Books in category Massage/Reflex

Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type

Author: Kam Thye Chow, David Frawley, Emily Moody
Publisher : Healing Arts Pr
ISBN : 9780892811847
Thai Yoga Therapy for Your Body Type bridges the practice of Thai Yoga Massage with its ancient Ayurvedic roots to offer a complete and holistic healing modality. Practitioners learn how to customize their work with the appropriate massage approach, recommended yoga asanas, breathing techniques, and diet and lifestyle tips.

Complete Massage

Author: Sandra Lousada, Clare Maxwell-Hudson
Publisher : Dk Pub
ISBN : 9780789479907
Drawing on the skill, depth of knowledge, and unrivalled experience of Clare Maxwell-Hudson, one of the world's foremost practitioners, Complete Massage is the most up-to-date, handsomely illustrated guide to the subject currently available. Innovative state-of -the-art photography captures movement on the mage, showing exactly how each stroke would be performed. A series of exciting internation

The Art of Sensual Massage

Author: Bill Cote, Gordon Inkeles, Robert Foothorap
Publisher : Arcata Arts
ISBN : 9780974853529
Now in its fiftieth printing with over a million copies sold, this is the world's most popular massage book. Written in a reassuring and intimate syyle and lavishly photographed, it takes you every step of the way through a complete body massage.

Medicine Hands

Author: Gayle MacDonald
Publisher : Findhorn Pr
ISBN : 9781844090907
A practical book written for both health professionals and the layperson, this newly revised guide deconstructs common myths about the use of massage in cancer treatment. Reviewing literature that shows cancer to be caused by genetic mutation and the influence of hormones, the opening discussion emphasizes that mechanical action such as massage does not break tumors open or cause them to spread. T

Raindrop Technique

Author: D. Gary Young
Publisher : Essential Science Pub
ISBN : 9780943685366

Bipolar and Pregnant

Author: Kristen K. Finn
Publisher : Hci
ISBN : 9780757306839
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The Educated Heart

Author: Nina McIntosh
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN : 9780781748865
This handbook offers much-needed guidance on professional and ethical boundaries in client-therapist interactions. Replete with real-life examples, the book presents practical solutions to dilemmas, judgment calls, and sensitive situations including confidentiality, sexual attraction, socializing with clients, negotiating fees, and deciding when to stop working with a client. This edition''s new c

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Reflexology

Author: Frankie Avalon Wolfe
Publisher : Alpha Books
ISBN : 9781592575299
Healing bodies, one pressure point at a time. New and revised. Reflexology is the massage of areas of the feet (and sometimes hands) that correspond to other parts of the body. It is used to discern and prevent health problems. This guide teaches readers about healing an ailing immune, digestive, nervous, or circulatory system. It also shows how to perform reflexology on oneself and on others, and

Massage

Author: Quarto Publishing
Publisher : Dk Pub
ISBN : 9780789496867
Breaks down massage tips and techniques into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all your questions.

Massage for Dummies

Author: Steve Capellini, Michel Van Welden
Publisher : For Dummies
ISBN : 9780764551727
With massage now available everywhere from airports to workers' cubicles, interest in this powerful pleasurable therapy is soaring. Eager students and clients will find everything they want to know in this comprehensive overview of massage, from Swedish to Shiatsu.

Hands Heal

Author: Diana L. Thompson
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN : 9780781757577
The Third Edition of this widely used text provides manual therapists with much-needed guidance on taking client histories, setting functional goals, communicating with health care and legal professionals, documenting outcomes, and billing insurance companies. This edition includes crucial information on HIPAA regulations, new and updated blank forms, and lists of codes for self-referred patients

The New Sensual Massage

Author: Gordon Inkeles
Publisher : Arcata Arts
ISBN : 9780974853512
A massage session can show us how to transform our body and feel the therapeutic pleasure of simple touch.

The Art of Sensual Massage

Author: Marcus Salnicki
Publisher : Sterling Pub Co Inc
ISBN : 9781402713699
Warm up a luxurious massage oil, arouse the senses with seductive fragrances, and communicate desire with the intimate, erotic act of massage. Full-color photos show how to work each area of the body, from the top of the head to the tips of the toes, and turn any massage into a beautifully sensual experience. See how to set the scene with atmospheric lighting and sound; master the strokes that wil

Body Reflexology

Author: Tammy Weber, Mildred Carter
Publisher : Prentice Hall Pr
ISBN : 9780735203563
This backlist bestseller incorporates complete information on and techniques for healing through fingertip pressure massage. Through easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions, the book shows the reader how to send healing flows of energy through the body to relieve arthritic pain, back pain, prostate trouble, headaches, and numerous other conditions.

Qigong Massage

Author: Jwing-Ming Yang
Publisher : Ymaa Pubns
ISBN : 9781594390487
Massage is one of the most common practices in Chinese medicine and Qigong training. This second edition presents additional Qigong massage techniques and updated training theory for the practical use of massage on a partner or on yourself.

Hand Reflexology

Author: Tammy Weber, Mildred Carter
Publisher : Prentice Hall Pr
ISBN : 9780735201286
In this step-by-step guide to massaging reflex buttons located in the hands, a renowned reflexologist promises readers that once they master her natural technique they will be able to liberate themselves from chronic maladies--including asthma, back pain, digestive problems, sinus conditions, and ulcers.

Thai Yoga Massage

Author: Kam Thye Chow
Publisher : Healing Arts Pr
ISBN : 9780892811465
Thai yoga massage is a therapeutic bodywork that combines conscious breathing, Ayurveda, assisted yoga postures, Buddhist meditation, and acu-pressure therapy. This comprehensive manual begins with a thorough explanation of the theoretical foundations of Thai yoga massage, including the Ayurvedic concepts that inform the practice. With the help of clear illustrations and charts, Chow discusses ene

Healing Yourself With Foot Reflexology

Author: Tammy Weber, Mildred Carter
Publisher : Prentice Hall Pr
ISBN : 9780735203525
With over 40 years' experience, Mildred Carter, along with her daughter Tammy Weber, teaches readers the time-tested methods of rubbing, pressing, pulling, and massaging for increasing physical and mental energy and achieving quick, natural relief from scores of common health problems.

Deep Tissue Massage

Author: Art Riggs, Thomas W. Myers
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN : 9781556436505
This instructional head-to-toe technique textbook is geared for massage therapists who already have had some basic training and would like to learn more about deep tissue massage. This thick reference book has 200 photographs and over 50 anatomical drawings to help explain the essentials. With encyclopedic thoroughness, longtime massage therapist Art Riggs examines all the main muscles of the body

The Encyclopedia of Thai Massage

Author: C Pierce Salguero
Publisher : Findhorn Pr
ISBN : 9781844090297
Drawing from Thai history, cultural studies, Buddhist religion, and yogic practices, as well as a modern understanding of anatomy and physiology, this book finally bridges the gap between the theory and practice of Thai massage.