Touched by the Goddess : the physical, psychological, and spiritual powers of bodywork

The author of the indispensable bodywork classic JOB'S BODY offers a fresh look at the physically, emotionally and socially transformative powers of touch. Backed up by extensive research as well as long hands-on bodywork experience, this collection of fourteen essays (many originally written for Massage Magazine) takes on not only difficult and critical issues facing therapeutic touch, but also its potential to create positive change in all our lives. The Goddess of bodywork The body politic Celebrating hedonism and self-esteem Touch the children Somatic education and evolution The voices of angels Facilitated segments : biomechanics and pathology Muscles and emotions Beyond the brain : a body of information The breath of life Touch and tolerance : bodywork as a social force.