No Hands Chair Massage

This book describes the zero-strain approach of No Hands Massage, originated by Gerry Pyves, to the discipline of Chair Massage. Co-authored with David Woodhouse, director of the Academy of On-Site Massage, it is written in the form of a fanciful dialogue between Tonto and the Lone Ranger. It contains beautiful illustrations of the Wild West by Sean Creagh and inspirational bodywork drawings of John Coombes; This book is the result of a 2-year collaboration between two experts in the field of therapeutic massage, Gerry Pyves and David Woodhouse. Gerry Pyves, the founder and originator of the revolutionary zero-strain No Hands Massage and author of The Principles and practise of No Hands Massage now applies his knowledge to the field of Chair Massage and On-Site Massage. David Woodhouse, director of the Academy of On-Site Massage one of the most successful Chair Massage training establishments in the UK applies his vast experience in the field to the issue of zero-strain Chair Massage. The book is written in an exciting page-turning style, in which Tonto (David Woodhouse) and the Lone Ranger (Gerry Pyves) are travelling through the Wild West, crossing marshlands and Rivers, traversing ravines and climbing the allegorical mountain of Chair Massage. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sean Creagh and printed in the style of an old book from the Wild West this is a bodywork book like no other! As in the previous book of the No Hands trilogy (this is Volume 2)it also contains the inspirational bodywork drawings of John Coombes in which the subtleties of movement are captured by an artist renowned for his paintings of dancers. At the back of the book (in Tonto's Saddlebags, no less!) you will find valuable research information and some of the latest information regarding the benefits and application of Chair Massage to both corporate and healthcare settings. It also boasts one of the most extensive reading lists of Chair Massage publications and research to date. New ground is broken in this book by the authors' innovative categorisation of Bodywork into either Meridian Based Bodywork or Muscle-Based Bodywork. It is postulated by the authors that these are simply two different routes up the same mountain of massage and Bodywork.