Massage Educational Books & Guides

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An Holistic Guide to Massage

An Holistic Guide to Massage is both a comprehensive textbook for all beauty therapy and holistic therapy students and a life-long companion for those wishing to discover more about the art and science of massage.

Aims to facilitate the practical and theoretical understanding of massage through guided experiential learning.

Key features include:

  • Learning objectives at the start of each chapter
  • Fascinating facts throughout the text highlight related topics of interest
  • Angel Advice highlights specific self-help advice
  • Knowledge Review Questions to test the reader at the end of each chapter
  • Holistic Harmony is subdivided into ten categories and includes information about the needs of the body in relation to massage
  • System Sorter emphasizes the effects and benefits of massage for each body system
  • Treatment Tracker highlights the links between massage and all beauty and holistic treatments
  • Tip and Remember boxes prompt you to remember the most important information
  • Theory tasks and practical activities accompany each chapter

Chapters include:

  • Massage Overview
    • Art and science of massage
    • Historical origins of massage
    • Development of massage
    • Marketplace for massage
  • Massage Skills
    • Theory
    • Practice
  • Massage preparation
    • Prep of the working area
    • Consultation
  • Massage Treatment
    • Back
    • Arms & hands
    • Buttocks, legs and feet
    • Abdomen
    • Upper Body
  • Massage Progression
    • Mechanical massage
    • Advanced massage
    • Sports and remedial massage
    • Indian head massage
    • Aromatherapy massage
    • Reflexology massage

and more!

Item # BK29198

 

Managing Physical Stress with Therapeutic Massage

  • Highly visual with lots of art to illustrate key stretching, stance, breathing and weight lifting
  • Quick reference troubleshooting guide
  • Has an outstanding section on therapeutic exercises and physical assessment tests
  • Item # BK14893

 

Massage Therapy Career Guide for Hands-On Success 2nd Edition

  • Explores the day to day business of massage therapy work in multiple settings
  • Filled with useful ideas for starting and maintaining a successful practice.
  • Extensive new info on massage in the spa industry
  • Item # BK10510

 

The Art of Stone Healing Book

  • Please note this is a clearance item and all sales are final. No other discounts are applicable and this item is only available while supplies last.
  • The Art of Stone Healing: Where the Past Meets the Present by Sonia Alexandra
  • The Art of Stone Healing is a comprehensive guide.  It covers the history, background of the stones, application and treatment, procedures, and effects. This guidebook was created to ensure the safe and effective practice of this new modality. It’s a benefit for the many people who are discovering the healing properties of Stone Therapy.
  • As Humans We Experience stress and trauma in our lives daily, once accumulated this can be stored in the body blocking our energy and damaging our mental well-being and physical health. Healing stones are specifically chosen for their ability to transmit energy. The power of the stones is to act as a catalyst moving energy from over-stimulated areas of the body to re-energize depleted ones. Stone Therapy combines deep healing massage techniques with the electromagnetic energy of the stones and an understanding of the human body.
  • As stone massage heals the body stress is eliminated. We experience relief from pain and enter into a state of deep relaxation. Emotional and physical wounds are healed restoring balance and harmony within the body.
  • Click Here to see our selection of massage stones and accessories
  • Check out this stone massage demonstration by Oakworks
  • Item # SMHB

 

Theory & Practice of Therapeutic Massage

  • Comprehensively provides the foundation of knowledge required to become a massage professional.
  • It delves into several areas within the profession, with chapters devoted to spa massage, lymph massage, clinical massage techniques, therapeutic procedure, athletic massage, massage in medicine, and more.
  • Providing a fresh new design, updated terminology and expanded content on topics such as research literacy and business administration, this new edition provides the essential knowledge and skills needed to become a successful massage therapist and will be a reference that users can count on throughout their careers.
  • 3rd edition
  • Item # BK34041

 

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