Product Details

• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 2001
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0971316406
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #483,018 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

This massage therapy instructional video teaches the techniques used by professional massage therapists in everything from Swedish massage to deep tissue and pressure point therapy. The video is narrated and demonstrated by a Registered Massage Therapist with years of training and professional experience.

The video skillfully covers all the basic introductory massage techniques and shows some advanced maneuvers while providing all the tools necessary to learn the healing art of massage. This video is a great instructional device whether the intent is massaging for fun or pursuing massage therapy as a career.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is just what I needed, December 11, 2002

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Lindsey (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Massage Therapy (DVD)

This is the best instructional video I've seen.

I put this on my wish list and then one of my family members bought it for me. I wanted to learn about massage but just didn't have the time to take a class. I've always thought about pursing this as a career but just didnt know how to get started. This video was just what I needed.

The video starts off with the massage therapist preparing a client for a full body massage. She shows you how to do everything for a massage from the beginning to end. The massage therapist doesn't talk during the massage but it looks like she went back in and recorded instruction while the video shows her performing the massage.

The massage therapist works one side of the client's body and then the other while explaining in detail how to do it. She takes about an hour and a half to perform and explain the full massage. She talks you through each part of the massage of each part of the body going into how to massage that specific body part with what to do and what to avoid. I had no idea that there was so much more to it than just a back rub. While it's not difficult to follow along, it would be difficult with the video.

The overall production quality is very good. I was very impressed with the quality and production aspects of this video. While this is a DVD, it's not wide-screen. I almost think it's better since it fills the full screen and shows a closer view of the massage.

The soundtrack is great. There's good music at the front and end. Throughout most of the video there's a nice background sound of a quite waterfall. The massage therapist explained that white noise generators or waterfalls should be used to aid in the relaxation process. It sure works in this video.

The only thing I wish is that they had an intermediate or advanced massage video I could get next.

So, the bottom line is that I got the chance to learn about massage at my own pace i the comfort of my own home. Now that I learned about basic massage, I think that I will take some massage classes and see if I'd like to do this as a career.

Thanks!

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Basic Massage Video, March 1, 2002

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Paul Garton (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Massage Therapy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm a massage therapist from California and haven't practiced in a number of years. This was a great refresher course for me and I want to highly recommend it for the lay person who just wants to give a nice massage. The techniques are easy to learn, use and remember - and most importantly - highly effective in the art of relaxation. I received the tape quickly after ordering it.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxation at it's best!..., December 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Basic Massage Therapy (DVD)

This Basic massage Therapy video is one of the best massage videos I have ever seen. It is extremely detailed and informative. I actually used some of the techniques that I learned from watching this video to give massages to my family and friends. They said it felt as if they had been to see a professional massage therapist!... I would definitely recommend this video for anyone wanting to learn about massage.