Ashiatsu picture

Here's a photo of me at the ATMA Kentucky spring convention with our portable Ashiatsu bars. I gave out about 30 free Ashiatsu demonstrations that weekend! I was 6 months pregnant too!

Class information is found at www.affinitymassages.com.

AMTA Kentucky chapter

Thanks to all you massage therapists, instructors and students who came to the Kentucky chapter of the ATMA convention in Lexington this weekend! I gave away complimentary Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy massages to about 30 people.

Reports from those taking classes showed a high level of satisfaction with the instructors and interest in the classes.

Vendors from Cincinnati, St. Louis, Kentucky and other midwestern areas displayed a variety of products such as massage supplies (Massage Supplies and Such), crystal jewelry (Minerals and Mor) and the popular heated flax seed / buckwheat pillows (Mother Earth Pillows).

Thanks to Julie Harper, Katherine Warner and all those volunteers who made the convention worth going to!

My website, http://www.affinitymassages.com/, has our class schedule for the rest of the year.

AMTA KY convention

I will be doing demonstrations of Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy and handing out brochures at the AMTA Kentucky chapter annual meeting.

Last year, despite near blizzard conditions, the convention had over 200 attendees. We look forward to seeing you again this year!

www.affinitymassages.com

AMTA convention winners Ashiatsu Booth

At the AMTA convention this past weekend here in Cincinnati, the Ashiatsu booth picked a winner each day for a $200 gift certificate off tuition. The three winners were picked at random each day and did not need to be present to win.

Congratulation to the following massage therapists!

Lisa Jacobs; Harrison, OH
Pam Kostecke; E. Rochester, NY
Michele Croston; Louisville, OH

The winners can receive $200 off tuition for any 2007 Barefoot Basics class located at a permanent training facility in the US. Thanks to all the 200+ LMTs to entered the contest!

Cincinnati AMTA convention

Cincinnati's hosting of the AMTA national convention started off with a bang. Booths were busy with massage therapists and family members from all over the country perusing products and experiencing various massage modalities.

The Ashiatsu booth was packed all night, and within an hour, the sign up sheet for free massages was filled up for the weekend! Ruthie Hardee chatted with Ashi grads and those who are very interested in watching, receiving and learning barefoot massage. Cincinnati AOBT grad James Reischmann and I gave demos all evening. Check out www.AshiatsuWorkshops.com for more info on Ashiatsu training!

The booth next to ours, Bamboo-Fusion, was also packed all evening with founder Nathalie Cecilia demonstrating bamboo chair massage to willing LMTs! Her website is www.Fusion-Blend.com.

AMTA convention in Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati is hosting the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) national convention this week. The Exhibits Marketplace's grand opening will be starting at 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati, OH. Exhibits of modalities (including Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy and Bamboo-Fusion), table manufactures, supply stores (such as our local Massage Supplies and Such) and vendors like Mother Earth Pillows will be proudly displaying products and features!

The Exhibits Marketplace will run:
Thursday, 9/27 from 4:30-8:30 pm,
Friday, 9/28 from 11:30-3 pm and 5-8:30 pm
Saturday, 9/29 from 11:30-3 pm

The marketplace is open to the public for massage therapists and the general public.

For more information on bamboo massage, check out www.Bamboo-Fusion.com. Barefoot massage training courses can be found at www.ashiatsuworkshops.com.

bamboo massage

Bamboo massage is becoming more popular among therapists and clients. Why use bamboo? It's easier on the therapist, but it's more comfortable on clients than traditional tools. Using warmed bamboo or rattan, the therapist rolls and presses these unusual items on the client's lubricated body.

Live Bamboo stocks steamed in essential oils are massaged into the body using a combination of rolling, sliding, kneading, and tapping to relieve and renew stressed muscles. This exotic treatment is not only relaxing but is also very therapeutic. By utilizing the bamboo your massage therapist is able to customize the depth of your massage to suite your personal needs.
I received a bamboo chair massage at the AMTA convention in Atlanta last year. It was suprisingly relaxing and soothing.

Nathalie Cecilia teaches Bamboo-Fusion massages and is credentialed to teach in Florida. National CEU approval is pending. You can contact her at Bamboo-Fusion.com. Nathalie will be at the AMTA convention in Cincinnati next week (September 26-28) giving out free demonstations. Stop by and give it a try! She'll be right next to the Ashiatsu booth (we're booth 612).