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 68
... effect all the way down to my abdomen , which opens up even more as my breathing becomes deeper . " Good job , " David coaxes me again . “ Good breathing . " He seems to be aware of the changes taking place in my body as quickly as I ...
... effect all the way down to my abdomen , which opens up even more as my breathing becomes deeper . " Good job , " David coaxes me again . “ Good breathing . " He seems to be aware of the changes taking place in my body as quickly as I ...
Page 263
... effects . First and foremost , it has been shown to induce the relaxation response , which is helpful in alleviating ... effect of Therapeutic Touch on the components of blood , particularly levels of hemoglobin . She reported that ...
... effects . First and foremost , it has been shown to induce the relaxation response , which is helpful in alleviating ... effect of Therapeutic Touch on the components of blood , particularly levels of hemoglobin . She reported that ...
Page 297
... effect . While a practitioner generally places her hands on the body during a Reiki session , it's also possible to administer a Reiki treatment with the hands held a few inches off the body , as in Therapeutic Touch . This approach ...
... effect . While a practitioner generally places her hands on the body during a Reiki session , it's also possible to administer a Reiki treatment with the hands held a few inches off the body , as in Therapeutic Touch . This approach ...
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