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Ashiatsu barefoot massage, Online Vs. In Person, Why FasciAshi? by 04/23/2017 0Comments
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Everything is connected – but unplug for your Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage training

Why did we break free and create FasciAshi classes? Our first wave of instructors have been team members for quite a while. The dedication to our craft and passion for the work, along with the intricate skills that our faculty possesses for teaching quality Ashiatsu is strong. We’ve wanted room for growth for years, but we were in a space that wasn’t expanding in ways that we felt supported the integrity and core principals of touch-based massage therapy education. Mainly: focus on high quality live, in person training, for the betterment of massage therapists careers. We do not agree with learning barefoot massage techniques online.

Why did we Break Free?
Sometimes you have to separate yourself to produce what is needed

We honor the original barefoot massage innovators and would never ever copy-cat their material. We literally stand on the shoulders of greatness to bring you the new generation and the future of barefoot massage.  There has been a need for new ashiatsu material for a while. We’ve been eagerly awaiting the day when we would be valued and supported enough to be encouraged to share our innovative discoveries in the art of our favorite massage modality. The time was overdue for us to release this plethora of knowledge from our varied approaches and backgrounds – so in February 2017, FasciAshi and the Center for Barefoot Massage were born!

The years of experience that our company’s creative forces and instructor team at the Center for Barefoot Massage have under their feet validate the direction, focus and carefully cultivated content that this new company presents and promotes. We support the growing barefoot massage field as a whole and support massage therapists who work through their feet, whether they happen to use overhead support like us, underhand support, or practice on a massage table or on a floor mat. It’s not a competition, it’s education, and we’re here to raise your expectations on how barefoot massage is presented, practiced and performed – an we’ll be doing it old school, in the classroom in person where we can literally touch each other – not through online training. Read more about our point of view on the value of live training for massage therapists below.

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Ashiatsu barefoot massage, Why FasciAshi? by 04/13/2017 0Comments
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The Devil’s in the Details: Why Our Barefoot Massage Training Stands Out

When it comes to continuing education for massage therapists, not all barefoot massage trainings are created equal. At The Center for Barefoot Massage, we go beyond “just learning a stroke.” We teach therapists how to think critically, work safely, and apply pressure with purpose—using their feet, fascia, and a whole lot of nerdy anatomical insight.

If you’ve taken other barefoot massage classes and felt like something was missing—structure, science, real feedback—you’re not alone. We’ve met countless LMTs who left other trainings without understanding how to adapt barefoot work to real clients, real conditions, and real bodies on their tables.

We call it like it is: The devil’s in the details, and that’s exactly what we teach.

👣 What Makes Our Training Different?

  • In-person instruction from experienced LMTs who still work with clients every week

  • Focus on fascia and sustained pressure, not speed, showmanship, or oil-based gliding

  • Detailed feedback to help you refine mechanics, pacing, and pressure

  • Pain science and interoception education that helps you understand the why, not just the how

We’re here to help you trust your feet like you trust your hands—and to give you tools for career longevity, client results, and real confidence underfoot.

🔗 Links You’ll Need

👉 Browse Our Course Options
👉 Meet Our Instructors
👉 Check Campus Locations

I’m sure you’ve already noticed by now, but have you seen how the words “Fascia” and “Ashi” (short for Myofascial Ashiatsu) meet in the middle to create FasciAshi?! That’s the whole idea behind our work: making Ashiatsu training more applicable to the massage you are already doing – because we know you are all FASCIA-nated with not just muscles, but connective tissue and how you can impact that in your massages.

Some Companies Refuse To Change

We want to help support professional growth and talent in our alumni base. There is a collective consciousness “out there” that is wanting to specialize in barefoot massage. We are leading a movement that will offer massage therapists to opportunity to learn many styles of original barefoot massage, and learn details specifically within Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage, so that they can retire their hands, or at least use their feet as accurately as they do their hands.

We don’t want you to have to memorize a routine, only to break it apart years later to figure out how to effectively apply the material to your specific client base. That ability to see outside the box and read through the lines comes naturally for some, but not all. Our training gets you to the point NOW, and saves you years of figuring out what generations of Barefoot Massage Therapists before you have trudged through the mud over time to research and discover on their own. FasciAshi (Myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage) brings you to the point of catering and customizing your myofascial ashiatsu sessions to knead the needs of your clients in that moment. We teach trouble shooting, critical thinking, and theories involved with each protocol, stroke and application to help you work more intuitively with confidence.

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