Health & Fitness:

Dynamic Bodyuse for Effective, Strain-Free Massage

Written by Darien Pritchard

Format: Trade Paperback, 640 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2007
Price: $39.95

The most significant cause of early retirement from the massage profession is the cumulative strain on the body developed in the course of performing the work. The explosive growth of this occupation in recent years has been accompanied by an increase in the number of work-induced problems. Practitioners can easily strain... Read more >

Deep Tissue Massage, Revised
A Visual Guide to Techniques
Written by Art Riggs
Foreword by Thomas W. Myers

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 5, 2007
Price: $29.95

Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice.

The book is divided into three sections. “Fundamentals” covers basic skills of... Read more >

The Foundations of Shiatsu

Written by Chris Jarmey

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $24.95

Shiatsu works by stimulating the body's vital energy flow in order to promote good health. The practitioner uses palms, thumbs and fingers, elbows, and even knees and feet to apply pressure and stretching to the energy lines or “meridians.” This text written by a renowned practitioner, has been designed as a... Read more >

Massage in Minutes
Simple Techniques for Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere
Written by Grace Wilson

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: January 23, 2007
Price: $15.95

Massage has been proven to provide all of these benefits and more. Now, nationally certified massage therapist Grace Wilson walks you through easy, effective massage techniques that provide a wealth of physical, mental, and emotional benefits in only ten minutes a day.

Wilson offers step-by-step instructions for simple and relaxing techniques... Read more >

4 Hands Are Better Than 2
A Guide for Original Tandem Massage
Written by Terri Tremper and Tammi Tremper

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2006
Price: $24.95

Elite spas and resorts offer tandem massage as the ultimate indulgence, yet little has been written to educate therapists about this exciting modality. This practical guide, written by two sisters who have pioneered the technique, fills that gap. Part one presents 14 steps to creating successful two-person massage routines, ranging from... Read more >

Body and Mature Behavior
A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation, and Learning
Written by Moshe Feldenkrais
Foreword by Carl Ginsburg

Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2005
Price: $16.95

A victim of debilitating injuries, Moshe Feldenkrais was intimately aware of the link between bodily suffering and mental health. Through healing himself, he made revolutionary discoveries, culminating in the development of the method that now bears his name. In an intellectually rich and eloquent style, Feldenkrais delves into neurology, prehistory, child... Read more >

The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage

Written by John Douillard

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 27, 2004
Price: $25.00

Five thousand years old, Ayurvedic massage has been shown to still the mind and body by lowering metabolic rates and inspiring feelings of peace and calm. Often administered as a part of a three-, five-, or seven-day program, these treatments are an integral part of deep cleansing, rejuvenation, and life-extension Ayurvedic... Read more >

Your Healing Hands
The Polarity Experience
Written by Richard Gordon

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2004
Price: $17.95

The human energy field is constantly affected by mental, physical, and emotional experience. This classic guide, written by the author of Quantum Touch: The Power to Heal, shows energy workers, massage therapists, chiropractors, and anyone wishing to heal with their hands how to conduct a full polarity therapy session to restore... Read more >

Unwinding the Belly
Healing with Gentle Touch
Written by Allison Post and Stephen Cavaliere

Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2003
Price: $18.95

Addressing a wide range of conditions, including digestive problems, anxiety, and depression, this handy guide helps readers reclaim basic health by using proven techniques to reconnect with their bodies. The authors show how to tap into the body/spirit's intuitive center and perform simple, quick exercises to heal. Twenty-seven line drawings and... Read more >

Rosen Method Bodywork
Accessing the Unconscious through Touch
Written by Marion Rosen and Sue Brenner

Format: Trade Paperback, 152 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2003
Price: $16.95

In this long-awaited description of the body-centered therapy developed by Marion Rosen, the reader begins to understand how emotional and physical ailments can be addressed through the gentle touch of the Rosen practitioner. Rosen explains how the practitioner identifies tensions in the body that point to the source of a problem... Read more >

The Great Stillness
The Water Method of Taoist Meditation Series, Vol. 2
Written by Bruce Frantzis

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2001
Price: $20.00

This is the second volume of a two-book series that peels away the metaphors and explains the living traditions of Lao Tse's water method of Taoist meditation. The main focus of the book is to explain 'inner dissolving,' its major mediation technique that helps people overcome deeply bound negative emotions, deepen... Read more >

Healing from Within with Chi Nei Tsang
Applied Chi Kung in Internal Organs Treatment
Written by Gilles Marin
Foreword by Mantak Chia

Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: December 1, 1999
Price: $17.95

Chi Nei Tsang is a Taoist visceral manipulation body-work and massage which emphasizes moving chi energy to the abdominal organs. Developed by Taoist Master Mantak Chia as part of his Healing Tao System, it works on internal dysfunctions and energy blocks using the breathing exercises of chi-kung, therapeutic manipulations, and meditation... Read more >