Back Maintenance & Body Management: A Unique Method

By Raul E. Nava

Raul E. Nava always considered Lola Iska to be his true grandmother, even though she joined his family as household help.
She sparked his interest in relieving the pain of others, but she was never accepted as a healer because that role could only be passed down from father to son. But that didnt stop Raul from learning everything he could from her about herbal treatments, oil massages, and other methods to heal the body and spirit.
As he grew older, he delved into the finer details of Tuina (a form of massage) and acupuncture and soon he was helping relieve people of back pains and other body aches they never thought theyd eliminate.
Over time, he developed a system of back maintenance and body management exercises to help people keep fit. The detailed instructions and photographs included in this self-help book will help you master his method.
By boosting physical fitness and bringing the body into alignment with spirit, youll not only ease back pain, but youll find relief for the neck, arms, legs, and other areas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Release date: Sep 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482832556

Raul E. Nava

Raul E. Nava has learned and practiced the art of healing massage, Chinese medicine, and related disciplines since he was about ten years old. He developed a unique, self-healing method, which he called Back Maintenance and Body Management, after many years of study.

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Copyright © 2015 by Raul E. Nava.

ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4828-3254-9

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Head, Neck and Upper Body Warm-up

Lower body parts –Warm up

Sitting Down Exercises

Back Maintenance Exercises

Exercises On All Fours

Upper Body Exercises

Combination Exercises

Conclusion And Recommendations

This Book

Preface

I was a little more than eight years old when my Lola Iska called me aside into her little room to say that I should be taking her instructions a little bit more seriously because she’s not always available to give my mother the treatment for her migraine attacks. She expected me to start giving my mother the treatment in her place. ‘I’ll try…’ I just said. Even at that young age I was one who would never back out from a challenge.

Lola Iska was not our real grandmother. She came as a household help just before I was born