Shu style massage

Author: (English) Mamford Wang Yuefang Zhuoli
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features:
· Step-by-step guidance on health massage techniques to help you maintain body energy balance
· Clear illustrations and explanations, especially suitable for beginners
· The book teaches five categories of massage methods, covering over 100 hand techniques, highly effective in relieving stress, depression, high blood pressure, back pain, headaches, congestion, and muscle pain
· The book focuses on the concept of "life energy," which will help readers re-examine the commonplace practice of massage therapy and gain profound insights
The book is divided into six main parts:
1. Preface. It emphasizes the concept of energy as a healing force and explains how to enhance physical and mental harmony across different age groups and cultures.
2. Healing Techniques. It introduces various forms of healing techniques, including those directly targeting the body and non-physical techniques. In this chapter, I primarily discuss "sensing techniques," but also include "giving techniques," "connection techniques," "balancing techniques," and "relaxation techniques."
3. Massage Techniques. For body relaxation massage, I provide readers with specific steps for different massage and pressure techniques. This section begins with the most common massage techniques, while massage methods should be combined with the body relaxation massage methods in Part 4.
4. Body Relaxation Massage. It describes how to perform full-body massage and how to use different massage methods. These massages can alleviate pain, relax the body and mind, and restore vitality. This section provides guided massage instructions, with dashed lines in the illustrations showing the general direction of massage techniques and indicating the direction of the massage therapist's force, while solid lines demonstrate the direction the massage should take.
5. Common Ailments. It teaches readers how to treat various common ailments, such as headaches, menstrual pain, joint pain, muscle soreness, and circulatory issues, as well as respiratory and digestive system diseases. This section will guide readers step-by-step on how to massage these body parts and share personal experiences and insights from massage therapists treating different patients.
6. Self-Deep Health. This part primarily elaborates on my personal healing philosophy—that we all possess an ability called "self-healing." I will introduce how to practice personal health care.