Shows how the simple application of finger pressure to specific points of the body can stimulate and alleviate many common ailments

Acupressure For Common Ailments: A Gaia Original

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Jarmey, Chris

Alternative Medicine

Fireside

Illustrated throughout and going deeply into the subject both in a general and spiritual context, Shiatsu is the indispensable guide.

Shiatsu: The Complete Guide

Mojay, Gabriel

Thorsons Pub.

Shiatsu is a Japanese word meaning "finger pressure". Like acupuncture, it is a therapy based on promoting health by stimulating energy - in this case by pressure on the skin. Needing no equipment, machinery or oils, shiatsu is an ideal therapy for self-help. This book provides a guide to the theory behind shiatsu and the basics of traditional Chinese medicine - what ailments can be helped by the technique and what to expect when visiting a practitioner. Included are details of shiatsu schools and other organizations.

Thorsons Introductory Guide to Shiatsu: How Does It Work? How Is Treatment Given? What Can It Help?

Shiatsu is an Eastern therapeutic technique which uses pressure to enhance the flow of life energy--or Ki--within the body.

Principles of Shiatsu

Up to date revised edition of the acknowledged, definitive guide to Shiatsu.
The UK’s most recommended and well used Shiatsu guide has been updated with new material throughout.
Shiatsu literally means ‘finger pressure’ and is a traditional Japanese massage technique which can rebalance the body and ease both mental and physical tension by applying pressure to the body’s energy channels, or meridians.
Fully illustrated, Shiatsu: The Complete Guide appeals to beginners through to practitioners. Chris Jarmey covers all aspects of Shiatsu – the spiritual as well as the practical. Includes:
The concept of Ki or Chi energy
The essential building blocks of Shiatsu in practice
How different parts of the body can be used to transmit energy
How Shiatsu compliments traditional Chinese medicine

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Thorsons

A clear understanding of the location and function of acupoints is crucial for acupuncturists as well as shiatsu practitioners, massage therapists, and other bodyworkers. In this exceptionally well-illustrated, user-friendly manual, Chris Jarmey and Ilaira Bouratinos provide comprehensive and up-to-date information for anyone utilizing acupoints in their therapeutic work. Offering unparalleled detail that goes far beyond what is currently available, A Practical Guide to Acupoints gives specialists the information required for practicing with greater understanding and confidence. This unique book contains not only essential information on the anatomical locations of points and the applicable acupuncture techniques. It describes other pertinent methods of treatment and delineates larger areas where the points can be activated by manual pressure, guasha, magnet therapy, moxibustion and cupping.

A Practical Guide to Acupoints

Bouratinos, Ilaira

Lotus Pub.

The Concise Book of Muscles has been written for the student and early practitioner of anatomy, massage / bodywork, physical therapy, chiropractic, medicine, physiotherapy, or any other health-related field. Containing full-color illustrations, it is a compact reference guide, clearly identifying all the major muscles, showing the origin, insertion, action, and innervation of each muscle. The book also uniquely illustrates examples of stretching and strengthening exercises for each muscle, allowing the reader to develop an understanding of the mechanics of movement.

The Concise Book of Muscles

Exercise & Fitness

North Atlantic Books

The Atlas of Musculoskeletal Anatomy is the complete reference guide for students and practitioners of anatomy, massage, physical therapy, chiropractics, medicine, and physiotherapy. Designed for use in conjunction with The Concise Book of Muscles, the book includes detailed color illustrations of every skeletal muscle, joint, and bone in the body, including main anatomical features. Written in clear, accessible prose, the book offers a wealth of knowledge to the lay reader, the aficionado, or the practitioner.

The Atlas of Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy

Practiced regularly, Taiji Qigong has been show to increase energy, improve health, and help prevent illness through simple movements and focused breathing. This in depth instruction manual brings the practice to the average reader. Written for every level of skill and interest and constructed for easy customizing for particular goals, the book is broken into three parts that cover the theory and practice of Qi and Qigong; the general principles of Qigong practice; and the 18 movements of Taiji Qigong in detail.

The Theory and Practice of Taiji Qigong

A condensed version of the author's The Atlas of Musculo-skeletal Anatomy, this book is aimed at students and the general reader. The first seven chapters explain anatomical orientation, tissues, bone, the axial and appendicular skeletons, joints, and skeletal muscle and fascia. In the book's final chapters, the muscle groups of the body's four major regions are amply illustrated, with composite drawings detailing each region's deep and superficial muscles in both anterior and posterior views. Color tables show each muscle's origin, insertion, innervation, and action.

The Concise Book of the Moving Body

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Acupressure For Common Ailments: A Gaia Original

Shiatsu: The Complete Guide

Thorsons Introductory Guide to Shiatsu: How Does It Work? How Is Treatment Given? What Can It Help?

Principles of Shiatsu

Shiatsu: The Complete Guide

A Practical Guide to Acupoints

The Concise Book of Muscles

The Atlas of Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy

The Theory and Practice of Taiji Qigong

The Concise Book of the Moving Body