Best Massage Therapist Oakland Near Me

4worldlovers:
I'm 7 months pregnant and coming down with sciatica. I had lined up this massage, and then a chiropractor the week after. I ended up

4worldlovers:
I am happy to give you an enjoyable and healthy solution towards finding your balance again. My work promotes long term changes: improving performance, building stronger immune function, resolving pain, rehabilitating post injuries, bringing stress reduction and more.


Improve health, beauty, and relaxation through a wide variety of personal care treatments and therapies.

SI, also called Rolfing, is a form of bodywork that reorganizes the fascia, which permeates the entire body.

My work enables the body to regain the natural integrity of its form, thus enhancing postural efficiency and the freedom of movement.

Organized connective tissue will release, realign and balance the whole body, thus resolving discomforts.

“Since 1998 I’ve experienced many bodywork sessions from various practitioners. Akasha outshines them all with her presence and skill in going to the edge of deep tissue work without causing soreness. Our last session she included NLP that made a profound shift in my being. I wholeheartedly recommend Akasha for optimal integrative healing.”

I have lived with ptsd for around 10 years now from a traumatic childhood at the hands of my dad. My childhood was so horrifying that I had to repress my memories for some 30 years. I've been receiving Akasha's healing gifts starting this year-2019. My lower back, body, and legs that were once petrified from childhood fear are now relaxing. They used to be so tight that I would get regular cramps. The trauma energy is getting released which allows me to have more tactile senses and my nerve endings are being restored for the first time since childhood. Long stored emotions have been safely cried out too with the graceful support of Akasha. Even when I have flare ups from ptsd she has assisted me in letting the pain go.

Thanks so much Akasha for all your healing work! You bring a calm peaceful energy to my space (She does outcalls as well). Always a perfect balance of pressure and coaching to help my body release tension and find its balance. You are a true therapist!

Akasha is amazingly intuitive and powerfully strong. I am quite stiff and sometimes deal with alignment issues. I really have felt, after structural integration and deep physical manipulation, that I am truly able to fix problems that have been plaguing me for a long time.

I also love the ambience of the space and the location is super convenient— parking, too. I feel like my worries and cares sort of deep away when I’m in the beautiful, serene atmosphere of her massage studio. Writing this makes me crave another massage right now!

I have been challenged by some health stuff lately and was blessed to have had a cranial sacral session with Akasha. She is really nurturing and present, taking time to attune to my needs. Her touch was confidant and relaxing. I've seen her for massage as well, which was deep, muscular release and very therapeutic and the cranial work is so different. It's nice to have another more subtle type of work from her kind and intelligent hands. I appreciated her approach and left feeling more grounded and stronger in my body which was exactly what I needed.

Akasha is an extremely skilled therapist! I've had several sessions with her now, and each time I receive my body goes through a powerful cleansing process. I've experienced both her deep tissue work as well as more over all general body maintenance. She has a cultivated and intuitive way of reading my body. I can sense her anatomical knowledge as she moves along edges, origins, and points of insertion of my muscles. Not only is she a gifted therapist, but she is also a lovely human being with lots of knowledge related to healing. Thank you, Akasha! I look forward to our next session!

I have been seeing Akasha over the years for structural integration body work. I was a violinist for 15 years, plus was involved in various atheletics, so I have some old injuries that cause me discomfort and pain. Sessions with Akasha have helped my posture, alleviated pain and helped release tension. I did her 10 series and found that really helpful, as each session kind of built upon the last, and I felt better and better each time I saw her. She's professional and personable, and her Oakland office is beautifully decorated and filled with plants. She also came to my home with her massage table a few times. I really recommend receiving a massage from her to reduce pain, allevaite tension, relax body and mind, and feel great!

4worldlovers:
I just had my first massage with Brea and I can't wait to rebook. I booked a Swedish massage with hot sones and scalp/neck add ons and it was transformative. I felt like I was there for hours and was so relaxed that I fell asleep a few times. Brea applied the perfect amount of pressure throughout and clearly is an expert at her craft. She knew where I was holding the most tension and really worked it out in the 90 minutes I was there. She also gave me such good advice about how to reduce tension and pressure in my neck and upper back. Looking forward to my next massage!

I'm dealing with a medical issue that has me all catawampus and seeing Brea today really helped. She is very talented and knowledgeable. Plus, there are chickens. What's not to love. Thank you Brea.

4worldlovers:
I started my journey as a certified massage therapist in 2007 and have been focused on continuing my education in the healing arts of bodywork since.

My work involves integrating my classic certified massage therapy training with deep tissue massage, neuromuscular therapy (NMT), and myofascial cupping to stimulate healing and balance in the body.

The use of silicone cups allows me to release myofascial (connective tissue) restrictions and promote circulation. This technique is great for treating IT band issues, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel and can increase overall flexibility and range of motion.

Through the utilization of NMT techniques I am able to release trigger points and remove problematic muscle tension, which can help with common issues like migraines, lower back pain, sciatica and various shoulder issues.

Integrating all of this knowledge lets me tailor each of my treatments to clients individually, addressing their specific needs. This includes stimulating physical healing, pain relief, relaxation, and restoring balance to the body over time.

“Kristin's massage is out of this world wonderful! She has strong deep tissue technique, that she's happy to modify based on the client's needs and wishes…. I have been receiving many different massage therapies over the years, yet Kristin's work definitely stood out as one of the best I've experience so far!”

“Kristin is the best! I've now seen her for both a prenatal and postnatal massage and both were amazing. She has an incredible understanding of the human body and her massages are relaxing and enjoyable, while also very deep and restorative. She is also so amazingly nice and makes you feel comfortable throughout the entire experience.”

“I have been going to Kristin for over three years now….Kristin is an amazing, thoughtful massage therapist, and a wonderful individual. I have scar tissue from a long-ago surgery that still causes me problems sometimes, and Kristin has been helping me in that area. Her massages (a combo of deep tissue and cupping) are truly out of this world. Kristin is very attentive and thoughtful in her work. I appreciate that she tries new classes/methods to improve herself.”

“I went to Kristin to see if she could help with some shoulder problems I've been having for a few months. Physical therapy wasn't helping and I thought I'd try massage. I'd never had massage before. After the first treatment (which included cupping and hot stones), my symptoms were significantly better. Kristin thought the main problem was in a different muscle than the one the physical therapist had targeted and she was right!…… She's very knowledgeable. I'm glad I decided to give massage a try -- I finally feel like I'm on the road to recovery.”