Massage Challenge, WEEK 4. Have you been keeping up with our first annual Barefoot Massage Open, a weekly massage challenge for ashiatsu therapists?! You got this, we’re over half way through. This week WILL make or break you, though. Are you still tough enough to continue to challenge the way you massage!? Are you questioning WHY you do what you do during each massage?  Do or do not, there is no try: and this time there is no crying back to your mom, either – cuz the Week #4 challenge ain’t your momma’s ashiatsu!!!

Last week you started your massages with the client face up. How was it?! Are you feeling more confident in your work?

Just wait till you do a week of what we are about to put you up to. You will be hard-core after this. If you aren’t yet trained in ashiatsu strokes that pertain to this weeks challenge – then use your hands. (And go take the Intermediate FasciAshi class already! You are missing out!)

BAREFOOT MASSAGE OPEN: FIVE WEEKS – FEB. 22-MARCH 26

1.1- Feb. 22-26 Start the massage at the clients feet #FeetFirst #AshiChallenge1point1

1.2- March 1-5 Use your Non-Dominant Foot for 20 consecutive minutes #GoofyFoot #AshiChallenge1point2

1.3- March 8-12 Start with your client FACE UP! #GameFace #AshiChallenge1point3

1.4- March 15-19 Scroll down to see this weeks challenge! #NotYourMommasAshi #AshiChallenge1point4

1.5- March 22-26

Your mission for WEEK 4: should you choose to accept it…

Do an entire massage IN SIDE-LYING!

The video for this week is missing – BUT, if you watch last weeks video, and every time I refer to the front of the body – just pretend I’m referring to the sides. Same Same, just flip your client sideways 🙂

The goal is for you to try something new within your massages, contemplate WHY or HOW it works, and then share what you learn with your clients and online community. Take note of the following questions while providing your massages this week:

How does this change your focus?

How many clients were you able to try this on – and how long per session did you last!?

How did honing in on their lateral zones impact their goal of the session? 

Did you feel creative? Lost? Inquisitive? 

Shy about draping? Let them keep their underwear on!

Find any new information on old tissue-issues for your regular clients?

What did your client(s) notice with this new intention?

Can you convey these realizations within your marketing?

Show your work and tag @CenterForBarefootMassage on Instagram using the hashtags #barefootmassage #AshiChallenge1point4 #AshiChallenge #NotYourMommasAshi 

If you share posts online pertaining to this challenge, keep in mind that you are marketing to potential customers, not the massage crowd. Take this opportunity to generate new content aimed at your target market with a renewed understanding on what you do and why you do it, based on your new experiences.