Center for Barefoot Massage

10/27/2025

Have you read our latest newsletter? Here it is online!

https://open.substack.com/pub/barefootmassage/p/october-2025-newsletter?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=38nash

10/26/2025

It's easy to get stuck in the idea that flexibility comes from stretching muscles a lot—but true change happens when the nervous system feels safe to move.
In Range of Motion work, every guided movement or gentle resistance we step our clients thru invites their body to notice what is going on during the quality of movement leading up to their perceived end range limits.

This approach blends pain science and tensegrity principles into practice as slow, mindful movement + predictable input = a body that trusts motion again.

Fascia responds to these cues like a living web, redistributing tension through the whole system so movement feels coordinated instead of forced, and it's that noticing part that helps them recalibrate their perception of pain and the need for guarding. As an added bonus, temporary post-session soreness doesn’t necessarily mean harm—it’s the body recalibrating and processing new movement information, updating its sense of what’s safe.

Put this into practice with the work you'll learn with us in FasciAshi's Range of Motion Stretch Therapy class!

https://centerforbarefootmassage.com/range-of-motion-rom/

10/22/2025

10/18/2025

We teach Myofascial Barefoot Massage. That's it. That's the post. See you in class!

10/15/2025

Colorado's latest ROM/Stretch Therapy class!

Our ROM Stretch Therapy class teaches barefoot massage therapist how to GUIDE the body through safe, supported MOVEMENT - FREEING up stuck spots, CALMING the nervous system and CREATING space for REAL change.

Next Colorado Stretch Therapy class will be April ‘26!

10/15/2025

Certification is not real, for the most part, in the Massage industry. Read the article at the link below, where we explore ‘certification' in our industry, discuss the changes we’ve made at the Center for Barefoot Massage, and clarify what true certification really means.

We hope the stances we take at the Center for Barefoot Massage firstly improve the learning experience for attendees in our courses, but ultimately show our professional integrity and dedication to making a positive difference in the industry.

(Certification, Certificate & Certified: they can drive you certifiably bonkers!)

10/14/2025

Long weekend in San Antonio sustaining long careers and great minds!

We just spent four incredible days blending movement and myofascial work from our Intermediate and ROM / Stretch Therapy classes—feeling every shift from the inside out. We explored how strength and resistance activate each stretch, played with creative movement cues and angle of pressure options, fine-tuned the balance between grip and glide, and worked on each other with SERIOUSLY seasoned soles. Somewhere between the laughter, the learning, and the friendships, the classroom turned into its own little barefoot universe.

These deep-dive weekends with fellow fascia nerds (and a few Taylor Swift Easter egg saturated binge weekends of my own) fill my nervous system with the good kind of hum. Long live the SOLES who keep showing up with curiosity, intention, and open-minded feet: you help remind me that the future of massage really is a foot ❤️‍🔥

Barefoot Massage has come a long way since the Center for Barefoot Massage launched in 2017—and even further since I hung my very first strap back in 2003. Watching this work grow, evolve, and gain recognition has been one of the most empowering forces grounding my career… proof that when we follow our own pull of gravity in good company, we really can heel the world one sole at a time.

Thank you and have fun with the new stuff!
-Jeni

10/10/2025

Does your client struggle to externally rotate their hip?

Do your clients really need to lay face down for so long? Do they get sick of being in that face cradle so much?!

Do you want to address your client in the position they sleep FOR HOURS in, essentially meeting them in their natural habitat (lol)

Are you working extra hard to get enough contact and pressure on the lateral body while the client is supine or prone?

Is your own dorsiflexion range of motion an obstacle that is getting in your way for some of the Fundamentals strokes?

Can't get enough pressure in their neck and shoulders?

Need a better focus on Fibularis Longus/Brevis, Adductors, TFL, Lats and QL?

❤️Sidelying is the answer to all these things ❤️

We just added a Sidelying adaptation of shoulder strokes into the ROM class to get that commonly restricted area moving again.

Half of the Intermediate class is spent teaching you a full body series of strokes for the sides of your client.

Our Advanced class carries on from there and gives you a 360 degree approach to working completely around their entire body: front, back and sides, taking the edges out.

The new Clinical Neck specialty class goes sideways, too, for quick efficiency.

Sidelying massage is not just for prenatal work. Join the next Intermediate class and live your best Level-Up Era.
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10/09/2025

Lost your way?
Revitalize your work with a Refresher, Touch-Up, a Student Clinic or Retake
At the Center for Barefoot Massage, we believe that true mastery comes from continuous, hands-on learning. While our classes are designed to maximize retention, attending just once may not be enough to fully grasp all the techniques. Revisiting courses allows you to deepen your understanding and refine your skills.

Each of our instructors brings a unique perspective to the same core content. By experiencing different teaching styles or simply refreshing your knowledge after some time, you gain valuable insights that enhance your practice.

To support your ongoing education, we offer several options:

Read the website to see your options

Myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage Classes

10/08/2025

Last week's shenanigans

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼: 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙!!!⁣
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Last week we hosted one of our most detailed, goal-oriented classes: Clinical Neck.⁣
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This advanced course gives therapists barefoot massage protocols for common cervical issues like tension, headaches, tech-neck, forward head posture, whiplash, and restricted rotation. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗺𝘆𝗼𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟮𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀.⁣
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𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯:⁣
✔️ FasciAshi Fundamentals is the first step.⁣
✔️ Intermediate FasciAshi expands into supine and sidebody work.⁣
✔️ ROM/Stretch Therapy is suggested, but not required.⁣
✔️ Then comes Advanced FasciAshi—the final stepping stone before Clinical specialties.⁣
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Some therapists in past years entered through our transfer policy (𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘶 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦). Not this group—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗠𝗧𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗢𝗚𝘀. 🔥 Heads up: that transfer pathway closes at the end of 2025. Beginning in 2026, everyone must complete Fundamentals before moving into higher levels. (𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨.)⁣
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The therapists in San Antonio showed what years of investment look like: refined skills, clinical confidence, and the ability to deliver powerful barefoot work where it matters most.⁣ Great job everyone!!! Thank you for coming to class with me 🦄💓
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👣 The future of massage is afoot ❤️‍🔥

09/29/2025

Last week's class with Jeni!

Last week I taught the Range of Motion / Stretch Therapy class, where we made each other really work for each stretch! We added resistance stretching to stabilize joints, and active stretches to strengthen muscle groups- helping their own muscles pull them into deeper versions of the stretch.

Empowering your clients to move, even to feel the challenge as they try, builds stronger neuromuscular connections and awareness. When you guide them through specific movements during each stretch, their nervous system learns they can move into and out of new ranges, and experience that it's safe throughout that pathway of movement. That’s where lasting changes in mobility and pain perception live, in the client participation parts of these sessions... And that's what we teach in this class.

Great job to Krystle, Amber and Heather over these two days!!