Happy massage keeps health

Author: Li Xiaoniu, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: For massage, you may have some impression. You might have personally experienced the relaxation and pleasure it brings, perhaps as a process of recovery; or you may have never tried massage, just having a general idea. In your impression, you might have already linked massage with relaxation, comfort, and enjoyment. In short, massage is a pleasant and enjoyable activity. So, have you ever thought about: improving your physical condition, maintaining your health, and preserving your charm through massage; indulging in the joy massage brings after a tiring day; giving a loving massage to someone you love, letting them feel warmth and romance under your care; and when you come home, not just washing chopsticks and scrubbing bowls, but personally giving your dad and mom a relaxing massage. All of these are within your reach and something you can achieve. Because, massage is a joyful activity, and learning it can bring you relaxation, health, and the happiness that follows.
However, when it comes to massage, it seems like a highly professional activity that requires a lot of tedious learning to achieve certain results—is that really the case? In this book, what we want to convey to you is: massage is joyful, and learning massage is also joyful. Through reading this small book, you can try the joy of learning and applying massage. We will avoid overly complex and professional teachings, as well as intricate and difficult techniques; instead, we will approach it from the perspective of an ordinary person, introducing you to effective and practical massage knowledge and methods. You only need to understand the parts that interest you and are useful to you, and apply them immediately in practice. After all, not everyone wants to become a professional massage therapist; rather, they want to understand what massage can bring them and how to enjoy the greatest joy with the least learning—this is your need, and also our purpose. We advocate a joyful massage, one that everyone can learn, use in daily life, learn happily, and apply happily. So, let’s begin this journey, turning the process of learning a new skill into a joyful one, and experiencing joy in the process. Joy is both the process and the goal. This book introduces traditional Chinese massage knowledge, common health-maintenance massage methods, and the massage treatment of common ailments in a relaxed and format. The book is well-organized and clearly structured, making it suitable for ordinary people without a medical background to learn and use. Readers can study it systematically or focus only on the parts that are useful to them. In this book, the author conveys to you: massage is useful, and it is a joyful experience.