Adventures in Massage

Deep tissue massage should be fun, healing and--although painful at times--a team effort. Angela M. Landeros, a licensed massage therapist, leverages her more than ten years of experience to explore how massage can help people feel their best. You'll find guidance on how to: use brain games to redirect pain response; promote talking and laughing to help breathing; build trust with massage clients; create the right atmosphere with music, sound, and smells. and equally important-teach you how to use your body correctly in order to lengthen your career! The methods the author outlines--called Summa Teq--rely on images meant to make each massage move memorable. For instance, you can imagine wrestling a dinosaur or thinking of your elbow as a jackhammer to get the job done. Help people heal, feel their best, and maximize their potential whether they are an athlete or sitting in a cubicle all day with the methods and insights in Adventures in Massage.