Massage DVDs / Books

Healthy Massage, Pts. 1-3

Product Features

An hour of bonus massage magic
Instant access to chapters & techniques
Digitally mastered audio & video
Dolby stereo sound

• Disc #1 -- Healthy Massage, Pts. 1-3
  • Part 1 (Head, Neck & Face)
  • Part 2 (Back)
  • Part 3 (Legs & Feet)
  • Bonus Massage Music

Baby Massage Therapy: Newborns, Infants & Toddlers version2.0 and Aimee's Babies Developmental DVD with Baby Massage

Infant massage combines the tender touch of a nurturer with specific movements and techniques designed to improve the health of any child from infants to toddlers and beyond.

This baby massage video takes the viewer through step-by-step instructions by breaking down the massage process into easy to follow directions. This video makes baby massage an easy process to learn providing a simple way to make a great connection and provide significant health benefits to your baby.

Baby massage is the perfect alternative to medicine and drugs by aiding the baby’s own immune system.

Basic Massage Therapy

Product Features

• This massage therapy instructional DVD teaches the techniques used by professional massage therapists in everything from Swedish massage to deep tissue and pressure point therapy. The video is narrated and demonstrated by a Registered Massage Therapist with years of training and professional experience.



• The DVD skillfully covers all the basic introductory massage techniques and shows some advanced maneuvers while providing all the tools necessary to learn the healing art of massage. This video is a great instructional device whether the intent is massaging for fun or pursuing massage therapy as a career.

The Complete Massage Pack: Basic & Professional Massage Therapy v2.0

Product Features

• This is a combo pack of of two most popular massage instructional videos. This two video set takes the viewer from no knowledge of massage up through and including what professional therapists understand.

  The massage therapy instructional DVD is the full-unabridged version of our basic massage video and teaches the techniques used by professional massage therapists in everything from Swedish massage to deep tissue and pressure point therapy.

  The video is narrated and demonstrated by a certified massage therapist instructor with years of training and professional experience. The video skillfully covers all the basic introductory massage techniques and shows some advanced maneuvers while providing all the tools necessary to learn the healing art of massage. This video is a great instructional device whether the intent is massaging for fun or pursuing massage therapy as a career.

  Professional Massage Therapy has long been a secret to the general public but now the secrets are revealed through this video. In this video class is taught by a massage therapist instructor with over 20 years of teaching who prepares massage students to take state certification tests. While each state has different certification or registration procedures for therapists, the principles and knowledge are the same no matter where you go.

  This video shows you what you've always wanted to know. See what up until now could only be seen by enrolling in a professional massage therapy school taking many months and several hundreds of dollars in fees. We bring the hidden techniques of massage therapy to you for use in the comfort of your own home. You can even watch this instructional video over and over again to improve and perfect on your massage therapy technique.

Massage with Confidence

• A combination of Swedish, Deep Tissue, Relaxation, Hawaiian and Trigger Point work, Massage with Confidence will give you all of the tools you'll need to start giving professional-quality massages.



• This video contains beginning, intermediate and advanced massage techniques. You'll even learn to use your elbows for deep work!



• The video is 60 minutes in length and includes some anatomy, physiology and endangerment areas in simple, easy-to-understand language.

Massage Therapy for Professionals (DVD - Nov 12, 2002)

Product Features

This video combines a live demonstration with verbal instruction and visual aids. The video also includes an extensive "white board" reference section which reviews the more advanced techniques and information in a clear and easy to understand manner.

This video gives the viewer a great understanding of the physiological principles behind massage. With that understanding, the viewer can combine that knowledge with knowledge of basic techniques to be a very successful professional or someone who gives fantastic back rubs.

Easy Home Massage - DVD by Selectmedia Entertainment (CD-ROM) (Windows)

Product Features

An interactive step-by-step video guide to easy home massages!

Let a registered massage therapist guide you through a series of lessons carefully designed to reduce aches and pains.

Follow along with the instructional video and learn methods suited to different parts of your body. Or view the correct sequence of techniques in a full body massage. 

Mastering Chair Massage

Product Features

This program will teach you over 50 techniques that you can incorporate into a 10, 15, or 30 minute chair massage.

Covers advanced techniques and foundational material such as chair setup, bodymechanics, communication, the business of chair massage, how to adapt your sequence, and marketing.

Many of the techniques are supported by anatomical graphics that make learning easy. After you have mastered the techniques, we have included a timed 15 minute session so you can master the art of timing as well- sometimes the most difficult part of chair massage.

Deep Tissue Massage and Neuromuscular Therapy

Product Features

• This massage video covers the hips, back, belly, shoulders & neck.



• Learn to alleviate pain with 53 highly effective neuromuscular techniques! Get a 3-dimensional view of the muscles, which have been modeled out of clay and feature computer generated trigger point referral overlays.



• This great video not only covers neuromuscular therapy, but includes functional assessment work, so you know where to work, and how. Along with range of motion and resistive tests, you will learn basic postural evaluation techniques. As part of a comprehensive treatment protocol, discover how to work on the tendons, ligaments and muscles with effective neuromuscular and deep tissue strokes. Finally complete the work with stretches.



• Comes with a 17 page booklet that mirrors the techniques shown in the video.

Full Body Massage (PAL Format) [Region 2] (1995)

Mastering Pregnancy Massage

Product Features

• Filled with hundreds of techniques, this detailed, 3+ hour program will help you become a skilled pregnancy massage practitioner. Clearly filmed and enhanced with computer graphics, this DVD will lead you step by step through every aspect of Pregnancy Massage from beginning to end. Our most comprehensive DVD! This program also includes client intake and physician referral forms that you can print out on your computer, and use in your practice.



• Includes the following lessons: Benefits & Contraindications (25 min) Client intake (21 min) Draping/Positioning (23 min) General Side posture massage (36 min) General Semi-reclining massage (12 min) Back Pain techniques (20 min) Shortness of Breath (11 min) Sciatica (12 min) Constipation (6 min) Leg Cramps (8 min) Labor Preparations (2 min) Nausea/Morning Sickness (3 min) Edema (9 min) Diastasis Recti (5 min) + Client intake & referral forms on the disk

Deep Tissue Massage and Myofascial Release: A Video Guide to Techniques

Product Description:

This seven volume Video series is designed as a full Deep Tissue Course which will be extremely useful to individual therapists wishing to expand their myofascial and therapeutic skills and the way they work with tissue.

In addition to the complex issues of soft tissue restrictions, osseous articulations and neurological patterns, this series clearly demonstrates countless strokes and strategies.

More importantly, it conveys the qualitative art of working with tissue to effect profound change.

SECTION I (Videos 1 & 2) "FUNDAMENTALS"

• Palpation and Cultivation of Touch-Working with Layers of the Body
• Body Biomechanics - How to Properly Use Fingers, Knuckles, the Fist, Forearm, and Elbow and Save Your Thumbs
• Purposeful Strokes- Strategies to Lengthen Tissue, Free Adhesions, and Release Holding Patterns
• Positioning of Your Client to Increase Effectiveness of Your Work - The Side-Lying Position to Dramatically Improve Your Effectiveness

SECTION II (Videos 3, 4 &5) "STRATEGIES OF DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE"
Hundreds of techniques and strategies covering the entire body

• Video 3: Legs and Pelvis
• Video 4: Continuation of the Pelvis, Rotators, Abdomen (Including the Psoas and Iliacus), and the Back
• Video 5: Working with the Shoulder Girdle, Chest, Arms, and Neck

SECTION III (Videos 6 & 7) "ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES FOR COMMON COMPLAINTS AND INJURIES " (Videos 6 & 7)

• Foot/Ankle Injuries Including Sprains, Plantar Fasciaitis, Achilles Tendonitis
• Knee Pain and Dysfunction
• Sciatica
• Minor Back Pain
• Rotator Cuff
• Tennis Elbow and Wrist
• Thoracic Outlet
  

Essentials of Swedish Massage ~ Meade Steadman

• In this award-winning video, Meade Steadman teaches and demonstrates everything from body mechanics, preparing your workspace, and the essentials of a full-body Swedish massage from the head and face all the way down to the ankles and feet.
• You will learn the five strokes of massage — Effleurage, Petrissage, Friction, Tapotement, and Vibration — and how to perform these strokes on both men and women.
• Learning the steps to Swedish massage from this video will allow you to perform a professional and beautiful massage on all your clients while maintaining a proper balance and flow of energy within your own body.

Received 2004 Bronze Telly Featured in Massage & Bodywork, Oct./Nov. 2004 Featured in Les Nouvelles Esthetiques, Sept. 2004 Showcased in Skin Inc., Sept. 2004

Thai Yoga Vinyasa - a full 90min step by step Thai Massage sequence

Product Features

• Whether you are a beginner or advanced, this 90 minute DVD of a step by step complete Thai Yoga Massage routine is perfect for anyone who practices or teaches Thai Massage, Yoga, Thai Yoga or BodyWork.



• If you are a Yoga Teacher, a Thai Massage therapist or any other type of BodyWorker you will find these DVD's an invaluable resource to take your personal and professional practice to the next level.



• For those who have never had BodyWork training, these DVDS will help you discover a new way to connect with others and will be an opening to a new world of Yoga for 2 people

Esalen Massage

Massage Therapy for Fibromyalgia ~ Karta Purkh Singh KhalsaDaniel DiamondJon JeffersDoris Scoltock-Smeltz

Product Features

• This DVD describes the symptoms and experiences of Fibromyalgia sufferers, and shows how to use bodywork and various supplements to address the most common symptoms.



• You will learn to evaluate the eighteen tender spots that are the diagnosis for Fibromyalgia, as well as massage sessions for sleep, pain and headaches.



• This detailed, informative program will give you the tools you need to effectively help those with Fibromyalgia

Sports Massage ~ Molly Verschingel

Product Features

• This comprehensive DVD includes more than two hours of footage detailing 13 sessions that will give you the tools to work with runners, cyclists, swimmers, tennis players and other athletes.



• Learn about the physiological principles that govern sports massage and the differences between each sport.



• The 13 sessions include a pre-event massage for runners, an inter-event massage for tennis players, and a post-event session for cyclists.



• The other sessions are detailed sequences for the following injuries: plantar fascitis, shin splints, ITB syndrome, hamstring strain, neck pain, back pain, ankle sprains, patellar tendonitis, tennis elbow and the rotator cuff.



• Each session is a complete treatment protocol that will help to keep your athlete in top shape, recover from injuries, and improve their performance.

Positional Release Massage

Product Features

• Positional Release therapy is an excellent way to release hyper-sensitive tissue easily and quickly. Similar to Orthobionomy, Strain Counter-Strain, and Neuromuscular Re-Education, this technique uses the body s nervous system to remind the muscles to relax. The technique consists of precise positioning and the use of a monitor point to relax the muscle in an effortless way.



• This comprehensive DVD shows how to release the most common dysfunctions with ease and skill.

Massage Therapy Professionals' Pack: 3 DVD & Workbook Pack plus bonus Relaxation Sounds CD Basic Massage, Massage for Professionals ... CD--interactive menus, advanced

Basic Massage Therapy:

This massage therapy instructional DVD teaches the techniques used by professional massage therapists in everything from Swedish massage to deep tissue and pressure point therapy. The video is narrated and demonstrated by a Registered Massage Therapist with years of training and professional experience. The DVD skillfully covers all the basic introductory massage techniques and shows some advanced maneuvers while providing all the tools necessary to learn the healing art of massage. This video is a great instructional device whether the intent is massaging for fun or pursuing massage therapy as a career.

Massage Therapy for Professionals:

This video is approximately one hour and thirty minutes long. It combines a live demonstration with verbal instruction and visual aids. The video also includes an extensive ""white board"" reference section which reviews the more advanced techniques and information in a clear and easy to understand manner. This video is jam-packed with knowledge about how to make you a better massage therapist. Get a peek behind the curtain of professional massage therapy.

The Complete Massage Pack: Basic & Professional Massage Therapy Workbook:

This workbook is designed to accompany the video set is a combo: Basic Massage Therapy and Massage Therapy for Professionals. Basic Massage Therapy covers basic and intermediate massage techniques and touches upon some advanced maneuvers. The Massage Therapy for Professionals is designed for massage therapists who want to learn more about bodywork and advanced techniques.

The Complete Workbook, used with the videos, work perfectly together and complement each other to provide complete instruction on massage. This is a class series which teaches everything needed from beginning to end.

Relaxation Sounds CD:

Relaxation music or mood music is essential in this process. The body subconsciously takes cues from sound and transfers that reaction directly to the muscles. So, it is important to control what sounds are heard. Relaxation music is the most effective means of controlling the ambient sound and substituting soothing sounds designed to relax. Relaxation music can range from the sound or rain or the beach to the sounds or crickets at night.

Equine Massage for Performance Horses DVD

Product Features

• For owners, riders and trainers! Help your horse jump better, move faster, and run longer, by using your horse’s responses to guide your work!



• Jim Masterson shows 24 specific techniques to loosen muscles and increase performance, as well as over 30 tips for a successful treatment. Most importantly, Jim shows how to use the horse’s response to guide your treatment. Once you know the 8 responses to look for, you will know exactly where to work, and for how long.



• This is a step by step guide, and each technique is clearly filmed and explained in detail. Jim shows a complete treatment that covers the neck, shoulder and back. He has used this treatment to improve performance on over a thousand horses- and now you can too!

The Book Of Massage: The Complete Stepbystep Guide To Eastern And Western Technique (Paperback)

• Featuring both Eastern and Western methods, it presents step-by-step, beautifully illustrated instructions on everything from traditional massage to shiatsu and reflexology.



• The Book of Massage offers easy-to-follow techniques for giving the perfect massage, including advice on creating the right setting and suggestions for using aromatic oils and lotions. In the comfort of your own home, you can
  • Soothe away stress and tension
    
  • Develop your body's unique healing powers
    
  • Banish headaches and back pain
    
  • Share the language of touch
    
  • Experience optimum health and vitality

Deep Tissue Massage, Revised: A Visual Guide to Techniques by Art Riggs and Thomas W. Myers (Paperback - Jun 5, 2007)

• Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice.



• The book is divided into three sections. “Fundamentals” covers basic skills of palpation, explaining the deeper layers of the body and presenting detailed instruction on working with these layers to release tension. This section gives clear information on the proper use of knuckles, fist, forearms, and elbows in preventing injury to the therapist. “Strategies” offers more precise protocols and treatment plans for the entire body with emphasis on client positioning options to stretch muscles rather than just kneading tissues. “Caveats” details areas in which the practitioner needs to exercise caution.

The Massage Book: 25th Anniversary Edition by George Downing (Paperback - Dec 1, 1998)

Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment (Lww Massage Therapy & Bodywork Educational Series.) (Hardcover)

• Familiarizes students with individual muscles and muscle systems and demonstrates basic clinical massage therapy techniques.



• More than 550 full-color illustrations of internal structures are embedded into photographs of live models to show each muscle or muscle group, surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands.



• Students see clearly which muscle is being worked, where it is, where it is attached, how it can be accessed manually, what problems it can cause, and how treatment techniques are performed.



• An accompanying Real Bodywork DVD includes video demonstrations of massage techniques from the book.