SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage Training
Massage Therapist Continuing Education.
Extend Your Career with Barefoot Massage Therapy Training.
Renew Your Deep Tissue Massage For You And Your Clients
For Registered Massage Therapists ready to enhance their massage therapy practice with Myofascial Barefoot Massage
SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage Offers Continuing Education Units in Barefoot Massage for Licensed Massage Therapists as a verified satellite campus for The Center for Barefoot Massage.
Located in beautiful Downtown San Luis Obispo, California, students travel from all over the nation to rebuild their careers with Barefoot Massage Training.
"Missy is one of the most passionate and knowledgeable instructors I’ve had throughout my career! She pays attention to all the details of your movements and provides constructive feedback. Missy is so incredibly personable, real, and makes you feel at ease while learning new modalities! Thank you for everything!"
— Ashley Shears, LMT
Missy has such great knowledge as a barefoot massage instructor! Her education and experience really shine through when she's teaching in a way that makes learning fun. I appreciate her attention to detail and making the whole experience magical! If you're looking to level up your deep tissue skills, you won't be disappointed learning Myofascial Barefoot Massage with Missy!
— Sharon Bryant, LMT
CLASS SCHEDULE
At SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage, we offer comprehensive massage therapy continuing education training, specializing in Myofascial Barefoot Massage. All therapists begin with our Fundamentals Class with options to build your skills and deepen your practice with our Intermediate and ROM/Range of Motion certifications.
Fundamentals
2025
March 26-28
June 9-11
August 1-3
November 19-21
December 5-7
Intermediate
2025
April 1-2
June 13-14
August 4-5
October 13-14*
December 9-10
Range of Motion
2025
March 30-31
* SLO instructor guest teaching in Tustin, California
Save Your Hands with Myofacial Barefoot Massage Techniques
Provided by Center of Barefoot Massage
IMAGINE A DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE
WITHOUT THE PINCH
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Effortless deep tissue
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Slow myofascial release
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Sustained compression with trigger point work
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Broad pressure to improve range of motion
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In-depth understanding of anatomical structures
Transform Your Massage Therapy Career
with Our Core Classes
FUNDAMENTALS
Your Pathway To Add Years Onto Your Massage Therapy Career
Fundamentals is your starting point for massage therapists ready to expand their practice with FasciAshi barefoot massage. Although Fundamentals is a “beginner” class, prepare for a good challenge. You’ll learn key techniques applied to posterior aspects of the body, how to use your weight, and natural gravitational forces to effortlessly maintain consistent pressure through your feet.
FasciAshi sessions use overhead support bars as well as our proprietary Ashi-Strap to help regulate your pressure, flow, and balance. This beginner Ashiatsu training will teach you:
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How to use your feet to provide a full-body deep tissue
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All about Barefoot Massage safety and sanitation
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Anatomical terminology
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Understanding bony landmarks, endangerment sites, and muscle pathways to deliver effective deep tissue myofascial massage
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Palpation and intuitive sessions
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Myofascial release
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Primary bodywork focus in the prone, overview of the supine
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How to use and build FasciAshi overhead support bars and proprietary Ashi-Strap
Fundamental Class Details
Prerequisite: MUST be a Licensed Massage Therapist
​Time commitment: 3 days total
Continuing Education Units: 24 CEUs
Class Price: $750
Payment Options: Pay in full or split into two payments. A non-refundable 50% retainer is required to reserve your spot in the calls. Remaining 50% due before class begins. *See cancellation policy for details.
Payments Accepted: Credit, Debit, or Check Only. Cash not accepted,
Upcoming Fundamental Class Dates: 2025
March 26 - 28
June 9 - 11
August 1 - 3
November 19 - 21
December 5 - 7
Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CEUs or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full.
Reserve Your Spot for Fundamentals.
Register Below at Center for Barefoot Massage.
Next Level Classes
INTERMEDIATE
Your Path to Mastering Supine and Side Body Techniques
Go deeper into Supine, Front Body, and Side-body techniques. You’ll learn the tools to provide detailed, comprehensive feet-on practice in the often-forgotten, hard-to-reach areas of the body. Intricate use of the FasciAshi support strap is a big focus in this class. This unique addition to the overhead Ashiatsu bars allows you to learn variable angles and vectors with consistent, controllable pressure that prevents fatigue.
In this class, you'll learn:
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A more detailed map of bone topography
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Bone topography-based intuitive massage
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Detailed focus on major muscle groups
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How to lengthen each muscle and fascial chain for deeper relaxation and relief
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How to work even slower, maintaining longer sustained pressure
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Barefoot Myofascial techniques for the anterior and lateral aspects of the body
Intermediate Class Details
Prerequisite: MUST be a Licensed Massage Therapist and have completed Fundamentals training.
​Time commitment: 2 days total
Continuing Education Units: 16 CEUs
Class Price: $600
Payment Options: Pay in full or split into two payments. A non-refundable 50% retainer is required to reserve your spot in the calls. Remaining 50% due before class begins. *See cancellation policy for details.
Payments Accepted: Credit, Debit, or Check Only. Cash not accepted,
Upcoming Intermediate Class Dates: 2025
April 1 - 2
June 13 - 14
August 4 - 5
October 13 - 14*
December 9 - 10
Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CEUs or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full. *This date is taking place off-site in Tustin, CA.
Level Up You Skills With Intermediate.
Register Below at Center for Barefoot Massage.
RANGE OF MOTION (ROM)
STRETCH THERAPY
Your Guide to Performance Improvement Through Mobility
Using Passive, Active, and resisted ROM stretch therapy, barefoot massage therapists are able to create a dynamic session by guiding the client’s limbs with their feet while standing on the massage table. In this class, the focus is on how to create range of motion throughout all major joints of the body, incorporating body mechanics for positioning, lifting, bending, and twisting posters for ROM. Performed fully clothed or incorporated into traditional sessions, with this barefoot massage technique, you’ll learn:
- How to guide deep point holds and long fascial stretches
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Techniques for compression and restriction into neutral alignment
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Movement pattern observation and queuing resisted actions for joint stability
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How to effortlessly maintain consistent pressure and counterbalance
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Draping techniques and how to blend ROM movements with or without lubrication or for clothed sessions
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How to use the overhead bars and the FasciAshi suspended strap to balance and disperse weight for leverage
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A full body, three-dimensional sequence
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6 students max per class
ROM Class Details
Prerequisite: MUST be a Licensed Massage Therapist and have completed Fundamentals training.
​Time commitment: 2 days total
Continuing Education Units: 16 CEUs (NCBTMB and some select states)
Class Price: $600
Payment Options: Pay in full or split into two payments. A non-refundable 50% retainer is required to reserve your spot in the calls. Remaining 50% due before class begins. *See cancellation policy for details.
Payments Accepted: Credit, Debit, or Check Only. Cash not accepted,
Upcoming ROM Class Dates: 2025
March 30-31
*with Ashley Spears
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Stay tuned for our 2026 Class Schedule!
Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CEUs or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full.
​​​Offer a Dynamic Experience with Range of Motion (ROM).
Register Below at Center for Barefoot Massage
FIJIAN BAREFOOT MASSAGE
Your Portable Barefoot Technique For Matwork, Table Work, Events or Outdoors
This Fijian Barefoot Massage/Matwork 1 class can be an alternate starting point to begin your barefoot massage training. Fijian Barefoot Massage is often performed seated in a chair or on the floor, and can be supplemented with any existing matwork you already provide. In this technique, the use of overhead bars is not required.
This matwork is based in barefoot massage and is traditionally performed on a floor mat using body cushions, with the client clothed, and can easily be modified for skin-to-skin contact with zero to minimal lubrication. You’ll learn deep pressure techniques, vigorous jostle movement for larger muscle groups, and how to use the bony aspects of the feet to great rhythmic stroke repetitions. With this versatile technique to add to your toolkit, you’ll walk away with benefits like:
- An excellent stand-alone service to add to your services
- Complementary to Thai, Shiatsu, Breema or Matwork sessions
- Complementary to table-top barefoot massage techniques like Myofascial Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage for versatility in body mechanics
- An added portable service for events, house-calls, family gatherings, or even out in nature, with minimal equipment
- Grow existing barefoot massage vocabulary
- Master modifications for matwork or mobile sessions
- Unique stabilization and balance techniques with FasciAshi Strap, chair, or bamboo staff rather than overhead bars
Fijian Barefoot Massage/Matwork 1 Class Details
Prerequisite: MUST be a Licensed Massage Therapist. No other prerequisite needed.
​Time commitment: 2 days total
Continuing Education Units: 16 CEUs (NCBTMB and some select states)
Class Price: $600
Payment Options: Pay in full or split into two payments. A non-refundable 50% retainer is required to reserve your spot in the calls. Remaining 50% due before class begins. *See cancellation policy for details.
Payments Accepted: Credit, Debit, or Check Only. Cash not accepted,
Upcoming Fijian Class Dates: 2025
​​​Stay tuned for our 2026 Class Schedule!
Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CEUs or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full.
Expand Your Practice to Events with Fijian Barefoot Massage.
Register Below at Center for Barefoot Massage.
Certified, But Need To Refresh The Basics?
Revitalize You Massage Technique with A Mini-Session
TOUCH-UPS
Regain Confidence in Your Fundamentals, Intermediate or Advanced Class Training
Join us for a 4-hour meet-up! Reconnect with the intricacies and nuance of each FasciAshi class through an instructor-supervised massage exchange session with fellow barefoot massage practitioners like yourself.
In these instructor-supervised sessions, you’ll have the time and opportunity to:
- Refine your body mechanics
- Receive personalized technique updates and modifications from the certified instructor
- Build confidence in your skills
- Learn through performing and receiving all techniques
- Experience hands-on learning as you exchange massages with other trained practitioners
- Connect in community with fellow Barefoot Massage Therapists
- Receive tailored support from the instructor and the group to enhance your success
Touch-Up Class Details
Prerequisite: MUST be a Licensed Massage Therapist and have completed the designated core class for each Touch Up Session (Fundamentals, Intermediate & Advanced).
​Time commitment: 4 hours total
Continuing Education Units: 0 CEUs (NCBTMB and some select states)
Class Price: $100
Payment Options: Pay in full or split into two payments. A non-refundable 50% retainer is required to reserve your spot in the calls. Remaining 50% due before class begins. *See cancellation policy for details.
Payments Accepted: Credit, Debit, or Check Only. Cash not accepted,
Touch-Up Class Dates: 2025
Contact Your Instructor For Availability In Our Current Schedule!
Please plan your schedule to allow time to be present and punctual for the entire training experience. Partial attendance is not permitted. Any hours missed in class must be made up with the instructor and will be charged at their hourly rate. No CEUs or access to Alumni resources are granted until the class is completed in full.
Contact Missy at SLO~Soles for Touch-Up Availability
(805) 369-1542
REVITALIZE
For Barefoot Massage Therapists Ready To Revisit A Class
Wishing you could just redo one class all over again? Revitalize is an excellent opportunity to reawaken your training for the barefoot massage therapist who needs more than just a touch-up. In this “redo” class, refresh your memory, review techniques that you are not quite comfortable with yet, and adjust as needed.
The Revitalize class is only available on a per-class basis based on space availability. If you’ve already taken any of our classes, you are eligible to take our Revitalize class. The Revitalize class is an opportunity for you to drop into an existing class that you have already attended.
About the Revitalize Class:
- Not available for anyone who has not previously completed a FasciAshi class.
- Offered specifically for barefoot massage therapists to observe a class for a 2nd time.
- You will be working side by side with new FasciAshi therapists currently in training.
- Can be taken with any of our instructors. Contact the Instructor to discuss class availability.
Commonly Asked Questions About Revitalize
Class Type: Fundamentals
Length of Class: 3 Day Class*
Price: $375
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*It is at the instructor's individual discretion if they choose to offer days of each class à la carte, or if attendance over the full duration of the class is required. This is based on the needs of the classroom for that particular set of dates and other logistical factors.​​​​
In order to be eligible for a Revitalize class, the inquiring barefoot massage therapist must have already completed the class previously. For example, if you’d like a Fundamentals refresher, you must have already attended our Fundamentals class previously.
Contact Missy at SLO~Soles for More Information
(805) 369-1542
SLO~Soles and The Center for Barefoot Massage
More classes are coming to SLO~Soles!
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Learn from special guest instructors from the Center for Barefoot Massage as SLO~Soles continues to expand our regular class schedule.
Don’t see a class you’re interested in? Our parent school, the Center for Barefoot Massage, is a nationwide organization with satellite campuses across the country. Learn about other satellite campuses at the Center for Barefoot Massage below.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
San Luis Obispo, California
Small-town California, Big-Time Charm
SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage Training is located in the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo (aka “SLO” to locals). Imagine completing your training in the gorgeous region of Central California with incredible beaches, local dining, and nightlife.
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San Luis Obispo is located between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Only a 2-hour drive from Santa Barbara, Big Sur, Fresno & Bakersfield.
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Nestled in the Central Coast of California, you can enjoy stretches of nearby beaches
such as Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, and Cayucos.
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Home to Cal Poly Technical Institute, you’ll find plenty of
cafes, shopping, and dining that keep the heart of San Luis Obispo buzzing.
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SLO is bedazzled with several local landmarks and historical sites,
including the Monarch Groove, Carrizo Plains, and the one & only Hearst Castle.
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Within a 10-minute drive, you’ll find yourself in
gorgeous wine country with delicious cuisine spanning the entire San Luis Obispo County area.
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Our local SLO County Airport flies
Alaska, United, and American, with direct flights to & from:
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We’re small-town California with big-time charm and plenty of fun activities to extend your visit.
​Join SLO~Soles for your Myofascial Barefoot Massage training, and stay a few days for a taste of the SLO life!
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San Diego
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Portland
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Phoenix
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Dallas/Fort Worth
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Denver
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San Francisco
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