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Recommended Books - for practitioners and students

If you would like to write a short review of any of these books, please send it to shiatsu@kiconnections.com
cover The Web That Has No Weaver
Ted J. Kaptuchuk (consultant for the BBC tv seriesThe Healing Arts)
This book is a "classic" and an essential first read for Shiatus students. It gets a bit heavy going towards the end, but it explains in the first chapter very clearly the very different but complementary approaches of Western and Chinese medicine.
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
cover Shiatsu Theory and Practice
Carola Beresford-Cooke
You just can't study Shiatsu without this one! An invaluable source of information on meridians, TCM and Zen Shiatsu theory.
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
cover The Foundations of Chinese Medicine
Giovanni Maciocia
Another "classic" textbook for the Shiatsu student. Very clear, detailed explanation of Chinese Medicine.
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
cover Meridian Exercises
Shizuto Masunaga
A book of self help exercises by the great Shiatsu master.
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
cover Anatomy of Movement
Blandine Calais-Germaine
A fascinating study of how muscles and bones are used in movement. Written by a French dancer, good, clear illustrations.
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
cover Acupuncture Points : Images and Functions
Arnie Lade
Detailed descriptions of 250 of the most widely used points, with their Chinese names and characters. Greatly helps the understanding of the point names.
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
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