A therapist giving a relaxing back massage in a warm private room at Elite Spa Utah
Two therapists hold overhead wooden bars for balance and use their feet to apply broad, even pressure along the backs of draped clients during an ashiatsu massage at Elite Spa Utah
Ashiatsu at Elite: the therapist steadies on overhead bars and works the back with the soles of the feet, for deep pressure spread evenly rather than dug in.

What it does

Therapist applies pressure with their feet using overhead bars for balance. Reaches muscle depth that elbows and forearms can't access. Surprisingly precise, despite the name.

Best for

  • Severe back tension
  • Chronic shoulder bracing
  • Athletes who can't get deep enough
  • Larger-bodied clients

Pricing

90 min

90 minutes$125

120 min

120 minutes$165

Add-ons · hot stones or cupping $20 each; infrared sauna (30 min) or CBD $30 each, added at booking.

Book Ashiatsu

Make it two hours

The Two-Hour Combo

Add a second treatment and stay for a full two hours. Any two of a Japanese head spa, foot reflexology, or a full-body massage, back to back in one room.

$180 · two hours

See the two-hour combo

Questions

Good to know

The therapist uses their feet? Is that safe?

Yes. Your therapist holds overhead bars for full control and balance, applying smooth, broad pressure with the soles of the feet. It is a trained, precise technique, and the pressure is more even and less pointed than an elbow.

Does ashiatsu hurt?

It should feel like deep, gliding compression rather than a sharp dig. Because the pressure spreads over a larger surface, many clients find it more comfortable than deep tissue at the same depth. You set the intensity.

Who is ashiatsu best for?

People who love deep pressure and feel that hands and elbows never quite reach deep enough, including athletes and larger-bodied clients. If regular deep tissue leaves you wanting more, this is worth trying.

Do I stay draped?

Yes. Ashiatsu is performed with oil on bare skin, and you stay fully draped with only the area being worked on uncovered, exactly as in any table massage.

Ready when you are.

Same-day appointments available. Open daily, 10am to 10pm.