Ashiatsu
What is Ashiatsu?
Ashiatsu is a modality in which the therapist uses bars attached to the ceiling 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.”
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, founded by Ruthie Hardee, was derived from several Barefoot modalities around the world, such as Chavutti Thirummal in India; It was born from Ruthie’s need to work deeper tissue & gain more results for her clients without causing pain to herself. In creating Ashiatsu, she has given a great gift to the world of massage therapy benefiting both client & therapist.
