• Integrative

    Sessions can include rhythmic Swedish techniques, deliberate Deep tissue and myofascial techniques, grounding Thai-style compressions, integrative Esalen-style full body strokes, and calming CranioSacral and Acupressure holds. My work is Trauma-informed and always holistic.

  • Personalized

    I will work with you to create an integrative session that works with what is alive for you that day. That can look like a more relaxed, focused session or more clinically focused or anything in between.

  • Accepted forms of payment are  Cash, Venmo, Zelle and Cashapp. Cards and HSA/FSA accepted soon!

  • My rates are inclusive. I believe in providing you with the best care without any expectation beyond my rate.  Any gratuity insisted on will be used to cover sliding-scale and community care offerings.

  • All sessions are subject to an 8-hour late cancellation policy, where the client is responsible for the full amount of their appointment. 

  • I do not offer Prenatal ( I am happy to refer you to those who do).

FAQs

Location

  • We are located at 154 Santa Clara Ave in Oakland. The entrance and parking are located behind the building. From Santa Clara Ave, turn onto Oakland Ave and turn again into the parking lot. Free parking is labeled “Parking for 154 Santa Clara Ave Only  

     

Benefits of Massage

  • Relief from Muscle Tension and Pain: Massage can help alleviate chronic tension pain patterns and can help muscles recover from injury and soreness more efficiently.  Massage can also aid in the management of chronic conditions and pain.  

  • Improved Circulation:  reduced blood flow to an area can be the major trigger for pain, massage enhances blood flow which nourishes tissues and aids the movement of metabolic toxins

  • Enhanced Flexibility and Range of Motion: movement helps maintain functioning joints, range of motion techniques in massage can help synovial fluid stay moving and reduce aches and pain with arthritis

     

  • Boosts the Immune system: By reducing muscle tension, massage can help the flow of the lymph system, which can help the body's immune defenses by reducing stagnation and promoting flow

  • Better Sleep and Stress Reduction: Massage helps the body shift from an active state to the rest and digest state. This encourages the body to rest deeper, lowers cortisol levels, and aids the release of endorphins. The more often we can shift into rest and digest mode, the easier it is to access this state.

  • Mental Clarity: During a massage session you are invited to just be, and have space held for you. With nothing for you to attend to your mind can find its way to rest and re-establish its familiarity with this restful calm state. This reinforces a "muscle memory" of sorts for the mind. Having more moments of dedicated relaxation helps us be able to carry that state of being as we move through our lives.