On March 17th, 2022, the Center for Barefoot Massage turns 5 years old! Happy Birthday to us! The size of the footprint that our Myofascial Ashiatsu and Fijian Barefoot Massage classes have left on the massage industry since we stepped on the scene back in 2017 is growing – and so are the life-changing foot-shaped impressions that our alumni are…
#of CEs taken in the past year? I struggle with finding physical classes I want to take because I don’t think you can learn modalities well online. Mostly, I like to refine my barefoot massage skills and see how I can adapt hands-on into feet. With that being said, I have a few modality classes on my radar for this…
Whether you’ve learned barefoot massage already or are pondering your possibilities, it’s important to decide who your ideal client is for barefoot massage. Really, you should know this even if you haven’t even considered the possibility of taking our classes! 1st consideration You can’t serve everyone. Think of big chains. While it may seem like they serve everyone, they’ve probably…
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During 2020 and 2021, the Center for Barefoot Massage as a company did not make many, if any, public announcements regarding COVID19 because we didn’t want to spread myths or misinformation: so we took a step back to assess the situation and come forward with an informed, calmer presence.
A lot has changed since March 2020. As of March 2022, we are now watching each county’s Community Levels where we teach, as recorded by the CDC. Read below to better understand our precautions and policies in place during the pandemic.
The benefits of side-lying barefoot massage are plentiful. Once you get past the “my client only wants to lie face down to receive the massage” mentality, you’ll find that you can access a number of muscles more easily when they lie on their side. Why side-lying barefoot massage? Providing side-lying barefoot massage allows you as a therapist to have better…
Doing a Google Search for “Ashiatsu Massage near Me” doesn’t always bring back the results you need. More and more Massage Therapists across the nation are learning barefoot massage. There is a wonderful surge of trained ashiatsu practitioners in the industry… but not all are actually trained in our “FasciAshi” myofascial ashiatsu barefoot massage technique, or held to our standards.…
Have you ever had a client who has back pain while lying on their stomach to receive barefoot massage or even hand-on deep tissue massage? This is often caused by hyperlordosis. An excessive curve in the lumbar (it’s sometimes seen in the cervical dish as well) can be caused by structural issues such as: 1. kyphosis AKA “dowager’s hump”2. discitis3.…
More and more massage therapists are wanting to ONLY massage with their feet and specialize in Barefoot Massage. A trend of retiring hands-on massage and sticking to feet-on work has echoed outwards from our instructor’s local studios. Barefoot Massage Specialists are reaching into a variety of environments within our industry, ranging from solo practitioners to multi-therapist massage businesses across the…
Tuesday Toesday Tip-today we have another tip for using an extra large sheet-in this one, you don’t need rubber bands. You can either watch the video or read the transcript! In today’s video, we show you a quick tip for if you’re using twin or extra long sheets that bag and sag on the table. Let’s get them nice and…