Shiatsu Theory and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (886 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848193084 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 428 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Her texts are a gift to instructors and students who adapt Shiatsu's traditional dojo training to meet the demands of complementary medicine. Highly recommended. The students, (and I) gained so much from her courses. -- Giovanni Maciocia, Renowned Practitioner and Teacher of Chinese Medicine Shiatsu Theory & Practice by Carola Beresford-Cooke is quite simply the best book in its field! The Shiatsu College (shiatsucollege) is just one of the many schools, in the UK and throughout the world, which recommends it as the primary text book for all Shiatsu students, from beginner to practitioner level. One of its great gifts is to integrate the mystery and poetry of Chinese medicine - as well as cutting-edge w
. She has taught for many years at the Shiatsu College (UK) in London, and lives in Wales where she teaches and gives treatments (shiatsu-wales). Carola Beresford-Cooke is a well-known and highly respected teacher of shiatsu
"Have been taking the class and this book was on" according to Greenfields. Have been taking the class and this book was on the dot. The pictures help tremendously w the practice. A must in the massage collection.. Five Stars Kattamuri S. Sarma Useful. Five Stars Amazon Customer Fantastic reading
This fully revised third edition is essential reading for students and practitioners of shiatsu and massage therapy.. The book features detailed descriptions and illustrations of meridians, point locations and functions, and these are shown together with salient underlying anatomy. The text is supported by full colour photographs as well as online videoclips showing techniques, routines in the four positions and how to treat individual points and meridians. There are also supplementary online resources such as exercises and activities, web links, appendices for each chapter, and instructor lesson plans, homework and testbank of questions. Written by a well-known and highly respected author and practitioner within the field, Shiatsu Theory and Practice is a complete introduction to the theory and practice of Zen shiatsu, drawing in detail on the theoretical foundation of both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Phase theory as well as that of Zen. Beresford-Cooke explains the strands of theory in a way which makes their integration into practice clear