Healing Touch: A Complete Guide to the Use of Touch Therapies to Promote Well-Being

All in color! Healing touch--whether administered in Shiatsu, reflexology, reiki, acupressure, or massage--brings an immediate and satisfying sense of well-being. Touch therapy transmits beneficial energy, soothing away physical pain and lifting the spirits. Reduce stress, prevent disease, ease the discomforts of pregnancy, and relieve joint pains and insomnia. Practice simple, safe, and effective treatments at home--photographs and illustrations show technical details, while specific treatments are suggested for individual ailments. Set up the proper environment, including blending essential oils to enhance the experience, and use a range of strokes encouraging calm, vitality, or sensuality. There's also advice for treating children. Trim size: 8 x 10.