Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy in Texas!

Heeling Sole Commercial

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Calling all San Antonio Massage Therapists

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San Antonio area Therapists!

Do you know someone who is looking to start their own business in San Antonio? (Or are you looking?!) The lovely office space that I call home, the Integrative Healing Institute (IHI), has the perfect place for wellness practices at our new location near the North Star Mall in San Antonio!

I'm just a scout trying to help spread the word, but they are now leasing treatment rooms, full time and part time, as well as classroom space to help accommodate your business needs. (There may even be employment opportunities available!) IHI is looking for Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers, Yoga Instructors, and any kind of health and wellness practitioner you can think of.

Whether you have 200 clients, 20 clients, or 2, having a professional space of your own will allow you the opportunity to build your business, grow your experience, and establish a thriving career.

We are moving in right now, and we open next week!

Email info@naturalreflexes.com, or visit http://www.naturalreflexes.com/LeaseSpace.html for more info!

Come massage alongside me and many other amazing bodyworkers - we all work together on marketing and events, and have created a supportive and diverse team that both works as a group, sort of like a co-op, while still independent, building our own individual businesses within the Integrative Healing Institute. I love it here - Adela and Liz help so much with my scheduling, payments, and phone calls, it's like having your own office staff and best friends all at once!

We are also a massage supply store - selling all your favorite brand name lotions, oils, cremes, bolsters, holsters, hot stones, books, Earthlite products, Biofreeze, Biotone, Bon Vital, as well as aromatherapy and allergy remedies. Have you heard of Cedar X? Well this is the place that makes it! All of the Institutes marketing (as seen on WOAI this month) really helps to feed my business and keeps me very busy - this isn't your usual "hole in the wall massage room" to rent.

The Integrative Healing Institute's community networking events draw so many new customers to us all, it's an amazing set up that makes owning and managing your own business easy. Community classes galore on many subjects, and nationally recognized continuing education classes for massage and health professionals keep Texans from all over the state coming back for more.

If all that hasn't perked your interest, his might: at the new site we'll have a coffee bar, full kitchen, laundry room, shower and a NAP ROOM!!! We are so excited!

Start your healing practice in a friendly, supportive environment today!

info@naturalreflexes.com

http://www.naturalreflexes.com/LeaseSpace.html

http://www.facebook.com/naturalreflexes

New Location!

2012-01-20T22:22:00.001-06:00

Heeling Sole's new address is:

7122 San Pedro, #106

(inside the Integrative Healing Institute)

San Antonio, Texas, 78216

Look for the big Integrative Healing Institute sign!

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(Here's a picture of us doing the I.H.I cheerleading pose!)

We are opening this coming Tuesday, moving everything over this weekend!

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Couples Massage Class next month!

2012-01-10T10:17:00.001-06:00

Sole to Soul: Couples Barefoot Massage Class

This public massage class offers a fun and relaxing approach to compassion and compression with your sweetie. You and your partner will learn basic barefoot massage techniques that are both easy to give and delicious to receive. Ever tried to give your partner a massage before? Some of us are naturals, but not everyone is blessed with the gift of giving a great massage. The secret is to make it fun and easy to apply…. And to eat chocolate.

This specific couples massage class will teach you how to give a deep, painless massage that can last much longer than the 5 minutes you might be used to before someone’s hands usually tire out! We are going to use our clean feet to deliver the massage to our partners who are lying clothed on a padded mat, while we sit back in a comfortable chair eating Bon Bons and Chocolate Covered Strawberries!

Massage with the feet? Different styles of barefoot massage and back walking have been in many different cultures for hundreds of years, an organic form of touch, rich in history and tradition, great for chronic pain, wonderful to share with your friends and family. With the use of the feet, the natural weight of the legs, and a comfy chair or couch, it’s the easiest massage to give to your sweetie, and it’s painless for both of you!

Partners will learn to do a complete RELAXING, stress-reducing massage in an atmosphere of safety, relaxation, and self-exploration. You will learn to find, to experience:

How to massage your partner without getting tired
How to give your partner the amount of pressure they desire
How to overcome boredom/short attention span when giving massage
How to address common complaints (shoulder tension, low back pain)
Find a new way of showing your love and friendship for each other through touch
Experience new levels of safety, connection, and appreciation for each other
Restore passion and joy to your relationship with this fun massage

What to bring:

Comfortable and flexible long sleeved shirt and long pants. (We have space for you to change here if needed.)
Bring a pair of clean socks
Bring two pillows.

Price: $150/couple includes

2 hours of “feet on” fun instruction from a Barefoot Massage professional
A luxurious aromatherapy foot cleansing ceremony
Time to both give and receive a 30 minute session with your best friend
A take home massage instruction manual
Chocolate covered strawberries and a glass of wine for all your hard work!
Great for couples or friends - skip the usual dinner date and come learn how to massage with your feet!

Early Bird Special: $20 off if you sign up by January 31st

Office relocation, free massage, & Ashi-Anma changes

2012-01-01T21:03:00.001-06:00

The latest newsletter just went out the clients of Heeling Sole, check it out online HERE, or check out the PDF below. Don't forget to sign up here for the mailing list yourself to get these messages delivered to your inbox - sometimes being the first to know is super beneficial, especially when there is time sensitive offers available in the newsletter, like the free massage offer available in this one!

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Thanks! -Jeni

New Ashiatsu class in March, 2012

2011-12-26T15:40:00.001-06:00

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Join us in San Antonio, March 9-11, 2012 for the Barefoot Basics class from Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy! (You an read the above PDF flyer here, also.

-Jeni Spring

Buy One Get One Free Barefoot Massage now through Christmas Eve!

2011-12-22T12:42:00.001-06:00

The latest newsletter just went out, check it out in the PDF below, or at this link!

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For every online $80 Barefoot Massage gift certificate purchase from HeelingSole.com, you'll get 1 complimentary voucher for another session! Use it for you or a friend, and even for scroogey Uncle Larry, but act fast, this once a year sale ends when Santa's in his sleigh, so you have until Saturday night at midnight to take advantage of this great deal!

Happy Christmas!

-Jeni

I'm in the current issue of Massage Magazine!

2011-12-11T19:28:00.001-06:00

Be sure to check out the PDF file below from the latest Massage Magazine to see how two of our instructors answered the question: "Where will the massage field be 5 years from now and how the Ashiatsu program/company meet the future needs of the massage industry?"

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If you are an LMT and subscribe to Massage Magazines digital edition, you can view the whole issue here, we are on page 72: http://www.massagemag.com/Magazine/digital/MASSMAG_ISS187_2011/

Socially Acceptable

2011-11-29T08:40:00.002-06:00

I realize I'm not the worlds best blogger. I think it's my reading narcolepsy that's to blame. If I read a lot, I fall asleep. If I actually do take the time to sit down and write something, it'll be so long that you'll fall asleep. Naps are nice, but they are kind of inconvenient if it happens face first into your laptop in a Starbucks.

So while I'm busy ~not~ keeping this blog super bogged down with posts, you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook. Whether you are a client of Heeling Sole, a massage therapist interested in learning more about Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, or a graduate of one of my classes, I'll have a little bit of something for everyone here on the blog (occasionally) but more often it'll be on my social networks, in 140 characters or less.

Twitter: twitter.com/heelingsole

Heeling Sole Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/heelingsole

Texas Ashiatsu Classes on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JeniAOBT

And I'm sure you already know about my mailing lists, which I end up re-posting here as a PDF file anyways, but just incase you'd like to get alerts from me in your inbox, you can sign up on this page: http://www.heelingsole.com/contact.html
Thanks for tuning in! OH, and don't forget that I redesigned the Heeling Sole website ... check it out!

~Jeni

November Heeling Sole Newsletter to clients

2011-11-04T18:52:00.001-05:00

Fall is here and 2012 is near! Read up on what I just sent out to all the fans and clients of Heeling Sole in San Antonio!

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New Texas Ashiatsu Class Flyer!

2011-10-05T10:55:00.001-05:00

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To see a full class listing, check out http://heelingsole.com/workshops.html

Update for 2011 Texas Ashiatsu classes

2011-09-28T12:43:00.001-05:00

Just a quick update: December's Barefoot Basics is now full, which will cap off a total of 64 new Ashiatsu therapists trained in this year in that class by me! Congratulations to those of you who made it in and are (or will be soon) using a great new tool to massage with -your feet!

I can't fit any more Barefoot Basics classes in this year, unless someone figures out how to clone me, but I did squeeze in an Ashi-Thai on December 15-16th. If you want those toes trained by 12/31/11, that really really is your last chance in Texas!

See the latest newsletter here: http://www.icontact-archive.com/e3vnSxrRCJe6Ep8hGsJLzKohldhYRNDS?w=3

See the 2011/2012 Texas Ashiatsu schedule here: http://heelingsole.com/workshops.html

~Jeni

Texas two steppin' double header

2011-09-26T12:13:00.001-05:00

I just finished teaching a double whammy of classes almost back-to back: I've got a bit of a calm before the storm when I leave to teach Ashi-Thai and present AOBT at a national Massage Convention in Portland in a few weeks, so let me get my feet on you in the office while I'm available! Visit http://heelingsole.com/services-main.html if you'd like to schedule an Ashiatsu session in San Antonio with me before I take off again on October 13th.

Texas Ashi weekend #1 was in San Antonio last week with a group of experienced and Certified Ashiatsu therapists dancing the double footed "dosey doe". We had a fabulous time learning the advanced strokes together! I am proud to announce 6 more Master Level AOBT graduates are now across Texas, make sure and try a session from Carol in Austin, Courtney in Dripping Springs, April in San Antonio, Jamie in Palestine, Andrea in Austin, and Sally in Richmond![[posterous-content:mjuBdrJABxzCmueDdBbo]]

Texas Ashi weekend #2 was Barefoot Basics in Houston this week, drawing in a new crowd of Ashiatsu beginners from the Texas towns of Marshall, Baytown, Houston, Lake Jackson, League City and even all the way from Lavaca Arkansas! Welcome to the Ashi-family Sandy, Frances, Charisma, Tonya, Marilyn and Michelle, and thanks to our host Hollie for a great time in a great place!

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Are you ready to learn Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy? Check out my class schedule and see when I'll be near you in Texas! http://heelingsole.com/workshops.html

The latest newsletter for Texas Area Ashiatsu Classes

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http://www.icontact-archive.com/e3vnSxrRCJe6Ep8hGsJLzJ8nmTOV4xlU?w=2

Follow that link to see part of 2012's schedule, and enter to win $100 off tuition!

I'm on a boat!

2011-09-10T20:52:00.001-05:00

So I'm taking this amazing class this weekend - one I've wanted to take for years. I've had the book, read it cover to cover endless times, lost it, replaced it, read all the articles in every massage publication and have watched every webinar by Tom Myers, now I finally get to learn it "hands on" up in Austin. It's the Myofascial Meridians class from Anatomy Trains. Woo!

There are alot of examples showing how the body is built like a sailboat, and it got me thinking..... What do you call Ashiatsu on a boat?

ASHI-YAUGHT-SU ;)

Hardee har har. (There's another hidden joke right there) In anycase, please enjoy this video of the Fascianado himself, Tom Myers, as he takes you sailing to describe how the body is built like a sailboat.

It's the BEST time of the year!

2011-09-06T22:53:00.001-05:00

You know what to do.... vote Heeling Sole as San Antonio's best massage service for San Antonio Magazine's "Best of the City" yearly survey! (Question #98)

August Ashiatsu class from the Alamo

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A few weeks ago 8 new Ashiatsu therapists learned how to surf in central Texas... bodysurfing in Barefoot Basics that is! Welcome to the family Rene, Kim, Rachel, Katia, Jesse, Dedrie, Summer and Michael!

And here is our graduating class of Anterior/Sidelying Ashi's: Dana, Rene, Kim, Marianne, Dedrie, Olga and Jason

These new Ashiatsu therapists are working on their Certification, and will be available soon in their towns, Austin, Ft Worth, Nacogdoches, & Boerne Texas.

Do you want to finally feel the deep tissue massage you've been looking for? Schedule with Jeni in San Antonio http://heelingsole.com/services-ashi.html

If you are a Massage Therapist and are interested in learning how to massage with your full body weight while saving your hands, see the Texas course schedule at http://heelingsole.com/workshops.html

Have a healthy appetite for wellness? Special event this Sunday!

2011-08-03T18:10:00.006-05:00

Are you curious about Alternative/Complementary Wellness Therapies, or do you know someone who is?

Allow us to be your hostesses for a few hours and experience the entire menu of services available from the Integrative Healing Institute in small delicious bites with friends. Every therapist at the Integrative Healing Institute will be presenting information and demonstrations on our individual specialties to help you better understand what we have to offer!

For the complete holistic experience we’ll provide edible Tapas (appetizers) to nosh on, while feeding your minds with healthy information! Learn more about Aromatherapy, Reiki and Hypnosis, BodyTalk, Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy and Ashi-Thai Massage, Restorative Yoga and Reflexology from our staff of talented Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers.

Fee: $25 for General Public. $35 for Massage Therapists wishing to receive 3 CEU’s.

Date/Time: August 7th, 1:30pm-4:30pm

Please RSVP at 210.967.4400. Space is Limited

For anyone who attends this event, there will be a complimentary special offer from Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage:

With every 3-massage package purchased, receive a gift certificate for a 30 minute session.

With every 6-massage package purchased, receive a gift certificate for a 60 minute session.

With every 9-massage package purchased, receive a gift certificate for a 90 minute session.

Barefoot Massage Packages must be purchased in person during this "Tapas for the Soul" event, and can be redeemed with Jeni Spring only. This is the 1st "freebie" offer Heeling Sole has put out, so be sure to attend to take advantage of the sale!

‎*** a note on the special offer: that is something available from me, redeemable with sessions with me only - other Integrative Healing Institute therapists may have offers of their own as well, you'll have to attend the event to see what we all have to "dish out", haha!

Another Ashiatsu class underfoot

2011-07-23T16:53:00.001-05:00

This week I taught an Ashiatsu class in town and had a lot of fun! Here are their smiling faces! If you are an LMT interested in learning the art of barefoot massage, please see the Texas schedule available at HeelingSole.com.

I was back at work in the office today, massaging away at some lucky clients! I have only one more appointment opening in next weeks schedule, so heads up, you might want to grab it! I'll see you on the table~

~Jeni

What did you do this weekend?

2011-07-18T11:15:00.001-05:00

What did you do this weekend? I trained these three therapists from Austin and San Antonio! We spent the weekend strengthening their legs while learning to lift and bend their clients into deep and relaxing Ashi-Thai stretches. Look ma, no hands!

Massage Therapists: want to know more about the live Ashi-Thai class from AOBT? Visit http://heelingsole.com/workshops-ashithai.html.

People of San Antonio: Want to see what it feels like and receive a massage for yourself? Visit http://heelingsole.com/services-ashithai.html

Ashi-Thai demonstration video

2011-07-13T10:02:00.001-05:00

Ashi-Thai is performed without any oils or creams, and requires the client to wear loose flexible clothing, allowing the therapist to stretch the client's passive body beyond its holding patterns. The client relaxes on the massage table, and will feel many gentle compressions along lines of muscle tension. With each long, slow stretch the client will feel the stress, pain and tension melt away. Ashi-Thai revitalizes the body, mind and soul leaving the client deeply centered and at peace. Watch this video of Jeni and the founder of Ashiatsu, Ruthie Hardee demonstrating and explaining the differences between Traditional Thai massage and Ashi-Thai.

Ashi-Thai services are available at Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage in San Antonio, Texas. Try the 90 minute session to experience the best possible "Blissed Out" state of mind... Visit http://heelingsole.com/services-ashithai.html to read about the benefits of receiving this style of bodywork. You can also schedule your appointment instantly online there, AND purchase a gift certificate to print or email to your buddy.

Massage Therapists: are you ready to learn Ashi-Thai for yourself!? It's two days of feet-on fun learning a full body series of easy-to-do traditional Thai massage stretches that have been adapted for use on the Ashiatsu bars. Save your wrists and back, learn to use your strong legs and hips to bend clients into pretzels! Visit http://heelingsole.com/workshops-ashithai.html to read more and register!

Upcomming Ashi-Thai classes for Licensed Massage Therapists:

July 16-17, San Antonio, Texas with Jeni Spring
October 16-17, Portland, Oregon with Jeni Spring
December 1-2, San Antonio, Texas with Jeni Spring

1 month, 2 feet, 3 states!

2011-06-27T18:26:00.001-05:00

June has been a busy busy month for me and Ashiatsu! The 1st weekend of June was sun-tan Ashiatsu up at the Miller Creek Lavendar farm, where I set up my portable bars early in the morning to massage the DetermiNation runners of a Womens 5K/10k race! It was barefoot massage and mimosa's from Barefoot Wine, a great sunblock & lavendar scented morning in the hill country!

The 2nd weekend brought me and Ashiatsu to downtown San Antonio at Hemisfair Park for Pride Fest, this time we had shade and some real fun music to dance on your back with! One of my local Ashiatsu students came to help, and we had a fabulous time with our rainbow-clad toes. Check out Denise on the bars:

Then week number 3 brought me to New Orleans for a national scooter rally called Amerivespa! My husband and I rode our scooters around the big easy all week, and on Saturday I had arranged for some local Ashiatsu therapists to massage us and the other Amerivespa attendees, spreading the gospel of Ashiatsu to those who need it most! I worked a short bit and filled in on the massage chair at one point, but rebelled and used my feet. ;) This was by far, (so far) the best week of 2011 for me!

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As soon as I got home and somewhat rested from New Orleans, it was time to hop a flight out to Orlando for the Florida State Massage Therapy Association convention. I met up with my fellow Ashiatsu instructor from Florida, Pilar, and the founder of Ashiatsu from Denver, Ruthie, and we demonstrated our work to hundreds of massage therapists! I met so many amazing people in the massage field that I've only ever emailed or read about before in magazines, I was a little bit star struck! By the way... Pilar and I made Top Therapists of 2011 ;) (so did everyone else who stopped by the Massage Magazine booth, hah hah!)

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So now that June is calming down, I'll be sticking around San Antonio for the next two months. Schedule a massage with me while you can, or try to squeeze into one of my local classes before I jet out again! I'm looking forward to my September Houston Ashiatsu class trip, where I'll be meeting up with a fun Houston scooter group to ride around with, and in October I'm heading up to Portland Oregon for the national American Massage Therapy Association convention with 4 other Ashiatsu instructors. Fun!

Heeling Sole Summer events

2011-06-08T12:25:00.001-05:00

Summer underfoot

Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage

Jeni Spring, LMT, MTI

3300 Nacogdoches #110

San Antonio Texas, 78217

www.HeelingSole.com
(210) 967-4400

San Antonio Pridefest

Saturday June 11th, 2-8pm @ Hemisfair Park! Find the Heeling Sole booth and get a rainbow-clad barefoot massage from Jeni & other local Ashiatsu therapists!

New Orleans Amerivespa

Saturday June 18th, 10am-4pm. Partnering up with other Ashiatsu therapists from the big easy, get a barefoot massage from Jeni @ this scooter rally!

"Tapas for the Soul"

Sunday August 7th. A fun and informative event at the Integrative Healing Institute, introducing all the talents and specialties of our amazing staff! More info coming soon.

Check In!

Next time you are here for your Fijian, Ashi-Thai or Ashiatsu session, before you turn off that cell phone, check in! Heeling Sole is listed on Yelp, Foursquare and Facebook Places, so you can tell your friends that you are about to get a rad barefoot massage AND you'll receive special offers! In the month of June, "check in" to receive 5 minutes of Zen! This means that after your massage is over, I'll dim the lights and leave so that you can take a nap. It's a great chance to marinate in your massage for a few minutes, let your body feel the changes that took place, and absorb the good juju. No stress, just zen. I'll come back and wake you up in 5 minutes. The world can wait: just marinate!

Toe the line

Heeling Sole is partnered up with DetermiNation San Antonio, which is a running group that raises money for the American Cancer Society. Members of DetermiNation get complimentary 10 minute Ashiatsu sessions anytime Heeling Sole has a booth at a running event, like the Rock-N-Roll Marathon, and they also receive 20% off normal priced barefoot massages at the office. Members also get benefits from other local business partners in town, like at Nydia's Yoga Therapy, my favorite studio in town! If you are a runner, or a wanna-be runner, join DetermiNation, and look for me at local races and marathons!

Refer-a-Friend: Are you happy with the barefoot massages you are getting from Jeni at Heeling Sole? Next time you are floating the river or BBQ'in, don't forget to tell your friends! For every friend you send, you'll receive a $10 credit!

More Ashiatsu class dates for Texas added to the Summer 2011 schedule!

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Ashi-Thai: San Antonio, July 16-17, Saturday & Sunday, 9am-6pm, $399, 16 CE's
Barefoot Basics: San Antonio, August 24-26, Wednesday-Friday, 10am-7pm, $595, 25 CE's
Anterior/Sidelying: San Antonio, August 27, Saturday, 9am-6pm, $199, 8 CE's (Prereq= Barefoot Basics)

All Barefoot Basics classes are "Sole'd Out" from now until the August class in San Antonio - this is the last one of the summer - so act fast!

The plans for Advanced Ashiatsu in August have been bumped to September, depending on interest. More Houston, Dallas and Seattle classes are coming soon, stay tuned!

Jeni Spring, LMT, MTI

Certified Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy Instructor

www.HeelingSole.com

Tel. 210.623.0026

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Ashiatsu class video

2011-05-24T13:11:00.001-05:00

Take a sneak peek at our feet from this past weekends Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy class I taught in San Antonio. We had a blast, and even had time to set up the portable bar system as a group project! Now Texas has 8 more amazing Ashiatsu therapists in Laredo, Odessa, San Antonio and Austin - welcome to the family!

There is 1 spot left in the next Texas Ashiatsu class.... July 19-21st Barefoot Basics, you and your feet will want to be there! If you miss that workshop, there is more room in July's Ashi-Thai class, happening the 16th & 17th, another amazing workshop and great way to start using your feet. Either way, visit DeepFeet.com for more information. ~Jeni

Work smarter with Ashiatsu

2011-05-09T10:50:00.001-05:00

1 Spot left in next weeks class! Thursday May 19th - Saturday May 21st.

Hot Foot it on over to www.HeelingSole.com and sign up today!

Add your feet to your technique tool belt! You deserve to know this PAIN free technique; it will completely change your practice and your body. In just 3 days you will learn to work smarter by using gravity and your body weight to deliver consistent, safe and specific deep pressure. Use Ashiatsu when you "knead" it most... those clients that you usually have the hardest time "going deep" on will now be a breeze!

The Ashiatsu body mechanics and use of the overhead bars will be strengthening your body where you need it most: shoulders, rhomboids, core, adductors, hamstrings. Massage as if it's yoga... Ashiatsu allows you to lengthen your own spine, open your chest, and relax into the movements. You are going to be saving your energy so that you can add more massages to your schedule each day, or go home from work pain free, ready to live life!

Give longevity to your massage career and help reduce repetitive stress injuries in your body, become an Ashiatsu Therapist!

Schedule:

May 19-21: Barefoot Basics, San Antonio
May 22: Anterior/Sidelying, San Antonio
June 13-14: Ashi-Thai, Houston
July 16-17: Ashi-Thai, San Antonio
July 19-21: Barefoot Basics, San Antonio
July 22: Anterior/Sidelying, San Antonio
Dallas & Houston Barefoot Basics, TBA ASAP!
San Antonio Advanced Ashiatsu, TBA ASAP!

CONGRATULATIONS to Miranda for winning $100 off her tuition from the drawing on TexasAshiatsu.com! Our runners up and winners of the Ashiatsu T-Shirts were Josephine and Bethany!

Jeni Spring, LMT, MTI

Authorized Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy Instructor
3300 Nacogdoches #110, San Antonio, Texas, 78217

210.623.0026

www.HeelingSole.com

Heeling Sole's schedule

2011-04-24T20:09:00.001-05:00

I'm ~slightly~ changing my office hours so that I can be more available in the high-tide of massage times:

Mondays & Fridays: 10am-5:30pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 12:30-6:30pm

Every other Saturday: 11-3:30pm

Wednesdays & Sundays: Closed

Remember to try and schedule a week in advance, or book reoccuring sessions to get your favorite spot, and please make any changes to your appointment no later than 24 hours in advance. When scheduling online, enter your email address to get an automatic appointment reminder!

Upcoming dates that I will be away from the office teaching Ashiatsu classes: (These may create a traffic jam for appointments, so plan ahead)

May 19-23
June 11-20
July 18-24

Thanks everyone!

~Jeni

Save your Texan Massage Therapist!

2011-04-21T00:19:00.001-05:00

Visit this link to read the information about the latest 4/5 bills that are trying to get passed in Texas - and how they effect Licensed Massage Therapists.

Anyone can vote! Massage Clients, Friends and Family Members, Massage Business Owners, and Massage Therapists!

Act Now!

Camano Island Ashiatsu class pictures!

2011-04-15T15:09:00.002-05:00

During the Camano Island Barefoot Basics class we saw horses and deer outside, and heard the constant pitter patter of raindrops... and our feet... all week. Spokane, Bellingham, Seattle, Camano Island, Everett and Bellevue all have great new Ashi therapists now!

The following week was the Advanced Ashiatsu class full of amazing therapists from Spokane, Wenatchee, Kenmore, Marysville, Portland, Gresham and Eugene who were excited to expand their Ashiatsu training. I swear I saw BigFoot in the woods!

Thanks to all the students for being awesome, to my parents for letting me take over their house and drill holes into their ceilings, to all my friends and family who put their bodies on the line as volunteer bodies for us to massage, and NO THANKS to the sun for hiding the entire time I was there. ;p

Ashiatsu @ the Foot Workshop @ Nydia's Yoga Therapy!

2011-04-13T13:54:00.001-05:00

I am completely honored and excited to be a part of Nydia's next Foot Workshop, and would LOVE to see you there!

Nydia's knowledge of anatomy and injury prevention poors out in her classes, she completely glows with her passion to share this information with others! Come learn about the amazing bones and muscles in your feet, how to use them, how to move them and how to strengthen them with yoga to stay healthy and injury free! Then stay to hear Adan from Good Sports talk about the benefits of Vibram 5 Finger shoes and barefoot running options, experience Nydia's onsite massage therapist Summer's awesome foot reflexology lesson which effects your own full body by accessing certain points in the feet, then feel the power of the feet from a barefoot massage from me on my portable Ashiatsu bars that I'll have set up in her studio! It'll be a foot-tastic night, with TOEtally wonderful information for ANYONE and EVERYONE interested in healing their heels ;)

Thursday April 28th, 6-9pm, $40, at Nydia's Yoga Therapy: 4680 Lockhill-Selma, San Antonio, 78249 (Register with Nydia, http://www.nydiasyogatherapy.com/)

Manual Ligament Therapy

2011-04-04T18:02:00.001-05:00

In San Antonio @ the Integrative Healing Institute go see MLT: Manual Ligament Therapy!! I wish I were in town for it. 2 free CE's given at demo, full classes coming to IHI in May

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Don't forget about the Introduction to Acupuncture class on May 14/15 with Terry! More info here: http://www.naturalreflexes.com/acupressure-1.pdf

Camano Island / Seattle Barefoot Basics class

2011-04-01T15:28:00.001-05:00

We heard the pitter patter of raindrops and our feet all week. Spokane, Bellingham, Seattle, Camano Island, Everett and Bellevue all have great new Ashi therapists now!

Jeni in Natural Awakenings!

2011-03-30T02:03:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone! I'm missing the sunshine while up here in Seattle, but am having fun teaching Ashiatsu to a great bunch of massage therapists in my ( literal ) old stomping grounds, OH and my new baby nephew is sooo cute! (so is my other nephew, at dinner I convinced him that guacamole is really monsters boogers)

This warmed me up: a write up on me was published in the latest Natural Awakenings magazine! My awesome friends at the office scanned it and emailed it over, check it out:

Jeni in Natural Awakenings.pdf.pdf Download this file

(thanks Liz, Kim & Adela!!!!)
See y'all in about 2 weeks!

Sent from my iPhone
~Jeni Spring, LMT, MTI

Ashiatsu for Athletes

2011-03-17T18:11:00.006-05:00

Last weekend I massaged at a cycling/sports expo on the finish line of the Hill Country 600 - a 375 mile qualifier for the Race Across America. The winner of that race, Marko Baloh, who finished on an injury but yet still in record time (19hrs. 14min. 23sec!!) received an Ashiatsu session from me and was pleasantly surprised at what Ashiatsu had to offer! I spent the whole day with some awesome people, especially my booth buddy Nydia! (Who you should all go take a yoga class with:http://www.nydiasyogatherapy.com/

See the full photo gallery on PosterousThe following article was originally "feetured" on a blog for runners in San Antonio, see the original here: http://werunsanantonio.com/ashiatsu-for-athletes

Ashiatsu for Athletes

You can't count the benefits of sports massage on just one hand – boosts performance, breaks down scar tissue, prevents injuries and loss of mobility, reduces delayed onset muscle soreness, decreases anxiety, enhances microcirculation, improvement of tissue elasticity – but can you count it all on both feet?!? You can with Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, a style of barefoot massage which includes a dynamic range of additional benefits for the sporting life.

Ashi-what!? It’s pronounced “Ahhh-shiatsu”. “Ashi” means foot, and “-atsu” is pressure. In this style of massage, the therapist uses gravitational forces and distributes their body weight by holding onto bars in the ceiling, using their feet to deliver the strokes, applying painless pressure directly onto your body. Ashiatsu is not just walking on your back; you will feel a deep, broad, flowing centrifugal pressure that engages the fascia throughout your whole body, loosening adhered tissue, opening tissue membranes, which allows fluids and nutrients to follow more thorough pathways. Additionally, compression of soft tissue is applied throughout the session, helping to release spasm, muscle contraction and tension, always working within your perfect range of pressure. It works fast, typically just 20 minutes of Ashiatsu accomplishes the physical benefits that occur in a 60-minute session of a more traditional style of bodywork.

Ashiatsu effectiveness comes from treating all layers of your tissue and your entire body as a whole, resulting in a calmed fight-or-flight response and a dramatic dilation of blood vessels. By massaging you with the larger surface area of a foot – in comparison to a hand or forearm – and by accessing the deeper layers of your tissue without the sensation of pokey pain that triggers muscle guarding, the rate of post-event recovery is faster. The depth is more consistent throughout the entire length of the muscle, curbing pain responses and flooding the body with new sensory information to help it evaluate itself and begin to heal.

To encourage pre or post-workout low intensity exercise, passive stretches are incorporated to improve your tissue elasticity and reduce spasms. Ashi-Thai – another form of barefoot massage developed from Ashiatsu and Thai massage – offers a unique chance to rest, relax and recuperate from strenuous activities while the therapist maneuvers your limbs and body into deep stretches that you may not be able to achieve on your own. If you need your Psoas stretched, IT Band unbound, Soleus/Gastroc’s drained and your spine decompressed, this massage will do it all. The benefits of Ashiatsu combined with the passive stretching techniques that are included in Ashi-Thai offer a well-rounded holistic approach to aid in improving your performance and maintaining overall health.

Track down Jeni Spring, LMT from Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage in San Antonio if you’d like to try Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai and feel how it benefits you. Jeni is highly trained and certified in these styles of massages, and also offers in-depth training Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy to other massage therapists (in case you don’t want to leave your favorite LMT!)

Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage

www.HeelingSole.com

By appointment only @ the Integrative Healing Institute: 3300 Nacogdoches #110, San Antonio, 78217

210.967.4400

Soul to Sole: the Refer-A-Friend program

2011-03-09T11:09:00.002-06:00

Did you know that Heeling Sole has a referral program?

Soul to Sole helps you and your friends earn discounts on your barefoot massage sessions. For each referred friend you send, you'll get $10 off your next regularly priced massage!
With no limit to how many friends you refer, start spreading the word about Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, Ashi-Thai and Fijian massage! We'll get your friends hooked on barefoot massage, and maybe someday they'll thank you with a gift certificate for a free session!

To take advantage of these discounts, your referred friend must come in for a massage and let me know who sent them - which is you of course! We will keep track of your discounts record from there.

Happy Mardi Gr-Ashiatsu!

2011-03-05T20:00:00.002-06:00

We celebrated the grand opening of the Houston Texas AOBT training center with Mardi Gr-Ashiatsu! Beads were flying in our Barefoot Basics class this week as a very talented group of 8 therapists showed me what their feet could do! In our Anterior/Sidelying class on Friday we made the best of an uneven 5 person class, and were able to figure out how to tandem-Ashi the anterior aspect of the legs! How would you like to have 2 Ashi therapists working on you at once!?!? (Better have a sturdy table!)

This fun group of graduates came from Houston, Austin, Dallas, Ft Worth and Lake Charles Louisiana!Welcome to the Ashi family!!

See the full photo gallery on Posterous

I'm back to massagin' in San Antonio from Monday March 7th through Thursday March 24th, then I'm off to teach in Seattle for a few weeks! Schedule your barefoot massage session with me while I'm in town... you can save your table time instantly and schedule online from my website at http://heelingsole.com/services-main.html

Ashiatsu classes: Anterior/Sidelying & Ashi-Thai have openings!

2011-02-13T17:01:00.002-06:00

Are you a massage therapist and want to learn how to massage with your feet? Although many of my Barefoot Basics classes are already sold out, I do have room in the Ashi-Thai classes in February (San Antonio) and June (Houston.) If you already know Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy but need to learn the intermediate course.... come to Anterior/Sidelying next weekend, or in Houston in March! Follow this link to read more!

My toes are froze!

2011-02-04T09:35:00.001-06:00

Office closed today due to the snow

I know it's not really that much snow in relation to the rest of the country, it's the ice that might be out there that I'm worried about! The Integrative Healing Institute and Heeling Sole will be closed today due to the dangerous conditions on the roads. Plus, I've got cold feet and that never makes for a good barefoot massage! All appointments for today can be rescheduled online from the little footprint below. Have fun and be safe San Antonio!

Fijian Massage Groupon's Expiring!

2011-01-30T19:40:00.001-06:00

Are you one of the 234 lucky people who purchased a Groupon for a Fijian Massage @ Heeling Sole? Well it's almost been a year now, and they are set to expire on March 4th, 2011! Hurry in!

The Groupon's are for one 60-minute Fijian Barefoot Massage, valued at $60, you lucky dogs purchased them for $30!

You may upgrade your Fijian Massage into an hour long Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai session for $20, or even stretch the length of your massage out to 90 minutes for an additional charge.

After the Groupons expire on March 4th, their value drops to only $30, so you may still use them towards the purchase of any massage by paying the difference in price. Once these Groupon's expire, you miss out on a great deal, so be sure to save time for yourself and schedule a session soon. Same day appointments are not always available, so please book in advance.

Click Here to schedule your massage.

Yoga Day this Saturday!

2011-01-17T15:39:00.001-06:00

Yoga Day flyer.pdf.pdf (977 KB)
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Sent from my iPhone
~Jeni Spring, LMT, CAOBT
Texas AOBT Instructor
www.HeelingSole.com
210.967.4400 for massage appointments
210.623.0026 for workshop info

Advanced Ashiatsu class picture

2011-01-10T10:26:00.001-06:00

Meet our newest group of advanced level Ashiatsu therapists: Shanna upfront, Maria and Keri are upside-down! You'll find their feet in Ft Worth, Austin, and Sequin Texas!

~Jeni Spring, LMT, MTI
Texas AOBT Instructor
www.HeelingSole.com

Ashiatsu Workshops in Houston March/June 2011

2011-01-07T22:10:00.001-06:00

Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy

...In Texas

Picture used w/ permission from mamabearhealingcare.com

Barefoot Basics comes back to Houston!

Join us in our newest Texas training facility in Houston, we'll be Ashi-ing on March 1st-3rd! Join us for a fun 3 day workshop, Tuesday through Thursday, that will positively change your massage career! Any LMT can join! Act fast, the high demand for AOBT in the Houston area will fill this class in no time.

More dates:

March 1-3, Houston, Texas

March 6-8, Amarillo, Texas

March 29-31, Seattle, Washington

May 5-7, Dallas, Texas FULL

July 19-21, San Antonio, Texas

Picture used w/ permission from deepfeet.com

Anterior/Side-lying

This 1 day class gets clinical!

Round out a full body barefoot massage experience

For graduates of Barefoot Basics

Available Dates:

Only $199, 8 CE's

Picture used w/ permission from deepfeet.com

Ashi-Thai

An adaptation of traditional Thai massage using more feet than hands!

Beginner course - any LMT can join!

Available Dates:

February 22-23, San Antonio

March, Hawaii, TBA!

May 3-4, Dallas FULL

June 13-14th, Houston

July 16-17, San Antonio

Only $399, 16 CE's

Picture used w/ permission from dawndotson.com

Advanced Ashiatsu in Seattle!

Class in San Antonio is happening right now, this weekend... you are missing it! Join me in Seattle, or stay tuned for late 2011 San Antonio dates. This class is for certified graduates of Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Side-lying with 6 months experience using the technique. Are you ready to dive in with two feet!? This is a highly requested class by our dedicated graduates, get in while there are still openings!

Learn the true application of the deepest most luxurious massage!

April 5th-7th, 2011 - Tuesday through Thursday, Seattle, Washington.

3 days, $595, 25 CE's

EMAIL ME for more information.

Jeni teaches in Camano Island, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, & Germany. Classes available coast to coast from any of AOBT's 12 authorized instructors, visit this page to see the nationwide listings!

Ashiatsu Workshops near Seattle, March/April 2011

2011-01-07T22:09:00.001-06:00

Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy

In the Pacific Northwest

Picture used w/ permission from mamabearhealingcare.com

Barefoot Basics comes back to Seattle!

Join us on beautiful Camano Island, Washington where the island motto is "do nothing here"! We'll do a whole lot more than just nothing, we'll be Ashi-ing on March 29th-31st! Join us for a fun 3 day workshop, Tuesday through Friday, that will positively change your massage career! Any LMT can join! Act fast, the high demand for AOBT in the PNW will fill this class in no time.

Picture used w/ permission from deepfeet.com

Anterior/Side-lying

This 1 day class gets clinical!

Round out a full body barefoot massage experience

For graduates of Barefoot Basics

April 1st on Camano Island

Only $199, 8 CE's

Picture used w/ permission from deepfeet.com

Ashi-Thai

An adaptation of traditional Thai massage using more feet than hands!

Beginner course - any LMT can join!

TBA, possibly Fall/Winter 2011

Only $399, 16 CE's

Picture used w/ permission from dawndotson.com

Advanced Ashiatsu for the 1st time in a long time!

For certified graduates of Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Side-lying with 6 months experience using the technique. Are you ready to dive in with two feet!? This is another highly requested class by our dedicated graduates, get in while there are still openings!

Learn the true application of the deepest most luxurious massage!

April 5th-7th, 2011 - Tuesday through Thursday

3 days, $595, 25 CE's

EMAIL ME for more information.

Ashiatsu in Texas: the 2011 Schedule

2011-01-03T23:10:00.002-06:00

I'm going to add SEATTLE to the schedule v-e-r-r-r-r-y soon. (And maybe another surprise location or two) Expect me near Seattle teaching Ashiatsu in early APRIL 2011! So, exact classes & dates for the PNW TBA, ASAP. For now, here's my schedule for Texas:

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TexasAOBTScheduleInfoFlyer.pdf (1733 KB)

<3 Jeni

Winter SOLEstice Party next week!

2010-12-30T12:23:00.001-06:00

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solestice.pdf (309 KB)

Originally for Ashiatsu graduates, I've decided to extend the invitation to all massage therapists and to fans of massage so that you can learn more about barefoot massage!

FeatherLuxe (http://featherluxe.com/) will be there to add feathers to your hair
Henna art! Wherever you plan on getting your henna tattoo - make sure it's exposed. Don't plan on putting shoes back on if you put it on your foot - bring sandals! (Bring extra cash for this service)
Ashiatsu trained therapists: play on the classroom bars, trade, share tips, network, have fun! (Maybe I'll show you something cool!)
Massage Therapists: learn about Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, and feel the work!
Fans of massage: just soak it up and have fun!
Make Ashi-art with your feet!
Make a customized scrub to soften those heels!

View the flyer for more info, come on over next Thursday from 5pm-7pm to have fun with us!

3300 Nacogdoches #110, San Antonio, Texas, 78217, inside the Integrative Healing Institute

hint hint...

2010-12-26T22:34:00.001-06:00

...Hmmm... Something tells me that you might want to "follow" Heeling Sole on this site if you plan on getting a massage from me anytime in the next 6 months. Be a follower by Saturday to get in on what I'm hinting about!

~Jeni

On the search for a present!? Don't forget to give them the gift of Ashiatsu!!!!

2010-12-19T15:50:00.002-06:00

Date: November, 2010

BOGO Barefoot!

Buy any regularly priced Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai massage or Gift Certificate to get a FREE "Sole Sampler" session for a friend, PLUS $10 off your next session!

Enjoy a one to two hour session of Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai bliss for yourself, and receive a gift for a friend ~ a free massage! They'll LOVE the new "Sole Sampler!"

Ho Ho Ho! Whats the Sole Sampler?!? It's a Mix-N-Match-Massage catered to your friends preferences! They'll choose 2-3 appetizers from the Heeling Sole menu of services: Ashiatsu, Ashi-Thai and Fijian. I will blend them into a 30 minute session so that your friend can feel the difference and understand which style might be best for them, but more importantly, help them feel great now, like you!

I know it's hard to spare a full hour of time during the holiday season, so with these convenient 30 minute sessions, your friend can get on the table quick, nip that droning "holi-DAZE" mood in the bud, and get back to their lives completely renewed. With a new year on its way, being a step ahead by discovering which massage is best for them will help your friends put their best foot forward for 2011! You'll be known as the greatest gift-giver ever! Read more about these individual services here!

What's in it for you: for every one of your friends who redeem their Sole Sampler voucher, you'll get a $10 referral credit. Use this credit for your next session, or save up multiple credits to earn yourself a free massage! There's no limit to how many gift certificates you can purchase during this offer - so stock up and hand those vouchers out like peppermint candy!

The catch is, these free Sole Samplers are for NEW CLIENTS ONLY, so although anyone can use the regular priced Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai gift certificates which don't expire, you'll have to pass along the Sole Sampler voucher to a friend who has never been to Heeling Sole before. The Sole Sampler will be available as an automatic bonus voucher to any online Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai gift certificate purchase now through Christmas Day. (If you purchase your gift certificate in person at the office, I'll email you the voucher.) These vouchers will expire on February 28th, so make sure they get off their feet and relax under mine asap! (The sooner they use their gift, the sooner you get your $10 off!)

The offer starts today! Don't get cold feet, click here to buy a gift certificate!

Then schedule your massage online here. Wanna try the sampler yourself? It's 30 minutes for $40.

Have a great end to 2010! ~Jeni Spring, LMT

Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage

www.HeelingSole.com

Email: Jenispring@gmail.com

Appointments: 210-967-4400

Cedar Fever Relief Day-Thursday December 9th

2010-12-08T11:58:00.001-06:00

CEDAR FEVER RELIEF DAY

DECEMBER 9, 2010
9.30a to 6.00p

Cedar Allergies are a serious health threat!

We wanted to set aside a day to educate the public by declaring
December 9th, CEDAR FEVER RELIEF DAY. Integrative Healing Institute will be
available to answer questions about how to find pollen counts, allergy
vs. cold symptoms, natural solutions to help with allergies, and much
more. FREE samples will be available, along with refreshments and
snacks.

Cedar X® is an all-natural product that the Institute developed and has
been successfully bringing complete relief to those who suffer from
Cedar allergies for the past ten years.

Integrative Healing Institute

3300 Nacogdoches Rd, Ste 110

San Antonio TX 78217

(210)967-4400

www.naturalreflexes.com

All wrapped up from Ashi-Thai class in San Antonio

2010-12-04T19:51:00.001-06:00

Texas' 2010 AOBT schedule wrapped up with Ashi-Thai yesterday after 2 great days of fun... Everyone give a big "Ashi-Thai Hi" to Francoise, Anne and Morgan, (& her hubby!) who are Texas' newest Ashi-Thai therapists!

FYI: Early January AOBT schedule changes ~ register to attend at http://www.heelingsole.com/workshops-registration.html:

Thursday January 6th @ the San Antonio AOBT training center:

11am-1pm: Anterior/Sidelying refresher: 2 hours, 2 CE, $50
1pm-4pm: Barefoot Basics refresher: 3 hours, 3CE, $75. (Great for anyone wanting to attend the Advanced Ashiatsu class that starts the following day, Friday January 7th!!!)
5pm-7pm: Winter SOLEstice Party for massage therapists! Ashi Demo's, trade/play on the bars, henna tattoo's, hair feathers extensions, self care techniques, music, pictures, make your own salt/sugar scrub, eat some food, have some fun! Come have fun!

~Jeni

Jeni Spring talks about Ashiatsu

2010-12-02T21:00:00.000-06:00

Online Interview of me!

2010-11-28T19:37:00.001-06:00

Wednesday December 1st

Ashiatsu Nerds!

Live on the Massage Nerd Show this Wednesday: ME!!

Whether your a fan of Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy, or you don't know a thing about it yet, tune in this Wednesday to watch the one and only "Massage Nerd" talk with me about what this style of massage is, what it can do for you, and why it's different. A large community of massage therapists listen to this show regularly, and it would help me so much to know that my own clients, friends and students are there, too!

Click HERE to go to the Massage Nerd Show's site

This Wednesday, 12/1/2010

@ 7 PM PST ... 8 PM MST ... 9 PM CST ... 10 PM EST

Can't make it? No prob, it'll be available to stream and watch later, too!

Thanks for your support! ~Jeni

Jeni Spring, LMT, MTI, CAOBT

Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage / Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy CE Workshops

3300 Nacogdoches #110 - San Antonio. TX, 78217 - 210.967-4400
www.HeelingSole.com

Heeling Holidays BOGO offer!

2010-11-18T17:34:00.001-06:00

Date: November, 2010

BOGO Barefoot!

Buy any regularly priced Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai massage or Gift Certificate to get a FREE "Sole Sampler" session for a friend, PLUS $10 off your next session!

Enjoy a one to two hour session of Ashiatsu or Ashi-Thai bliss for yourself, and receive a gift for a friend ~ a free massage! They'll LOVE the new "Sole Sampler!"

The offer starts today! Don't get cold feet, click here to buy a gift certificate!

Then schedule your massage online here. Wanna try the sampler yourself? It's 30 minutes for $40.

Have a great end to 2010! ~Jeni Spring, LMT

Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage

www.HeelingSole.com

Email: Jenispring@gmail.com

Appointments: 210-967-4400

San Antonio November class picture!

2010-11-16T10:47:00.001-06:00

Just finished up a class where we couldn't stop laughing all weekend in San Antonio ~ welcome to the family my fun buncha gals Michelle, Natalie, Carol, Erin, Alicia, & Joy... Austin/Houston/San Antonio/Colorado Springs is lucky to have you all!

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Here's my whirlwind Ashi-Tour of Texas video: 30 days in 30 seconds! See AOBT @ the Texas Association of Massage Therapists (TAMT) convention in Ft Worth from mid-October, the Dallas basics class last weekend, and this weekends class in San Antone.

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Dallas Class Pictures!

2010-11-10T11:57:00.001-06:00

Welcome to the Ashiatsu family Maria, Susan, Carrie, Kelly, Francoise, Jessica and Nicole! Coming back for more training is two of our existing graduates Erica and Morgan! Great to meet you and your feet in class this weekend!

~Jeni

See and download the full gallery on posterous

New Mailing List!

2010-11-02T09:49:00.000-05:00

To those of you who are already on my email lists, thank y'all so much for subscribing! I've finally grown to the point where my blooming business needs bigger backup - so I'm officially moving the email list to a different provider. Please re-sign up in the fields below for the lists you want to be on!

"Official Heeling Sole" list = If you are interested in hearing about news related to massage services (special events, special offers, schedule changes, ect)
"LMT's Interested in AOBT" list = If you are a Licensed Massage Therapist interested in receiving information about the Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy workshops that I teach, (new classes, schedule updates, official AOBT event listings, ect)
"Texas AOBT Grads" list = All graduates of the AOBT program can sign up to stay up-to-date on Ashi-Events and volunteer opportunities across the state.(Please note that to join this list, I verify you in the Ashiatsu database first. This list is special and exclusive, so I might delete you from the list later if you aren't a graduate of the modality yet!)

Thanks!

Fun video about the Ashiatsu Portable Bars!

2010-10-27T20:21:00.001-05:00

Made by Miss Dawn and I while setting up for the Germany Ashi class, here's an informational video on the portable bar system for Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy!

National Massage Therapy Awareness Week & Howloween!

2010-10-26T09:52:00.001-05:00

Massage is awesome! This week is National Massage Therapy Awareness Week, and I want to share with you some information about massage that you might not already know. Most of you use massage therapy to help reduce pain and to relax, but there is so much more to the full spectrum of benefits that massage offers. I created an educational PDF file for you to check out below or at this link. I will also be posting articles on the Heeling Sole facebook fan page, so be sure to become a fan of http://www.facebook.com/heelingsole to learn more!

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MYabmpnewsletter.pdf (571 KB)

Also: This Saturday the Integrative Healing Institute, where my office is located, is hosting a fun "Howloween" event! Bring your kids and your puppies between 11-3pm to 3300 Nacogdoches, #110, San Antonio, Texas, 78217, it will be a lot of fun! Learn about the benefits of all the massage & bodywork services we offer as a group, as well as the amazing aromatherapy and allergy products Kim has. Get your face painted, see the dog costume contest, and more!

Ashi around the world

2010-10-19T13:28:00.001-05:00

I'm back from my trip to Germany! It was great, and the new Ashiatsu therapists in Weisbaden are amazing! Trying to figure out how to explain the Ashi-bar construction using the metric system was the hardest part ;) Dawn (our super fantastic awesome host and assistant instructor who's an Advanced Ashi and Ashi-Thai trained graduate) arranged a fabulous training site for us on the Weisbaden Army base. Petra and Sabine are the dynamic Deutchland duo, graduates from the very first European Barefoot Basics class. Thanks Miss Dawn, Corey, KC, and all our amazing Weisbaden bodies that we massaged, y'all made it awesome! Here is our group, Petra, Sabine, Miss Dawn and myself in the Weisbaden Ashiatsu training room!:

This past weekend was the TAMT (Texas Association of Massage Therapists) 10th annual convention in Ft Worth, where I taught 2 intro to Ashiatsu classes, and demonstrated the work at a booth. We showed how versatile Ashi can be at an event - we worked through clothing using Ashi-Thai and the Ashi-Anma techniques, and worked directly on the skin with the moves we are best known for from our Barefoot Basics, Anterior/Sidelying and Advanced Ashi classes. Thanks to Jamie, Robyn, Adella, Susan and Cindy for all their help at the booth, Super thanks to all the "Purple Shirts" for everything, to Terry for his awesome history lessons, and to Shelli for a FANTASTIC time :D

Are you ready for ROCKtober?

2010-09-26T03:00:00.003-05:00

Since the end of my busy summer schedule of workshops, I've been having fun massaging my clients in San Antonio. My favorite yearly massage tradition, "Zeptember" is coming to an end, but I won't let the good tunes stop, as soon as I am back to work on October 20th we'll celebrate "Rocktober" with even more rockin' tunes set to a massage vibe, and yes, I do take requests, so rack your brains for what you'd like to rock out to - and I'll see if I can find it's zen interpretation. The best part about Rocktober? HOT STONES MAKE A COME BACK! Yep, thats right, a seasonal treat just for you! Complimentary during your 90 minute or 2 hour Ashiatsu session, Rocktober through December.

Earlier this month I was in Houston for their American Massage Therapy Association Unit meeting, presenting Ashiatsu to 20 fun massage therapists. It was great to meet more therapists from this huge state, and see an active AMTA Unit in action. I shared a few of our famous barefoot massage strokes from our two introductory workshops, giving the therapists all a chance to feel what it's like to give and receive an Ashiatsu session. Two lucky gals won $100 off tuition to any class I offer in the next year, and with the help of my wonderful Ashiatsu assistant Hollie, we began planning a new training facility for the Houston area. More details to come, so please "stay tuned!"

Last week I hosted a Fijian Massage class, taught by a good friend of mine, Christyn Rittenhouse from Rockford Illinois. Her and I learned Fijian massage together in Seattle years ago from the founder of the modality, Lolita Knight. In support of another form of barefoot massage from it's original source I was so excited to bring this class to Texas and let Christyn, who is now Lolita's top Fijian Massage instructor, share her talents with us. She even stayed an extra day to teach us her new Asian Fusion Facial class, showcasing her expertise in the art of face massage stemming from her esthetics, massage and Qi Gong background. It was an amazing experience and was great to soak up the knowledge of another barefoot massage instructor and friend, thanks so much Christyn! To learn more about Fijian massage, visit the modalities home page, http://www.FijianMassage.com, or Christyn's site, http://www.BarefootMassage.org.

So whats next? I'm getting ready to leave for Germany! Off to teach Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy in far off places and see the world! Once I get home, I bounce right up to Ft Worth, Texas, to teach at the TAMT Massage Convention, then it's back to massaging my clients at Heeling Sole for a few weeks before classes start up again. Man I love my job!

~Jeni

Vote for Heeling Sole for best massage in San Antonio!

2010-09-03T11:24:00.000-05:00

If you like the Ashiatsu, Ashi-Thai and Fijian barefoot massages that you receive from me at Heeling Sole, then say so! San Antonio Magazine if having a "Best of the City" contest, and "Best Massage" is category #64!
I am the highest trained Ashi therapist in alla Texas, you know ;)
VOTE NOW! If I win, I'll offer a can't-be-beat deal on my famous Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy sessions so you all can celebrate with me! Contest ends October 1st, 2010.

Click here to vote for Heeling Sole / Jeni Spring, LMT as the best massage in San Antonio!

-Jeni

Footloose!

2010-08-29T19:02:00.000-05:00

Check out this great FOOTage of Kenny Loggins, yep, the singer of
"Footloose" himself, all Ashi-fied & Footloose after his Ashiatsu
session with me backstage @ the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio:

August Ashiatsu

2010-08-25T11:57:00.000-05:00

A few weekends ago I held a Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Sidelying classes in San Antonio, and it was amazing as usual! Here's Colleen, Jaime, David, upsidedown me, Betsy, Kim & Shanna:

And from the Anterior/Sidelying class there was Colleen, Shanna, Suzanne, and April:

Whats next

September 7-8th, Ashi-Thai workshop in San Antonio. $399, 16 CE, register HERE
October 1-3, Barefoot Basics in Germany! More info HERE
I'll be at the Houston AMTA meeting on September 12th presenting Ashiatsu, another 3 CE opportunity.
Ashiatsu at the Ft Worth TAMT Massage Conference October 15-17 offering a 4 CE class as well as a booth in the vendor hall. Stop by to get some Ashi-Shwag and a massage!
Existing Ashiatsu graduates: don't miss the Ashiatsu refresher courses in Austin, Houston, and Dallas! 3 Hours, 3 CE's, $75, we'll focus on your body mechanics, application of the strokes, and questions from you!

See http://www.heelingsole.com/workshops.html for the updated schedule.

Guest CE classes coming to San Antonio this fall:

September 19-20, Fijian Massage, www.barefootmassage.org
(Sun-Mon) Taught by Christyn Rittenhouse, the top instructor under the modalities founder, Lolita Knight, for Fijian Massage

October 3-4, Bamboo-Fusion, www.bamboo-fusion.com
(Sat-Sun) Taught by Dari Haffie, instructor under the modalities creator and master of Bamboo Massage Therapy, Nathalie Cecilia.

So now onto actual massaging! For you clients out there, I'm massaging at the office, schedule your session online or call 210.967.4400 to get on my table and under my feet!
~Jeni

Summer Season

2010-08-12T14:36:00.002-05:00

Well, 1 more class to go in my busy summer schedule of workshops! Since I last posted, I've trained 3 more Ashi-therapists in the highest level of Ashiatsu training, and taught Ashi-Thai in Dallas to a full class of 8. Tomorrow I start Barefoot Basics in San Antonio, and then on Wednesday..... I get to actually massage!!! I don't think I've worked a full week on my own clients all summer!

Here's some class pictures of the amazing therapists I've worked with in the past 2 weeks. In Advanced Ashi we had April, Alyssa and William from Texas and Arkansas:

And from yesterday's Ashi-Thai class, here's my gals Sharon, Jennifer, Glory, Jamie, Shannon, Pam, Jen and Mary from Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, Nebraska, and of course big 'ol Texas:

Click here for a quick glimpse of us in class!

Wing Walker

2010-07-28T19:40:00.000-05:00

After being an Ashiatsu therapist for 7 years, I gotta say, it's not like I know everything! Back when I learned "Barefoot Basics", the double footed strokes were mixed in there too. Three intense days of learning everything that is still in the beginners course, plus about half of what is in the "DF2" or "Advanced Ashiatsu" course. When I took the "Fusion" class, probably about three years later, I learned even more doubles and the flow that makes it all come together. How did I ever remember all that after taking each class only once!??! Yah, well, I didn't!

Would you ever take a class from someone who took a course only once, or even worse, learned it from just a DVD, and thought they are good enough to teach the same material to the masses? Uhh, NO! Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy's founder Ruthie prides herself on teaching her instructors in person, in detail and in depth so that we can bring the real stuff back to our classes.

As an instructor for AOBT, we first go through an intense 6 month apprenticeship program and learn Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Sidelying inside and out directly from Ruthie. I re-learned the basic strokes and figured out everything that goes on behind the scenes for each workshop. There was a black eye, lots of sweat and tears while I trained to be an instructor last year, but there's just as much fun, good times and great massage too!

When we are ready to teach a new level class, the instructors are required to re-train with Ruthie on that particular subject. So, I went out to Denver last week and immersed myself into all things Ashiatsu all over again to learn how to teach Advanced Ashiatsu course! We study, practice and re-hash every detail all night, and teach it to the class under her supervision all day. I was there for almost a week, and came back more in love with Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy than ever before. (As if that is possible!)

After showing Ruthie my foot work and watching me teach, she helped to perfect every possible thing you could think of so that I can pass that knowledge onto my students. How to explain what is happening, how to demonstrate it, how to modify it, how to make it fun, how to make it safe, ect. I brought back an oldie-but-a-goodie and taught Ruthie how to explain the "Cowbell" move as it was taught by my first Ashi Instructor Janette - Ruthie had forgotten all about that little gem! I was proud to see that I had pretty much maintained the correct body mechanics and application all these years for those tough strokes. (I just need to shrink the travelling distance that my big 'ol feet naturally want to take during the Butterflies!) You should have seen Ruthie pour her heart out while teaching, it's amazing. Ashiatsu really is her baby and it shows, she loves this work more than anything.

Anyways, I had a blast and am more proud to be a part of this awesome modality working with such an AMAZING team of instructors than ever before. We rock. I did learn a new stroke that wasn't in the book back in my day... or maybe I forgot it (There, I said it, I admit that I forgot a stroke!) the "Wing Walkers"! Thats a fun one.

Here's the class from Denver last week with Ruthie, Kina and I teaching. I learned more from y'all then you know!

Volunteer Meat.

2010-07-27T09:41:00.000-05:00

Are you a dude? Do you like deep tissue massages? Would you volunteer your body to education? If so, we need YOU at this weekends San Antonio Ashiatsu workshop! This could be YOU:

On Saturday, July 31st from 9:45-11:45, and 1-3pm, as well as 1-3pm on Sunday August 1st, I need some meat for my students to practice on. We need big bodies, so you must be a man, must weigh over 180 pounds, and tolerate deep pressure. No injuries, no recent surgeries.

Certain requirements and restrictions apply, please visit this link and read E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G before signing up! http://signupgenius.com/go/massage

Contact me at jenispring@gmail.com for more info.

Hot footin' it in San Antonio

2010-07-16T17:44:00.000-05:00

Its a hot hot summer in San Antonio, and we're just warming up! These 8 fabulous pairs of feet were on fire last weekend learning Ashiatsu's Barefoot Basics course with me.

And these are the ACTUAL feet of the 6 gals who joined me for Anterior/Sidelying!

So say "Howdy" to Dana, Kheng, Summer, Emily, April, Sarah, Suzanne, Kristie, Jordan and Courtney!

All Thai'd up in San Antone

2010-07-03T15:37:00.001-05:00

Not long after my Ashi-trip to Portland, classes started back up in San Antonio again! I had a wonderful one-on-one private 3 day workshop with Diana, teaching her Barefoot Basics with my sole attention on her... she's going to be a barefoot diva!

Just two days later the Ashi-Thai class started, completely full with experienced and talented Ashiatsu therapists - we had so much fun learning how to tie our clients up into pretzels!

So welcome the mid-June batch of Ashi therapists: Diana, Jacqueline, Alyssa, Laura, Hollie, Christina, Rhonda, Stacia & Ronnie!

July brings in another new group of 8 massage therapists who will learn Barefoot Basics, then I go to Denver to teach Advanced Ashiatsu with our founder Ruthie Hardee, then I'm headed right back home to offer the same Advanced Ashiatsu class FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN SAN ANTONIO!

I love Portland!

2010-06-17T14:29:00.001-05:00

Well, better late than never... It's taking me a while to catch up to normal life since my trip to Portland!

Our class of 6 amazing massage therapists learned Ashi-Thai at the beginning of June in Portland - in the middle of a funny mix of weather. So here's a warm welcome into the realm of Ashi-Thai for Nancy, Cheryl, Akemi, Andrea, Darla, and Sarah! It was gorgeous and sunny while we were in class, then torrential downpours of rain afterwards...but still very pretty. During class we had the windows open listening to local bands play on the sidewalk and scooters zoom by, then by night we dodged the rain by running into yummy thai food restaurants!

I don't have the picture of the students yet - for once I wasn't taking pictures all day long, I was just enjoying every moment of that RAD town! I received a Chavutti Thirumal massage - of which I'll post about in detail as soon as I can! So in the meantime here is one picture I snapped from a building near where we were ;)

BTW: New Barefoot Basics & Anterior/Sidelying Ashiatsu class is added to my schedule~ it's in San Antonio in August!

Ashiatsu Toes on the nose...

2010-06-04T23:00:00.000-05:00

Need to take a gander at my Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy workshop schedule? Did you forget what Ashiatsu is!? Here's the general info flyer that is going out as part of an AOBT info package to all the massage schools in Texas. I figure'd you should be "in the know" too! General Ashi info flyer with Jeni's schedule
Keep your toes on the nose - all classes thru mid July are now FULL!
Advanced Ashiatsu in San Antonio has openings, so does Ashi-Thai in Dallas. These are the only times this year that these specific classes are offered in these locations. Get on it and register ASAP or you might just miss your spot.
~Jeni Spring, LMT, CAOBT
Texas AOBT Instructor
www.HeelingSole.com
210.967.4400 for massage appointments
210.623.0026 for workshop info

Interview with Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy's founder, Ruthie Hardee

2010-05-14T19:05:00.000-05:00

If you haven't seen it yet, listen to Ruthie herself talk about her life, where AOBT comes from, what it is and where it's going!

Ashi-Thai class in Portland, June 6 & 7th

2010-05-07T16:13:00.000-05:00

Ashi-Thai in Portland, Oregon Sunday June 6th & Monday June 7th. This is the FIRST EVER Ashi-Thai course in the Pacific Northwest, so YOU could be the very first to offer this work in your area! This is a beginners course, so no previous Ashiatsu or Thai experience is required.
Read more here

Register ASAP, this class is in less than a month and will fill fast

Why Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy?

2010-05-04T21:24:00.002-05:00

I was asked this weekend why I chose to only provide barefoot massage sessions in my own practice. Why did I choose to retire my hands completely? Why do I do only the styles of massage that people have never heard of?

The easy and selfish answer is that Ashiatsu is easier on my body - less wear and tear on my hands, wrists, shoulders, on up the line from my spine through my neck. I can easily do twice as many Ashiatsu sessions providing deep and relaxing bodywork in comparison to what my amazing hands and wicked accurate forearms could do (I'm not knockin' my original massage tools, they rock!) My upper extremities aren't the reason why I retired them - my feet just happen to be better. I don't get tired giving Ashi sessions, and the quality of the work stays consistent, so my last massage is just as good if not better than the first.

The ego-filled answer is that Ashiatsu is unique. I am awesome. Blend those together and you got an Awesome Ashi waiting for you to schedule. My Ashiatsu will melt your body and leave your entire being as a pile of dripping goo on the table. I am the only one in town, heck, in the state, with the advanced training, experience and expertise in Ashiatsu. I have blended every advanced training course that I have taken into my Ashi sessions - go look at my Continuing Education resume - I do all that and more with my feeties. My feet can feel everything that my hands can. No one can Ashi like I Ashi. The student's I've taught are darn good and are giving me a run for my money, but my feet know the barefoot voodoo and will put you in a trance.

But talent only goes so far. The real reason why I only massage with my feet is that it is the best massage that I've ever had, and the world needs to feel more massages like this.

I have received too many massages where I wonder when it will be over. I feel like they are either smearing lotion on me, diving aimlessly into my body with sharp thumbs and elbows, or I'm annoyed at why they are spending so much time in one spot. I VERY RARELY hit the zone-out stage during a massage session. I only tip them because I know they are being paid dirt. (The few who do give me massages that I love know who they are - I love you guys!!!!!!!) As a massage therapist it is hard to get beyond analyzing what, why and how someone is massaging you - (and sometimes why they are even bothering!) We are the ultimate critics. Receiving massage is not relaxing to me, it's more of a chore. That is, it was a chore until I received an Ashiatsu session for myself!

The first Ashiatsu I received was like bliss incarnated. From the second she started to 4 hours after she finished, I was completely gone. I could have died happily on that table. I was finally able to let go, I relaxed, and I could give a flying purple monkey about what she did next or why she was doing it. I think for the first time ever my brain shut off and the body followed. I floated out of that massage, I probably shouldn't have driven, and the benefits lasted in my body for weeks. She had even worked clinically with an injury treatment focus, and had addressed some "chronic tissue-issues" (as I call them) in my hips during that session. She wasn't even TRYING to melt me like butter, thats just what Ashiatsu does.

Here's why. The strokes are slow. So slow you forget they are moving and you completely doze off from in the midst of the perfect pressure hold. The strokes are long. No more of this wishy washy swirly wirly loop-de-loop lotion application - Ashiatsu strokes go from head to toe in single (or double if you get an Advanced trained therapist) full side of the body movements. There is not any annoying ever-distracting movement that prevents you from leaving your consciousness behind. The strokes aren't painful. Ashiatsu works the deepest layers of muscles and connective tissue without hurting because the deep pressure is diffused through the whole foot, and is applied to the whole affected area of your body, not just a tiny spot, and an Ashiatsu trained foot maintains your preferred level of consistent pressure. The massage isn't pointless. An Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy trained massage therapist - from the day they leave their first class - can address pain in the neck, back, shoulders, hips, joints - you name it! By working with the fascia and the entire length of all muscles addressed, Ashiatsu can work with complex tissue-issues creating a positive structural change in chronic soft tissue damage. This stuff is not just fluff, Ashiatsu tricks you and does more than you realize. Its worth its weight in gold. Yah, your massage therapist might be a body builder with gorilla sized forearms and hands who gives the "no pain no gain" massage week after week, but my Ashiatsu therapist is a petite 125 pound woman who peacefully works on me, works with me, and works with gravity to her advantage, and I only need one of these massages a month to get the same exact benefits done faster, lasts longer, and brings me to health more effectively by encouraging my body to heal itself. I'd gladly pay her weight for each session once a month, and ditch the cheap massages that were needed weekly. She'll be around longer anyways.

So, long story short, Ashiatsu rocks and I want you all to experience the best massage that I have ever felt.

Wanna learn it? I teach it. Check out the "workshops" tab on my site for the details. Wanna feel it? Schedule a massage online - click the blue foot at the bottom of any page on my site to book your appointment.

5 more Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapists

2010-04-13T18:03:00.001-05:00

Welcome with me the newest additions to our Ashi family from my fun little class this past weekend: Our ever-growing Texas crew now includes Samantha from San Antonio, Karen from Austin, and Lan from Houston, and we had Arelys from Terry Mississippi, drive alllll the way out! Give a super big re-welcoming to Dawn from Weisbaden Germany, who has been an Ashi-diva since 2005, but came all the way to Texas to get her Anterior/Sidelying and Ashi-Thai training to take home and unleash on those Germans!!!
They all are fabulous with their feet!

Ashiatsu in San Antonio April 8-11th

2010-04-03T23:49:00.000-05:00

ATTN Massage Therapists:

Thursday April 8th thru Saturday the 10th we'll be learning to Moonwalk, squeeze a hot dog in a bun, Tarsal Twist, Anma Roll and do Mortisha's Rack... just to name a few ;)

Sunday April 11th we get to do the Windsheild Wiper, Pet the Kitty, the Rolling Pin, Lotus, Trap Push and the Golfers Stretch!

Don't know what I'm talking about? Well you will by the time we are done. 2 spots open - register now!

Ashiatsu in Portland

2010-03-17T00:05:00.002-05:00

There's a new AOBT training facility opening up in Portland in May!

Appointment Scheduling

2010-03-06T17:45:00.000-06:00

The quickest, easiest way to get on my massage table is to schedule an appointment online. Click on the "Book Now" button. If you call my cell or use the contact form from my website, we may end up playing phone tag since I am currently filled to the brim with massage appointments. I am trying my best to return all calls within 24 hours. You may also call my office at 210.967-4400 to schedule, reception hours are Monday-Saturday 10am-5:30. (But online is definitely the best, you'll get to see open appointment times and choose what you like.)

I ask that you arrive 10 minutes early to complete your health intake forms - otherwise it may cut into your massage session. If you'd like to complete the form at home and bring it with you, the PDF file is available here.

I do have a 24 hour cancellation policy - so be sure to alert me of any changes that need to be made to our appointment 1 day in advance.

A big thanks to all 234 of you who bought a Groupon Coupon this past Wednesday! You have been a part of the biggest deal I ever offered, and made it a HUGE success! Just remember to print out and bring in your already purchased Groupon Coupon to take advantage of the deal, or else your Fijian Barefoot Massage session will be the regular price. If you are waiting around for another deal like this from me - it ain't gonna happen, sorry - this was a one time, one day only offer.

Still need to find a way to save money on a Barefoot Massage? Refer a friend. My Soul to Sole referral program gets you $10 off any regular priced massage when a friend you send schedules a massage. Need massage regularly? Then sign up for my Costco-Sized Massage Plans and get 3, 6 or 9 massages, the more you buy the more you save!

~Jeni

1 day only sale on Groupon.com

2010-02-28T09:47:00.001-06:00

I'd like to say thanks so much to all my clients for your patience, good juju vibes and confidence in my massages while I heal this broken arm! It means the world to me! My usual Ashiatsu and Ashi-Thai services will be back as soon as possible, so for now please enjoy my Fijian Barefoot Massage treatments.

To help promote this wonderful style of massage, I'm offering a deal through a pretty big company that you may have already heard of... Groupon. Soon you'll save $30 instantly on your next Fijian massage if you take advantage of the 50% off coupon available only at Groupon next week! The start date of the sale will be Wednesday, March 3rd at the weeeeee hours of the morning, and will end at midnight that night, unless it sells out earlier than that! You'll have a year to redeem the massage, so buy it on Wednesday and save it for a rainy day.

Pass on the word, tell your friends and sign up here http://www.groupon.com/san-antonio/ to be in on the deal, and watch for the sale to post on Wednesday, don't miss it! Limit 2 per person, may buy multiple as gifts.

Don't forget about the usual referral deals and online gift certificates available.
Thanks again~

-Jeni Spring, LMT
Heeling Sole Barefoot Massage

Buyer Beware - not all Ashiatsu's are created equal

2010-02-23T14:27:00.003-06:00

The Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy® family and its thousands of satisfied graduates would like to say thank you to the massage and spa industries for letting our company provide a wellness program that has changed so many therapists lives.

Our method of deep tissue barefoot massage using an over head support system has improved the quality of life for many that would have naturally left the massage industry had it not been for our educational curriculum.

The proven massage techniques and innovative teaching methodologies in which we developed to teach therapists how to be safe & proficient in a short amount of time is our greatest achievement. The art of allowing each therapist to build a relationship with our instructors prior to class as well as continued instructor support throughout the graduates career is the reason why we produce genially expert body-workers.

We are honored to be the first to have a nationally approved “barefoot-bar dedicated” course study of which others now try to imitate. Our research on compression massage and development of safe and efficient bar construction is unsurpassed. We are committed to being the best at providing quality educational seminars in the field of barefoot massage. The techniques have been developed with integrity and attention to detail. Our mission is to create a superb experience for every therapist who walks into our classrooms.

This world leading treatment “stands” above any other with a trusted reputation for being the original. Because we have made Barefoot Bar Therapy world famous, we must warn you of imitation knock-off educators trying to duplicate our famous footprints. Beware of any group who may use the founder’s or authorized instructor names, or similarly-sounded trade names to confuse the public into believing they are associated with our program. Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy (AOBT) and our courses are recognized by the NCBTMB, AMTA, ABMP as well as other state and massage liability insurances as an approved modality - so feel confident and safe knowing that the credits that you take with us and the Certification that you earn are real. Choose how you spend educational dollars wisely and don’t settle for less than the best.

We hope unsuspecting students will be on their toes when weighing out their options for continuing education. Unfortunately there are some who have studied with us, boldly repackage our material as their own and will happily confuse you to think they created our work. This in return prompts body-workers to contact us for clarification as they “sense” we are the pioneers just from one conversation. Be duly noted that if they are not currently listed as an instructor on our website, chances are they do not have honest innovation. Study from the source, train with the original, and learn it for real. You can view the list of approved AOBT instructors HERE.

We do however, have the greatest respect and admiration for those “barefoot massage entrepreneurs” who have honest innovation and documentation to prove their development of an original concept, and we happily endorse them.

We appreciate those who recognize hard earned respect and goodwill and we welcome those who work with therapists and companies with integrity.

Need help?

2010-02-19T15:02:00.004-06:00

You all know I offer Ashi tutoring services, right? Well I do! If you want help remembering strokes you've learned on class, or if you want help with your body mechanics, or just some more feedback on your application, I'm here for you!

We can go over what you know and tweak your body mechanics, perfect the strokes, and get more feedback on how to continue improving your Ashi massage. Just like in class, I'll provide guest clients, and you can work on me, I'll work on you, and you'll receive great personalized information and break through the wall you're stuck at. I can also show you how to prepare for Advanced Ashiatsu and make sure that you meet the prerequisites. (You might get a few "Jeni-ism's" out of this!)

The cost is normally $80/hour, but I'm gonna knock it back to $30/hour because I like y'all. PLUS since I am a CE provider for Texas, I can offer you 1 CE credit for each hour we work - applicable to your Texas license renewal requirements!

Click here to view these pictures larger

7 new AOBT Therapists

2010-02-15T15:32:00.002-06:00

Say hello to your newest Ashiatsu crew! Meet Courtney, Laura, Jacqueline, Nan, Alison, Andrea and Krishna, a spread of therapists from Austin, San Antonio and Richmond Virginia! Thanks to Rhonda for being my right hand during class, thanks to my guest clients who made Saturday work, and thanks to the students for being FABULOUS!
Happy Valentines Day!
-Jeni

Advanced Ashiatsu course in 3 weeks!

2010-02-03T17:27:00.002-06:00

***REPOST from December, but great info about the Advanced class in 3 weeks! Some openings remain, but since the founder is coming, registrations need to be in by 2/11, so sign up now! The next Texas course won't be until September!***

I am about to bring more awesome Ashiatsu to Texas - you've all been waiting for it, now it's coming! Some of you know might remember seeing this class listed as "Deep Feet 2" back in the day, some of you know it as "the doubles"... well now it's vamped up and has been combined with the Fusion class, ready to be unleashed on Texas as "ADVANCED ASHIATSU"!!

I currently have one of these amazing and awesome Advanced Ashi classes scheduled in San Antonio on February 26-28th, 2010. Ruthie's coming! She and I will teach you how to safely apply the deepest most luxurious massage, with two feet! Get double the instructor attention, feedback and demonstrations, double your fun! You've seen me do these advanced techniques, now you can too. I'm going to have an army of 20 guest clients for us to practice on over the course of those 3 days. Yes, I did say 20. Practice practice practice, and practice some more. You will be made of steel after graduating this workshop!

If you still find yourself needing to go deeper even when you are using what you've learned from Barefoot Basics, then come take this one. Register now and click here!

OK, so what's NOT to like about this class? Well, for one, you need to have the strength to safely release your body weight into the clients body and be able to pull, twist, thrust, propel and slide yourself ever-so-gracefully between strokes to create a peaceful session. Gotta make this stuff luxurious you know, it's not "NO PAIN NO GAIN" for the client. (But maybe for you!) Go get strong!

Here are some exersize ideas to slip into your New Years resolution:

1: Pull ups and push ups are your friend. Go try some!
2: Pilates must be your sidekick, not your nemesis. Get that core STRONG LIKE BULL!
3: Grip strength is important - no cheater moves here with yoga straps supporting you up, no resting your wrists on top of the bars, its all hands on deck this time. Practice squeezing stress balls, and give strong handshakes! Guitar Center has a rad grip strength doo-dad that I like.
4: Use your bars for the ultimate test: condition your body by holding onto your bars, palms facing in, Rhomboids, Traps and Lats held strong, neck long, spine straight, and raise both legs straight out at the same time to be parallel with the floor, your body is in an "L" shape: hold that for 2 minutes!
5: Confidence comes from within - train your mind that you can do this! Think positively, eat healthy, sleep well, drink more water, and practice what you preach.

Read more about Advanced Ashiatsu on my site and on Ruthie's. And remember: If you don't see someone listed on deepfeet.com as one of the modalities Associate Instructors, they aren't teaching you what they claim. Study from the source, train with the original, and learn it for real.

Later!
-Jeni

Guest Clients needed for February Ashiatsu classes in San Antonio

2010-01-23T13:34:00.000-06:00

Are you a dude? Do you like deep tissue massages? Would you volunteer your body to education? If so, we need YOU at our next San Antonio Ashiatsu workshop! This could be YOU:

Please click here to read more and sign up.

Massage Therapists: The February Barefoot Basics class is full! There is room in the Anterior/Sidelying class on Valentines day, and also room in the Advanced class at the end of the month. Read this post to learn about the Advanced class, and sign up quick, spots are flying fast!

Barefoot for a reason

2010-01-12T16:24:00.004-06:00

On a really fun night out with my husband, I broke my wrist roller skating. Every massage therapists worst nightmare, right? Maybe not so bad for me, because unlike most massage therapists, I'm not dependent on my hands! Being a barefoot massage therapist rocks! There are some draw backs with this whole situation, but honestly, my feet were always the ones meant to massage, not my hands.

I broke the head of my right Radius, and chipped off the Ulna's Styloid Process. I go into surgery on Monday, and throughout the next 4 months I'll be getting better and better. "We can rebuild her, better, faster, stonger than she's ever been before."

Luckily my big happy Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy family is coming out to help me! The Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Sidelying workshop in February is still happening - I'm bringing in Rhonda Cachilla, an AOBT therapist out of Austin who taught AOBT classes with me early last year. As my TA, she can demonstrate the work that my cast prevents me from doing, and together we'll rock out a fun Valentines Day weekend Ashiatsu style! For the Advanced Ashiatsu course at the end of February I already had Ruthie Hardee scheduled to fly in and give you the opportunity to learn from the founder - guess that was perfect planning! She'll teach, and I'll watch you all like a hawk so I can tweak your body mechanics and help you perfect the work. So in both classes, you'll have 2 instructors, which doubles your learning, doubles your fun! Currently there are 2 spots left in each class - so sign up now online, and sign my cast when you come to class!!!

Unfortunately due to the nature and timing of my Ashi-Thai workshops, I will have to reschedule those next two classes - they are meant to happen January 25-26th and March 13-14th. Once I heal and am back to 100%, which will be soon, I'll put all the classes back on the menu and we'll be good to go!

As for my clients, I do need a short break. Depending on how I feel after surgery, I can start massaging again about a week later - expect me back around February 1st. I'll only be offering Fijian Massage, http://heelingsole.com/services-fijian.html, another form of Barefoot Massage that I am trained in. It doesn't need my hands at all! It is still an awesome massage, and lucky for you, it's cheaper!

In the meantime, please make sure that any Ashiatsu course you look into is taught by an authorized Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy instructor, we are all listed here! You'll still see me and the Ashiatsu crew @ the Texas AMTA convention in Galveston! I will be back to teach you and massage you ASAP - but I need to take care of myself so that I can continue to do what I love.

Think happy thoughts & have fun,
~Jeni Spring, LMT, CAOBT
www.HeelingSole.com
Texas AOBT Instructor

About Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy Workshops

2009-12-28T17:16:00.005-06:00

Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy workshops are all about learning a wonderful new modality of gravity assisted massage with your feet to deliver luxurious deep pressure. We understand that the only way to make more money as a Massage Therapist is to do more massages. But how can you do more if you are already performing your best massage day after day, exhausted, hurting, and dreading that session with another client who wants DEEP work? Well, this is definitely the modality for you! With Ashiatsu, you can take your massage to new heights and easily perform MORE deep tissue massages in a day without hurting or exhausting yourself. Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy® (AOBT) will lengthen your massage career, strengthen and revive your mind, body and spirit, while literally putting you a step above the rest - standing up on the table!

Our workshops attract bodyworkers from various backgrounds - some with years of experience, and some fresh out of school. Our small classes ensure tons of individual attention and practice for the best possible learning experience. The amount of one-on-one instructor/student time is unlike any other CE workshop in the massage industry. The methodologies in which we developed to teach therapists how to be safe & proficient in a short amount of time is our greatest achievement. During your study with us, you will feel every single stroke from your instructor. You will have an opportunity to work on the instructor and receive precise feedback specific to your application of the technique. We provide a public practical for the ultimate in learning retention – you will work on real clients and receive feedback from real people to improve even more. Making sure you are safe and comfortable in the modality before you leave the workshop has been our acclaimed reputation for years. We set the standards when it comes to barefoot bar work, and we deliver the first and best “feet-on” seminar in the industry. More benefits are listed here: http://heelingsole.com/workshops.html.

We are honored to be the first to have a nationally approved “barefoot-bar dedicated” course study of which others now try to imitate. Our research on compression massage, body mechanics, safe technique application, and development of safe and efficient bar construction is unsurpassed. We hope students will be on their toes when weighing out their options for continuing education. Barefoot Basics and Advanced Ashiatsu are accredited for 25 Continuing Education Units (CEU), Anterior/Side-Lying is accredited for 8 CEU’s, and Ashi-Thai for 16 CEU’s. Each are approved by state massage boards, including Texas, in addition to the NCBTMB, AMTA and ABMP. Your instructor, Jeni Spring, LMT is a Certified AOBT therapist trained directly by the founder, Ruthie Hardee, is the only approved instructor for Texas and its surrounding states to teach this modality. Jeni is a Licensed Massage Therapist in both Texas and Washington states, she is a Texas State Massage Instructor, and also a Texas State Continuing Education Provider. She teaches AOBT courses out of San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix and Seattle throughout the year, and in 2010 she'll be traveling with the founder to massage conventions presenting Ashiatsu nationwide.

Visit Jeni's website to view the official video's of Ashiatsu in action and complete course descriptions. Schedule a massage session with Jeni at her San Antonio office, so that you can feel the difference Ashiatsu can make in your massage and your life.

Ready to step up and start your registration? Register online here. Keep in mind that we take only (8) lucky therapists per class. Spots tend to fill up quickly and it’s best to make your deposit and reserve your place ASAP.

Get ready to get awesome!

2009-12-15T22:08:00.004-06:00

I am about to bring more awesome Ashiatsu to Texas - you've all been waiting for it, now it's coming! Some of you know might remember seeing this class listed as "Deep Feet 2" back in the day, some of you know it as "the doubles"... well now it's vamped up and has been combined with the Fusion class, ready to be unleashed on Texas as "ADVANCED ASHIATSU"!!

I currently have one of these amazing and awesome Advanced Ashi classes scheduled in San Antonio on February 26-28th, 2010. Ruthie's coming! She and I will teach you how to safely apply the deepest most luxurious massage, with two feet! Get double the instructor attention, feedback and demonstrations, double your fun! You've seen me do these advanced techniques, now you can too. I'm going to have an army of 20 guest clients for us to practice on over the course of those 3 days. Yes, I did say 20. Practice practice practice, and practice some more. You will be made of steel after graduating this workshop!

If you still find yourself needing to go deeper even when you are using what you've learned from Barefoot Basics, then come take this one. Register now and click here!

OK, so what's NOT to like about this class? Well, for one, you need to have the strength to safely release your body weight into the clients body and be able to pull, twist, thrust, propel and slide yourself ever-so-gracefully between strokes to create a peaceful session. Gotta make this stuff luxurious you know, it's not "NO PAIN NO GAIN" for the client. (But maybe for you!) Go get strong!

Here are some exersize ideas to slip into your New Years resolution:

1: Pull ups and push ups are your friend. Go try some!
2: Pilates must be your sidekick, not your nemesis. Get that core STRONG LIKE BULL!
3: Grip strength is important - no cheater moves here with yoga straps supporting you up, no resting your wrists on top of the bars, its all hands on deck this time. Practice squeezing stress balls, and give strong handshakes! Guitar Center has a rad grip strength doo-dad that I like.
4: Use your bars for the ultimate test: condition your body by holding onto your bars, palms facing in, Rhomboids, Traps and Lats held strong, neck long, spine straight, and raise both legs straight out at the same time to be parallel with the floor, your body is in an "L" shape: hold that for 2 minutes!
5: Confidence comes from within - train your mind that you can do this! Think positively, eat healthy, sleep well, drink more water, and practice what you preach.

Here's the bit of news you ~may~ not like: I don't think I'll teach this class outside of San Antonio for a w-h-i-l-e. Why? I've got to come up with your meat, the guest clients, to massage for 3 days straight! It's hard to coordinate 20 men with the appropriate body type and no contraindications to come receive this work at very specific times in my own town, let alone in Dallas or anywhere else I teach. Most other AOBT instructors stick to one city to teach anyways, and being that I'm a multi-city instructor, this is where it gets tough. SO, I know I said I'd try to get up there ASAP, but it honestly isn't going to happen for a long while. And by long I mean, maybe not in 2010. I'll bring Ashi-Thai, Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Sidelying whenever I teach out of San Antone, though! (Hey Pacific Northwest, I'm looking your way!)

So for my dear Dallas and Houston area AOBT therapists, your consolation prize is this: $50 off my February Advanced Ashiatsu workshop if you live closer to Dallas or Houston than you do San Antonio.

In the meantime, go get strong to prepare for Advanced Ashi! As for me, I'm taking Aerial Dance lessons to get my muscles in gear:

Read more about Advanced Ashiatsu on my site and on Ruthie's. And remember: If you don't see someone listed on deepfeet.com as one of the modalities Associate Instructors, they aren't teaching you what they claim. Study from the source, train with the original, and learn it for real.

Later!
-Jeni

Happy Holiday Season!

2009-12-08T22:35:00.002-06:00

Heeling Sole is FEETuring some special services just for you!

Bring Massage Home for Your Holidays... book Ashiatsu and Ashi-Thai for your holiday event!
Need your guests to relax and chill out? That's what I'll be there for! Contact me for more information. Reserve now - limited availability

Give Meaningful Gifts: Instant Online Gift Certs Available Now!
Single sessions or Costco-sized packages, give them a massage for a reason or massages to last the season! Click here to create an Instant Gift Certificate

Give yourself the gift of relaxation this season: One hour, 90 minute and 2 hour massages available now! Save time for yourself to relax to fully enjoy the holidays. Book today for guaranteed availability this month.
To schedule, contact me here, call Integrative Healing Institute at (210) 967-4400 or click here to schedule online!

Massage Therapists, don't forget, I've got the official Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy "Ashi-Wear", DVD's & eyebolts if you need them! Next month there is an Ashi-Thai workshop in San Antonio!

San Antonio Barefoot Basics workshop is dunnnn!

2009-11-15T19:56:00.005-06:00

Introducing Carly, Sara and Heather! They are all from Austin and allllll super awesome ashi diva's!

Also, I have STUFF! Do you want to oder some Ashi-Wear b4 the end of the year?! Do you live near San Antonio or Austin? Well let me know what you want and I'll make sure you have it. Save some shipping. (Anyone not living in Austin or San Antonio, you might as well just order it straight from Ruthie at http://www.deepfeet.com/ashiwear.htm because shipping will be exactly the same, maybe even more if you went thru me!)

Dallas Barefoot Basics and Anterior Sidelying!

2009-11-10T23:23:00.004-06:00

6 more Ashi therapists are out there! Montreal Quebec, Little Rock Arkansas, Lafayette Louisianna, and Palestine, Plano and Colleyville Texas each just got themselves a stellar new massage to try!
Go Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy!

San Antonio Barefoot Basics workshop has openings!

2009-11-02T22:54:00.005-06:00

This Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Sidelying class was originally meant to happen in Austin as a private training, but not no more! Now it's in San Antonio and ready to roll. All it needs is your enrollment! Starting Friday November 13th, Barefoot Basics runs through Sunday November 15th, and the Anterior/Sidelying class is Monday November 16th. I need to know ASAP who is coming, so this is your last chance to register!

Visit http://heelingsole.com/workshops-registration.html and complete my registration form by this Thursday, November 4th, if possible. Then I will contact you with more information.

This is the last AOBT class in Texas for 2009, and we won't be offering another Barefoot Basics course until late February 2010. Get in while you still can!

Please PLEASE don't wait until the last minute to register!
****WELL, this is it, it's the last minute. If you were biting your nails trying to decide if you should come learn an amazing new form of bodywork starting tomorrow... now's the time to bite the bullet! Learn Ashiatsu this weekend and you'll be ready to start using your feet on your clients in a week. They'll need that pressure and change to survive the upcoming holiday season, and you'll need the change to stay ahead of the rest. Call me today to squeeze into the San Antonio class that starts tomorrow! 2106230026*** (updated 11/12/09)

Looking for a few good men... again!

2009-10-27T22:45:00.003-05:00

Are you a dude? Do you like deep tissue massages? Would you volunteer your body to education? If so, we need YOU at our next San Antonio Ashiatsu workshop! This could be YOU:

On Sunday, November 15th from 12:45-3pm, and again from 2:45-5pm, I need volunteers to receive a massage from the students and give constructive feedback on the quality of their touch- which I will tell you what we're looking for on each move the student makes! Its a fun hour and a half massage where you can really help improve the therapists massage.

Please contact me no later than Wednesday November 4th, and I will fill you in on the details:
Jeni Spring
210-623-0026
jenispring@gmail.com

National Massage Therapy Awareness Week!

2009-10-22T20:33:00.008-05:00

This weeked starts the Americal Massage Therapy Association's (AMTA) National Massage Therapy Awareness Week! Every year around October 25-31st its time to remind yourself to get back into the habit of taking care of your body with regularly scheduled massages.

Are you aware of what your body is telling you? Sometimes we are so busy in life that we have learned to tune out our own natural intuition, and we shut down the voices saying "Hey! I'm overworked! I need a massage!"

Not ~all~ the voices in your head are crazy, but the voices in your body are usually right! So listen to them and come in this week.

A barefoot massage will help you turn up the volume on your body's awareness channel, you'll start to see the warning signs for when that evil knot that lives in your shoulder is about to attack.

Let massage help you become more aware now, and you're body will thank you forever!

New for November!

2009-10-16T13:37:00.008-05:00

A last minute addition to this years Ashi workshop schedule: Due to popular demand, I'll be holding a Barefoot Basics workshop in San Antonio in November!

I'll already be in Dallas teaching Barefoot Basics and Anterior/Sidelying from November 6-9th.... but sometime between the 11th and Thanksgiving I'll hold one in San Antonio as well. Are you interested!?

Let me know what dates work well for you - I am leaning towards the 13th-16th, but if some other group of days makes the majority vote, I'll see what I can do.

This link takes you directly to registration, you can also visit this link to read more about the Barefoot Basics workshop. Please contact me ASAP if you are interested in coming to a class in November! (hint hint, I'm thinking the 13-16th. If that doesn't work for you, speak up now and maybe I can make it work for the dates you need!)

****** UPDATE 10/23/2009****** THE SAN ANTONIO BAREFOOT BASICS WILL BE NOVEMBER 13-15, AND THE ANTERIOR/SIDELYING IS MONDAY NOVEMBER 16TH. REGISTER ONE WEEK BEFORE CLASS STARTS SO THAT I CAN PLAN FOR THE CORRECT NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING. REGISTER ONLINE AT http://heelingsole.com/workshops-registration.html CALL ME AT 210.623.0026, OR EMAIL jenispring@gmail.com*******************************
Thanks!
-Jeni

Ashi-Thai grads are off on the right foot!

2009-10-12T19:27:00.003-05:00

After Texas' 1st Ashi-Thai workshop this weekend, 5 more amazing therapists are out there and ready to give you an awesome massage! Sarena and Shannon from the Houston area, and Merilu, Stephanie and Reggie from good 'ol San Antone. Texas Ashiatsu just keeps getting awesomer and awesomer ;)

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