ASHI ORIENTAL DEEP BAR THERAPY BAREFOOT MASSAGE
Ashi is known as the barefoot massage, getting it's name from the root words Ashi, which means "foot", and Atsu, which means "pressure" in Japanese. By using overhead bars for gravitational assistance and balance, to glide over muscles, using their feet as hands— working deeper tissue, moving more fascia, causing no irritating pain from a bony elbow or forearm. After all, our feet are the “hands that touch the earth." The therapist uses their feet and body weight to give you a relaxing and deeper pressured massage. The barefoot massage technique uses deep compression effleurage strokes that glide over the body to stimulate relaxation. It also combines a push pull pumping effect that is done with the feet to provide a deep pressure that has long lasting effects on the body.
Ashiatsu is said to be the deepest most luxurious massage out there. Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, founded by Ruthie Hardee, was derived from several Barefoot modalities around the world, including Chavutti Thirummal in India; It was born from the need to work deeper tissue & gain more results for clients without causing pain to the client or therapist. In creating Ashiatsu, Ruthie has given a great gift to the world of massage therapy benefiting both client & therapist. Therapeutic massage skillfully performed with the foot is kryptonite for scar tissue and chronic muscle pain that festers. It covers greater body surface while kneading the musculature efficiently and effectively. Years of suffering ends so the body can finally self-correct.
Regular Massage can facilitate optimal wellness and has many benefits such as:
Relieves stress & tension
Reduces pain & stiffness
Helps lessen anxiety & depression
Increases circulation
Boosts immune system
Reduces blood pressure
Decreases & helps prevent headaches
Increases flexibility and range of motion
Helps with sleeping disorders
Hinders chronic & acute pain
Promotes recovery from injuries
Ashiatsu Benefits
Deeper than a typical Deep Tissue session, but feels like a Swedish massage
Hurts so good!
You can now experience pain-free, bruise-free pressure on the deeper layers of muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues without wincing, clenching or holding your breath from pokey elbows, knuckles or thumbs!
AOBT movements along the para-spinals and the lumbar region help to open the intervertebral disc space, increasing the discs height which allows the nucleus pulposus inside the disc to assume a more central position within the annular fibers, relieving irritation on the spinal nerves and connective tissue.
Long expansive head to toe strokes stimulate the lymphatic and parasympathetic nervous systems faster, creating a sense of well being, improvement of bodily functions, and homeostatis.
Typically, just 20 minutes of Ashiatsu can do what takes an HOUR of Swedish massage to achieve! Bring out the drool buckets and get ready to see dramatic improvement in your tissue!
Centripetal and Centrifugal movements in our technique increase circulation bringing more oxygenated blood to the area being treated and help release toxins at a very high rate.
Long, consistent compression from a well trained foot releases adhesions, trigger points and chronic holding patterns, and encourages your body’s natural healing potential.
Myofascial stretching with vertebral traction elongate the spine, improving movement and posture while relieving chronic pain and spasm.
Deep, broad pressure improves flexibility and range of motion.
Contraindications for ashiatsu
You are pregnant
You've had breast implants within the last year
You have skin infections or ulcerations
You've recently had Lasik or eye surgery
You have TB, thrombosis, phlebitis, varicose veins, aneurysm, kidney disorders, hemophilia, severe osteoporosis
You have had lymph nodes removed
You are on any blood thinning medications or medications that inhibit sensation
You have uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes
You have a recent injury including broken bones or fracture, hematomas, bruises or conditions in acute stages.
You have swollen or inflamed areas
You have undiagnosed pain, discomfort, illness or disease
Special care will be taken for clients with pacemakers
Fever, Severe Pain, Sun Burn, Open Cuts/ Bruises / Burn, Skin Rash, Cold Or Flu
Ashiatsu is said to be the deepest most luxurious massage out there. Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, founded by Ruthie Hardee, was derived from several Barefoot modalities around the world, including Chavutti Thirummal in India; It was born from the need to work deeper tissue & gain more results for clients without causing pain to the client or therapist. In creating Ashiatsu, Ruthie has given a great gift to the world of massage therapy benefiting both client & therapist. Therapeutic massage skillfully performed with the foot is kryptonite for scar tissue and chronic muscle pain that festers. It covers greater body surface while kneading the musculature efficiently and effectively. Years of suffering ends so the body can finally self-correct.
Regular Massage can facilitate optimal wellness and has many benefits such as:
Relieves stress & tension
Reduces pain & stiffness
Helps lessen anxiety & depression
Increases circulation
Boosts immune system
Reduces blood pressure
Decreases & helps prevent headaches
Increases flexibility and range of motion
Helps with sleeping disorders
Hinders chronic & acute pain
Promotes recovery from injuries
Ashiatsu Benefits
Deeper than a typical Deep Tissue session, but feels like a Swedish massage
Hurts so good!
You can now experience pain-free, bruise-free pressure on the deeper layers of muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues without wincing, clenching or holding your breath from pokey elbows, knuckles or thumbs!
AOBT movements along the para-spinals and the lumbar region help to open the intervertebral disc space, increasing the discs height which allows the nucleus pulposus inside the disc to assume a more central position within the annular fibers, relieving irritation on the spinal nerves and connective tissue.
Long expansive head to toe strokes stimulate the lymphatic and parasympathetic nervous systems faster, creating a sense of well being, improvement of bodily functions, and homeostatis.
Typically, just 20 minutes of Ashiatsu can do what takes an HOUR of Swedish massage to achieve! Bring out the drool buckets and get ready to see dramatic improvement in your tissue!
Centripetal and Centrifugal movements in our technique increase circulation bringing more oxygenated blood to the area being treated and help release toxins at a very high rate.
Long, consistent compression from a well trained foot releases adhesions, trigger points and chronic holding patterns, and encourages your body’s natural healing potential.
Myofascial stretching with vertebral traction elongate the spine, improving movement and posture while relieving chronic pain and spasm.
Deep, broad pressure improves flexibility and range of motion.
Contraindications for ashiatsu
You are pregnant
You've had breast implants within the last year
You have skin infections or ulcerations
You've recently had Lasik or eye surgery
You have TB, thrombosis, phlebitis, varicose veins, aneurysm, kidney disorders, hemophilia, severe osteoporosis
You have had lymph nodes removed
You are on any blood thinning medications or medications that inhibit sensation
You have uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes
You have a recent injury including broken bones or fracture, hematomas, bruises or conditions in acute stages.
You have swollen or inflamed areas
You have undiagnosed pain, discomfort, illness or disease
Special care will be taken for clients with pacemakers
Fever, Severe Pain, Sun Burn, Open Cuts/ Bruises / Burn, Skin Rash, Cold Or Flu