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Massage, Why FasciAshi? by 10/13/2018 0Comments
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Stretch Therapy meets Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage

Our FasciAshi Range of Motion (ROM) class is where stretch therapy meets ashiatsu massage. There is a growing presence of ‘stretch providers’ in the massage therapy, yoga and personal trainer industries, possibly due to the evolving understanding of the properties of fascia. The public is noticing more and more that a movement practice of some kind is essential to a healthy body – and some are turning to their massage therapists for help.

The human population is becoming more and more sedentary.

The leading cause of disability is musculoskeletal pain, and over 80% of acute and chronic injuries are caused by the body not moving properly. (I should know, I just spent a day on the couch writing this blog post!!) One goal of stretch therapy and movement re-education is to make the client more aware of their habits of movement and more comfortable in his or her body with less compensation.

We all need varying movement to maintain healthy tissue hydration, regeneration, and repair. Motion is lotion, no matter what lifestyle you live. The smooth moves we teach in the FasciAshi ROM class could be just the thing that your clients are ACHING to try!

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Journey - Step two by 10/11/2018 0Comments
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Range of Motion (ROM)

This stretch therapy class allows the Barefoot Massage Therapist to stand on a massage table and offer passive, active and resisted range of motion techniques along the clients limbs and fascial lines, while anchoring compensating body parts to maintain alignment. Complete this class and you’ll have access to the Barefoot Sports Massage Track of classes… Click this slide to read…

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Journey - Step two by 10/11/2018 0Comments
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Intermediate

Give weight and wait. Maintain long trigger point holds and deliver deep, slower gliding Myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage strokes while your clients are supine and side lying. Learn new ways to utilize the FasciAshi-strap to massage on different planes with varying angles of pressure. Complete this class for access to the Advanced FasciAshi course… Click this slide to read more…

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Ashiatsu barefoot massage, Barefoot Massage in the News by 09/09/2018 0Comments
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Recap from the 2018 World Massage Festival

Last month at the 2018 World Massage Festival in Las Vegas, we taught the biggest ashiatsu class on record!

We had almost 100 massage therapists (93, to be exact) sign up for a full day of training in our HandsFree Ashiatsu class at the World Massage Festival. Five of our FasciAshi instructors traveled from across the country to meet up for a feet-up just off the Vegas Strip. Jeni Spring, Mary-Claire Fredette, Julie Marciniak, Dawn Dotsonand Sara Newberry joined forces and shared little samples of what it takes to be a Barefoot Massage Therapist.

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Ashiatsu barefoot massage, business by 08/30/2018 0Comments
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The importance of communication in charging for additional services

I personally charge the same for everything I do at my office. I’ve never thought that anyone should have to pay more because their body needed a different kind of work (ie. charging more for deep tissue massage). I add on aromatherapy sometimes, and sometimes there’s…whatever I come up with. That’s my gig.

Adding on services or a modality to your massage is totally fine, but if you charge, you better let your client know ahead of time it will cost more.

(Heck yeah, I’d pay extra for an Aroma-nap after a massage. As long as I knew there was a fee first. Putting on your menu or online would be a fab idea.)

I worked on a client today who had just come back from vacation. As I work on him every week, he got a massage while he was gone. It was hands-on, but that was all that was available.

The therapist told him that it wouldn’t be as deep as barefoot massage, and he was ok with that. Because he told her he sees someone who’s been a massage therapist for 20 years and has been teaching for ages, she got a little worried about what he was expecting.

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Ashiatsu barefoot massage by 07/27/2018 0Comments
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the Princess and the Pea (Feet)

Do you remember the Hans Christen Anderson story the Princess and the Pea? This story is, some would say, about the dangers of jumping to conclusions without all the facts. Others believe that it’s about presenting yourself honestly despite how you may appear. In the tale, the old queen, upon seeing the bedraggled girl, needed to prove that she was a…

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FAQ, Pro tips by 07/11/2018 0Comments
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How to prepare for your next massage class or convention!

You’ve been saving up all year – stashing your tips, making the most of your work schedule so that you are prepared to take time to travel far and wide to that 3 day massage class, or 4 day massage convention that you have been SO excited about….

MAN THAT SOUNDS SO AWESOME! 3 days of receiving massage? A working vacation!??!

OK wait. This is the part not everyone thinks through all the way.

Your body is about to get weirded out for a few days, best prepare.

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business, Membership, Pro tips by 06/08/2018 0Comments
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Awesome scheduling software for solo therapists-getting started with Bodywork Buddy

While most of our instructors have employees, I (Mary-Claire) have steadfastly remained a solo therapist. There are a variety of reasons, but that’s the way I like it. As our team loves to share different ideas and products that we love, I HAD to let solo therapists know about the awesome scheduling software I’ve used for many years, Bodywork Buddy.

I like to think of myself as Bodywork Buddy’s (BWB) unofficial mascot since I truly love their services and praise the software to anyone who needs a scheduler.

To say that BWB is an online scheduler is true, but there’s SO. MUCH. MORE. I’ll cover some of the features today, but I have plenty to say about lots more, so we’ll add another blog post or three. Maybe more. Seriously, I love them that much.

In this series of post, I’ll start with the ease of use for both clients and the therapist and how to start setting it up.

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business, Online Vs. In Person, Why FasciAshi? by 05/20/2018 0Comments
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The subtle art of giving a F*ck

When we started the Center for Barefoot Massage, we set out with some high expectations for ourselves.

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We had the vision to teach our style of ashiatsu to massage therapists, and we wanted to back it with not just quality content in classes, but more importantly, high quality substance to every aspect of the company.

We wanted to make sure that our faculty is in touch with their students, the community, and the massage industry so that we keep it real.

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We want you to learn FasciAshi from someone who uses the technique every week. We want you to study under someone who leads their practice and massage business by example. We want to train therapists in person, look them in the eyes, touch them with our SOLES, and pass our knowledge onto the next generation of barefoot massage therapists. We feel that a person shouldn’t own a massage continuing education company if they aren’t teaching and practicing the work themselves – so we continue to do “all the things” for you every day.

The integrity level of every member on our sometimes overwhelmed, busy team shows through in their passion for the work they each present. You’ll feel it embedded within FasciAshi as you personally grow with the technique. We hope to raise the standard on barefoot massage education, and to help support the massage industry rise to great heights. (And I’m not just being ‘punny’ and talking about stepping up onto a massage table here, folks!)

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