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What is Ashiatsu?
Ashiatsu is a Japanese term for “Foot Pressure”.
During an ashiatsu massage, the massage professional uses their feet to deliver a smooth, therapeutic massage experience.
Ashiatsu is derived from Eastern forms of barefoot massage, but has been adapted to imitate Western forms of massage (Swedish, Deep Tissue) and accommodate mainstream massage goers. Ashiatsu combines elements of Thai Massage, Shiatsu (Japan), and Keralite/Chavutti Thirummal massage (India), but with a Modern, American touch.
What to Expect
Ashiatsu is like most other massages you have received. Other Eastern forms of massage are performed on a floor mat while the client remains fully-clothed.
Ashiatsu, on the other hand, is performed on a standard massage table. Clients undress to their comfort level and are covered/draped with a sheet throughout the massage.
Before the massage, the massage professional will warm, cleanse, and sanitize their feet.
Overhead bars on the ceiling allow the massage therapist to maintain balance while standing on the table and also regulate pressure during the massage.
Ashiatsu is great for those who enjoy deep pressure, but it can range from light to deep, according to the client’s preference for pressure. Pressure is consistent and smooth.
Benefits
The benefits of ashiatsu are the same as other massage techniques, such as Swedish and deep tissue massage. Massage therapy has been shown in research studies to reduce stress and pain.
Ashiatsu allows the massage professional to use consistent pressure, compression, and gravity. Clients feel stretched, relaxed, with less pain and dreaming about their next appointment.
As with any massage, certain contraindications (times when you should not get a massage) exist. Discuss any health care issues, health changes, or medications with your massage professional.
There are benefits for the massage professional, too. Ashiatsu can help the massage professional reduce repetitive hand and wrist movements and injuries.
But what massage practitioners enjoy most about practicing ashiatsu are the results they see in their clients (pain and stress relief). Results they have not seen from traditional massage techniques. This is what makes ashiatsu really great.
Most ashiatsu practitioners agree that clients who try ashiatsu have a hard time going back to a “regular” hands-on massage. These ashiatsu enthusiasts have led to increased public interest and demand for barefoot massage.
There is just something about ashiatsu that clients and practitioners cannot put their finger on; something that keeps clients coming back for more, and leaving a traditional massage behind.
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What is Ashiatsu?
Ashiatsu is a Japanese term for “Foot Pressure”.
During an ashiatsu massage, the massage professional uses their feet to deliver a smooth, therapeutic massage experience.
Ashiatsu is derived from Eastern forms of barefoot massage, but has been adapted to imitate Western forms of massage (Swedish, Deep Tissue) and accommodate mainstream massage goers. Ashiatsu combines elements of Thai Massage, Shiatsu (Japan), and Keralite/Chavutti Thirummal massage (India), but with a Modern, American touch.
What to Expect
Ashiatsu is like most other massages you have received. Other Eastern forms of massage are performed on a floor mat while the client remains fully-clothed.
Ashiatsu, on the other hand, is performed on a standard massage table. Clients undress to their comfort level and are covered/draped with a sheet throughout the massage.
Before the massage, the massage professional will warm, cleanse, and sanitize their feet.
Overhead bars on the ceiling allow the massage therapist to maintain balance while standing on the table and also regulate pressure during the massage.
Ashiatsu is great for those who enjoy deep pressure, but it can range from light to deep, according to the client’s preference for pressure. Pressure is consistent and smooth.
Benefits
The benefits of ashiatsu are the same as other massage techniques, such as Swedish and deep tissue massage. Massage therapy has been shown in research studies to reduce stress and pain.
Ashiatsu allows the massage professional to use consistent pressure, compression, and gravity. Clients feel stretched, relaxed, with less pain and dreaming about their next appointment.
As with any massage, certain contraindications (times when you should not get a massage) exist. Discuss any health care issues, health changes, or medications with your massage professional.
There are benefits for the massage professional, too. Ashiatsu can help the massage professional reduce repetitive hand and wrist movements and injuries.
But what massage practitioners enjoy most about practicing ashiatsu are the results they see in their clients (pain and stress relief). Results they have not seen from traditional massage techniques. This is what makes ashiatsu really great.
Most ashiatsu practitioners agree that clients who try ashiatsu have a hard time going back to a “regular” hands-on massage. These ashiatsu enthusiasts have led to increased public interest and demand for barefoot massage.
There is just something about ashiatsu that clients and practitioners cannot put their finger on; something that keeps clients coming back for more, and leaving a traditional massage behind.
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