It is heartening to see how the modern age is rediscovering the beneficial effects of massage. In fact,right down the ages it has been regarded as one of the most effective therapies for de-stressing. It is unfortunate that the art of massage, which was so intricately woven in our custom, is slowly dying a sad death while the western countries have woken up to the magic of massage. This book brings you all the different kinds of massage techniques used all through the world. The Tui Na, Chua-ka, Nuad Bo'Rarn and our famous Kerala Massage are just a few examples of the various types of massage globally popular, today.With the help of this book you can learn all about healing through the use of massage therapy. Allied therapies like Aromatherapy, Osteopathy, Reflexology, Rolfing and Shiatsu are very popular for their efficacy. What is lesser known is that they mostly use the basic tenets of massage, for efficacy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tanushree Podder
Tanushree Podder, a management graduate, has specialised in Labour Law and Human Resource. She has debbled in varied fields like beauty, education, Reiki, Vipassana, pranic healing and Yoga. Lately, she has been studying the various alternative therapies used in India and abroad. Tanushree has been writing for the past twenty-eight years. Her writings have been published in almost all leading newspapers and magazines in the country, some of which are The Times of India, the Hindustan Times, the Indian Express, the Deccan Herald, The Hindu, the Femina, the Week, the Outlook Traveller, the Eve's Weekly, the Savvy, the Society, the New Woman, the Woman's Era, the Health and Beauty, etc. She has been writing on diverse subjects ranging from travel, fiction, health and fitness, sprituality, beauty and relationships. She has worked for Larsen and Toubro Limited and Magna Publishing Co., besides setting up a woman's portal called evetimes. com in which she was an editor and content manager. She is also involved with India Development Foundation and Asha, which are two bodies that serve the society. Besides her involvement in social work, she is often invited to speak at various seminars on social issues. Tanushree has widely travelled all around the country with her husband who is an army officer and has contributed travelouges for various publications. She visited Switzerland and Malaysia on invitation of the respective tourism boards. She has written fourteen books on various subjects like alternative therapies, health, fitness, relationships, management and nutrition. Tanushree's interests vary from music to reading, traveling, and community work.
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