That’s actually a common misunderstanding – Short answer: No — therapists of all body types can learn FasciAshi® barefoot massage successfully. What matters is not your weight, but your ability to move with control, use your equipment properly, and keep both you and your clients safe for the long haul. It’s not about the number on the scale — it’s…
You need to have an ashiatsu massage table that will hold your body weight, plus your heaviest client, plus a few hundred extra pounds breathing room within the working weight capacity of that table. DO YOU HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL SUPPORT THIS WORK? We ~tend to~ recommend the Earthlite Ellora or the Earthlite Spirit – or something comparable. No…
We will thoroughly discuss ashiatsu contraindications for your clients in every FasciAshi class. We aim to maintain a safe learning environment for everyone, to massage ethically, and to ensure that every attendee in class gets to experience what the work feels like. As such, there are some ashiatsu contraindications, health cautions and concerns that students need to consider for themselves.…
Do you need to be a Licensed Massage Therapist to learn FasciAshi? Yes. Attendees in our courses MUST be Licensed Massage Therapists who are legally eligible to provide paid, professional therapeutic massage therapy services to the public in accordance with the laws in their state. Since we are massage therapy educators, we are here to “solely” teach massage therapists. The…