Authors : Steve Capellini, Michel Van Welden
Publisher : For Dummies
1st Edition
Date : September 3, 1999
Language : English
PDF Format
Pages : 384
Size : 49,28 Mb
What reduces pain, enhances athletic performance, job efficiency, and sexual function, improves the circulation, raises immune efficiency, promotes the healing of tissues, increases the functioning of the skin, enhances focus and emotional balance, improves appearance, is completely legal in all 50 states and Puerto Rico and can be had for as little as...nothing? Right, massage. So what are you waiting for?
Discover how to k nead your way to relaxation and wellness with this fun guide to the art of massage. With the help of 150 hand-on photos and illustrations, experts Steve Capellini and Michel Van Welden, show you, move by move, how to harness the healing power of touch. In no time you’ll:
Master message basics
Give and receive a therapeutic massage
Soothe away stress with self-massage
Alleviate sports aches and pains
Improve circulation and skin tone
Get intimate with massage for lovers
From Swedish to Shiatsu, sports massage to self-massage, Capellini and Van Welden cover an array of techniques and tell you how to:
Choose the right style of massage for you and your body and getting the most out the receiving a massage
Knead, manipulate pressure points, shake, rub, stretch and perform all the basic massage moves and techniques
Give and receive special massages for the workplace, including reflexology foot massages
Perform sports massage, sensual massage, and specific massages for every age group and physical condition, including infant massages and massage for pregnant women
Become a massage professional
Sensitive, funny and extremely practical, Massage For Dummies shows you how to integrate massage and its incredible benefits into your everyday life.
