Book marks courtesy of Andrea Karlsan Zapanta Posted on Facebook:
Almost ready for the book launch! Yay! Please dont miss my aunt’s book at the Aklat Ani sa Legazpi this coming Feb 19-20 at the Legazpi City Museum. She’ll be together with a lot of other Bicolano writers. See you there! @graceasagra
Facebook posting by Patty Sunga Asagra, Grace’s sister
Coming soon! Looking forward to your book. i’m sure those who will read and hear from you will be enlightened especially when it comes to one’s health and lifestyle ….
The Healing Dance: A Fusion of Massage and Asian Healing Arts
Healing, says Grace Sunga Asagra, is a slow dance and weave that allow the giver, through touch, to send and receive a message of healing to a given part of the body. Asagra, a native of Legaspi City, Philippines, is an expert in both eastern and western healing traditions. In The Healing Dance she weaves her story of the traditional, indigenous healing of the Philippines with experience and wisdom.
Asagra includes a brief story of Asian Healing arts and how the traditions of cultures from Thai Massage to Filipino hilot are related. She adds poetry, recipes for traditional healing foods, and advice for both the giver and receiver of healing touch, as well as a beautifully illustrated guide to massage techniques.
One of the few records of Filipino hilot, this book is a must for anyone interested in indigenous healing and massage techniques. Beyond massage, Grace simply invites the reader to reflect on the connectivity of all cultural healing traditions and see them as resources for health and wellness therefore promoting sustainable health.
