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SalonOvations' Shiatsu Massage » (REVISED)

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Authors: Erica Miller, Miller
ISBN-13: 9781562532642, ISBN-10: 1562532642
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: December 1995
Edition: REVISED

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Author Biography: Erica Miller

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.

Book Synopsis

Practitioners learn shiatsu concepts & varying massage techniques. This is a very comprehensive reference for Shiatsu.

Table of Contents

Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Time Line: History of Shiatsu
Pt. IThe History and Development of Shiatsu1
Ch. 1Introduction to Shiatsu3
Ch. 2The Development of Reflexology13
Ch. 3Total Harmony of Ki20
Ch. 4Benefits and Cultural Influences35
Pt. IIThe Performance of Shiatsu43
Ch. 5Effects of Shiatsu45
Ch. 6Preparation and Handling of the Client59
Ch. 7Shiatsu for Head, Neck, Chest, and Shoulders70
Ch. 8Shiatsu for the Full Body: Hand/Arm, Foot/Leg, and Back Treatments89
Pt. IIIThe Business of Shiatsu113
Ch. 9Marketing Shiatsu Services115
Answers to Review Questions123
Further Reading131
Bibliography133
Glossary/Index135

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