Customer Reviews

Reflexology: The Definitive Practitioner's Manual

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This book is concise, clearly written and easy to read. It includes the usual topics covered in reflexology books e.g. what is reflexology, history, how it works, zone theory, etc. Plus it covers areas that few other reflexology books have covered before: setting up a practice, consultation procedures, hand reflexology, ear reflexology and face reflexology.

It touches on all aspects of reflexology and health, mental, physical and spiritual. As the title says the definitive guide! A must for every reflexologist.

This book is well-written and excellent for teaching reflexology. In fact, this book was a helpful reference for the national certification test for therapeutic massage and bodywork. My study group and I also used the following for the national certification exam:
The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi
Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3
The last three books were excellent for helping my study group and I prepare for the type of questions asked.

I was not sure whether I should give this book one star or five, so I compromised at three. On the plus side, the book contains a tremendous amount of information, far more than other books on reflexology that I have read. It is evident that the book was written by a gifted practitioner with a wealth of knowledge. On the minus side, the book could use some massive editing. For example, some critical terms are not defined, illustrations often do not appear on the same page as the related text, and it frequently is necessary to flip back and forth between different sections of the book to develop a full understanding of what you need to know. For a reader with sufficient patience, this book will be extremely useful and rewarding. For anyone else, it will be frustrating.

Reflexology: The Definitive Practioner's Manual by Beryl Crane is an amazing resource. A must have book for all Reflexology students and those interested in Reflexology. Concise text, clear pictures. I would recommend this book to anyone and am grateful to have it in my library.

I agree completely with the previous reviewer. This book is truly "The Definitive Practitioner's Manual" as the title states. And if you plan to practice reflexology professionally, this is THE book to own. It's more costly than most of the other reflexology books available, but well worth the investment.