Practical Barefoot Massage Education
Meet Your Instructor
I'm Rachel O'Connor,
Owner and Massage Therapist at Massage Livingston.
I am the wife of a Marine Veteran and the mother of two.
I'm a self proclaimed professional dog petter and coffee drinker.
In 2016 I found my passion in Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage. I’ve been a licensed massage practitioner in the state of Michigan for 9 years. I attended the massage program at LCC in Lansing. I was a hands on practitioner for 4 years, and have been strictly practicing Ashiatsu for the past 6 years.
What is Barefoot Massage?
Barefoot massage is a deep tissue massage where the therapist uses their feet to provide an awesome, comfortable massage. For safety, we use overhead bars and an "ashi strap" for leverage. Clients love how it feels, and therapists love that they can have long careers without pain or injury.
Why Train in Barefoot Massage?
Learning how to use the body more efficiently to treat clients with chronic pain is key to a long and successful Massage Therapy career.
The average career span of a massage therapist is 5 years. What if you could continue doing what you love for many years to come, without pain?
Barefoot massage not only feels great to the client, but it's also effective, and the results last longer than hands-on techniques. It allows the therapist to work all day without pain and go home after work to enjoy the of their day.
Our Vision
To give massage therapists the tools to become confident barefoot massage specialists within niche markets of sports massage, medical massage, and pain-science based relaxation massage therapy. We are NOT teaching you a cookie-cutter sequence of barefoot massage strokes - we teach you how to use your feet as intuitively as you use your hands! Find longevity in this rewarding career without hurting your body!
Our classes have been many massage therapists first continuing education class. We've seen entrepreneurial and experienced massage therapists who might have feel faded or exhausted in their careers get completely amped up and re-inspired in their work, thanks to ashiatsu.
Student Resources
Welcome to Howell, MI
Lodging: The Hampton Inn by Hilton is the closest at 3900 Grand Oaks Drive, Howell, and is less than a mile from the training location.
There are multiple AirBnB's available as well.
Howell is a beautiful award winning small town.
Places I love in Howell
All Star Coney
Howell's Mainstreet Winery
2 FOGS
Aberant Ale's
Heart of Michigan
Finding Roots
PitaWay
Vibeology
What to bring
Clean, pedicured feet.
Sanitizer spray.
Water to drink.
Snack/lunch
Linens:
- 3 sets of massage sheets (3 top sheets & 3 fitted sheets). One set is for you to use on days 1 and 2. The other 2 sets are for your guest clients.
3 face cradle covers
3 washcloths or hand towels
6 KING pillowcase covers - Washable footwear
- *Clean linens are offered for $15/day if you choose not to bring your own*
What to wear:
It’s best to wear comfortable pants such as leggings or yoga pants that can be pulled up to your knees and comfortable tops.
Dress in layers. Bring a sweater/sweatshirt as temperatures will vary. Working therapists tend to get really warm while observing therapists tend to get pretty cool.
Bring clean socks/slippers if you run on the cool side or flip-flops that have not been worn outside if you run on the warm side to wear inside the office.
As a bigger guy, ashiatsu provides a level of pressure that I had never gotten from a massage before. Not only does it provide deep muscle relief, but the longer massage strokes that ashiatsu provides is more relaxing and stress relieving than any traditional massage I've ever received.
Massage Livingston Client
Classes
Shape your massage career
More than another "Intro" class
More than another "Intro" class
This is not an all or nothing approach to barefoot massage. Our class will introduce you to practical barefoot massage applications: give the deep tissue work your clients crave, to work clinically to address "tissue issues", to blend in hands on techniques (if you so choose), or niche down in barefoot massage!
More than another "Intro" class
More than another "Intro" class
More than another "Intro" class
Don’t be fooled, this class is more than an intro class.
It’s packed with “secret sauce” techniques that will help you elevate your barefoot skills from “go”.
The foot is an amazing “Swiss army” tool that just makes sense for massage.
You’ll learn how to apply your foot as a tool to the work, feel the tissue underfoot, and incorporate active and passive ROM to your sessions.