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Barefoot Shiatsu (also known as (The Original) Ashiatsu or Barefoot Bodywork) is a deeply satisfying and highly effective form of therapeutic massage. Practitioners use the weight of their body rather than muscular effort, moving with rhythm and precision to deliver pressure that is both potent and graceful. This ergonomic approach allows practitioners to give a full, deep session in a way that is sustainable and healthier for their own body, reducing strain while maximizing effectiveness. Over time, the practice strengthens the legs, sharpens balance and coordination, deepens breath awareness, and cultivates a heightened sense of rhythm, sensitivity, and responsiveness—helping practitioners and their recipients to understand the body in a truly nuanced way.

Mastery comes with practice. Guided tutorials combined with independent exploration allow students to steadily build confidence, refine their skill, and move with fluency and ease in this elegant, transformative form of bodywork.

Learn How to Massage Using Your Feet classes and workshops are guided practice sessions designed to build both skill and understanding. Leah walks you step-by-step through a sequence of techniques, creating a clear, flowing structure for the work while weaving in the concepts and principles unique to this form. All classes and workshops are interactive: half of the participants begin standing and practicing the techniques, while the other half relax on a mat, receiving the massage. Midway through the session, students switch roles, giving everyone the opportunity to experience both giving and receiving, and to develop a deeper sense of the method’s flow, potency and subtlety.

Individual Classes are designed for in-class experience and personal enrichment. Each class is well-rounded and complete in itself, offering an abbreviated version of the larger sequence of techniques that make up the method. You’ll leave feeling satisfied and grounded, having experienced giving and receiving a cohesive and integrated practice.

Workshop Series‘, on the other hand, are structured for those who want to take the work further and develop real competence in applying it beyond the classroom. Each meeting focuses on a different segment of the full sequence, allowing students to go deeper and progressively build skill, confidence, and understanding. Together, the series’ provides the depth, repetition, and continuity needed to truly embody the method and practice it skillfully.

Developing true proficiency requires dedicated practice. Periodic tutorials combined with independent practice provide an ideal pathway to building confidence, skill, and fluency in the work.