If you are interested in learning more about massage, bodywork and wellness, you may enjoy the following books:

Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu

This is my favorite book on the importance of touch for a person's health and development. Written by an anthropologist, it explains through examples from various cultures and results of research studies how touch is our most important sense - for proper development, socialization and general health. I find it a fascinating book.

Touch (Bradford Books) by Tiffany Field

This book, written by Touch Research Institute director Tiffany Field, also describes the importance of touch. In comparison with the Montagu book, this book is not as lengthy, doesn't go into the same level of detail or document as many research findings, but it serves as a good overview of the concepts discussed in the Montagu book, in a format that's easier to read.

Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones, and More (3rd Edition) by Andrew Biel

Written in a very accessible style, this book illustrates anatomical concepts, muscle attachments and functions, locations of bones, etc. as if the surface of the body is physical terrain to be traveled through. If you're interested in where different muscles of the body are and what they do, this is a great book to have.

Acupressure Way of Health: Jin Shin Do by Iona Marsaa Teeguarden

This is a nice introduction to traditional Chinese medicine and acupressure. Teeguarden explains the meridians and where to find specific acupressure points and how they may be used to correct imbalances in the body.

Job's Body: A Handbook for Bodywork by Deane Juhan

As I understand it, some massage therapy schools require their students to read this book, and for good reason. What a wonderful guide to how and why the body responds to massage therapy and bodywork.

The Anatomy Coloring Book (3rd Edition) by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson

This book's title explains what it is. It teaches you about anatomy by having you read about a particular structure of the body and then have you color its different parts. It's a neat way to learn about anatomy.

Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing by Larry Dossey, M.D.

There are some very interesting concepts in this book about the power of the mind and the power of prayer on healing and wellness.

Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field by Barbara Ann Brennan

Brennan, a former NASA research physicist, has studied the human energy field for 30 years. This book describes her research into this field and how she finds it to be connected to a person's health and well-being.

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old by Deepak Chopra

Chopra describes how the mind and body are connected and how your body can make your thoughts turn to action without your even realizing it. I found lots of interesting concepts in this book.

Healing and the Mind by Bill Moyers

This is a companion book to the PBS series of the same name. In the series, Investigative reporter Bill Moyers interviewed 16 doctors and scientists about the impact that thoughts and feelings can have on one's health and well-being.