The Complete Book of Massage

This book contains good advice for people who want to learn to massage their friends. It is not intended for massage therapists. The photos are helpful and accompanying text is easy to follow. It takes you through a full body massage, and contains sections on massaging babies and children, shiatsu, and reflexology. Its title is misleading; it is by no means the complete book of massage.

I thoroughly am enjoying this book. I bought my partner a massage table for her birthday and wanted to be able to give her a complete and relaxing massage and yet be a professional feeling massage at the same time. This book had many tips, strokes and herbal and essential suggestions. The pictures were well done also.

I found this book to be written in an interesting and understandable way. I used this book as a resource for helping me prepare for the massage national boards. The pictures are great in this book and serve to only facilitate greater learning. I also used the following for the National Certification Examination:Tortora's Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. This textbook is needed for board preparation. It's easy to read, excellent reference. For the actual questions to prepare for on the National Certification Examination get the following.The Ultimate Study Guide for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick LeonardiVol 1, isbn; 0971999643Vol 2, isbn; 0971999651Vol 3, isbn; 097199966xThese 3 study guides were right on the money for the type of questions that were of board type. These 5 books helped me pass the national certification exam by a lot!

I am a novice at massage and treat it entirely as a hobby. This book was a great reference for learning new techniques and how to apply them. I heartily recommend this book to anyone learning to give a proper massage.

After reading this massage book, I gained more confidence in giving other people massages to the point of making a career on it. It provided me with the right push towards the right direction. The insights and tips that the author gives are so helpful.