Indian Head Massage for Special Needs ─ Easy-to-learn, Adaptable Techniques to Reduce Anxiety and Promote Wellbeing

The text offers a step-by-step guide for the relief of stress, anxiety, and the like through the art of Indian (Ayurvedic) head massage. The text is geared towards caregivers of people with special needs, such as autism and obsessive compulsive disorder. It is divided into four distinct sections: The Scientific Approach to the Body, The Complementary Approach to the Body, The Massage, and Case Studies. The section explaining massage contains photographs of each step, as well as written instruction. Appendices discuss the use of oils and medical forms, respectively. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Giuliana Fenwick has been a complementary therapist for almost all of her adult life. She developed her unique take on Indian head massage while working with her son who has Asperger's syndrome (AS) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Giuliana spent months developing the massage and trialling it in schools and specialist colleges, and she now works with the technique full-time treating clients of all ages in a variety of settings. The technique and her teaching has been approved by the Complementary Medical Association, and she has trained organisations including ADHD, ASC & LD Belgium and MIND. Giuliana will be training NHS partnerships, local authorities, NATSPEC and specialist staff from one of the specialist academies at which she works in September 2015. She also speaks throughout the UK and internationally to raise awareness of special needs and the benefits of using therapies within schools. Giuliana lives in Somerset, UK.