular aches and stiffness.

One of the things I love most about Bowen is how gentle it is. Rather than forcing the body, it uses precise, light movements with pauses between them, allowing your body time to respond in its own way.

To celebrate qualifying, I'm offering an introductory Bowen appointment for £40 instead of £50 until 31st July.

Appointments are available at Plymouth Wellbeing Centre. Check out my available appointments: https://invest-in-you.co.uk/body-work-and-holistic-appointments/

Appointments available next week for:

Access Bars - calm your nervous system and clear your head.
Access Energetic Facelift
Myofascial Release for Scar Tissue - helps relieve pain and tension caused by scars & scar tissue
Post Op Manual Lymphatic drainage - gentle massage working with the Lymph system to help recovery after operations: breast surgery, Mummy Makeover, Liposuction, Tummy Tuck, Orthopaedic surgeries & any surgery where swelling is present
Reflexology
Reiki
Spinal Touch - Gentle Spinal Alignment - helps improve posture, balance & mobility. Often appreciated by people who use walking aids, or feel stiff, tilted or unsteady when moving around.

Check out my available appointments: https://invest-in-you.co.uk/body-work-and-holistic-appointments/

I was given this Buddha statue yesterday, and I love him already ❤️
He’s settled into the treatment room beautifully

After surgery, it’s very common for areas to feel tight, swollen or uncomfortable.
Whether you’ve had a tummy tuck, liposuction, breast uplift or a mummy makeover, your body is working hard to heal, and that healing doesn’t just happen on the surface.
Even in the early stages, the tissue underneath can feel:
• tight
• heavy or swollen
• sensitive or restricted

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) can be introduced from early on (often from around 5 days post-surgery) to gently support your body through this stage.
It can help to:
• reduce swelling and fluid build-up
• ease discomfort
• support the healing process

Alongside this, I also use very gentle scar tissue work (Myofascial Release) to support the area as it heals, helping reduce that feeling of tightness and allowing the tissue to settle more comfortably.

This is a calm, gentle approach.
No force. Just working with your body to help it to heal.

If you’re preparing for surgery, or already in recovery and things feel tight or swollen, this is something that can be supported.
👉 You can read more here:
https://invest-in-you.co.uk/manual-lymphatic-drainage-after-surgery-why-your-scar-still-feels-tight-and-how-to-help-it-soften/

👉 Or Checkout my latest appointments here: https://invest-in-you.co.uk/body-work-and-holistic-appointments/

Sometimes the body just needs the right kind of support at the right time.
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What your counsellor brings to the session (that you might not realise)

Have you ever felt like you should be able to talk things through with someone… but still feel stuck?

Talking helps, but counselling offers something different.
It’s a space that is completely yours.
No judgement. No interruptions. No pressure to be anything other than how you are.
A place where you can say things out loud that you might not feel able to say anywhere else.

Alongside this, your counsellor brings experience and professional skills to gently help you: make sense of what you’re feeling
• understand your responses and reactions
• begin to find a way forward that feels right for you

There’s also a lot happening behind the scenes.
Ongoing training, regular supervision, and a commitment to working safely and ethically, all there to support you in the best way possible.

And sometimes, just understanding why you feel the way you do can bring a real sense of relief.
You don’t need to have everything figured out before you come to counselling.
You just need a place to start.

👉 If this resonates, you’re very welcome to take a look: https://invest-in-you.co.uk/counselling-plymouth/
👉 or check out my appointments: https://invest-in-you.co.uk/counselling-appointments-in-plymouth/

Counselling for Overcoming Life's Challenges Explore how counselling can help you cope with life's challenges and find your way back to feeling like yourself.

More Bowen case studies underway 😀❤️

Recovering from surgery isn’t always as straightforward as we expect.
The swelling… the discomfort… that feeling of your body not quite being back to itself yet.
It can take time—and sometimes a little extra support.
Post operative MLD massage (Manual Lymphatic Drainage) is a gentle, calming treatment that works with your body to:
• Reduce swelling and fluid retention
• Ease discomfort and pressure
• Support healing and tissue repair
• Help scar tissue settle and soften
It’s not about forcing change—just supporting your body to do what it’s already trying to do.
From my practice in Plymouth, I offer post operative MLD tailored to your stage of recovery.

If you’re preparing for surgery, or currently healing, you might find this helpful:
👉 https://invest-in-you.co.uk/post-operative-manual-lymphatic-drainage/⁠

Managed to take a photo of the deer at rest yesterday 🙂