Description

This intermediate ashiatsu barefoot massage class empowers the experienced barefoot massage therapist to work even slower, maintain long sustained pressure holds across layers of tissue, and deliver deep myofascial strokes to the anterior and lateral aspects of your client’s body.

Supine and Side-body strokes will give you the tools to provide a comprehensive feet-on practice in the often forgotten, hard to reach areas of the body and offer detailed work. We share how to work along the topography of our clients bones, and manipulate the length of each muscle and fascial chain.

Intricate use of the FasciAshi support strap is a big focus in this class. This unique addition to the overhead ashiatsu bars allows us to work on variable angles and vectors with consistent, controllable pressure that prevents fatigue for the barefoot massage therapist.

Class is 2 days, and you’ll earn 16 Continuing Education credits. (NCBTMB and some select states)

Travel fee: *If the instructor is traveling to a location to teach this class, rather than teaching at their home base, then the tuition rate may increase by 36%,

Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor, and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CE’s or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full.

Therapists will learn:

• Theory of myofascial barefoot massage pertaining to sustained compression across varying depths of tissue

• Structural benefits, biomechanical intent, and functional “whys” behind every stroke

• Ashi-Strap techniques to create angled vectors, decompress joints, and direct pressure without upper-body strain

• Clear indications, cautions, and contraindications specific to anterior, lateral, and deep core work

• Ergonomic body mechanics to protect your joints while working intricately in supine and side-lying positions

• Detailed neck, chest, shoulder, arm, and subscapular work using feet and hands in tandem

• Precise core access including the Psoas, Iliacus, Obliques, Lats, and QL using broad, non-invasive contact

• Targeted work for the Adductors, Quads/hip flexors, and deep 6 lateral hip rotators

• Nuanced contact techniques using your toes, lateral edges of the feet, heels, and calves to listen and adapt to tissue layers

• Pro-tip To Prepare: here’s a video of our North Carolina barefoot massage instructor, Julie Marciniak, sharing her tips for side lying bolstering!