The Complete Body Massage: A Hands-On Manual

By Fiona Harrold

Learn the step-by-step techniques for giving a complete body massage with this full-color practical handbook that anyone can follow You'll learn how to use specially designed therapeutic techniques for alleviating lower-back pain, soothing and relieving stress, loosening tight neck and shoulder muscles, healing sports injuries, bringing physical and emotional relaxation, and much more. 160 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11 1/2.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806987189
• ISBN13: 9780806987187
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Very good for starters

I really like to give (and receive) massages. It's a wonderful feeling giving pleasure to our partner and this book will teach you a thing or to...like how to position yourself, establishing contact, how to use your body to give a stronger pressure (if you use only the strength in your hands and fingers you can't possibly reach your potential as a masseur). It also as an interesting abridgement on aromatherapy. One warning, don't try to learn all the sequences in a row, you will forget some moves; but remember, even a technically unperfect massage, if it's given with love, can be far more rewarding than an ultra professional but uncaring massage.Go on, buy this book and try it on your girlfriend / Wife / boyfriend / husband / friends / Whatever... you won't regret it.

If get one massage book, get this one

I bought several massage books, and this one was the best by far. Easy to read, with intelligently done photos to assist you. This is not a 'dry' book. This book is wonderful

Informative and relatively easy to follow

I found this book to be informative and relatively easy to follow, even before I started attending massage therapy classes. I believe it is a good tool to have on-hand, in addition to the many books and publications a therapist (or layperson) will acquire.

A wonderful "how to" guide to massage.

I love this book and refer to it often on how to give a wonderful massage; even the first time you try. It even has a whole section on how to do "self" massage - something not too many authors would even think about. I highly recommend this book to beginners and experienced masseuses. There is no nudity in the photographs, so this book can even be kept on your coffee table.

A very good "how-to" book.

If you've ever wanted to learn massage, this is the book for you. Fiona Harrold explains preparation through completion (grounding) in an easy to follow style, with plenty of photos to assist the reader. There is information on how to handle common ailments, which essential oils to use for specific ailments, when massage is not advisable, and self-massage, along with a useful appendix for further reading. Julia