Body System Reset Space - offering Body Stress Release and Access Consciousness Bars (Independent)

Retha Bodenstein

I have been in practice with gentle bodywork since 2009. I support clients through two gentle modalities: Body Stress Release and Access Consciousness Bars.

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I am passionate about natural, wholistic health through gentle modalities

Welcome to my website. I hope that you will find it interesting and informative and enjoy reading the information as much as I enjoyed compiling it for you.

If you would like to make an appointment, please contact me now. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about the modalities or sessions. If I am busy with a client, you are most welcome to send me a message on Whatsapp on 082 558 5686.

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Increased Wellbeing

Gentle support of the nervous system allows the body and mind to settle and function more effectively. Clients often report feeling lighter, clearer, and more able to cope with the demands of daily life.

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Better Sleep

When the nervous system is under constant pressure, it becomes difficult for the body and mind to switch off. As physical tension and mental overload begin to release, many clients experience deeper and more

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Relief from Pain

Many people seek sessions when pain has become too difficult to ignore. As stored tension releases and pressure eases off the nervous system, clients often experience relief from pain, stiffness, headaches, and restricted movement.

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Release of Tension

Stress can accumulate in both the body and the mind. As the nervous system settles, many clients experience less physical tension, a quieter mind, and a greater sense of calm and clarity.

Rating

5.0

Based on 7 Reviews

Liesel Waterson Kilian

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I have been going to Retha for Body Stress Release on a regular basis and I cannot explain how my body feels after BSR sessions with her... I can only say that it is how I always imagined my body was supposed to feel ... light, pain free, comfortable. Thank you Retha! You are truly amazing!

Ellana Delport

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Retha is really professional. I had 3 sessions with her just before lockdown... and it was really amazing. I could feel the tension and stress leaving. I suffered from upper back..and lower neck pain for almost 6 months on and off...and it was gone immediately after the first session with her...came back a bit a few days later...but then gone so far after session 3 now for 3 weeks! I can really highly recommend her.

Frances Boshoff

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Retha is passionate about body stress release. Listens to you and finds the best treatment. I would definitely recommend her.

Amanda Bergh

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Wonderful alternate way to manage my health

Tanya Crous

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highly recommend it! must do for all ages!

Nadine Minnaar

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After falling of my horse and collided with steel poles i could barely move. Hurt my shoulder, elbow and coccyx quite badly and extremely sore muscles i went to see Retha. Within hours after my first session i could move around and sore muscles were not as bad. She also pointed out some other issues i had and worked on them as well. Within a few days my elbow and shoulder were good to go and i could go back to my normal routine of riding and working.

Maria van Breda

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Body stress release het my gered van 'n definitiewe groot rugoperasie.

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The Body Stress Release practitioner will do a complete client history evaluation with you and identify key areas to focus on before commencing the non invasive Body Stress Release session.

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Some BSR Client Experiences

I started seeing Retha many years ago after a car accident left me in chronic pain. Her Body Stress Release sesions made a world of a difference. I was thrilled to hear that she has upskilled and received training as an Access Bars practitioner. I really needed it. January as been a whole year. I found that my nervous system was more settled and regulated during and after the session. I usually struggle with settling my mind, dealing with stress and juggling the many balls that I do. This thing works. This is the somatic therapy that you didn't know you needed.

Dineo Maboe-Khambule

Jarvis Web Solutions Ltd.

Retha from Body Stress Release has healing hands and a compassionate heart. As an accountant I spend way to many hours sitting and even more hours stressing. After a session with Retha, I feel like a new person. My neck was so stiff from stress that I couldn't turn it. Now I can turn my head (and actually see the cars in my blind spot!). It is the best investment in my health I have ever made. Recently I did an Access Bars session with her and discovered new levels of relaxation. The best way to describe it was feeling like a piece of very relaxed cooked spaghetti afterwards. Truly something I would recommend.

Lizette-Marie Breytenbach

Jarvis Web Solutions Ltd.

I recently had an Access Bars therapy session With Retha, and it was genuinely one of the most profoundly relaxing and transformative experiences I've had in a long time. Access Bars involves a practitioner gently touching 32 specific points on your head (the "Bars") that correspond to different areas of life—like money, control, creativity, healing, body, aging, and more. These points store the electromagnetic charge of thoughts, beliefs, emotions, judgments, and limiting patterns we've accumulated over time. The process is completely non-invasive: you simply lie back fully clothed while the practitioner lightly touches these points in various sequences.

From the moment the session began, I felt an immediate wave of calm wash over me. The touch is so gentle it's almost feather-light, yet I could sense subtle shifts happening— like static electricity quietly dissipating from my mind. I drifted into a deeply meditative state, somewhere between awake and asleep, where racing thoughts simply... stopped. It felt like someone hit the "delete" button on mental clutter I didn't even realize was weighing me down. After about 60 minutes (the standard session length), I opened my eyes feeling lighter, clearer, and surprisingly energized in a peaceful way.

The best way I can describe it is that my brain had been defragged-like a computer that suddenly runs smoother after clearing out years of junk files. The constant background noise of worry, overthinking, and old emotional baggage was noticeably quieter.

H Mocke

Jarvis Web Solutions Ltd.

Why should I consider Body Stress Release?

Body Stress Release is a non-therapeutic complementary health profession. It is concerned with assisting the body to release stored tension, thereby allowing it to maximize its built-in ability to heal and also maintain itself. This technique has been developed and practised in South Africa since 1981.

Stress becomes locked into physical structures when the body fails to adapt to an overload of stress. This may result in pain, stiffness, numbness and postural distortions. In addition the body’s capacity to co-ordinate its functions is undermined.

Body Stress Release is a gentle, non-invasive technique where areas of body stress are located, using the body as a biofeedback mechanism. The practitioner assists the body to release the tension by applying light but precise and definite pressure to the sites of body stress.

Body Stress Release may assist in releasing tension, lifting pressure off the nervous system and improving two-way communication between the brain and body, thus leading to improved self-healing.

Note * Complementary not alternative – These two terms are often used interchangeable, as in “complementary medicine” or “alternative health-care”. They are, in fact, two quite distinct approaches and should not be confused. “Alternative” implies “instead of”, in other words, you attend an alternative practitioner in place of your doctor.

Body Stress Release stands squarely under the title “complementary”. It is a health-care profession that works alongside medicine, in cooperation, not in competition. It can enhance function while the person undergoes medical treatment, e.g. a doctor sets a broken leg, and the BSR practitioner releases the body stress which locked into the back during the accident, or that results from walking in a cast.

The BSR practitioner does not in any way diagnose or treat conditions, nor give advice on the process of a disease – that is the field of medicine. BSR does not try to duplicate any part of medical services.

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Why should I consider Access Consciousness Bars?

Access Consciousness Bars is a gentle hands-on modality involving light touch on specific points on the head. These points relate to areas of life connected with thoughts, emotions, beliefs, stress patterns and mental processing.

When the Bars points are gently held, the nervous system is able to release accumulated mental and emotional pressure that can keep the brain in a constant state of activity.

Many people today live with continuous mental stimulation - work pressure, decision making, responsibilities, information overload and emotional stress.

Over time this can place a significant load on the nervous system. Access Consciousness Bars sessions allow the brain and nervous system to settle into a deeply relaxed state, where stored mental tension can begin to release.

Clients often report experiencing:

a quieter mind
deep relaxation
improved sleep
greater mental clarity
a sense of calm presence
improved capacity to deal with daily stress

Access Consciousness Bars works alongside other supportive modalities and does not replace medical care.

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Body System Reset Space Retha Bodenstein Pta East

Established 2009. Body Stress Release Technique & Access Consciousness Bars. Independent practitioner in Pretoria East, Constantiapark. Supporting relief from back pain, neck pain, headaches, tension, stress, overwhelm and nervous system overload.

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Body System Reset Space Retha Bodenstein Pta East️ 6 hours ago

She arrived straight from work in a stressed state. She left calm enough to sleep like a dream that night. One Access Bars client described walking in still wound up from her workday. By the end of the session she felt calm, balanced and at ease again, and that evening she slept like a dream. The next day brought more clarity too, enough to notice a real difference in how she handled her workload. Access Bars works gently with the nervous system to quiet mental noise that's been running all day. WhatsApp 082 558 5686 to book your Access Bars session. #AccessBars #RethaBodenstein #2026 #NervousSystemRestoration #SleepSupport #MentalClarity #BodySystemResetSpace #PretoriaEast #ConstantiaPark

Body System Reset Space Retha Bodenstein Pta East️ 1 day ago

Thanks for being a top engager and making it onto my weekly engagement list! 🎉 Karen Kruger, Marli Wentzel, Stephen Van Basten

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Body System Reset Space Retha Bodenstein Pta East️ 2 days ago

"Other approaches had failed." A disc problem from an old sports injury, eased through Body Stress Release. Lorin had been carrying a problematic disc from an old sports injury, the kind of thing other approaches had already tried and failed to shift. Body Stress Release eased it, and his overall stress levels came down alongside the physical change. An old injury doesn't need to stay exactly as it was the day it happened. Stored tension from it can still be addressed years later, through a proper three session process. If an old injury has been quietly running the show, WhatsApp 082 558 5686 to start your three sessions. #BodyStressRelease #RethaBodenstein #2026 #DiscPain #OldInjury #RealResults #PretoriaEast #ConstantiaPark #BodySystemResetSpace

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Independent Practice Notice

Retha Bodenstein practices independently and is not affiliated with the Body Stress Release Voluntary Association of South Africa. “Body Stress Release” is referenced descriptively to indicate training in the technique. “BSR” on this website refers to Body System Reset.

Book a BSR Appointment in 2 minutes or Less

Experience the Benefits of Body Stress Release

The Body Stress Release practitioner will do a complete client history evaluation with you and identify key areas to focus on before commencing the non invasive Body Stress Release session.

Book My Session Now

Body System Reset Space - offering Body Stress Release and Access Consciousness Bars (Independent)

Retha Bodenstein

I am passionate about natural, wholistic health through gentle modalities

Increased Wellbeing

Better Sleep

Relief from Pain

Release of Tension

Book a BSR Appointment in 2 Minutes or Less

Experience the Benefits of Body Stress Release

Some BSR Client Experiences

Why should I consider Body Stress Release?

Why should I consider Access Consciousness Bars?

Independent Practice Notice

Book a BSR Appointment in 2 minutes or Less

Experience the Benefits of Body Stress Release

Retha

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