Bodywork: What Type of Massage to Get, and how to Make the Most of itNot a how-to book, Bodywork is a guide for the 20 million Americans who receive massage therapy each year. Claire takes readers through a typical session of more than fifteen different massage therapies from around the world--including Swedish massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, the Rolfing Method, and Shiatsu/Acupuncture--and highlights other therapies, giving the history and theory behind each. |
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He relied primarily on body manipulation , advice on lifestyle , and exercises . (
The word “ osteopathy ” is in fact a misnomer . Literally , it means “ bone disease ”
and Dr. Still's system addressed the entire structure of the body , not just bones . )
...
He relied primarily on body manipulation , advice on lifestyle , and exercises . (
The word “ osteopathy ” is in fact a misnomer . Literally , it means “ bone disease ”
and Dr. Still's system addressed the entire structure of the body , not just bones . )
...
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Called the craniosacral rhythm , this pulse serves as a basic evaluative tool in
determining proper functioning of the system . A key assumption in CranioSacral
Therapy is that the pulsating rhythm of CSF causes the bones of the skull to move
...
Called the craniosacral rhythm , this pulse serves as a basic evaluative tool in
determining proper functioning of the system . A key assumption in CranioSacral
Therapy is that the pulsating rhythm of CSF causes the bones of the skull to move
...
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ferent cranial bones ( plus three small bones in each of our ears ) . Anyone who
has felt what is called the fontanel , or soft spot , on the head of an infant knows
how pliable it is . That's because at birth an infant's skull bones are not
completely ...
ferent cranial bones ( plus three small bones in each of our ears ) . Anyone who
has felt what is called the fontanel , or soft spot , on the head of an infant knows
how pliable it is . That's because at birth an infant's skull bones are not
completely ...
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Contents
How to Use This Book | 3 |
Introduction | 9 |
Swedish Massage at a Glance | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bodywork: What Type of Massage to Get, and how to Make the Most of it |
| Author | Thomas Claire |
| Publisher | W. Morrow, 1995 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 15 Mar 2011 |
| ISBN | 0688125816, 9780688125813 |
| Length | 440 pages |
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