Art of Touch: A Massage Manual for Young People [Paperback]

Chia Martin (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Provides children aged 9 and older with a simple, step-by-step method for learning massage techniques to use on themselves and others. Techniques can be used for relaxation, pain relief, and increased self-esteem.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-6--This manual has strong undercurrents of Zen and yoga. Basic directions are easy to read and follow: average-to-poor quality black-and-white and blue-tinted photographs show a pair of 9-or 10-year-old girls in bathing suits giving and receiving massages. Nontraditional medicine is presented as if it were generally acceptable, such as a foot reflexology chart and statements that massage will help to prevent illness. There are cautions about not massaging when someone is ill or in places that make the recipient uncomfortable. It is suggested that the effectiveness of massage is lessened if performed through clothing. This book is bound to disturb most adults. Some children certainly have a lot of maturity and empathy, but they also are learning control. They are not always able to prevent or stop activities that go beyond acceptable boundaries. This is a book to be used strictly in a controlled environment and as such has no place in a school or public library.

Martha Gordon, formerly at South Salem Library, NY

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About the Author

Chia Manin

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 60 pages
• Publisher: Hohm Press (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934252572
• ISBN-13: 978-0934252577
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,458,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Art of Touch, May 9, 2000

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Aishath Shabana (Maldives) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art of Touch: A Massage Manual for Young People (Paperback)

This book is about the very art of touch we all need. Includesvery good information about sexual health and very good to use as amaterial to be used for health education on health

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Touch, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Art of Touch: A Massage Manual for Young People (Paperback)

This book is very educative and is very relevant to be used as a source material when giving health education for adolescents. Very expressive and informative.