Conference: "Total Massage Step-by-step massage techniques to relax the body and spirit" by Karen Smith is a simple book, with sequences of pictures and explanations of basic massage strokes and massage techniques. Smith is a former professional dancer, a professionally qualified massage therapist, aromatherapist and reflexologist and runs her own Pilates studio in London. In this book, Smith has done a good job of introducing massage through his writing and workPhotography by Antonia Deutsch. I do not know if there is anything that makes this massage to all the other books over the years, but if you get a basic book, want to massage, this is a good book for this.
Smith begins the book with an introduction on the importance of touch and what is the book cover. Then there is a short piece of touch and smell with information on essential oils and how to mix them. She also offers her reasons why you should massagewith oils and then a good piece on preparing for a massage. With these assumptions care, it should be in the description of techniques such as effeurage, "fly" or, petrissage or "kneading" kneading, squeezing, sliding the thumb, thumb around, cupping and hacking, feathers and stroke, and knuckles. Each of these descriptions are brief and clear, and accompanied by photos.
The next section of the book is a journey around the body with the titles and descriptionsdifferent areas of the body and explanations of their meaning and their relationship with other parts of the body, and the benefits of massage for each area. Among these, neck, back and shoulders, buttocks, back of legs, face, head and scalp, chest, arms, hands, abdomen, front legs and feet.
The next part, the calendar sensual, focuses on the influence of seasons on the people and the types of massage, need supporteach season. It 'a pretty short track that has some pages in the season. The next section, the joys of water to relax the mind and body, home spas, water treatment and cleaning and tightening the skin.
The last part of the book, cover to touch by touch, and stress management and holistic. Each of these main sections is the color of the edges of the book makes it easy to find quickly what you're looking for. If you are looking for a mansimple guide that shows the basics of massage and its role in a holistic approach to health and wellness, you will probably find this book useful. It is not a textbook of massage, how to find it, if not to a massage school, but it should be. The book is for readers who want to learn a bit 'more about massage and spa will mean. If what you're looking for, check out this book.
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