The Complete Book of Massage and Aromatherapy: A Practical Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Acheiving Relaxation and Well-Being With Top-to-Toe Body Treatments and Essential Oils - Couverture souple

Stuart, Catherine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780190778 ISBN 13 : 9781780190778

Editeur : Southwater, 2012

Synopsis

This is a practical illustrated step-by-step guide to achieving relaxation and well-being with top-to-toe body treatments and essential oils. This is a comprehensive practical guide to head, face, body and foot massage and aromatherapy treatments, for health and harmony. Over 150 techniques introduce the massage strokes and essential oil applications for quick-fix daily remedies and slow, therapeutic relaxation treatments, fully illustrated in more than 1500 photographs. This title includes self-administered remedies as well as methods of treating partners, friends and family, and offers sequences designed specifically for babies and children, expectant mothers, and the elderly. It provides therapies for common ailments including headaches and sinus problems, stress at work, insomnia, muscular pain, cellulite, and digestive disorders. This is the ultimate guide to working with top-to-toe massage and therapeutic oils to improve your health and to ease the stresses and strains of modern life. More than 150 illustrated techniques are included, showing how to harness the natural healing ability of touch and essential oils, and demonstrating how easily these therapies can be practised at home as part of a daily routine. All the techniques are illustrated in detailed step-by-step sequences, with over 1500 pictures, making the various disciplines simple to follow with ease and confidence. This is the ultimate guide to massage and aromatherapy, for both beginner and experienced practitioner alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Catherine Stuart has brought together a team of leading experts in the fields of massage and complementary medicine: Francesca Rinaldi, an experienced massage practitioner specializing in Indian head massage; Nitya Lacroix, a highly regarded massage therapist who runs bodywork and sensual awareness workshops; Renee Tanner, a teacher and practitioner of reflexology and related therapies; Sharon Seager, an aromatherapist with experience in cranial sacral therapy and holistic massage.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southwater
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780190778
• ISBN 13: 9781780190778
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible