It’s one thing to want to learn how to massage with your feet – and it’s a whole other world when you realize that you want to do this all day, every day, for the rest of your life! If becoming a Barefoot Massage Specialist is your “thang”, we want to help you! The Center for Barefoot Massage offers an…
How much does ashiatsu training cost? How much are classes? Fundamentals: $750(3 days, 24 CE’s) Fijian: $500 (2 days, 16 CE’s) Intermediate: $500 (2 days, 16 CE’s) ROM: $500 (2 days, 16 CE’s) Advanced: $500 (2 days, 16 CE’s) Hot Ashi: $250 (1 day. 8 CE’s) IF IT’S A TRAVEL CLASS: meaning, if the instructor travelled to the location to…
The short answer is: YES, of course! Our CE Provider #1333 status with the NCBTMB and we have maintained that approval since March 2017. The long answer is: it may depend on your state. If your state has NCBTMB reciprocity, meaning that they acknowledge and accept NCBTMB approved courses for your Continuing Education hour requirements, then our classes are…
When you meet our Durham barefoot training instructor Julie in person, you may be fooled by her petite size. Her sweet-sounding Southern way of talking is simply sugar coating on her wickedly deep and specific feet, which she uses to Rolf.
Your name?
Julie H Marciniak
Tell us about your pets!
Jack is our last dachshund baby. We lost Max right before Christmas this year. He was a dachshund too.
Introduce us to your family.
My eldest is our son Blake, SPC (Specialist) in the Army. Our daughter Michaela is a sophomore in college. My husband is Michael, a lieutenant colonel in the Army National Guard (his photo is in the header.).
What did you want to be when you grew up and why?
Sara in St. Louis is the owner of Sole Shine Barefoot Massage, located in an eclectic neighborhood in St. Louis. Fun fact: she has a very large painted plaster foot outside her office (see it in the photo of her studio)!
Your name
Sara Newberry
Tell us about your pets.
2 Cats- Sully & Weekend (Their names came from the shelter. Weekend is unusual and I thought surely my kids would change her name but it stuck. She came in with a litter on the weekend (hence her name) but her brothers and sisters were all named Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Weekend We ended up with Weekend) 1 Dog- Mickey. He’s super old and barks a lot
Tell us about your family!
I have 2 kids, 1 stepdaughter. I’m a single mom of two with an amazing partner named Stephen. My mom passed away almost 3 years ago and I’ve been a guide for others going through the grief process since then.
What did you want to be when you grew up and why?
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.…