Book : The Massage Book 25th Anniversary Edition - Downing,.

-Titulo Original : The Massage Book 25th Anniversary Edition

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Random House

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Published in 1972 and continuously in print since then, The Massage Book introduced Swedish massage to American culture. Still current and well regarded, The Massage Book was listed by National Health magazine as the first of twenty-five best books that have changed our thinking about our health and our world. Today, as alternative treatments are being discovered by mainstream health plans, massage is still going strong. In the last twenty-five years, countless books on massage have been published, but none rivals The Massage Book. Review This fine book is a classic. No collection of books on bodywork, relaxation or health would be complete without The Massage Book. --Bon Anderson, author of Stretching The Massage Book is the best single book on massage ever printed. --Mac Fry, H.H.P., Clinical Director , Mueller College of Holistic Studies, San Diego From the Inside Flap 1972 and continuously in print since then, The Massage Book introduced Swedish massage to American culture. Still current and well regarded, The Massage Book was listed by National Health magazine as the first of twenty-five best books that have changed our thinking about our health and our world. Today, as alternative treatments are being discovered by mainstream health plans, massage is still going strong. In the last twenty-five years, countless books on massage have been published, but none rivals The Massage Book. From the Back Cover Published in 1972 and continuously in print since then, The Massage Book introduced Swedish massage to American culture. Still current and well regarded, The Massage Book was listed by National Health magazine as the first of twenty-five best books that have changed our thinking about our health and our world. Today, as alternative treatments are being discovered by mainstream health plans, massage is still going strong. In the last twenty-five years, countless books on massage have been published, but none rivals The Massage Book. About the Author George Downing was a student of body work at the Esalen Institute in California in the early 1970s. He has continued his study of the body and today is one of Europes most highly regarded teachers on psychosomatic dysfunction. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. How to Use this book I have written this book with two ends in mind: to tell you how to do massage, and to explain a little of what I see as its meaning and purpose. The first third of the book contains a lot of practical information which you will want to know before you begin: the nature of massage oils, how to do massage on the floor as opposed to doing it on a massage table and the like. If you have never done massage before, I strongly suggest that you read through these chapters before tackling the later parts of the book. In particular take a good look at How to Use Your Hands. Even if you already know some massage I would recommend at least a glance at this chapter. In the middle third of the book you will find instructions on how to give, stroke by stroke and body part by body part, a long and thorough complete massage. The type described is one of many possible variations of what has come to be known as Esalen-style massage. This approach to massage, developed in recent years at Esalen Institute in Big Sur and San Francisco, is in turn a variation of a European tradition over a century old, commonly called Swedish massage. Many of the techniques I teach in my own workshops for Esalen are included in this section. The type, the illustrations, and the physical design of this book have been planned in order to make it as convenient as possible for you to have it open at your side when you want to try doing some massage with a friend. However, before you start be sure to read over both the short introduction to the instruction section and the particular descriptions of whatever strokes you