Amma Therapy

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Faye N. Schenkman, Academic Dean of the Amma Therapy Program, New Center College for Wholistic Health Education and Research

Preface: The Origins of Amma Therapy in America by Linda Saslow

Part One: The Philosophy
1  What is Amma Therapy?
2  The Development of Wholistic Heath Care
3  The Homeodynamic Model
4  Nutrition: Evolution, Theory, and Practice

Part Two: The Principles
5  The Fundamentals
6  The Anatomy of Energy
7  Oriental Physiology
8  Methods of Diagnosis

Part Three: The Making of an Amma Therapist
9   The Development of the Amma Therapist
10  The Development of Sensitivity, Strength, and Palpatory Skills
11  The Importance of T'ai Chi Chuan to Amma Therapy
12  Ethics and the Amma Therapist
13  The Basic Amma Therapy Treatment

Part Four: Applied Amma Therapy
14  Amma Therapy Assessment and Diagnosis
15  General Treatment for Revitalizing and Balancing the Body
16  Treatment for Stiff Neck with Shoulder Pain
17  Treatment for Lower Back Pain
18  Treatment for the Common Cold
19  Treatment for Indigestion
20  Treatment for Constipation
21  Treatment for Diarrhea
22  Treatment for Headaches
23  Treatment for Premenstrual Syndrome
24  Treatment for Hypertension

Appendix

Suggested Reading
Bibliography
Index

The word Amma, which means "push-pull" in Chinese, was applied to a form of Oriental massage dating back five thousand years to the period of the Yellow Emperor.

Founded and developed by Korean-born Tina Sohn, Amma Therapy is a highly refined and complex system of bodywork whose techniques and treatment strategies combine the use of traditional Oriental medical principles and a Western approach to organ dysfunction. It utilizes a variety of techniques, sometimes paralleling those found in major forms of therapeutic massage, as well as powerful new points discovered by Tina Sohn.

•  This revised and enlarged edition now serves as a textbook for bodyworkers.

•  Accompanied by extensive illustrations and twenty detailed treatments for a variety of common medical conditions, this teaching guide explains and demonstrates the proper execution of Amma Therapy techniques applied directly to the physical body.

•  Includes nutritional and exercise recommendations providing a remarkably holistic guide for practitioners and students in all fields of bodywork. 

About the Author(s) of Amma Therapy
Tina Sohn, founder and master of Amma Therapy, is a co-founder of the Wholistic Health Center in Syosset, New York, one of the largest health centers in the United States; and the New Center for Wholistic Health Education & Research.

Praise for Amma Therapy
 "Amma Therapy presents Oriental medical theory in a clear and logical manner, detailing its philosophical and physiological bases from Eastern and Western points of view. It also gives a philosophical overview of wholistic health care and contrasts it to the Western scientific 'disease-care' system. A section on professional development, which is emphasized in the Sohns' program, includes a beautiful description of the stages of proprioceptive sensitivity that are available to the dedicated therapist. A detailed protocol addresses hand strengthening, full-body conditioning, and training in proper body alignment. In addition, the book examines ethical behavior, a timely subject for our profession." - Massage Therapy Journal

"Amma Therapy delivers exactly what the title says: this is the most comprehensive textbook for Oriental bodywork therapists in the English language." - EastWest