Rosen Method UK
What Makes Rosen Unique?
You cannot hurry a flowering bud to open to its full bloom, it blooms when it is ready to open. ‘
– Marion Rosen
The Rosen Method does not aim to manipulate or fix tension or pain. Instead, practitioners gently guide clients toward present-moment awareness of the body sensations and emotions connected to chronically tense or painful areas. Marion Rosen discovered that when these connections enter conscious awareness, the body can begin to repair itself, often leading to improvements in physical and emotional wellbeing, relationships, and overall quality of life.
Many people can benefit from the Rosen Method, including busy professionals seeking relief from work-related stress, parents and caregivers who need space to receive support and reconnect with their own needs, and individuals recovering from chronic fatigue or burnout who want to better understand their body, set healthy boundaries, and restore their inner balance.
| Area of improvement | Type of change |
| Psychological health | Increases in happiness, harmony, well-being and self-confidence, and reductions in depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and stress |
| Physical health | Reduction in pain, tension, head and back aches, more relaxed breathing, and improved digestive function |
| Awareness of body-mind connection | Awareness of how body tension and emotion link to daily life and prior symptoms
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| Support for personal growth | Awareness of previously repressed problems and memories and the ability to move beyond them |
| Self-initiated life changes | Resetting priorities, making self-affirming choices
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Other clinical studies have found:
Increased levels of oxytocin through Rosen touch (Holt-Lundstad, Birmingham & Light, 2008). Oxytocin is often referred to as the “bonding” or “love hormone”, as it evokes contentment, trust and attachment between individuals, as well as reducing anxiety and stress;
Reductions in perceived pain and pain medication dosage (da Silva, 2009);
Activation of neural networks in the brain, through present-moment awareness of body states and emotions (accessing this state being a core principle of Rosen), which enable better functioning of heart rate, blood flow, respiration, digestion, movement and immune system (Fogel 2009).
For further contributions and studies on Rosen, see: Rosen Journal
‘Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self-Awareness’, (Norton paperback, 2013, and Kindle e-book), by Alan Fogel, professor of psychology at the University of Utah, and Rosen Method teacher and practitioner. The book is based on his research work and Rosen Method clinical experience.
Click here to download Alan Fogel’s full article on the practice and science of Rosen Method.