AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I owe a debt of gratitude to the Chinese doctors of the traditional Chinese hospitals of Shanghai, Weihai, Xi’an and Jinan, who have most generously and patiently taught me the theory and practice of Tui Na.

My thanks also go to my husband Trevor for the enjoyable hours of discussion and brainstorming involved in preparing this book, and to my daughters Gisela, Gina and Danella, my son Graham, Jamie Dawkins, Neal Wickens and my grandchildren Oscar, Claudia and Rosa for patiently and skilfully modelling for most of the photographs and being excellent ambassadors for Tui Na. I would like to give a special thanks to Darren Tucker for patiently correcting all qi-points and meridians.