Overview

Harness the Healing Power of Touch through Spiritual Bodywork Featuring a variety of physical and spiritual techniques, this book helps you explore massage therapy through the lens of magic and ritual. Debra DeAngelo teaches you how to infuse each session with divine love and channel your healing energy into another person. This thoughtful touch can provide relaxation and relief to family and friends with a variety of ailments, such as: Alzheimer's Disease • Anxiety • Arthritis • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Chronic Pain • Cramps • Digestive Disorders • Dementia • Depression • Fibromyalgia • Grief • Headaches • High Blood Pressure • Inflammation • Insomnia • Sports Injuries Sacred Massage provides hands-on activities for preparing your ritual space, creating an altar, grounding, setting intentions, and inviting the elements. Discover how meditation and deity worship can help you establish a deeply spiritual session. Use herbs, crystals, essential oils, and candles to elevate the therapeutic experience. Culminating in a full-body massage sequence, this easy-to-understand book provides everything you need to create a magical massage experience for yourself and your loved ones. Includes a foreword by Karen Mo, MD

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Author:   Debra DeAngelo
Publisher:   Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Imprint:   Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
ISBN:  

9780738772677

ISBN 10:   0738772674
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   08 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents Contents Activities—xiv Illustrations—xv Cheat Sheets—xvii Foreword—xix Introduction—1 Part One: Before You Begin Chapter One: The Language of Touch—9 Chapter Two: What You’ll Need—31 Chapter Three: Concerns, Contraindications, and Assorted Miscellanea—43 Part Two: The Spiritual and Magical Side of Massage Chapter Four: Touch Is Spiritual—63 Chapter Five: Let’s Make Magic—85 Chapter Six: Touch Is Magical—111 Part Three: The Practice of Soothing Touch Chapter Seven: The Tools and Techniques of Touch—135 Chapter Eight: Touching the Back of the Body—153 Chapter Nine: Touching the Front of the Body—185 Chapter Ten: Bringing It All Together in Sacred Massage—215 Conclusion: You Have Everything You Need—239 Resources—241 Appendix: Cheat Sheets—245 Bibliography—259

Reviews

Touch can be a very sacred thing when shared by two individuals with an intent that is aligned. Debra has a wonderful gift for sharing a touch modality that will engender a greater heart connection between you and those you decide to connect with on this level...She deftly provides a simple, yet powerful, roadmap for sacred massage that can reach deep into your soul and that of your loved ones.--DB McPeek, Reiki Master With emotional intelligence and expert physical skill, Debra helped unwind the chronic knots in my back and neck. Getting a massage every week has reduced my chronic pain and improved my quality of life. Reading her book might be the first step in that direction for you or someone you love.--Sandra Aamodt, author of Welcome to Your Brain Sacred Massage arrives as an antidote to touch starvation, a call to remember that intentional touch can offer healing and restoration. The magic of touch and the impact of skin-on-skin contact is more than physiological and beyond the list of benefits to the body; this book reminds us, encourages us, and inspires us to offer loving care to our worn bodies as part of a ritual practice. Inviting the sacred into our lives can begin with remembering we hold this magick in our hands and can offer it to ourselves and others.--Irisanya Moon, author of The Norns and Earth Spirit - Gaia This book is a gift for the soul that will allow you to experience a lightness of spirit, allowing you to attract amazing things into your world. I cannot express how vital this book is because the imprints of our past stored in the body can be freed to make room for a beautiful and intuitive future. You will grasp the power of using massage as a path to awakening happiness with this magnificently fun compilation.--Shannon Yrizarry, author of Psychic Yoga, Kundalini Energy, Modern Guide to Meditation Beads, and Connect and Work with Spirit Guides This thoughtful and gracious book contains ample information for the laity to practice sacred touch and magical massage on their loved ones. The author includes the perfect balance of professional and relatable guidance, providing full instruction in such a way that the reader does not feel intimidated or overwhelmed. The book provides complete explanations of massage and touch techniques that even the most inexperienced practitioner can easily implement. Additionally, the divine component of interlacing massage with magical practice deepens the healing potential...This book is a gift.--Katrina Rasbold, witch, Reiki Master, and author of Uncrossing and Reuniting the Two Selves Debra DeAngelo makes it clear how and why massage is a key to healthy living and connection. As a professional massage therapist, DeAngelo has literal hands-on experience on how important touch is to healing and health and that comes through in the pages of Sacred Massage, but she doesn't stop there. DeAngelo goes deeper into the practice of massage sharing important components and how to take your personal touch practice to the next level. As a former massage therapist myself, I found her book to be a beautiful balance of practical massage tips and spiritual depth.--Phoenix LeFae, author of What is Remembered Lives, Walking in Beauty, and Witches, Heretics, and Warrior Women I've spent years playing hit or miss in an attempt to soothe my constant feelings of fear and worry. With massage, I finally found my solace. The massage table became a sanctuary, where the gentle feeling of hands on my skin told my mind and body, 'Relax. Breathe. You are safe in this moment.'--Kimberley Tufveson, massage client

Touch can be a very sacred thing when shared by two individuals with an intent that is aligned. Debra has a wonderful gift for sharing a touch modality that will engender a greater heart connection between you and those you decide to connect with on this level...She deftly provides a simple, yet powerful, roadmap for sacred massage that can reach deep into your soul and that of your loved ones. --DB McPeek, Reiki Master With emotional intelligence and expert physical skill, Debra helped unwind the chronic knots in my back and neck. Getting a massage every week has reduced my chronic pain and improved my quality of life. Reading her book might be the first step in that direction for you or someone you love. --Sandra Aamodt, author of Welcome to Your Brain Sacred Massage arrives as an antidote to touch starvation, a call to remember that intentional touch can offer healing and restoration. The magic of touch and the impact of skin-on-skin contact is more than physiological and beyond the list of benefits to the body; this book reminds us, encourages us, and inspires us to offer loving care to our worn bodies as part of a ritual practice. Inviting the sacred into our lives can begin with remembering we hold this magick in our hands and can offer it to ourselves and others. --Irisanya Moon, author of The Norns and Earth Spirit - Gaia This book is a gift for the soul that will allow you to experience a lightness of spirit, allowing you to attract amazing things into your world. I cannot express how vital this book is because the imprints of our past stored in the body can be freed to make room for a beautiful and intuitive future. You will grasp the power of using massage as a path to awakening happiness with this magnificently fun compilation. --Shannon Yrizarry, author of Psychic Yoga, Kundalini Energy, Modern Guide to Meditation Beads, and Connect and Work with Spirit Guides This thoughtful and gracious book contains ample information for the laity to practice sacred touch and magical massage on their loved ones. The author includes the perfect balance of professional and relatable guidance, providing full instruction in such a way that the reader does not feel intimidated or overwhelmed. The book provides complete explanations of massage and touch techniques that even the most inexperienced practitioner can easily implement. Additionally, the divine component of interlacing massage with magical practice deepens the healing potential...This book is a gift. --Katrina Rasbold, witch, Reiki Master, and author of Uncrossing and Reuniting the Two Selves Debra DeAngelo makes it clear how and why massage is a key to healthy living and connection. As a professional massage therapist, DeAngelo has literal hands-on experience on how important touch is to healing and health and that comes through in the pages of Sacred Massage, but she doesn't stop there. DeAngelo goes deeper into the practice of massage sharing important components and how to take your personal touch practice to the next level. As a former massage therapist myself, I found her book to be a beautiful balance of practical massage tips and spiritual depth. --Phoenix LeFae, author of What is Remembered Lives, Walking in Beauty, and Witches, Heretics, and Warrior Women I've spent years playing hit or miss in an attempt to soothe my constant feelings of fear and worry. With massage, I finally found my solace. The massage table became a sanctuary, where the gentle feeling of hands on my skin told my mind and body, 'Relax. Breathe. You are safe in this moment.' --Kimberley Tufveson, massage client

Author Information

Debra DeAngelo has been a massage practitioner for more than twenty years. She runs her own private practice where she incorporates spiritual techniques into every session. In addition to developing her own method called “Blended Deep Swedish Massage,” Debra is trained in hot stone, ayurvedic, reflexology, reiki, and other massage styles. She also writes feature stories and book reviews for SageWoman and Witches & Pagans magazines. Visit her at DebraDeAngelo.com.

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