SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage Training
SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage training offers Myofascial Barefoot Massage Training as a satellite campus for our parent school the Center for Barefoot Massage (CBM). CBM has satellite campuses all over the United States. You’ll find SLO~Soles is located on the beautiful Central Coast of California, with classes taking place at Barefoot Bodyworks SLO building, a barefoot massage practice owned by your instructor, Missy Anderson-Fritch.​​​​
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Meet Your Instructor
Missy Anderson-Fritch, LMT
Certified Barefoot Massage Instructor
Hi, I'm Missy, the owner and founder of BareFoot BodyWorks SLO. I started my massage training in 1998 at The Acupressure Institute in Berkeley, CA. There, I first learned about Ashiatsu massage and fell in love!
I later continued my massage education on the Central Coast at Hirudaya Holistic Life Center and California Holistic Institute in San Luis Obispo. I began working and honing my skills by practicing in spa settings and then moved into physical therapy, chiropractic, and medical offices.
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In 2009, I began my training as an Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapist, opening Barefoot Bodyworks back in 2010. I continued my love for Ashiatsu by taking more advanced classes in the modality and learning variations, including Myofascial Barefoot Massage, ROM, and Fijian at The Center for Barefoot Massage. I have started a new chapter in my Ashi journey, which now includes instructing for the Center for Barefoot Massage with a focus on Myofascial Barefoot Massage. My passion for Ashiatsu & Barefoot Massage has only grown as I've learned.
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My intention as a Barefoot Massage Instructor is to inspire and empower fellow massage therapists and professionals to continue learning and finding innovative ways to do their work. My greatest hope is to support the extension and expansion of massage therapy careers and provide students with options that suit their body. Giving massage therapists more skills, new and improved ways to use their tools, and encouraging critical thinking with these techniques can help others grow their offerings.
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I am so blessed to love what I do. I also love my family, my two incredible sons, Marshall & Carter; my fur babies, a husky mix named Mister, and two black cats (11-year-old siblings) named Romeo & Juliet. When I am not doing barefoot massage therapy, I'm usually spending time with friends and family or hiking a local trail. I enjoy dancing, music, and art. I was born and raised in SLO County, and I have extensive family and connections here. I love living on the Central Coast. As many of my clients know from my music playlist, I love music and enjoy working with my own uniquely multi-genre tunes. You can find my playlist on Spotify below!​​
Thanks for stopping by, and I look forward to seeing you in class!
Our Specialty: Myofascial Barefoot Massage
MORE EFFECTIVE FOR YOUR CLIENTS
MORE HOLISTIC FOR YOUR BODY
Think about this. ​
How many deep tissue massages do you give in a day? In a week? In a month?
How does your body feel where you are right now in your career?
Now, imagine how your body will feel in another 10 years?
With barefoot massage, you can work smarter and not harder here!
At SLO~Soles Barefoot Massage Training, we teach barefoot myofascial deep tissue, so you can deliver a deep tissue massage in a way that is more effective for your clients, and is more holistic for your body and your career.
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We will teach you how to use your feet as tools. And how gravity (not brute strength) enables you to effortlessly maintain consistent pressure, hold trigger points, and move myofascial tissue.
Our approach to practitioner body mechanics supports your learning from your first barefoot step. You’ll learn how to prevent repetitive motion injuries in your barefoot practice, too. With an anatomy-focused approach, your career can transform—one barefoot step at a time.
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There are more innovative ways to deliver an effective myofascial deep tissue massage.
And you can take that first step to expand your offerings in your career today.
Come learn with me in our barefoot Fundamentals class and take your first step to build a longer, smarter massage therapy career.