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The Center for Barefoot Massage
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Continuing education courses for LMTs who are ready to use their body differently by effortlessly giving deep myofascial massages with their feet! #barefootmassage
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The future of massage is afoot, & the sky’s the limit! 🌟 Stepping into Bluesky with both feet, ready to share Myofascial Barefoot Massage to #LicensedMassageTherapists so they can share it with clients in their communities, THEN TOGETHER WE MAKE THE WORLD BETTER!
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May your season be calm, your pressure be intentional, and your feet be anything but clumsy.🦌
You know… the good kind of underfoot.
We love you weird Barefoot Massage people 👣🎁
December 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Fijian Barefoot Massage= Barefoot Matwork

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Class Name Update: Fijian Barefoot Massage is now "Barefoot Matwork"
A Name Change That’s Been a Long Time Coming
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December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Ready for a change? FasciAshi training helps LMTs protect their bodies, deliver deep pressure with ease, and bring truly transformative barefoot work to clients.

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November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We've got limited edition "Barefoot Massage Era" shirts, tanks flippie floppies, bags, & straps available exclusively in our secret Student Store!

Log in to your account to find the store: you gain access to see after you attend a live class with us!

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September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This article is about rewriting the old barefoot massage myths & replacing them with practices that are safer, smarter, & more sustainable. “Deep, not dangerous” means honoring physics, respecting limits, & adapting Barefoot Massage work to fit therapist & client.

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Skill, Safety & Adaptability in Barefoot Massage
Deep, Not Dangerous: Rethinking Pressure, Power, and Proportions
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September 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Our latest article! Grab a cup of coffee and snuggle up for a good read: open.substack.com/pub/barefoot...
Vectoring In
How a strap and physics can boost your barefoot massage practice
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July 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
👣✨ If you're a trained FasciAshi grad & you're offering Myofascial Barefoot Massage, make sure you’re listed in our official provider directory: (it's free!)

👉 Get listed. Stay visible. Good things are afoot.
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Find a Barefoot Massage Therapist - Center for Barefoot Massage: FasciAshi myofascial ashiatsu training
Find a Barefoot Massage Therapist near you who received training through us! Not everyone is listed, only those who want to be found.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Here's a special perk for those of you paying close enough attention:

Want 15% off a PAIN SCIENCE webinar from Lorimer Mosely's group?! Class info is below, and I’m hiding the discount code in the 13th paragraph of our most recent article posted on our SubStack.

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Embodiment in Pain Science Education, Online
Embodiment in Pain Science Education, Online
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June 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Glide of Transformation…. Read about how your choice of grip underfoot changes as you grow into your Barefoot Massage career - and what lubricants help you do the work best!
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FasciAshi's Grip & Glide
The role of lubricants in Myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage
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May 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My project this year has been to check the FasciAshi strokes, theories & information taught at the Center for Barefoot Massage against any recent (within 15 years) evidence we can find that applies to what we present our students.

Check out what I found here.
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Pressure with Purpose: The Evidence That Grounds Our Barefoot Massage Training
Read the research supporting the FasciAshi Barefoot Massage approach
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May 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Which part of the foot during a Barefoot Massage does what a thumb would do in all the “hands-on” and “normal” kinds of massages? Read this to discover the comparisons!

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The future of massage is a FOOT:
Why feet are the perfect tool for deep tissue massage
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April 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Deep tissue shouldn’t destroy your body.
Learn to massage with your feet (yep!) using gravity, not force.
FasciAshi Fundamentals = pain science + fascia ed + career-saving barefoot massage.
Strap in:
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April 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This article helps compare ways in how the depth & feel of feet are “twinning” with their traditional upper limb manual massage therapy tools. We hope it helps bare the sole of how we use our tools + demonstrate how an intuitive (inTOE-itive?!) practitioner works!

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The future of massage is a FOOT:
Why feet are the perfect tool for deep tissue massage
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April 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Are you subscribed to our SubStack? If not, check out the latest newsletter here:

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April 2025 Newsletter
What's afoot at the Center for Barefoot Massage?
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April 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ida Rolf once said "Put it in its place and ask for movement"... And that's what this class is all about!

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March 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🚨𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁🚨⁣
Fascia doesn't need to be broken up: Science says movement matters more than force. ⁣

🔍𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿.𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 "𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹" 𝗯𝘆 𝙇𝙚𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙬 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀 & 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵!⁣
March 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Read this: our approach to the amount of grip and glide within our barefoot massage strokes

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FasciAshi's Grip & Glide
The role of lubricants in Myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage
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February 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Barefoot Massage = using your feet as powerful massage tools! We teach Myofascial Ashiatsu ('FasciAshi') & Fijian Matwork, focusing on fascial mobilization, deep pressure, & stretch therapy. Love anatomy & intentional bodywork? Join us! More in our FAQ (link in profile!) #barefootmassage
February 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We teach Continuing Education for licensed massage therapists, offering 4-24 CE hour courses in myofascial barefoot massage & matwork. We're not a massage school: Aspiring therapists must attend accredited schools to meet state licensing requirements.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Our NEW Registration System, Membership Area, and Website Are Live!

Explore the upgrades at www.CenterForBarefootMassage.com and check out all the new features!

Sign up for classes, access your study videos, and experience the ease of our new platform. It’s incredible—go check it out!
Center for Barefoot Massage: FasciAshi - Myofascial ashiatsu live training
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January 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The future of massage is afoot, & the sky’s the limit! 🌟 Stepping into Bluesky with both feet, ready to share Myofascial Barefoot Massage to #LicensedMassageTherapists so they can share it with clients in their communities, THEN TOGETHER WE MAKE THE WORLD BETTER!
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January 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM