Where We're Located

                                                         

We are conveniently located in the historic Hobart BUilding at 582 Market Street, between Montgomery St. and Sansome St., right at the Montgomery Street MUNI/Bart Station. MAP.

                                                         

Parking

The most convenient parking for your visit to B*Well San Francisco Trigger Point Therapy, in the Hobart Building, is the Crocker Galleria Garage, accessible on Sutter Street from Montgomery Street. Alternatively, the 333 Bush Garage is just two blocks away.

                                                               

There's plenty of natural light, and a warm, but simple decor with photography by me, and original artwork by Bay Area artists Mel Adamson and Mike Kimball.

                           

At this time, I do not have a waiting area, but when you arrive, you will be in hallway outside the door. If the door is open, you are welcome to enter. If you are early for your appointment, feel free to take some time to do whatever you need to do: make sure your cell phone is off, use the restroom and help yourself to some water. I will leave a key outside for the rest room, so please feel free to use it if you need to (women's does not currently need a key).

                                                         

About Me and My Work

After cycling, dancing, snowboarding, climbing, hiking and running my way through life with a club foot--and a few spills along the way, I have spent most of my adult life learning how to live a full, active life relatively pain-free. I left the dot-com industry and became a Certified Massage Therapist in 2002 and have been fascinated with how the body works ever since. I have studied all over Northern California: Anatomy with Rolfer Michael Murphy, a Cadaver Workshop at the Body Therapy Institute, Trigger Point Therapy at San Francisco School of Massage, and Advanced Rotator Cuff Therapy at the Neuromuscular Institute in Boston. I was the owner and Founder of True Massage & Wellness in San Francisco, and my clients include people from all walks of life that want to keep doing the things they love to do!

                                                           

I received my professional massage therapist certification in August of 2002 from Phillips School of Massage in Nevada City, CA. My education there included a clinical internship, as well as experience working with the special needs of seniors, sufferers of PTSD and outpatient oncology patients. Since then, I worked at International Orange—a busy San Francisco spa, and APEX Fitness—a Financial District personal training facility. Between those two facilities, I was able to further hone my skills and gained experience with pre-natal massage, as well as the special needs of all sorts of athletes, including runners, dancers, bodybuilders and yogis. I have since taken workshops all over the Bay Area and United States, including a Rotator Cuff workshop and a Cadaver workshop, where we were actually able to see the muscles and their attachments.

                                                           

The field of bodywork and massage is so vast and it never ceases to fascinate me. Therefore, I am constantly seeking new ways to more deeply understand the structure of the human body and the body/mind connection. So along with reading books on massage and Trigger Point Therapy, I am always taking classes to deepen my understanding.

                                                           

I graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor's degree from San Jose State University in Studio Art, Computers in Fine Art. During and after college, I worked in technology as a web developer and still enjoy working on my own website. I have also have taken classes in Ruby (RoR) programming, and workshops in User Interface Research. Prior to doing bodywork, I was a top-performing Advertising Account Executive for over 10 years, a Lead Web Developer, Desktop Publisher & Graphics Producer for nearly that long, and have worked various office, retail, management and service industry positions throughout my life, sometimes simultaneously!

                                                           

I consider life a great adventure and have learned to make made glass beads, worked at a ski resort so I could snowboard every day, spent a week on a sailboat in Greece, stayed with a Family on Amantani Island on Lake TitiCaca, Danced Tango in Buenos Aires, and did some extra work in L.A.

                                                           

In my spare time, I enjoy keeping up to date with what's new in tech, making homecrafted massage and bodycare products, volunteer work, studying holistic nutrition, human nature, exercise & massage techniques. Oh, then for the fun stuff: hiking & trail running, traveling, bicycling and spending time with friends.

                                                           

Philosophy

It seems that everyone knows massage is a great way to relax. But why is it? I believe that massage is about more than just working out the knots—it's also a great opportunity to take a time out from our busy lives as workers, family members, friends and parents; to not have to do anything or be anything, but to just be. And breathe.

                                                           

Finally, I never consider myself a "healer" because I believe we each have our own innate ability to heal. It's my place to merely be a facilitator in your healing process. And while it may seem that what I am doing through my work is very healing, I see it as an interactive relationship. Since everybody's different, that means different things for different people. As I always have, I will do everything I can to support my clients in achieving optimal wellness, and will always be glad to share any insight or knowledge they ask me for.