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M a k i n g E ve r y t h i n g E a s i e r !

2 nd E d i t io n

Learn to:

Soothe away stress and banish pain

Perform Swedish, sports, and self-massage

techniques

Improve circulation, raise immune

efficiency, and promote the healing

of tissues

Enhance focus and emotional balance

Steve Capellini, LMT

Licensed massage therapist, trainer,

and consultant

Michel Van Welden, PT, NT

Specialist in orthopedic and neurological

rehabilitation

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Massage

FOR

DUMmIES

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2 ND EDITION

by Steve Capellini, LMT, and

Michel Van Welden, PT, NT

Massage For Dummies, 2nd Edition

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About the Authors

Steve Capellini: You may be thinking to yourself, “What makes him so special

that he should write this book on massage?” Perhaps what most speci cally

quali es me is the inordinate amount of time, amounting to many thousands

of hours, that I’ve spent cooped up alone in a room with just one other

person, touching them all over their bodies and getting paid for it.

What could be more fun? Or weirder? I hope I’ve got the communication

skills to get across to you the reasons why an otherwise sane human being

would spend such a large percentage of his life in such a strange manner.

And in addition, to give you an idea of some more speci c quali cations,

here’s a rough chronology of my life in touch:

1977: Received first massage ever, from high school girlfriend

Grace, and knew that something important had just transpired.

1983: Attended 108-hour massage class in Los Angeles and

became certified. Had to take V.D. test at local health clinic in

order to receive license (a local prostitution ordinance).

1984: Massaged members of the cast and crew of a movie

being filmed about Ernest Hemingway in Pamplona, Spain,

during the famous running of the bulls. Yes, I ran.

1985: First regular massage job, at a spa in Florida, giving 25-

minute full body oil rubdowns to cigar-smoking “good ole

boys” for $4 an hour.

1986: Rethought career choice. Started working at a friend’s

landscaping company.

1987: Was called in to work at a new spa in Miami, the Doral.

Massaged Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who gave me the “secret” of

aphrodisiacs.

1988: Became supervisor of the massage and spa treatments

department at the Doral, in charge of 40 therapists.

1989: Became a traveling spa trainer, hiring staff and oversee-

ing openings of spas in Vermont, Jamaica, on cruise ships, and

more.

1992: Started teaching workshops to massage therapists and

business owners. Massaged Red Cross volunteers and army

personnel in aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.

1997: Began publishing books on massage and spas.

1998: First child born. Taught him how to massage Mommy

and Daddy by the age of three.

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