This book is an exceptionally well-illustrated guide to the location and properties of acu-points. Whereas most good books on the subject give needle depth and other useful information for the acupuncturist, this book uniquely provides additional information for bodyworkers such as Shiatsu and Tuina therapists. For example, in keeping with normal practice, the location of a point is given as a precise anatomical location and illustrated with a dot, along with alternative locations where relevant. However, this book goes further by delineating the larger area where the point can be activated by pressure, gua sha and other means. In addition, the optimum position for treatment via acupuncture, acupressure and other treatment strategies is given, as treatment positions can vary according to the method of point stimulation. The distribution of sensation resulting from point stimulation is also documented, and differentiated between pressure and needle application where appropriate.

This book is produced with the student and conscientious practitioner in mind, with a great deal of care and research into accuracy being achieved. Hence, we expect it to become a landmark text. The price has been kept to a minimum without compromising on any aspect of its quality and production, to ensure its accessibility to students.

Chris Jarmey, M.C.S.P., D.S., M.R.S.S., qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1979 after working for several years as a Shiatsu Therapist. Shortly after that he studied acupuncture and osteopathy, and founded The European Shiatsu School in 1985. He is the author of several best-selling books, including The Concise Book of Muscles, The Atlas of Musculo-skeletal Anatomy and The Theory and Practice of Taiji Qigong, all published by Lotus Publishing and North Atlantic Books. He is also the author of Shiatsu: The Complete Guide, the main reference book for shiatsu students and therapists. Chris teaches shiatsu, qigong, bodywork therapy, and anatomy extensively throughout Europe. He also runs a bodywork-therapy practice in Marlborough, Wiltshire, U. K.

Ilaira Bouratinos, Dip.Ac., D.S., is Principal of both the European Institute of Oriental Medicine (EIOM) which she established in 1998, and the Greek branch of the European Shiatsu School (ESS), which she established in 1994. In these schools she teaches Oriental Medical Theory, Acupuncture, Shiatsu and a variety of different bodywork methods including massage, sotai and qigong. Ilaira has gathered extensive experience integrating living anatomy with the application of bodywork and acupuncture techniques. She contributed a major section within the second edition of the book, Shiatsu: The Complete Guide, Thorsons (1997).

Ilaira qualified in shiatsu with the European Shiatsu School, and received her diploma in Acupuncture from the London School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in the early 1990's. She has also studied Chinese Herbal Medicine and a variety of bodywork, exercise and self- development methods since a young age. She teaches in Greece and the UK, and runs a busy practice in Athens where she combines bodywork and corrective exercise with acupuncture.