Ashiatsu

90 minutes: $150 

After July 1, 2025 Foxfire Massage Therapy will close. Kit has been accepted to graduate school in Dublin, Ireland, and will be moving later this summer. Thank you for 10 years of support! May you be happy and well.

In Japanese, “Ashi” translates to foot and “Atsu” into pressure. Ashiatsu DeepFeet Bar Therapy is a barefoot massage technique in which the therapist delivers deep, broad, consistent pressure while utilizing their feet and body weight. Working with gravity instead of against it, Ashiatsu therapists can provide an effective therapeutic massage without causing pain or discomfort to themselves or the receiving client.

Deep Tissue Without Discomfort

If you’re in need of deep tissue work, but don’t enjoy the discomfort that comes with pointy elbows and thumbs, then Ashiatsu DeepFeet Bar Therapy® is the treatment for you! Gravity enables Ashiatsu therapists to deliver up to 3x deeper pressure than with traditional hands-on treatments. Utilizing body weight and the foot as a massage tool provides broad, consistent pressure that creates structural change throughout the body. As a result, clients will enjoy the same extra range of movement and decrease in chronic tension relief without having to endure painful strokes.

Frees Up Bundled Nerves
Movements along the para spinals and the lumbar region can relieve muscle spasms and open the intervertebral foramen (where spinal nerves pass through). It will give the nerves more space as well as increase circulation by bringing more freshly oxygenated blood to the area being treated.

Elongates Muscles and Detoxifies
Many ashiatsu strokes help to elongate the spine. These movements dramatically stretch shortened muscles, which help in relieving pain and discomfort. These long fluid strokes also help flush the body’s lymphatic system, which releases metabolic waste at a very high rate. We recommend drinking plenty of water before and after a treatment to help with the [natural] detoxification process.

Improves Posture and Decreases Pain
After only a few treatments, ashiatsu barefoot massage has been known to improve posture and range of motion. It will significantly reduce or eliminate chronic muscle pain, and improve bodily functions, which will create a higher sense of balance and wellbeing within the body. Typically, one treatment a week for upwards of six weeks will produce these kinds of results.

Ashiatsu is not suitable for everyone
Due to the compressive nature of Ashiatsu massage, therapists must take extra precautions with certain client conditions. These are just a handful of conditions that would be contraindicated for receiving an Ashiatsu treatment. However, a certified Deepfeet Therapist will have full knowledge of all contraindications for Ashiatsu and how to best address their client needs.

Conditions that prohibit Ashiatsu

• Pregnancy or trying to conceive
• Contagious skin disorders
• Recent injuries/surgeries, implants
• Auto-Immune or immune compromised disorders
• Uncontrolled High/Low blood pressure
• History of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Aneurysm, or varicose veins
• Hemophilia
• Acute liver/ kidney Inflammatory, neurological, or reproductive disorders
• Advanced Diabetes