The Thai Massage Manual: Natural Therapy for Flexibility, Relaxation and Energy Balance

by Maria Mercati

Explore the powerful secrets of Thai massage--a vigorous technique that will enhance your health, happiness, and wholeness, and create a fresh, stimulating, giving-receiving relationship between you and your partner. Like other forms of massage, you employ a flowing sequence of stretches, but instead of using only your fingers, pressure is applied with thumbs, palms, elbows, knees, and feet. It has been called "yoga in action," with its emphasis on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806917555
• ISBN13: 9780806917559
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent muscle review!

Wonderful graphics of which muscles are involved with each stretch. Very thorough explanation and visualization of stretches.

massage therapiest

This book is easy to follow and learn. In the book the pictures with explannation and stap by stap. So I like it verey much!

this is exactly what i wanted

just like what i said this was what i wanted after watching so manny thai massage video i could get easily lost but with this book i can quickly go back and find confusing technics. you see i'm not really into thai massage however once in a blue moon, clients ask me to do thai massage just to see how it is, in this case this book is very handy.

Great first book on Thai massage

This is a really good book which shows each position clearly. The pictures clarifies and guides the reader along with insets which describes each muscle being affected. Easy for anyone to follow.

A Great Book

This is the first book I have found (including a search in Thailand) that tells all about Thai Traditional Massage. How, Where, Why and To What Extent (very, very important) This book will open the wonders of Thai Trad. to you.