Massage for a Peaceful Pregnancy: A Daily Book for New Mothers and Fathers

Gordon Inkeles

Jan 2007 · Arcata Arts

About this ebook

Massage for a Peaceful Pregnancy offers an easy-to-learn program of massage techniques to guide expectant parents every step of the way during pregnancy from the first month through full recovery. Massage provides a positive, hands-on role for the expectant father, involving him in the birth of his child on a day-to-day basis. The step-by-step program of peace and relaxation is ideal for birthing centers, where it will create a lasting bond between parents. Powerful techniques for relaxation and stress control are featured on every page. Everything works as promised. The promise to readers: you will be massaging ten minutes after you bring this book home. Optimized for ebook readers, every page features lush photography of real massage during pregnancy, showing exactly how strokes work. Additionally, beautiful anatomical illustrations, which are precisely keyed to photos, let you peer inside the body and find systems you can touch during massage. Check lists, do's and don'ts as well as health tips make the book exceptionally user-friendly and enjoyable. 

About the author

 Gordon Inkeles' bestselling books have become standard reference works on massage throughout the world. His work has been translated into ten languages and reprinted more than eighty times. His book The Art of Sensual Massage has sold over one million copies. His first film/video The Art of Sensual Massage played to SRO crowds at The Cannes Film Festival. His recent Sensual Massage Made Simple, won awards at four international film festivals.  Nationally known as a college lecturer and leader of massage workshops, his work has been featured on CNN and in Playboy, Playgirl, Cosmopolitan, New York, Redbook, Newsweek, The Wall St. Journal and Men’s Life.