The first book to present the innovative Vietnamese method of facial reflexology
• Includes simple pressure-point massage instructions that can be self-administered and that provide immediate results
• Fully illustrated with easy-to-follow diagrams of 57 facial pressure points and their correspondences within the body
It is possible to rub certain zones of your face to relieve a backache or the beginnings of a migraine. It is likewise possible to stop a common cold from developing in less than a minute. Facial reflexology, one of the simplest and most effective healthcare methods, provides rapid relief for many of these common ailments. Developed in 1980 by Vietnamese doctors in Ho Chi Minh City as a less invasive alternative to facial acupuncture, facial reflexology uses healing principles based on the I Ching and Buddhist teachings. The therapy is simple enough that it can be self-administered by a beginner with immediate results and is also a valuable tool for healthcare professionals.
In Facial Reflexology Marie-France Muller introduces this healing practice to the English-speaking world for the first time. She describes the mechanics of facial reflexology--facial diagnosis, facial pressure points, reflex zones, massage and pressure techniques--and provides healing routines both for treating acute ailments and maintaining overall good health. Included is an extensive dictionary of more than 200 common ailments, accompanied by therapeutic instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams of the points to be stimulated, for complaints such as indigestion, asthma, pinched nerves, fatigue, insomnia, menstrual cramps, migraines, high blood pressure, sprains, pulled muscles, and even the common cold.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A step-by-step, nicely organized and easy to use book that can prove invaluable to a health care practitioner and easy to comprehend for a novice."
(Making Scents, Creations Magazine, Summer/Fall 2006 )
(Making Scents, Creations Magazine, Summer/Fall 2006 )
From the Back Cover
HEALTH / BODYWORK
The main objective of facial reflexology--a Vietnamese system of facial acupressure--is to prevent health problems before they begin and to relieve existing troubles before they become entrenched. The system was originally developed in the 1980s by doctors in Ho Chi Minh City as a less invasive alternative to facial acupuncture. Made accessible to the West by Nhuan Le Quang, an 魩gr頴o France, Vietnamese facial reflexology--or Dien’ Cham’--promotes a healthy flow of energy throughout the body by stimulation of 57 acupressure points and associated “reflex zones” on the face. As with other reflexology systems, such as foot or hand reflexology, it is possible to visualize a projection of the entire human body superimposed over the face. One can then stimulate an organ or body part by massaging the corresponding facial reflex zone.
In Facial Reflexology Marie-France Muller introduces this Vietnamese healing practice to the English-speaking world for the first time. She presents 13 basic summary diagrams that locate all 57 numbered facial points and clearly delineates their corresponding reflex zones for the entire body. These diagrams are accompanied by easy-to follow instructions on basic massage and pressure-point techniques.
The author gives point-by-point instructions for two general health-maintenance routines and offers a dictionary of therapeutic sessions for more than 200 common ailments such as asthma, back pain, bronchitis, digestive problems, high blood pressure, insomnia, menstrual difficulties, and ulcers. Therapeutic instructions and simple diagrams of the relevant points and zones are included for every condition.
A chapter on advanced Dien’ Cham’ teaches readers how to select points for personalized health-maintenance routines and a final chapter on Dien’ Cham’ for animals applies the principles of facial reflexology to dogs, cats, and even horses. Appendices on Chinese facial massage and Japanese scalp massage will provide useful points of reference for practitioners more familiar with these other acupressure systems. Facial reflexology is simple enough that it can be self-administered by a beginner with immediate results but comprehensive enough to be a valuable tool for healthcare professionals as well.
MARIE-FRANCE MULLER, M.D., N.D., has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has worked as a naturopathic doctor for more than twenty-five years. She leads workshops and lectures throughout Europe on different aspects of natural healing, including mineral therapy and facial reflexology. She has written many books published in French and is the author in English of Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements. She lives in France.
The main objective of facial reflexology--a Vietnamese system of facial acupressure--is to prevent health problems before they begin and to relieve existing troubles before they become entrenched. The system was originally developed in the 1980s by doctors in Ho Chi Minh City as a less invasive alternative to facial acupuncture. Made accessible to the West by Nhuan Le Quang, an 魩gr頴o France, Vietnamese facial reflexology--or Dien’ Cham’--promotes a healthy flow of energy throughout the body by stimulation of 57 acupressure points and associated “reflex zones” on the face. As with other reflexology systems, such as foot or hand reflexology, it is possible to visualize a projection of the entire human body superimposed over the face. One can then stimulate an organ or body part by massaging the corresponding facial reflex zone.
In Facial Reflexology Marie-France Muller introduces this Vietnamese healing practice to the English-speaking world for the first time. She presents 13 basic summary diagrams that locate all 57 numbered facial points and clearly delineates their corresponding reflex zones for the entire body. These diagrams are accompanied by easy-to follow instructions on basic massage and pressure-point techniques.
The author gives point-by-point instructions for two general health-maintenance routines and offers a dictionary of therapeutic sessions for more than 200 common ailments such as asthma, back pain, bronchitis, digestive problems, high blood pressure, insomnia, menstrual difficulties, and ulcers. Therapeutic instructions and simple diagrams of the relevant points and zones are included for every condition.
A chapter on advanced Dien’ Cham’ teaches readers how to select points for personalized health-maintenance routines and a final chapter on Dien’ Cham’ for animals applies the principles of facial reflexology to dogs, cats, and even horses. Appendices on Chinese facial massage and Japanese scalp massage will provide useful points of reference for practitioners more familiar with these other acupressure systems. Facial reflexology is simple enough that it can be self-administered by a beginner with immediate results but comprehensive enough to be a valuable tool for healthcare professionals as well.
MARIE-FRANCE MULLER, M.D., N.D., has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has worked as a naturopathic doctor for more than twenty-five years. She leads workshops and lectures throughout Europe on different aspects of natural healing, including mineral therapy and facial reflexology. She has written many books published in French and is the author in English of Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements. She lives in France.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Facial reflexology is a remarkably interesting and effective Vietnamese method for establishing and maintaining robust health and wellness.
The essential idea is that not only is the face crisscrossed by acupuncture channels, a.k.a. meridians that these link together scores of major acupuncture and associated points corresponding to most of the major organs of the body, but that there are 57 facial points - virtually all also acupuncture points - that correspond to reflex zones for the entire body. Carefully manipulating these points can improve the balance between the "organ" systems of the body. The system is not quite the same as any of the schools of facial acupressure that I know of.
When the Chinese, Japanese or Vietnamese speak about "organs" they are referring to the information and energy associated with the organ, rather than the physical organ itself. Someone who has no stomach still has the information and energy associated with the organ. By manipulating the points on the face, we can induce positive changes in the information, then the energy and finally the molecules and cells of the physical organ.
This well organized book contains 13 summary diagrams that locate all 57 numbered facial points and their corresponding reflex zones. The diagrams are accompanies by straightforward and easy-to-follow instruction on basic massage and pressure-point techniques.
Marie-France Muller goes on to give clear point-by-point instructions for two general health maintenance programs. There follows a dictionary of treatment suggestions for over 200 common ailments from asthma to insomnia that could form part of a comprehensive approach to treatment and the restoration of health. For each condition she offers therapeutic instructions and simple diagrams of the relevant zones and points to guide the reader.
This is a most helpful addition to the literature on natural healing, and contains a great deal of information that is not widely known in the West.
Highly recommended.
The essential idea is that not only is the face crisscrossed by acupuncture channels, a.k.a. meridians that these link together scores of major acupuncture and associated points corresponding to most of the major organs of the body, but that there are 57 facial points - virtually all also acupuncture points - that correspond to reflex zones for the entire body. Carefully manipulating these points can improve the balance between the "organ" systems of the body. The system is not quite the same as any of the schools of facial acupressure that I know of.
When the Chinese, Japanese or Vietnamese speak about "organs" they are referring to the information and energy associated with the organ, rather than the physical organ itself. Someone who has no stomach still has the information and energy associated with the organ. By manipulating the points on the face, we can induce positive changes in the information, then the energy and finally the molecules and cells of the physical organ.
This well organized book contains 13 summary diagrams that locate all 57 numbered facial points and their corresponding reflex zones. The diagrams are accompanies by straightforward and easy-to-follow instruction on basic massage and pressure-point techniques.
Marie-France Muller goes on to give clear point-by-point instructions for two general health maintenance programs. There follows a dictionary of treatment suggestions for over 200 common ailments from asthma to insomnia that could form part of a comprehensive approach to treatment and the restoration of health. For each condition she offers therapeutic instructions and simple diagrams of the relevant zones and points to guide the reader.
This is a most helpful addition to the literature on natural healing, and contains a great deal of information that is not widely known in the West.
Highly recommended.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A fine beginning point for any who would learn facial reflexology and apply it to alternative healing paths
July 2, 2006
Format:Paperback
The main objective of the Vietnamese facial acupressure system reflexology is to prevent health problems and relieve existing troubles before they are chronic: that said, Facial Reflexology introduces the concepts and methods of the healing method to English speakers for the first time, offering some thirteen summary diagrams locating numbered facial points and their reflex zones for the whole body. This isn't just an overview, though: chapters then offer detailed step-by-step applications for over two hundred common problems from insomnia to ulcers and back pain, pairing therapeutic direction with diagrams of zones. It's a fine beginning point for any who would learn facial reflexology and apply it to alternative healing paths.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a thorough and well-written guide to using facial reflex points, specifcally Dien'Cham' from Vietnam, to help the body heal. The author is a French doctor, naturopath and Ph.D. and has been using these techniques for many years. This is her second book on the subject.
The book starts with a thorough and interesting explanation of facial reflexology: the different positions of the points of the face and how to give a session. The remainder of the book is focused on different health conditions and how to treat them using Dien'Cham'. This section is very well done and includes a diagram of the face with the corresponding reflex points as well as an easy to understand explanation of what to do. There is also a section on how to use Dien'Cham' on your dog's or cat's face and an explanation of Japanese scalp massage.
This is an excellent guide for anyone wanting to learn how to help themselves or others with health or healing techniques very quickly; body workers, estheticians, care-givers, and parents would all benefit from knowing some of these points.
As a reflexologist, I highly recommend this book as both a working manual and a great reference guide for any therapeutic work on the face.
The book starts with a thorough and interesting explanation of facial reflexology: the different positions of the points of the face and how to give a session. The remainder of the book is focused on different health conditions and how to treat them using Dien'Cham'. This section is very well done and includes a diagram of the face with the corresponding reflex points as well as an easy to understand explanation of what to do. There is also a section on how to use Dien'Cham' on your dog's or cat's face and an explanation of Japanese scalp massage.
This is an excellent guide for anyone wanting to learn how to help themselves or others with health or healing techniques very quickly; body workers, estheticians, care-givers, and parents would all benefit from knowing some of these points.
As a reflexologist, I highly recommend this book as both a working manual and a great reference guide for any therapeutic work on the face.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
FANTASTIC...and EASY TO FOLLOW!
As a certified foot reflexologist, I have an extensive library of self-care books. IMO this is one of the most outstanding books, of its type, that I've encountered. Read more
Published 7 months ago by pattikeane
Facial Reflexology: A Self-Care Manual
I am a Reflexologist and I absolutely love this book. I have shown it to many people and they are interested in buying it. I have used it hugely already with amazing results. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. B. Halloran
great reference
This book has been invaluable to me many times. I am constantly going back to it when I have a problem, particularly headaches, and it inevitably helps. Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Bushberg
reflexology
l have bought other books on this subject. This book is not that simple to follow.
Published 24 months ago by Uzo Nwankwo
Wonderful Book
I have not practiced the techniques in this book yet, but I have read it and I really enjoyed it. It seems that there is a real science behind Vietnamese Face Reflexology, as there... Read more
Published on September 14, 2009 by Nik
Facial Reflexology
This book was so much better than I expected. The information is well written and, although I collect books on Reflexology, I learned so much new information from this one. Read more
Published on February 13, 2008 by Marjorie
facial reflexology
A little confusing as to remembering the number and place of each spot to be worked.
Published on September 10, 2007 by Barbara J. Anderson
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.
|
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
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
