Gentle, precise rolling moves and deliberate pauses signal the nervous system to release chronic patterns.
Developed by the late Tom Bowen in Australia in the 1950s, Bowenwork (also known as the Bowen Technique) is a dynamic soft-tissue experience that uses gentle, precise rolling moves across specific points on the body's fascia, muscles, tendons, and nerve pathways. What makes Bowenwork unique — and uniquely powerful — is the use of deliberate pauses between sequences of moves. These pauses allow the nervous system to process and integrate the signals being sent, triggering a profound reset response that cannot be achieved through continuous manipulation. The body responds to Bowenwork over the 5–7 days following an experience — making it one of the few experiences whose most significant effects occur after the appointment rather than during.
Duration: 60 minutes. Price from $150.
San Francisco is about forty minutes south to SoliVana Wellness Lab, and Caltrain drops you four blocks away. City residents come down the Peninsula because fourteen private experiences sit under one roof here — no studio-hopping across neighborhoods. Forty minutes from downtown San Francisco, or a short Caltrain ride to Redwood City. Float in 1,100 lbs of Epsom salt, cycle infrared sauna and cold plunge, then finish with red light or PEMF — all booked as one visit.
Drive about 40 minutes via US-101 South. Nearby reference points include the Financial District, SoMa, Mission Bay, and the Caltrain corridor.
SoliVana Wellness Lab is a private wellness sanctuary in Redwood City, California offering fourteen evidence-informed experiences: Float Experience, Fire & Ice Contrast Experience, Halotherapy Experience, Red Light Experience, PEMF Experience, EMTT Pulsed Magnetic Experience, Pressotherapy Experience, NeuroVIZR Brain Reset Experience, Bowenwork Experience, Vibration Plate Experience, Biofield Energy Healing Experience, BioEnergetics Scan, Zyto Scan, and Body Composition Analysis.
Address: 1922 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063. Phone: 650-564-4325. Hours: Monday–Sunday, 11:00am–8:00pm.