Shiatsu: A Step-By-Step Guide (In a Nutshell Series)

By Nicola Pooley

Shiatsu is an ancient and widely practised form of Oriental massage which seeks to harmonize the body's vital energy, Chi. By applying pressure to individual accupoints along the various meridian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1862041970
• ISBN13: 9781862041974
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

A solid and efficient treatment of the shiatsu.

This in the nutshell book is just what it promises it is a brief but relatively complete treatment of Shiatsu. The book opens with a sketchy description of chi meridians, moves on to the five elements (fire, water, wood, metal, earth) and how they relate to health, contains some general tips on stretching, nutrition, and acupressure and then concludes with several pages of specific acupressure points and what they do and common ailments and how to treat them with acupressure.The only thing lacking is specifics on how to perform acupressure. The book, for example directs a practitioner to stimulate the triple burner 6 without mention of how long or how much pressure to apply. The description of where the points are is a bit thin ("a hand with below the kneecap on the outside shin"), but all in all this book is 64 pages, packs a great deal of information and is visually appealing, for the size and price it is "the book" for someone with a passing interest in shiatsu/acupressure.