Thai Step-by-step Massage

Klappentext Zusammenfassung An introduction to using massage, yoga and acupressure to balance the body's natural energies, with easy-to-follow techniques shown in 400 photographs. It begins by outlining this ancient healing therapy, its origins and objectives, and then explains and demonstrates the elements and requirements of a typical session.

Auteur

Nicky Smith is a leading teacher of northern-style Thai massage in both Europe and Thailand and a founding member of the UK's Traditional Thai Yoga Massage Association. Her teaching is also endorsed by the International Society of Traditional Thai Massage. She has trained extensively in Thailand and the UK with two leading figures in Thai Massage: Asokananda and Pitchet Boonthumme. With practices in London and Lincolnshire, Nicky's approach has sprung from 10 years of richly varied work with yoga and integrative massage techniques. Through her teaching, she shows recipients how to listen and respond to their bodies, unlocking greater knowledge, awareness and well-being for both the body and the spirit.

Texte du rabat

This powerful form of body work uses the body's own energy lines, combining gentle yoga stretches with massage techniques and also introducing elements of other popular healing approaches, including accupressure and reflexology. With over 400 specially taken photographs, this is the perfect guide to the subject, providing absorbing background information and clearly illustrated step-by-step routines.