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Self care-rolling your feet

Whether you are a barefoot massage therapist or one who simply stands all day at work, our Tuesday Toesday tip may help work out those crunchies in your tootsies! All it takes for feet self-care is a little hand weight that you may have sitting around at your house.

It’s important that your hand weight has rounded edges, otherwise, it won’t roll.

It’s easy like Sunday morning.

Simply sit somewhere comfortable (you can stand too, if that’s your preference) with your hand weight on the ground. Experiment with rolling different parts of your feet and see what kind of knots you may find there!

A caveat: if you haven’t been rolling your feet regularly, don’t watch an entire episode of something on Netflix or you may have trouble walking for a day or two. (Ask me how I know this. 😉 )

FAQ: Can you feel knots during barefoot massage?

Can you actually feel knots when you massage with your feet?  Every barefoot therapist has more than likely received this inquiry many, many times. With a little bit of effort, anyone who has feelings on the soles of their feet can learn to pay attention to even the finest bit of grit under their tootsies.

When I was a brand new barefoot therapist 15 years ago, I remember feeling something on someone’s erectors under the plantar surface of my foot. I didn’t know what it was, so I held onto the bar and felt it with my hand. It was a knot.

Like with craniosacral, if you think you’re feeling something, you’re feeling something.

We’re going to get just a teensy bit sciency here.