Shiatsu Theory and Practice
eBook - ePub

Shiatsu Theory and Practice

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Shiatsu Theory and Practice

About this book

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 and rational. She includes step-by-step descriptions of treatment routines and techniques, alongside case histories illustrating the application of theory to practice. 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.

This fully revised third edition is essential reading for students and practitioners of shiatsu and massage therapy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Online Resources
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Notes on the terminology used in the book
  11. Section One: The science of Qi, old and new
  12. Section Two: The practice of Shiatsu
  13. Section Three: The theory of Shiatsu
  14. Section Four: Putting theory and practice together
  15. Section Five: The Shiatsu session
  16. Appendices
  17. Glossary of Chinese, Japanese or Shiatsu-specific terms
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index