World Massage Festival &
Massage Therapy Hall of Fame


August 1-5, 2021
Planet Hollywood
Las Vegas, Nevada


Our Mission Statement: To honor those who built the bridges for our profession,
to educate the general public about massage, to educate therapists
about different types of massage and to have fun.











Judith Aston
2011 Massage Therapy Hall of Fame Member




Judith Aston is widely recognized as a pioneer in the art and science of kinetics for her discovery of the Aston® Paradigm and consequent development of the many forms of movement training, bodyworks, fitness programs and ergonomics of Aston® Kinetics.

Her acute ability to "see" the body in stillness and motion and to train others to see, move and exercise, established her discipline of bodywork and movement training that is known as Aston Kinetics.

Early in her career, from 1963 to 1972, Aston taught movement, physical education, and dance for performing artists and athletes at Long Beach Community College. In 1968, at the request of Dr. Ida Rolf, she developed the movement education program for Rolfing SI and taught this program until 1977.

Judith has been honored by the Association of Humanistic Psychology for her work as a somatic pioneer, 2006 National Office of Aging - Best Practices in Health Promotion Award, 2008 AMTA President’s Award for Distinguished Service, and was inducted into the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame at the World Massage Festival in 2011. She was also included in a documentary by Emilie Conrad for the Moving Legends: Individuals who have created somatic systems beginning as dancers. She is particularly proud of her charter membership in the Nevada Inventor’s Association.




Dance Your Way Through Your Bodywork Session

1.5 CREDITS OR 2 CREDITS IF YOU EMAIL ANSWERS TO A QUIZ AFTER CLASS

Class description:

Dance your way through your bodywork session and slow down your aging process. Judith Aston will be teaching practitioners how to easily use the forces of Gravity and its opposite force, Ground Reaction Force, to create smooth yet efficient movement. The alternate recycling interplay between these 2 forces on the planet creates an ongoing massage result for the practitioner and the client. Learn how to apply these 2 forces for your effectiveness and longevity in the field.

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR PERFUME, COLOGNE OR ESSENTIAL OILS TO CLASS.


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