Shiatsu: the Complete Guide

Description

By Chris Jarmey & Gabriel Mojay
Trade paperback book
ISBN 9780722539149
256 pages

Shiatsu is the definitive guide and reference book for beginners through to students and practitioners. Anyone with a serious interest in bodywork will find Shiatsu their indispensable textbook.

Covering a broad range of issues and information, Shiatsu includes:

• the concept of Ki – the energy in all living things
• the essential elements and components of shiatsu
• how to use the different body parts – hands, palms, thumbs,
  fingers, forearms, knees and feet
• energy channels and how they are used in shiatsu
  basic treatment techniques
• shiatsu therapy and traditional Oriental medicine
  forms of Oriental diagnosis

Illustrated throughout, Shiatsu takes the reader in depth through the mental, physical, and spiritual elements of Shiatsu practice.