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 Nice format, good photos, November 11, 2012
By Deidre Dye (CANANDAIGUA, NY, US)
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I am currently a student of therapeutic massage, including shiatsu. This is a nice format with helpful photos of positions and meridians.
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Great introduction to Shiatsu!, July 30, 2011
By Deanna Sylvester
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I believe this is the perfect affordable text for two populations: the basic massage therapy or bodywork program that would like to include an introduction to shiatsu as part of its core curriculum; and the licensed professional who would like to enhance their practice and/or make themselves more employable in the bodywork market. Because shiatsu has its foundation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it can take many years for a practitioner to learn all of the intricacies. The author does an excellent job in simplifying these complex ideas so the practitioner can get started right away. The author also makes it interesting, and the serious student will want to take their study to the next level. Great for those therapists who want to integrate Asian bodywork with the other modalities that they practice!
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 informs and misleads, June 26, 2011
By Ron Kornfeld, NYSLMT (NYC)
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This book looks like a text appropriate for professional training programs,
bears the prestigious Mosby/Elsevier imprint, and is targeted for use in massage schools as a basis for "career development". It's actually only the second Shiatsu book formatted as a textbook for the USA market. As a Shiatsu practitioner (AOBTA certified) and community college Massage Therapy instructor,I regret that I can't recommend it as a training text.
I find it an excellent comprehensive introduction for the general public - but fundamentally inappropriately for its stated purpose.The publisher completely misleads us in the back cover claim that the book provides everything you need to begin to practice Shiatsu. I doubt that any recognized and credentialed leader in Shiatsu education would find this claim valid.
Some fundamental flaws: the primary author herself has no stated Shiatsu credential,(while a well respected generalist). Her basic treatment form is incoherent. She also has no depth in the study of TCM theory or philosophical
background of Chinese civilization. While she simplifies difficult concepts, she
confuses as often as clarifies. Anderson has no way of separating out material appropriate to entry-level massage programs from material used in acupuncture
training. She fails to differentiate scope of practice of acupuncture, entry-level massage therapists, and credentialed Shiatsu practitioners.
While her meridian charts are excellent - showing clear anatomical landmarks,
the models for her practicum photos are all dressed in black, making the precise
location of organ zones and meridian tracks very hard to see.
Great source of information about Shiatsu. Very dubious for "career development"
in any responsible sense of the term.
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