From the back cover
Massage is considered an essential part of today's healthy lifestyles. The healing power of touch can soothe aching muscles, increase blood flow, relieve stress, and release tension. The Personal Touch Series is designed so that anyone can learn how to give a great therapeutic massage. Whether it's to relieve tired, aching muscles, or to make your relationship more fulfilling, this program will teach you and your partner how to properly apply the following Eastern and Western massage techniques. This hands-on instructional program will teach you all the basic skills of: Swedish Massage: the most popular form of massage therapy for relaxing and soothing muscles all over the body. Reflexology: The therapeutic and sensual art of foot massage. Tui Na: A gentle Eastern massage technique used for restoring the body's natural energy balance. Shiatsu: A Japanese deep tissue massage technique, highly effective on knotted muscles.