The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique

The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique
by Lucinda Lidell, Carola Beresford Cooke, Anthony Porter

The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique
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Book Summary Information

Author: Anthony Porter, Carola Beresford Cooke, Lucinda Lidell
Contributor: Sara Thomas
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-01-02
ISBN: 0743203909
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Fireside
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Book Reviews of The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique

Book Review: Badly dated material, pretentious, hard to follow
Summary: 2 Stars

This book appears to have been created many years ago and now looks its age. The techniques are disorganized and the book includes many pages of questionable and hard to figure out "options." The author was showing off and we readers must wade through page after page of needlessly difficult massage instructions. The art seems dated too and is poorly done. Much of the book is devoted to "Shiatsu" a Japanese therapy that can be very painful and doesn't belong in a massage book. To summarize: a little useful material her and there but really not worth your time.

Summary of The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique

Experience the Healing Power of Massage

With more than 650,000 copies sold, The Book of Massage is the classic guide to the relaxing and healing skills of the hands. Featuring both Eastern and Western methods, it presents step-by-step, beautifully illustrated instructions on everything from traditional massage to shiatsu and reflexology. The Book of Massage offers easy-to-follow techniques for giving the perfect massage, including advice on creating the right setting and suggestions for using aromatic oils and lotions. In the comfort of your own home, you can

  • Soothe away stress and tension
  • Develop your body's unique healing powers
  • Banish headaches and back pain
  • Share the language of touch
  • Experience optimum health and vitality

    Now revised and updated with fresh color photos and drawings throughout, The Book of Massage is a simple and comprehensive handbook that reveals how you can experience the myriad benefits of giving and receiving a soothing massage.


    With more than 650,000 copies sold, massage therapist Lucinda Lidell's Book of Massage has been updated with new photos and instructional drawings. Not for the prudish, as the subjects in most of the photos are completely in the buff, the book presents an intense, information-packed, step-by-step guide to traditional massage, shiatsu, and reflexology.

    No matter which method you choose to focus on (you're advised to choose one at a time), Lidell is thorough in her explanations of the strokes and techniques necessary to give relaxing, therapeutic massage in the privacy of your own home. Detailed drawings, diagrams, and photographs help to further demonstrate how to address each individual body part.

    Divided into distinct chapters for each of the three methods, The Book of Massage also includes several sections that Lidell stresses are fundamental to all types of massage. The first is "Beginning," with information such as creating the right atmosphere (a warm room and soft lighting), applying oil, and finding a comfortable position. Additionally, Lidell suggests that everyone should review sections on the human touch and anatomy, both of which oddly come at the end of the book.

    As thorough as The Book of Massage may be, do not expect to walk away from it an expert. As with any skill worth learning, giving good massage takes time, study, and practice, practice, practice. --Bree Altman

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