Massage & Bodywork
How Bodywork Can Help
At Bull City Soles, we encourage clients to choose services based on their goals—whether that’s pain relief, relaxation, improved mobility, or recovery. But we also know that many clients want to better understand the different bodywork modalities we offer, or may already have a specific preference.
Each modality offers a unique approach, experience, and set of benefits. Below, you’ll find an overview of our massage and bodywork services to help you decide what feels like the best fit for your body and your needs.
Ashiatsu is our signature massage where the therapist utilizes parallel ashiatsu bars on the ceiling for support and balance, along with gravity and body weight, to deliver a consistent, broad, and deep pressure massage with the feet. Pressure can be customized to fit clients' needs.
Barefoot Massage is excellent for individuals with chronic conditions such as back/hip pain, shoulder pain, or scoliosis. It's also highly beneficial for cross-fitters, runners, cyclists, and athletes looking for treatment and prevention of injuries, increased range of motion, fast recovery, and long-lasting results.
30 min - starting at $60
60 min - starting at $90
90 min - starting at $140
Thai bodywork is a fully clothed, movement-based session performed on a comfortable floor mat.
Using assisted stretching, compression, joint mobilization, and rhythmic movement, these sessions help reduce stiffness, improve mobility, and release deeply held tension throughout the body.
Thai bodywork is especially helpful for clients who feel tight, restricted, or want a more active approach to recovery and flexibility.
What to wear
Comfortable, flexible clothing such as leggings, joggers, or athletic wear that allows easy movement.
Best for
• Improving flexibility and mobility
• Chronic stiffness and tension
• Athletes and active lifestyles
• Clients who enjoy stretching and movement-based bodywork
90 min - $150
120 min - $180
Hands-On Massage
Prefer a traditional massage style? We offer hands-on therapeutic massage with select therapists.
These sessions use light to moderate pressure and may include Swedish-style massage, gentle therapeutic work, stretching, and focused attention for areas like the neck, shoulders, back, hips, and legs.
Hands-on massage is a good fit if you want a calming, familiar massage experience, are newer to bodywork, or prefer a lighter touch.
Looking for deep pressure? Please book Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage instead.
Ashiatsu uses broad, consistent pressure and is usually the better choice for clients who want deeper work without the pokey elbows.
30 min - starting at $60
60 min - starting at $90
90 min - starting at $140
Looking for a more structural approach?
While massage and Thai bodywork can be highly effective for relieving tension, improving mobility, and supporting recovery, some pain patterns require a deeper structural approach.
Rolfing focuses on long-term changes in posture, movement patterns, and fascial restrictions. If you’re dealing with chronic pain, recurring tension, or longstanding structural issues, Rolfing may be a better fit.
Bull City Soles is the Durham campus for the Center for Barefoot Massage and we train licensed massage therapists every 5-6 weeks to learn barefoot massage. We offer Student Sessions in our clinics to existing Bull City Soles clients by therapist recommendation. Clinics last 1.5–2 hours and cost $40.
Students practice under instructor supervision; not a customized session. If interested, ask your BCS therapist and we’ll add you to the list.
Workshop Client Requirements:
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You must be an existing Bull City Soles client.
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Recommendation by one of our massage therapists is required.
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You should have no major health concerns or restrictions that would limit your ability to receive deep pressure bodywork in a classroom setting.
If you meet these requirements, contact us to be added to our Workshop Client list for future sessions.
Not in Durham? Looking for Barefoot Massage Near You?
If you’re searching for barefoot massage in Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Clayton, or elsewhere in the Triangle, you can browse the official Center for Barefoot Massage Sole Provider Directory to find trained barefoot massage therapists near you.
All providers listed are graduates of the CBM training program. Many of the Triangle-area therapists were trained here in Durham.