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An informative guide to the principles, theories, and practices of Eastern and Western body therapies explains how to get the most out of some seventy-five different treatment approaches--from massage and yoga to Rolfing and reflexology. Original.
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About the Author
Mirka Knaster was born in Europe and raised in New York City. Her life-long experience of living, traveling, and conducting research in different parts of the world have contributed to her cross-cultural perspective on how people view, take care of, and heal their bodies.
A licensed massage therapist who has trained in diverse body methods and disciplines, she has been involved in the alternative health field for more than twenty years. As a contributing editor of East/West (now Natural Health) and Massage Therapy Journal, she has interviewed many of the field&;s luminaries and reported on the latest trends. Her writing on health and other subjects has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including The Washington Post, Ladies&; Home Journal, and Women&;s Health Care: A Guide to Alternatives. She was a consultant, writer, and on-screen instructor for the best-selling video &;Massage for Health,&; hosted by Shari Belafonte.
Prior to her work in holistic health, Mirka was a Ford Foundation Fellow at Stanford University&;s Center for Latin American Studies and taught English in Colombia. She also did research and published academically in the field of women&;s studies.
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