Bodywork: What Type of Massage to Get, and how to Make the Most of itW. Morrow, 1995 - 440 pages Not 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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Page 185
... called ki . This force circulates in the body through a series of channels called meridians . Disease is caused by a disturbance or disharmony of the flow of ki . The shiatsu therapist assesses a client's flow of energy . He then ...
... called ki . This force circulates in the body through a series of channels called meridians . Disease is caused by a disturbance or disharmony of the flow of ki . The shiatsu therapist assesses a client's flow of energy . He then ...
Page 274
... called the dura mater ( " tough mother " ) and is an impermeable membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord and contains the CSF within a closed system . The portion of the dura mater that encases the spinal cord is called the ...
... called the dura mater ( " tough mother " ) and is an impermeable membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord and contains the CSF within a closed system . The portion of the dura mater that encases the spinal cord is called the ...
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... called reflex zones , in the hands and feet , which serve as a kind of minimap of the whole body . By manipulating the associated zone , changes can be effected in the corresponding body part . For this reason , reflexology is sometimes ...
... called reflex zones , in the hands and feet , which serve as a kind of minimap of the whole body . By manipulating the associated zone , changes can be effected in the corresponding body part . For this reason , reflexology is sometimes ...
Contents
How to Use This Book | 3 |
Introduction | 9 |
Swedish Massage at a Glance | 19 |
Copyright | |
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acupressure Alexander teachers Alexander Technique approach to healing aromatherapy asks associated Awareness Through Movement BACKGROUND AND TRAINING balance become aware body bodywork practices bones breathing Center certified chest chronic client conscious CONTRAINDICATIONS CranioSacral Therapy deep developed emotional energy field essential oils exercises experience fascia feel feet Feldenkrais Method fingers flow of energy function hands head Heather holding Holotropic Breathwork imbalance individual Institute Integration lessons low back manipulation massage table massage therapists ment Mentastics meridian minutes Moshe Feldenkrais move muscles Myofascial Release neck P.O. Box patterns performed physical Polarity Therapy pressure professional reflexology Reiki Reiki practitioners relaxation Roger Rolfing Rosen Method Rubenfeld Synergy session shiatsu shoulder spine stress strokes student Swedish massage Synergist tension Therapeutic Touch Thomas tight tion tissue traditional traditional Chinese medicine Trager Approach TRAINING OF PRACTITIONERS treatment trigger point TYPICAL unconscious Upledger Vicki York