About the Author

Clare Maxwell-Hudson is the author of The Complete Book of Massage (1988). She has traveled on five continents, learning massage techniques and collecting recipes for traditional beauty treatments.

An expert in the therapeutic benefits of massage, she teaches massage in hospitals throughout the United Kingdom and is a lecturer at the Royal College of Nursing, a governor of the Royal Hospital in London, and director of the Institute of Health Studies. She also directs the Clare Maxwell-Hudson School of Massage as well as her own company, a manufacturer of natural skin-care products based on her research into essential oils.

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Drawing on the skill, depth of knowledge, and unrivalled experience of Clare Maxwell-Hudson, one of the world's foremost practitioners, Complete Massage is the most up-to-date, handsomely illustrated guide to the subject currently available.

Innovative state-of -the-art photography captures movement on the mage, showing exactly how each stroke would be performed.

A series of exciting international master classes feature routines ranging from Thai to Turkish massage. Beauty treatments for face and body include a facial massage for a natural face-life, and a hydrotherapy massage to boost circulation and tone the muscles.

There are also treatments listed for over 30 common ailments. Therapeutic massage, based on the latest medical research, offers relief for a wide range of health problems. Other treatments include massage for expectant mothers, newborn babies, and the elderly.

Fully comprehensive and innovative in its approach, this is the definitive guide to the wide-ranging powers of massage.

Reader Reviews:

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A Visual Guide with a Personal Touch

so my husband will get the hint. ;> There is nothing like a good massage...absolutely nothing so relaxing I have ever experienced. It is like entering a magical place that helps you just drift away to soothing completeness.

Like you have returned to the safety of the womb. When "aromatherapy" is introduced into the process...you relax even more.In America, people seem so busy and only in the last few years did I find out about massage.

After a car accident that left me in pain, I started a journey into recovery under the guidance of a great massage practitioner.Massage is an ancient practice that is just re-entering our awareness.

Modern research is now actually confirming the power of touch and massage. In this book, Clare Maxwell-Hudson tries to integrate many of the techniques she has discovered over the years. She has researched massage through the ages in the library of the British Museum and then she was able to travel in America, Afghanistan, New Zealand,. Zanzibar, Turkey, Hungary and Thailand. There she learned everything she could. She explains the "mesmeric stokes" just above the body...that to me, make me feel as if I am floating off the massage table. Areas covered include:Preparing to Massage
Learning to Massage, Hand Exercises, Choosing & Blending Oils A Gallery of Strokes: stroking, crossing, kneading, pressures, percussion, vibrations.

Self-MassageMassage Master Classes: Swedish, On-site, manual Lymphatic Drainage, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Eastern Head Massage, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Sarawak, Turkish Baths Massage, Moroccan MassageMassage to Beautify: Natural Face Lift, Anit-Cellulite, HydrotherapyPregnancy, Babies & Children: Massage for Pregnancy, During Labor, After Childbirth, Baby Massage, Massage for Children Massage for Health: Sports, Cramps, Aching Feet, Sprains, Strains, Stress, Insomnia, Headaches, Abdominal Complaints, Back Pain, Joint Conditions, Massage & the Elderly, Massage & Illness, Massage in a Hospital, The Anatomy.

An incredible amount of research is evidenced by the "Research & Bibliography." It is just amazing how much information is packed into one book! A handy Index also guides you to your main interests.

There are full-color discreet pictures throughout to show you exactly how to give a massage. This is a really "personal" book as I am pretty sure Clare Maxwell-Hudson is pictured giving all the massages throughout the book. I found this at her site: "Clare-Maxwell-Hudson is considered to be the most interesting and practical authority and writer on massage alive today and has achieved international recognition for her contribution to the health sciences."

You might also enjoy: The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Massage, The Natural Beauty Book, The Aromatherapy Massage Book, Massage and the Original Swedish Movements.If everyone gave and received a massage a day......the world "might" know peace!

Who knows. ;> I think we would all be at least healthier. There are treatments for over 30 ailments in this book. Now...who ever thought of a Turkish Massage with Soap Suds, that was sort of funny! "Let me travel the world to its very end, to many lands, that I might find someone who can soothe and revive me with their hands." -Ibn Batuta, Arabian traveler in the 14th Century You will also enjoy the quotes sprinkled here and there.

All the massage steps are numbered and are adjacent to the pictures.Massage is relaxing for the giver and the receiver. I highly recommend the Kama Sutra massage oils, found in drugstores these days. Also look for Sweet Almond oil and you can mix in essential oils. The Kama Sutra "pleasure garden" is so exotic!