Advanced
Get deeper with one and two footed complex FasciAshi strokes to massage with more of your body weight
This advanced-level class empowers the experienced myofascial ashiatsu barefoot massage therapist to work with more difficult single and double footed strokes, potentially applying their full body weight as kneaded. Strokes are performed with the client in Prone, Anterior and Sidelying positions, while the therapist massages from varying angles of pressure to achieve a safe, deep, fascial barefoot massage session focusing on structural alignment.
Learn how to vary your stroke intentions as you choose to use your feet working bilaterally, unilaterally, contralaterally, simultaneously, in sync and out of sync, independently or in succession in the Advanced class. Work bilaterally from head to toe on the right client. No two massages are the same and the possibilities for using these techniques on your existing client based are endless!
Prerequisite: FasciAshi Intermediate.
Class Price
Tuition: *$500
You can choose to pay in full upfront, or make two payments. A non-refundable 50% retainer of the tuition is required to hold your spot in class - the remaining balance is due before class starts.
Class is 2 days, and you’ll earn 16 Continuing Education credits. (NCBTMB and some select states)
*If the instructor is traveling to a location to teach this class, rather than teaching at their home base, then the tuition rate will be $600.
Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor, and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CE’s or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full.
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When and where is class? (Click the button below, then all the Advanced FasciAshi classes currently scheduled across the nation will be shown in a new window.)
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Therapists will learn:
- Bony landmark recognition and palpation for visual alignment
- Single and double footed strokes with modifications with structural benefits to every stroke
- Contraindications and indications for bilateral, deep, barefoot massage
- Appropriate biomechanics to get deeper without death-gripping the bars
- Strap length adjustments for stroke variations
- Theory on sustained compression, fascial chain pathways, and compensation patterns
- How to use critical thinking skills to customize a 50+ minute session using techniques taught in class catered to the needs of individual clients during the Student Clinic
- How to synthesize previous and newly gained barefoot massage knowledge by working on other therapists and public clients daily
- The ability to seamlessly apply deep tissue, trigger point, cross fiber friction and fascial techniques utilizing their feet on a variety of vectors or angled directions of pressure.
- How to regulate up to their full body weight in pressure – as appropriate for that particular client.
- Pro-Tip To Prepare: Are you ready for this!? Experienced barefoot massage therapists can try these ashi-challenges before class with FasciAshi co-founder, Jeni Spring!
Therapists will practice on and receive feedback from:
- 2 other therapists in class
- A minimum of 2-3 student clinic clients
- In class, you will:
- Give 6 hours of massage during this class
- Receive 6 hours of massage from other students
- Spend a total of 4 hours observing the instructor and other LMT’s demonstrate the strokes
Attendees are provided with:
- Course Workbook
- 8oz jar of PurePro creme, and samples of other products
- Access to the free Alumni Membership website with videos of the strokes learned in class
What's next?
To attend this class, you must have attended the following class:
- FasciAshi Intermediate – no exceptions.
Become a Clinical Barefoot Massage Specialist
Once you have successfully completed and passed your FasciAshi Advanced training, you are eligible to fine-tune your footwork and attend our 1 day specialty courses! The Clinical Track will have a series of classes that focus on techniques, protocols and topics to asses and treat a range of musculoskeletal conditions, while also working with rehabilitation approaches and the pain response.
Start with our Clinical: Neck class – but first have a good amount of practice in the techniques we taught you in the Intermediate and Advanced classes
Clinical Track classes are coming out one at a time!
Retake this course for $125 / day!
Change is hard, learning is a process. We take in what we can – and maybe bits of the information presented in class just weren’t what you needed in that moment. That’s OK – come back and soak it in again! For best retention of the concepts, theories, strokes and adventures we experience in class, you are always welcome back to review everything. No CE’s or course materials are provided, but we’ll partner you up with either a client or another #AshiatsuTherapist who is also reviewing the class, and you’ll get to give and receive FasciAshi all day long while being guided, and tweaked, by the instructor. (Get a 90 minute massage from an experienced ashi therapist for $125?! Not bad!)
You may attend 1 or 2 days of this class, for $125 each day.
Email your instructor to see if any space is available for you to take this class as a refresher course
Continue your training:
Once you’ve completed this FasciAshi Advanced training, move into our FasciAshi Clinical:Neck class to learn more detailed neck work for forward head posture and whiplash. You can also check out the FasciAshi ROM and Fijian Barefoot Massage courses if you haven’t already! Consider dropping in on a few Revitalize options on classes you have already attended – maybe this time with another instructor to see what other insight you gain!