Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy

Kelly Burton Returns from "Barefoot Massage" Workshop

Mary-Claire demonstrates Ashiatsu
to students during the workshop.

"The deepest, most luxurious massage on the planet.”

Kelly Burton, LMT of London, Kentucky completed her training in Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy® in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this type of massage, therapists literally use their feet to do the massage, delivering deep, consistent pressure making this "the deepest, most luxurious massage on the planet. Massage Therapists hold on to specially attached ceiling bars to maintain their balance while walking on a client's back. This technique emphasizes a relaxing approach performed with a smooth, flowing, gliding deep pressure. Ashiatsu recipients are calling this technique "heaven."

Although the Japanese term "Ashiatsu" is used in the trade name, the technique Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy® and its application are very different. The root word “Ashi” means "foot" and "Atsu" means "pressure", so together they symbolize foot pressure. Only a few forms of barefoot massage use the hands above the head, and some of these healing art forms can be found from Eastern Asia to the Pacific Rim .

Kelly Burton has been practicing massage therapy with Baptist Regional Medical Center and Baptist Family Fitness in Corbin, Kentucky since 2002.