Someone just emailed me today and asked what I thought about being able to properly learn Ashiatsu from a DVD. In a word, no!

Oftentimes, as I watch students work, I can tweak what they're doing pretty easily. It helps them make their massage safer and more comfortable for the client. Sometimes, a therapist can look clumsy but do a great job. Others look on-spot but definitely need some fine tuning

For that reason, we have all of our students work on us (the instructors for Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy) on the second day of class. As an instructor of any modality, it's imperative that we make sure that we teach safe techniques. We can't fine tune a student who's learning from a DVD.

If you think you can really learn barefoot massage from someone who's learned from youtube, then, well, I'm sorry.