Barefoot Hands - Gravity Bodywork +

12/23/2025

12/16/2025

ASIA MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP
Phuket, Thailand
January 23–25, 2025

USAPANG PINOY: MASSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP CHAT

Calling all Pinoy massage therapists — whether you’re in the Philippines or anywhere around the world.

Curious about international massage championships?

Thinking of competing?

Wondering how to prepare and what it’s really like on the global stage?

This virtual chat is inspired by the upcoming Asia Massage Championship in Phuket and the International Massage Championship in the Philippines in April 10-11, 2026.

This is a space for honest conversation, shared experiences, and real guidance from Filipinos who have competed, coached, and shown up internationally.

Sunday, December 28, 2025
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Philippine Standard Time)
Virtual Chat with LIVE Q&A

No hype. No gatekeeping.
Just real talk, real experience, and real opportunities.

Open to Filipino massage therapists at home and abroad.
Come listen, ask questions, and connect.

Sali na po.
Let’s elevate Pinoy talent on the world stage.

12/12/2025

Holiday Appreciation at Barefoot Hands

We’re ready to celebrate the season with you! Clients, friends, and community — stop by and feel the holiday spirit tonight at Barefoot Hands

Enjoy Mga Himig ng Pasko — beautiful Filipino Christmas hymns sung by our local Filipino community, plus light treats and lots of warmth.

Today at 6PM
600 Williamson Street, Suite P, Madison
Parking may be a bit tight at Gateway Plaza — thank you for your patience

Come say hi, share a smile, and celebrate the season with us. See you soon!

Barefoot Hands Team

12/04/2025

Chavuttidhara™

Chavutti = Foot & Dhara = Flow
A fusion of two words that opens a new path to floor-based barefoot bodywork.

Inspired and guided by the most ancient barefoot massage: Chavutti Thirumal, and shaped by the disciplined fire of Kalaripayattu, Kerala’s legendary martial art.

From using a single rope to the overhead Travel Bars — promoting ergonomic flow, safe movement, and long consistent depth with every stroke.

Chavuttidhara™ honors its lineage, adapts to the present, and opens the world to a new era of barefoot bodywork.

A lineage preserved. A flow reborn.

Master Class 2026

Team PH
January 11, 2026
Philippines

Asia Massage Championship
January 23-25, 2026
Phuket, Thailand

European Massage Championship
May 22-24, 2026
Paris, France

11/29/2025

These photos wrap up my time in this stunning corner of the world. I can’t speak for all of India, but South India—especially Kerala—has my whole heart. The colors, the food, the temples, the mosques, the churches… Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and more all living side by side like it’s the most natural thing in the world. It’s beautiful, humbling, and honestly a masterclass in how humans can coexist without the drama.

Meanwhile, I just heard from my lovely friend Emjay that Madison and Chicago are expecting 12 inches of snow. 🤔

Oh, ok… I’m almost there. Actually—no. I think Kerala needs me for a few more days.🤣😂🥰

11/28/2025

Advanced Chavutti Thirumal Training with Prabhat Menon — Kerala, India

After almost ten years of barefoot bodywork and years of teaching, I knew I had to return to the roots. This wasn’t just continuing education—it was a self-pilgrimage to honor where this work began and to celebrate my nearing decade of practicing barefoot massage.

Training with Prabhat Menon is not for the faint of heart.

Even with years of barefoot experience, I had to leave everything at the door and show up as a true beginner again.

Prabhat teaches the way the lineage intended: raw, precise, undiluted, and always focused on how each stroke lands for the receiver. There’s no babying, no shortcuts—just real technique, real correction, and real tradition.

Every stroke came with a purpose:
why it’s shaped that way, how it travels, and how intention becomes impact.

He pushed my understanding, my mechanics, my discipline—then finally, once he saw genuine progress, he revealed his softer and surprisingly funny side.

Would I recommend his training?
Yes. 100%.

Just know that it will humble you, challenge you, and show you how much more there is to learn—even after years of doing barefoot work.

This experience reminded me that while we may adapt and modernize barefoot bodywork, its soul and rawness are what make it truly effective—for us as practitioners, and most importantly, for our clients.

Nandi, Prabhat. Veendum kandumuttunnathu va.

Thank you, Prabhat. May our paths cross again soon.

Al