or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime Free Trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn More
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Amma Therapy: A Complete Textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Amma Therapy: A Complete Textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles [Hardcover]

Tina Sohn (Author), Robert C. Sohn (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

List Price: $45.00
Price: $30.89 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $14.11 (31%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.
Only 5 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want it delivered Monday, January 30? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details

Book Description

January 1, 1997
The word Amma, which means "push-pull" in Chinese, was applied to a form of Oriental massage dating back five thousand years to the period of the Yellow Emperor. Founded and developed by Korean-born Tina Sohn, Amma Therapy is a highly refined and complex system of bodywork whose techniques and treatment strategies combine the use of traditional Oriental medical principles and a Western approach to organ dysfunction. It utilizes a variety of techniques, sometimes paralleling those found in major forms of therapeutic massage, as well as powerful new points discovered by Tina Sohn.

•  This revised and enlarged edition now serves as a textbook for bodyworkers.

•  Accompanied by extensive illustrations and twenty detailed treatments for a variety of common medical conditions, this teaching guide explains and demonstrates the proper execution of Amma Therapy techniques applied directly to the physical body.

•  Includes nutritional and exercise recommendations providing a remarkably holistic guide for practitioners and students in all fields of bodywork. 

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. Second Edition $132.01

Amma Therapy: A Complete Textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles + The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. Second Edition
Price For Both: $162.90

Show availability and shipping details



Editorial Reviews

Review

"Amma Therapy delivers exactly what the title says: this is the most comprehensive textbook for Oriental bodywork therapists in the English language."
(EastWest )

"Amma Therapy presents Oriental medical theory in a clear and logical manner, detailing its philosophical and physiological bases from Eastern and Western points of view. It also gives a philosophical overview of wholistic health care and contrasts it to the Western scientific 'disease-care' system. A section on professional development, which is emphasized in the Sohns' program, includes a beautiful description of the stages of proprioceptive sensitivity that are available to the dedicated therapist. A detailed protocol addresses hand strengthening, full-body conditioning, and training in proper body alignment. In addition, the book examines ethical behavior, a timely subject for our profession."
(Massage Therapy Journal )

About the Author

Born into one of the eight hundred traditional ruling families of Korea, Tina Sohn comes from a line of Oriental physicians and masters of the martial arts. Legendary for her intuitive ability to sense and cure disease, she has been instructing others in the healing arts for over twenty-five years. Robert Sohn has used his life's studies in Eastern and Western philosophies and medicine to help engineer the development of the wholistic health movement in America. He is founder and former president of the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and in 1986 was awarded the honor of Acupuncturist of the year. In 1976 Robert and Tina Sohn founded the Wholistic Health Center in Manhasset, New York, one of the largest wholistic health centers in the United States. In 1981 they founded the New Center for Wholistic Health Education and Research, now a state-accredited college of wholistic medicine. Located in Syosset, New York, the New Center College serves as a model for wholistic health care and a school for future generations of wholistic practitioners.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 427 pages
  • Publisher: Healing Arts Press (January 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0892814888
  • ISBN-13: 978-0892814886
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #477,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

 

Customer Reviews

4 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nearly excellent, November 18, 2003
By 
c. j. smutny III (massapequa, new York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Amma Therapy: A Complete Textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles (Hardcover)
The text is well written though the organization of the material leaves a bit to be desired. It covers a large body of information about massage therapy, acupuncture and AMMA well though it could be better indexed. The subject by definition follows the flow of nature while the text does not. The structure of the chapters could have a more evolving continuity. As an example point information is distributed throughout the text without an area for general overview. Masters can use this for reference well but beginners are at a loss to find the "meridians" connecting chapter to chapter. I look forward to the next edition.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Book for the Oriental Bodywork Therapist, January 30, 2000
This review is from: Amma Therapy: A Complete Textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles (Hardcover)
Of course I'm prejudice because of this is the text for ourschool [online] but this book that explainsthe complex style of Amma is an amazing reference for just about anyone interested in hands on techniques in Oriental Bodywork Therapy. Channel location, diagnosis , actual technique patterns etc are contained in this ancient technique Mrs Sohn brought to America years ago. And the price discount at Amazon.com is pretty amazing as well.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference, April 23, 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Amma Therapy: A Complete Textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles (Hardcover)
I used this book for the Non-western portion of the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. It was quite helpful for this portion. I also used the following three volumes:
The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
(Topics: Human Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology) Vol 1
(ISBN: 0971999643)

The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
(Topics: Clinical Pathology and Recognition of Various Conditions) Vol 2
(ISBN: 0971999651)

The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers
(Topics: Massage Therapy and Bodywork: Theory, Assessment and Application. Professional Standards, Ethics and Business Practices) Vol 3
(ISBN: 097199966X)
These four books helped me to easily pass the NCETMB. The last three books give examples of the type of questions that are asked on the test. Believe me the guides are so complete for every possible topic given on the NCETMB.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews


Only search this product's reviews



Inside This Book (learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
blood stasis, lower burner, liver channel, bladder channel, middle burner, liver yang, kidney essence, yin deficiency, cutaneous regions, phlegm fire, yang deficiency, vital energy, kidney deficiency, upper burner, deficiency fire, heart channel, penetrating vessel, deficiency heat, painful obstruction syndrome, deficient yang, vital essence, turbid damp, sovereign fire, minister fire, lesser yang
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Small Intestine, Gall Bladder, Damp Heat, San Jiao, Liver Fire, Tina Sohn, Wind Heat, Wind Cold, Stomach Channel, Heart Envelope, Conception Vessel, Governing Vessel, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Qi Stagnation, Excess Heat, Colon Channel, Liver Wind, Lung Channel, Damp Cold, Deficient Spleen Yang, Primary Channels, Extraordinary Vessels, Deficient Yin, Internal Cold
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums





Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject