This holistic healing technique, known for its overriding spirit of compassion, uses elements from acupressure, reflexology, energy lines, blood stopping, stretching, yoga, and compresses. Popularly known as the lazy man's yoga, Thai massage generally involves extended sessions and heightened interaction between recipient and therapist, who uses a number of positions to bring relief to sore muscles and induce a general sense of health and well being. After a general description explaining the structure of the body, Apfelbaum presents several massage routines in supine, side-lying, prone, inverted, and sitting poses. Numerous black and white photographs and several pen and ink drawings explain proper form and physical mechanics. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.