Perhaps the body's most remarkable ability is that of healing itself. Self-massage enhances this power, opening the door to wholeness and developing our ability to listen to the physical and emotional messages we send ourselves. With this intricately illustrated vocabulary of "touches"--plus a CD containing directions, mantras, and blessings--you'll understand how to direct the dance between hands and body, to soften tight muscles and fully relax. Take care of stiff or painful areas, and apply the strokes you'll master in the most effective way, whether they're gentle and general or specific and focused. Do exercises that improve your skills, bit by bit. Go beyond the gliding, kneading, frictional, vibrating, and tapping movements and arrive at the joyful point where you instinctively know what each body part needs and wants. Keep a journal to track your experiences and the changes that occur as you treat your body and soul to this important gift. It will set you on the healing path!
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Heal yourself in body, mind, heart, and soul through gentle self-massage. Listening and responding to how you feel through kind touch will bring relief from injuries and chronic conditions while helping you accept yourself as you are. Learn the many strokes and how to apply them--whether to use a soft, general touch or a more focused, specific contact. Self-exploration, massage, and guided imagery exercises will further deepen the experience.
Bonus: Put the exercises together into a session using the CD enclosed inside the cover. Let the author's soothing voice lead you as the music relaxes you.
"This is a wonderful book/CD set. It will be of great help and interest to everyone who has a body. It is the nature of bodies to occasionally or chronically complain. Here is an answer to those complaints, lovingly and responsibly given."--Pat Morgan, MA, Certified Massage Therapist, Head Trainer for the Academy for Guided Imagery
"Beautifully conceptualized and designed, this book and the guided explorations on the CD that accompany it, are a significant contribution for all of us who believe that better caring for the self is ultimately the most effective form of true health care."--from the foreword by Martin L. Rossman, MD, Author, Guided Imagery for Self-Healing
Bonus: Put the exercises together into a session using the CD enclosed inside the cover. Let the author's soothing voice lead you as the music relaxes you.
"This is a wonderful book/CD set. It will be of great help and interest to everyone who has a body. It is the nature of bodies to occasionally or chronically complain. Here is an answer to those complaints, lovingly and responsibly given."--Pat Morgan, MA, Certified Massage Therapist, Head Trainer for the Academy for Guided Imagery
"Beautifully conceptualized and designed, this book and the guided explorations on the CD that accompany it, are a significant contribution for all of us who believe that better caring for the self is ultimately the most effective form of true health care."--from the foreword by Martin L. Rossman, MD, Author, Guided Imagery for Self-Healing
About the Author
About the Author
Lynne Walters earned a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Stanford University and a Masters in Nursing from the University of Washington in Gerontological Nursing. Lynne holds a national Holistic Nursing Certificate, HNC, a certificate in interactive guided imagery from the Academy for Guided Imagery, and one for Neuromuscular Massage Therapy. She has worked in hospice care, psychiatric nursing, home care nursing, and has led many workshops and classes in hospitals and in the community. In 1987 she started Whole Person Health Works, a private practice in holistic nursing and massage therapy.
Lynne Walters earned a Bachelors Degree in Nursing from Stanford University and a Masters in Nursing from the University of Washington in Gerontological Nursing. Lynne holds a national Holistic Nursing Certificate, HNC, a certificate in interactive guided imagery from the Academy for Guided Imagery, and one for Neuromuscular Massage Therapy. She has worked in hospice care, psychiatric nursing, home care nursing, and has led many workshops and classes in hospitals and in the community. In 1987 she started Whole Person Health Works, a private practice in holistic nursing and massage therapy.
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Good book for the money, informative and I feel it was a good purchase. If you are interested in taking charge of your health on your own you may be interested in this book, esp if you have neck & back problems as I do. This is only one book in my vast library of books that help me take charge of my health and well being.
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