01/03/2026
How teaching changed everything for me… ✨
When I first began learning how to teach, I remember Kate saying more than once, “Oh boy… she’s rogue!”
And she wasn’t wrong. I had drifted so far from what I originally learned, and why I learned it that it felt like I was on another planet.
I was pretty ashamed, and as funny as that feels now, it meant I had to slow way down and do the work of relearning the basics: proper sequencing, correct structure, and letting go of some of the creative moves I had either invented or completely skipped over.
Learning to teach brought me back to the fundamentals, it taught me how to use my body correctly, and how to verbalize something I do so fluidly in my body to others who have never done this before.
As a teacher it is deeply humbling to watch a student struggle, to then feel for the right words to help guide them through.
Teaching has made me a better massage therapist, a better listener, and a protector of this sacred work.
Teaching forced me to understand Ashiatsu on a deeper level because I have to know WHY we do things not just HOW to do them with my body.
Ashiatsu is more than just an advanced massage technique. It is a way for therapists to connect fully in their body with yours, and for longevity in their careers.
This is why I chose to teach 💫
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I didn’t realize was sneaking 📸
