The Complete Book of Massage

"This is a great step by step book. Perfect for the amateur masseuse. It gives great directions as well as containing small sections dealing with some of the specialties of massage as well. I definately reccommend it."
~ Written on 2008-03-11

"This book contains good advice for people who want to learn to massage their friends. It is not intended for massage therapists. The photos are helpful and accompanying text is easy to follow. It takes you through a full body massage, and contains sections on massaging babies and children, shiatsu, and reflexology. Its title is misleading; it is by no means the complete book of massage."
~ Written on 2007-05-13

"This book is for couples who want to give each other a sensual massage. First of all, try giving a full body massage sitting next to someone on a bed, your back and shoulders will hurt. If Clare is so serious about massage, why doesn't she have them on a massage table, which is proper. This sounds like a book about foreplay, not massage. Someone with therapeutic intentions or who wants to get out knots or kinks will not benefit from this book. Some of the positions photographed are sexually suggestive. There may be technical discussion in this book, but it is out of place. The featured bodies may be beautiful, but not draped properly. This is not for professionals."
~ Written on 2006-06-11

"I throughly enjoyed this book as it laid down the basic rules of massage and was quite informative. It also creates an awareness of different forms of massage and has lead me to taking on massage therapy as a profession."
~ Written on 2005-02-16

"I found that this book has relatively good information, however, I found out most of this by myself. After reading through it once I already have most of the information memorized. This book is more the top layer of the muscle. I go to a choir college and a lot of the people here have deep knots in their shoulders and lower back. Trying to use this information does not help too much. Oh, don't get me wrong, there are several things in this book that I could use, although I might have to alter it a little. For someone that wants to go into massage therapy, I would suggest getting a few other books. I myself have purchased Art Riggs' Deep Tissue Massage book.

I would recommend this book for the people that just want to relax people for a short time. If however you would like to cause a deeper, longer lasting feeling of relaxation, purchase some other books. This book only provides the "icing on the cake" of massage.. I think. I sort of regret this buy, so think at least twice before buying. "
~ Written on 2005-01-29