Description

Learn to use heated flaxseed pillows to perform specific barefoot massage protocols for the client in both a supine and prone position, in Hot Ashi, one of our specialty classes for FasciAshi Fundamentals trained Barefoot Massage Therapists. Hot Ashi is performed through clothing on a massage table with overhead bars and a flexible strap for balance and shearing ability.

Heat is an effective way to relieve both chronic pain and new aches, as well as for calming the autonomic nervous system. Its use is non-invasive and non-addictive, inexpensive and easy to incorporate into existing barefoot massage services. Using therapist’s feet in conjunction with heat produces almost effortless results in reduction of client anxiety, stress and pain.

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:

• How to combine barefoot massage techniques with heated golden flaxseed pillows to deliver full-body myofascial integration

• Physiological benefits of thermal therapy, including increased blood flow, tissue elasticity, spasm relief, and nervous system down-regulation

• Critical contraindications and pathology guidelines, including acute inflammation, circulatory conditions, and medications that impair sensation or temperature regulation

• Best practices for pillow maintenance, heating protocols (hot cabi and microwave), steam avoidance, and sanitation using washable covers

• Structural endangerment sites, bony prominences, and vulnerable areas to avoid with direct heat or deep barefoot compression

• Methods to deliver Hot Ashi as a standalone clothed treatment or seamlessly woven into draped table sessions

• A comprehensive, full-body protocol (supine and prone) combining heated pillows with compressions, shearing, and fascial stretching from the sinuses to the feet

• Body mechanics and sensory modulation skills to let heat soften tissue first, delivering effortless depth without overworking your body