I started the super intense P90X workout program the other day. I am pretty sure that my oncoming additional arm and leg strength will be an added benefit to those clients of mine who want reaaaly deep work.
Don't get me wrong--ashiatsu is waaay deeper than most any other hands on technique. But by increasing my leg strength, I'll really be able to ramp it up. Wanna learn Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy? Register online at http://www.massageclasses.info/.
Showing posts with label ashiatsu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ashiatsu. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
New Ashiatsu pictures
New Ashiatsu pictures and layout on on my website, www.AffinityMassages.com. See our group of lovely massage therapists from Cincinnati, southern Kentucky and Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
For some reason, this blog is not allowing me to post photos today. So I'll just tell you who our new Ashiatsu grads are! Kathy Spalding, Sandy Wright, Megan Rice, Marjorie Blair, Linda Leigh Edwards and Linda Warga.
They made our Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy guest clients very happy with their barefoot massage!
For some reason, this blog is not allowing me to post photos today. So I'll just tell you who our new Ashiatsu grads are! Kathy Spalding, Sandy Wright, Megan Rice, Marjorie Blair, Linda Leigh Edwards and Linda Warga.
They made our Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy guest clients very happy with their barefoot massage!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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 National Convention
Heading to Orlando for the AMTA National Convention next week? Stop by the Bamboo-fusion booth for a free demo. Check out the bamboo-fusion tools. They're very well made.
My next class in Cincinnati is October 5-6, and I do have some space left. You can sign up online.
My next class in Cincinnati is October 5-6, and I do have some space left. You can sign up online.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Bring camera to class!
If you're taking any of my massage therapy CEU classes, make sure you bring your camera! I'll be happy to take photos of you working.
I used to do PR photography for my college, so I can do a pretty decent job most of the time. Whether it's Ashiatsu, Ashi-Thai or Bamboo-fusion massage class, the pictures can be of great value in your marketing.
You know, that old adage: a picture is worth a thousand words...
www.affinitymassages.com
I used to do PR photography for my college, so I can do a pretty decent job most of the time. Whether it's Ashiatsu, Ashi-Thai or Bamboo-fusion massage class, the pictures can be of great value in your marketing.
You know, that old adage: a picture is worth a thousand words...
www.affinitymassages.com
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Ashiatsu Class Costs
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy classes costs are as follows:
- Barefoot Basics, 25 CEUs, $550
- Deepfeet Two, 16 CEUs, $299
- Anterior/Side-Lying, 8 CEUs, $199
- Fusion-Blend, 8 CEUs, $199
Please check out www.AshiatsuWorkshops.com for class information.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Giving Thanks
As I mentioned in my blog last week, we try to remember all the things we are thankful for on our national day of Thanksgiving. My vacation in northern Michigan gave me some more reminders of what to be thankful for.
Wed and Thurs night, no heat at the cotttage--thankful for the wood burning stove! My twins have asthma, and one of them had real trouble breathing while we were there (thanks to the wood smoke). Instead of being upset about it, we chose to focus on how great it is to breathe when we can do it without having to think about it.
Friday AM, Mom discovered that our 26 lb cooked and not even cut into turkey (an extra one, as there were 30+ people in the house) had been thoroughly enjoyed by a racoon or dog. It had been dragged from the back porch to the back yard, where the carcas lay in shreds. Although we sadly didn't have turkey sandwiches, it made me appreciate refrigerators. Think of how the Pilgrims must have felt when THEIR turkey was stolen!
Saturday night, as my four youngest lay sleeping in my parents' bed, one of the girls threw up. All over her brother, the bed, the dry-clean comforter. We gave thanks for showers and washing machines! And we discovered that Subway sandwich bags are perfect barf bags for traveling.
So although a bit untraditional, this past week has shown us ways to appreciate the things we take for granted. Electricity, conveniences, fast food joints and our health.
Wed and Thurs night, no heat at the cotttage--thankful for the wood burning stove! My twins have asthma, and one of them had real trouble breathing while we were there (thanks to the wood smoke). Instead of being upset about it, we chose to focus on how great it is to breathe when we can do it without having to think about it.
Friday AM, Mom discovered that our 26 lb cooked and not even cut into turkey (an extra one, as there were 30+ people in the house) had been thoroughly enjoyed by a racoon or dog. It had been dragged from the back porch to the back yard, where the carcas lay in shreds. Although we sadly didn't have turkey sandwiches, it made me appreciate refrigerators. Think of how the Pilgrims must have felt when THEIR turkey was stolen!
Saturday night, as my four youngest lay sleeping in my parents' bed, one of the girls threw up. All over her brother, the bed, the dry-clean comforter. We gave thanks for showers and washing machines! And we discovered that Subway sandwich bags are perfect barf bags for traveling.
So although a bit untraditional, this past week has shown us ways to appreciate the things we take for granted. Electricity, conveniences, fast food joints and our health.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Shiatsu or Ashiatsu?
Today a client of mine told me about an interesting converstion she had with someone she knows relatively well. The client, whom we'll call Susie, has been receiving Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy on a regular basis for 5 or 6 years. She gets barefoot massage about once every other week, and it is very helpful in her pain management of an injury sustained at work.
This friend, "Larry," insisted that there was no such thing as "ashiatsu" and maintained that Susie was really getting Shiatsu treatments. No amount of arguing could convinve Larry that Susie was really getting Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy. Since it wasn't listed in his shiatsu book that he showed her, in his mind, it didn't exist.
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is relatively new, at least in terms of how long traditional shiatsu has been around. Ruthie Hardee has been teaching our form of Ashiatsu since 1995, a mere 12 years. In comparison to the thousands of years shiatsu has been performed in India, Thailand and Asia, it's not been long.
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is, however, growing rapidly in popularity in the United States. So for clients such as Susie, they're happy with their form of Ashiatsu, no matter what it's called.
http://www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/ has information on classes.
This friend, "Larry," insisted that there was no such thing as "ashiatsu" and maintained that Susie was really getting Shiatsu treatments. No amount of arguing could convinve Larry that Susie was really getting Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy. Since it wasn't listed in his shiatsu book that he showed her, in his mind, it didn't exist.
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is relatively new, at least in terms of how long traditional shiatsu has been around. Ruthie Hardee has been teaching our form of Ashiatsu since 1995, a mere 12 years. In comparison to the thousands of years shiatsu has been performed in India, Thailand and Asia, it's not been long.
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy is, however, growing rapidly in popularity in the United States. So for clients such as Susie, they're happy with their form of Ashiatsu, no matter what it's called.
http://www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/ has information on classes.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Ashiatsu Class--Satisfaction Guaranteed
Why take the Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy classes? You've got nothing to lose, but lots to gain. If you are not completely satisfied with your experience in Barefoot Basics after the first day of class, I will happily give you 100% of you tuition back.
I have never had to refund anyone's money since I've been teaching (over 3 years). Satisfation guaranteed, for sure! My website www.ashiatsuworkshops.com shows lots of pictures, ashiatsu faqs and class descriptions, etc.
I have never had to refund anyone's money since I've been teaching (over 3 years). Satisfation guaranteed, for sure! My website www.ashiatsuworkshops.com shows lots of pictures, ashiatsu faqs and class descriptions, etc.
Ashiatsu Workshops Website Revamped
Ashiatsu training has never been easier to find. Take a look at my revamped website, http://www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/ for loads of information about classes in barefoot massage. Included is our 100% satisfaction guarantee that after the first day of training in ashiatsu, you 'll receive your money refunded in full if not pleased wtih the program. That's how certain I am of the quality of our professional training program.
Off to Denver next week to teach Ashiatsu at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Don't forget, I've got portable Hardee-Ashiatsu bars and will travel to teach groups of therapists in your location!
Off to Denver next week to teach Ashiatsu at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Don't forget, I've got portable Hardee-Ashiatsu bars and will travel to teach groups of therapists in your location!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Ashiatsu-the great holiday gift to yourself...
As the leaves are finally changing colors here in the Midwest, the temperatures beginning to drop, people are starting to think of upcoming holidays. Halloween is just next week already, Thanksgiving next month, Christmas and Hanukkah arriving in December.
As the upcoming holidays bring much joy in many ways, many people begin to feel a tad stressed. Or really whacked out of joint, even. The smart consumer who realizes that massage is a great stress reliever will begin booking massage appointments, perhaps quite a few of them. It's great for their body and soul, not to mention the happy massage therapist's pocketbook. It's this time of year the massage therapists really begin to feel the strain of performing lots of deep tissue massages. We tend to not want to turn away our hurting clientele, even when we feel pain ourselves. LMTs ice their hands and wrists, offer it up, and hope for the best.
Now is a great time for those therapists who only do hands on massage to learn the revitalizing skills of Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy. Using your feet to caress your clients deep knots and tight muscles is a much easier way than massaging with your hands and arms. I am offering my last Ashiatsu training class of the year, Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Side-Lying, in December for those therapists who need to revive themselves before the end of the year. Check out www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/classes_schedule for more info and dates.
Now's the time to treat yourself to the best holiday gift-recieve your CEUs, get a couple of days of deep tissue massage, learn how to give the "deepest most luxurious massage on the planet!"
As the upcoming holidays bring much joy in many ways, many people begin to feel a tad stressed. Or really whacked out of joint, even. The smart consumer who realizes that massage is a great stress reliever will begin booking massage appointments, perhaps quite a few of them. It's great for their body and soul, not to mention the happy massage therapist's pocketbook. It's this time of year the massage therapists really begin to feel the strain of performing lots of deep tissue massages. We tend to not want to turn away our hurting clientele, even when we feel pain ourselves. LMTs ice their hands and wrists, offer it up, and hope for the best.
Now is a great time for those therapists who only do hands on massage to learn the revitalizing skills of Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy. Using your feet to caress your clients deep knots and tight muscles is a much easier way than massaging with your hands and arms. I am offering my last Ashiatsu training class of the year, Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Side-Lying, in December for those therapists who need to revive themselves before the end of the year. Check out www.ashiatsuworkshops.com/classes_schedule for more info and dates.
Now's the time to treat yourself to the best holiday gift-recieve your CEUs, get a couple of days of deep tissue massage, learn how to give the "deepest most luxurious massage on the planet!"
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Ashiatsu training at your site
Want to learn Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy but can't come to Cincinnati? Gather together a group of therapists, 6-8, and I will come to your location.
I will provide all the portable ashiatsu bars, stools, manuals and products for you to purchase if you wish (cool ashi shirts, instructional and promotional DVDs). I will even provide massage cream!
Call 513-238-0970 or email me at fredettemassage@fuse.net to find out more. Or you can log on to www.ashiatsuworkshops.com to find out more.
I will provide all the portable ashiatsu bars, stools, manuals and products for you to purchase if you wish (cool ashi shirts, instructional and promotional DVDs). I will even provide massage cream!
Call 513-238-0970 or email me at fredettemassage@fuse.net to find out more. Or you can log on to www.ashiatsuworkshops.com to find out more.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Ashiatsu Instruction-Register online!
Effective today, www.Ashiatsuworkshops.com is pleased to announce the addition of registering for your barefoot massage training class online! You can pay by credit card through PayPal's secure transaction.
Baby keeping you up? Too much caffeine? Sign up for Barefoot Basics or Anterior/Side-Lying classes any time of day or night. If you pay for Ashiatsu Barefoot Basics in full, you'll receive a FREE cool official ashi wear shirt!
Our next Barefoot Basics training workshop is December 7-9, and Anterior/Side-Lying is December 10. Hope to see you there!
Baby keeping you up? Too much caffeine? Sign up for Barefoot Basics or Anterior/Side-Lying classes any time of day or night. If you pay for Ashiatsu Barefoot Basics in full, you'll receive a FREE cool official ashi wear shirt!
Our next Barefoot Basics training workshop is December 7-9, and Anterior/Side-Lying is December 10. Hope to see you there!
Monday, October 15, 2007
Ashiatsu and the therapist's size
When I learned Ashiatsu, if a therapist was over 5'7" or weighed over 135 lbs, they needed to have excellent upper body strength. Some therapists I've spoken with have expressed concern that their weight or height would be an issue if training in Ashiatsu.
Originally, both female and male massage therapists who were instructed in Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy learned both one footed and two footed strokes in Ruthie Hardee's class. Some LMTs simply did not need to perform two footed strokes because their clients were not significantly larger than they, or because they could work sufficiently deeply using just one bare foot on a client at a time.
Hardee wisely divided this class into two classes, which are now known as Barefoot Basics, the one footed posterior strokes, and Deepfeet II, two footed posterior strokes. Now therapists can decide if they want to train in the advanced class. Upper body and core strength are definitely needed to massage with two feet. Many students of my advanced classes have mentioned after class that they underestimated the amount of upper body strength necessary.
I have taught both slight therapists as well as men and women massage therapists who weigh 200+ pounds. Those larger therapists may find that they never need to take the two footed strokes class, but those that do choose to take it simply need to be able to do chin ups and military pushups prior to the start of class.
Originally, both female and male massage therapists who were instructed in Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy learned both one footed and two footed strokes in Ruthie Hardee's class. Some LMTs simply did not need to perform two footed strokes because their clients were not significantly larger than they, or because they could work sufficiently deeply using just one bare foot on a client at a time.
Hardee wisely divided this class into two classes, which are now known as Barefoot Basics, the one footed posterior strokes, and Deepfeet II, two footed posterior strokes. Now therapists can decide if they want to train in the advanced class. Upper body and core strength are definitely needed to massage with two feet. Many students of my advanced classes have mentioned after class that they underestimated the amount of upper body strength necessary.
I have taught both slight therapists as well as men and women massage therapists who weigh 200+ pounds. Those larger therapists may find that they never need to take the two footed strokes class, but those that do choose to take it simply need to be able to do chin ups and military pushups prior to the start of class.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Ashiatsu Portable Bars
We've had a lot of questions about the Ashiatsu portable bars. What are they good for (or why would I want them)? What are the ashiatsu bar dimensions? Are they really portable?
The healing power of heels is now truly portable. After initial ashiatsu training in our professional training program, our grads can purchase the portable bars to demonstrate deep compression and effleurage in a variety of settings. Many ashiatsu therapists who have trained in our adaptation of the ancient shiatsu technique have had great press with their portable bars. They have taken them to Chamber of Commerce events, sporting events such as GOBA (Great Ohio Bike Adventure), car dealerships, beaches, pools and more.
In fact, at the national AMTA convention in Nashville, TN a few years ago, I was the only therapist featured in the local newspaper for the entire event. Was it was because I was the best therapist at the convention? No--it was because the portable bars are such an eye catcher and photograph well.
The dimensions of the portable bars are impressive-at 7'11' high, they are 6' long and about 5 1/2 feet wide. They weigh about 75 lbs and can be set up in about 20 minutes. The Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy bars cost $999 and are available to graduates of our ashiatsu training program. Shipping and packing charges are added to the cost (they are shipped from Denver). As the commercial may say, "on your MasterCard, about $1100. Marketing effects: priceless!"
www.AshiatsuWorkshops.com will provide more information about this exciting alternative health style of massage using deep compression for destressing the client!
The healing power of heels is now truly portable. After initial ashiatsu training in our professional training program, our grads can purchase the portable bars to demonstrate deep compression and effleurage in a variety of settings. Many ashiatsu therapists who have trained in our adaptation of the ancient shiatsu technique have had great press with their portable bars. They have taken them to Chamber of Commerce events, sporting events such as GOBA (Great Ohio Bike Adventure), car dealerships, beaches, pools and more.
In fact, at the national AMTA convention in Nashville, TN a few years ago, I was the only therapist featured in the local newspaper for the entire event. Was it was because I was the best therapist at the convention? No--it was because the portable bars are such an eye catcher and photograph well.
The dimensions of the portable bars are impressive-at 7'11' high, they are 6' long and about 5 1/2 feet wide. They weigh about 75 lbs and can be set up in about 20 minutes. The Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy bars cost $999 and are available to graduates of our ashiatsu training program. Shipping and packing charges are added to the cost (they are shipped from Denver). As the commercial may say, "on your MasterCard, about $1100. Marketing effects: priceless!"
www.AshiatsuWorkshops.com will provide more information about this exciting alternative health style of massage using deep compression for destressing the client!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Spa Finder Magazine
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy has had press in at least 22 nationally published magazines as well as hundreds of articles about grads in local newspapers. Spa Finder magazine just voted Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy the "best skier's massage." Yet another kudos to the original source of barefoot massage in the United States!
Friday, September 28, 2007
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.
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.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
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).
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).
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