Massage
Massage Services at YogaKula
Treat yourself or your friends to a massage with one of our certified massage practitioners. Gift certificates are available.
- Swedish
- incorporates a variety of strokes to increase circulation, cleanse the lymph system and relax the nervous system.
- Deep Tissue
- goes beyond the soft tissue to release built up tightness deep in the muscles.
- Pre/Post-Natal Massage
- special nurturing attention to the needs and well-being of mothers to-be and new mothers, including lower back issues and relief for weight bearing joints.
- Thai Yoga Massage
- holds its oldest roots in India 2,500 years ago and is attributed to Dr. Jivago, a personal physician to the Buddha. It incorporates yogic stretching into massage to deeply relax the muscles.
Fees
Massage Fees
- 1 hour massage $75
- 1.5 hour massage $100
Massage Packages
- Four 1-hour sessions for $280
- Four 1.5-hour sessions for $380
- Ten 1.5-hour sessions for $900
- Ten 1-hour sessions for $650
or please call us at (510) 486-0264
Massage Therapists
Damiana Carpizo’s fascination with the body as the abode of spirit and as an instrument and reflection of the mind has defined her exploration and keen interest in the healing and creative arts, meditation and yoga. She has practiced bodywork since 2005 when completing the Holistic Health/Massage Certification Program at the University of California Santa Cruz. Her yoga practice for the past 10 years and careful study of the therapeutic principles of alignment informs her work. In her sessions Damiana weaves swedish and deep tissue techniques, myofascial release, and accupressure/energy work to provide a nurturing, deeply restoring and effective session.Damiana’s passion is working with pregnant and postpartum women. This began with a desire to offer relief, comfort and healing care during this challenging and most beautiful time in a woman’s life. The experience of giving and receiving bodywork is, in her eyes, not only therapeutic but a way of celebrating and enhancing the gift of embodiment.Book a Massage Online
Raia Manjula Kogan is a skilled and intuitive bodyworker, offering work that is both therapeutic and nurturing. She brings the intuition of a decade long yoga and meditation discipline into her work, connecting with the essence of her clients and then supporting them to soften the layers that might restrict the full expression of their breath and life energy in this life. Integrating somatic, energetic, and emotional levels of being, bodywork sessions with Raia increase vitality and restore ease of being in the body and mind. Bodywork can benefit all systems of the body; reducing stress, increasing circulation, aiding detoxification and nutrient absorption, speeding injury recovery, increasing immunity, fertility, energy, pain relief, flexibility, and athletic performance. Raia integrates deep tissue massage, acupressure, thai yoga, vibrational sound healing, and energy balancing into her sessions. Clients are empowered to deepen their healing process through yoga, breath-work, and meditation self-care practices.
Raia received a 1000 hour certification in Therapeutic Massage from the Finger Lakes School in Ithaca New York in 2004 and went on to study Shiatsu at the Acupressure Institute and Thai Massage with Lotus Palm School, creating a practice that works with both muskuloskeletal and energetic understandings of the body.
Jenna Anjali bridges the worlds between the Movement and HealingArts with her background as a yoga and dance teacher along with her 1,000 hours of study and eight years experience as a bodyworker. Originally from Arizona, Jenna graduated from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, the largest Healing Arts College in the US, with a license in Massage Therapy and certificates in Cranial Sacral Therapy and Polarity Therapy. Jenna also received a certificate in Thai Yoga Massage from the Wat Pho temple inThailand. Jenna’s vast repertoire of therapies and commitment to whole-body wellness make for a therapeutic experience. In her sessions, Jenna intuitively weaves together elements of Deep Tissue Therapy, Myofascial Release, Structural Integration, Cranial Sacral Therapy, and Thai Yoga Massage to create a profound therapeutic experience that is both nurturing and thorough while working holistically on the entire “system”. Jenna’s work promotes balance and harmony in the system by getting to the root cause of pain and imbalance, or the “issue in the tissues” Jenna is available for Integrative Bodywork or individual sessions in Deep Tissue Therapy, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Polarity Energy Balancing, Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage, and Thai Yoga Massage as well as Yoga Therapy private sessions.
Adam Baraz has trained at the Esalen Institute, the Berkeley Acupressure Institute, Mckinnon Institute in Oakland, and the Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork in Kauai. With a combined 1,000 hours clinical practice & study spanning a diverse range of techniques, his approach is to listen closely to the desires and needs of the client, and tailor the work accordingly. He is able to offer strong, active bodywork: invigorating Shiatsu, Structural Integration methods for postural alignment, Connective Tissue Therapy, sports massage, and mobilizations to increase range-of-motion in joints and ligaments. Complementing this, he also offer receptive, quiet-style work: soothing Esalen-style flows, Yin Tui-Na, and Jin Shin Acupressure to calm and balance the channels of the subtle body. He finds that what makes a session of bodywork truly healing is: kind, mindful, open Presence—communicated through touch. His bodywork propels inner transformation, not only to help people relax in their bodies, but also to hold space for clients to genuinely connect with themselves—with the inner clarity, kindness, passion, and purpose—that can be discovered and understood in the space of the heart. Taking part in this kind of session—where a client leaves the table feeling more alive, kind, or clear inside—is one of the greatest sources of joy and meaning in his life.