I have to say, this book doesn’t look promising, but actually it’s really quite wonderful. It describes the Vietnamese facial reflexology practice of Dien Chan, which the author also suggests you could combine with Qigong and Chinese Medicine. The author is British and trained with a wise master in the backstreets of Saigon. The book is also very highly praised by Daniel Reid, a leading Western teacher in the Chinese Taoist arts. It feels empowering and it’s full of simple illustrations showing the various points on the face to use plus line drawings of other positions to take up. Finally there are also 24 exercises in the book. A lot of the teaching involves issues around the Vagus nerve, which is a big thing right now. verything described seems quite accessible and the text is an entertaining mixture of western and eastern techniques.

320pp, 229 x 152mm, Paperback, 2023, RRP £14.99