Authors: Erica Miller, Miller
ISBN-13: 9781562532642, ISBN-10: 1562532642
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: December 1995
Edition: REVISED
Erica Miller is a noted esthetician, lecturer and writer. The author of countless articles for a number of leading skin care magazines, she is currently the president of Spa Health Consultants. Ms. Miller has lived in Japan and studied shiatsu at the Kanebo Total Beauty Academy and the Imai School of Massage in the Namikoshi Method.
Practitioners learn shiatsu concepts & varying massage techniques. This is a very comprehensive reference for Shiatsu.
Preface | ||
About the Author | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Time Line: History of Shiatsu | ||
Pt. I | The History and Development of Shiatsu | 1 |
Ch. 1 | Introduction to Shiatsu | 3 |
Ch. 2 | The Development of Reflexology | 13 |
Ch. 3 | Total Harmony of Ki | 20 |
Ch. 4 | Benefits and Cultural Influences | 35 |
Pt. II | The Performance of Shiatsu | 43 |
Ch. 5 | Effects of Shiatsu | 45 |
Ch. 6 | Preparation and Handling of the Client | 59 |
Ch. 7 | Shiatsu for Head, Neck, Chest, and Shoulders | 70 |
Ch. 8 | Shiatsu for the Full Body: Hand/Arm, Foot/Leg, and Back Treatments | 89 |
Pt. III | The Business of Shiatsu | 113 |
Ch. 9 | Marketing Shiatsu Services | 115 |
Answers to Review Questions | 123 | |
Further Reading | 131 | |
Bibliography | 133 | |
Glossary/Index | 135 |