Ashiatsu massage 🦶🏽

The foundation of Ashiatsu Deep Feet Bar Therapy was developed by Ruthie Hardee in the early 1990’s.

Shortly after becoming a licensed massage therapist, Ruthie began to feel the physical strain of the profession on her body.

Ashiatsu DeepFeet Bar Therapy is a Western adaption of Eastern barefoot massage techniques that Ruthie studied during her training and travels.

In this modality, therapist utilize bodyweight for a deeper pressure, instead of using upper body strength and a relatively small portion of bodyweight.

The Japanese word 'Ashiatsu' was chosen as a trade name because of the meaning. The root word "Ashi" means foot and "Atsu" means pressure.

Being placed above my client instead of alongside them (change in leverage!) I can achieve a deeper pressure that is both therapeutic and extremely relaxing.Yes, it feels suspiciously like being massaged with very large hands 🤷🏽‍♀️

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