A practical guide to self-massage : over 50 simple exercises and relaxation techniques to improve your health and well-being

Ten basic tried-and-true massage techniques are explained and illustrated with clear color photos--all reinforced with checklists and helpful tips. Once you master the key healing strokes that invigorate and stimulate circulation, follow the in-depth daily and weekly programs to maintain and improve your health. This remarkable handy guide will help you tackle everyday complaints wherever you are: - At home, manage sore feet, weary legs, hangovers, puffy ankles, and premenstrual stress, or use the revitalizing and relaxing massages to unwind after a busy day - On the move, learn to cope with anxiety, indigestion, cold hands, jet lag, and shopping-bag strain - At work, relieve tension headache, stiff necks and shoulders, eyestrain, and concentration dips The emphasis throughout is on simplicity and the benefits of being in charge of your own on-the-spot relief. Once these programs become part of your routine, you'll wonder how you ever got along without them A practical handbook on the techniques of self-massage explains how to alleviate one's own aches and pains, reduce stress and its effects, and unlock the secrets of good health through more than fifty simple exercises, massage techniques, and relaxation methods, at home, at work, or on the move. 10,000 first printing. A complete program of simple, natural, and effective exercises and techniques designed to relieve stress and everyday health problems