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BodyWork Shiatsu: Bringing the Art of Finger Pressure to the Massage Table

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Hi, this book is wonderful! Written with the intent of combining the educational text book information but including pictures, diagrams and language that would enable one with no formal experience learn some shiatsu massage skills. I am working towards my massage therapy license and this book is a gem. I unfortunately bought this book from a store a and am kicking my-self for not going through Amazon.com, because I would have saved money. Oh well live and learn... ;-)

This book is used by my massage school as a support in the teaching of shiatsu. I found it extremely useful and helpful for someone who started learning about shiatsu. The book really goes into details about the origins and objectives of shiatsu, as well as the TCM (traditionnal chinese medicine). Half of the book focuses on theory (yin/yang, five elements, the meridians, the organs, the body fluids, the acupoints, then TCM...)the other half focuses on a shiatsu routine design for a first degree shiatsu treatment. I read it three times already. There is a lot to assimilate. Hopefully Mr Dubitsky will write a volume two and a volume three soon...

It's a fairly decent book. Need's some work however, could use a better listing and definitions in general when it comes to items that can be placed into a list as opposed to a huge paragraph that fumbles on. In the practical part of massaging, introducing a template of a massage would be helpful in understanding a routine one can do.

I purchased this book because I wanted a concise explanation of the oriental medicine view of chi and I was not disappointed. This book is dated in that the illustrations don't jump out at you as in more modern books. Frankly, you really need an instructor to learn the art of shiatsu. However, the theory behind it is pretty much contained in this book. A must addition to your oriental medicine library.