Give Deeper Massage. Save Your Hands. Extend Your Career.

Learn FasciAshi Barefoot Massage in 3 days. Walk away with 24 CEUs and a skill that keeps you working pain-free for decades.

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Your Hands Weren’t Built for This

Every deep tissue session takes a toll on your hands, wrists, and elbows. Over time, that adds up: fewer hours, more pain, shorter career.

Meanwhile, clients either wince under sharp elbows or leave disappointed, still looking for the deep, effective bodywork they need.

Keep pushing through it and you risk burnout, injury, part-time work, or losing the career you love.

Use Your Feet. Let Gravity Do the Work.

FasciAshi Barefoot Massage uses your feet instead of your hands. The foot’s broad surface delivers deep, even pressure that feels better for the client. Gravity handles the heavy lifting, so your body barely strains at all.

The foot is much larger than the hand. The heel alone is far wider than a thumb. That means smooth, comfortable pressure instead of sharp, focused points.

Overhead bars keep you balanced. Lubricant is applied. The client lies on a standard massage table. The result: sessions that feel deeply relaxing for clients and easy on your body.

Deeper pressure. More comfort. Less effort.

What You’ll Learn in 3 Days

Day-by-Day Training

  • Safe body mechanics and overhead bar setup
  • Posterior and anterior barefoot strokes
  • How to blend barefoot techniques into existing sessions or run full 90-minute barefoot sessions

How You’ll Practice

  • Work on classmates and your instructor
  • Practice on experienced guest clients who give real feedback on every stroke
  • Small class sizes for personal attention

After Class

  • Complete a self-study certification with documented practice sessions and client feedback
  • Join an active, supportive graduate community
  • Access refresher videos to keep your skills sharp

Why Train With Us

  • ✓   30+ years of combined barefoot practice and teaching
  • ✓   Co-founded the Center for Barefoot Massage
  • ✓   NCBTMB-approved provider: CEUs accepted by AMTA, ABMP, and most states
  • ✓   You use your feet with intention, just like you do with hands-on massage
  • ✓   Located in Cincinnati with Mary-Claire Fredette

FasciAshi Barefoot Massage

$670

24 CE Hours · 3 Days

Perfect for therapists who can’t take more than 3 days off. Save on lodging too.

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FAQ: Can I Learn Barefoot Massage Online?

Short answer: the hands-on skills, no. Some supporting knowledge, yes.

What works online

  • Contraindications and safety protocols
  • Marketing your barefoot massage services
  • Ethics training
  • Post-class video refreshers to reinforce what you learned

What requires in-person training

  • Body mechanics and balance: safety for you and your client
  • Feeling what proper pressure and foot placement should be
  • Equipment setup: bars configured for your specific room
  • Real-time feedback from an instructor and experienced practice clients

Barefoot massage looks simple. It takes careful training to do safely and well. That’s why every FasciAshi class includes hands-on practice with classmates, your instructor, and guest clients who give direct feedback on every stroke.

Protect Your Body. Keep Doing What You Love.

Your clients get deeper, more comfortable bodywork. You get a career that lasts.

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