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# Body Masters

[bodymasters.jacobcole.net](http://bodymasters.jacobcole.net) (the live source — a Google Sheet) — `connectordoc` curated list.

Amazing bodyworkers, yoga teachers, qigong teachers, physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, acupuncturists, etc. Started by jacob@ideaflow.io. Synced from the canonical [Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VRWDTPAArhKSMH4JNIS2D1ayr4RuEvqT5sC96eUk4ek/edit) on 2026-04-29.

**Adjacent lists:** [[health/Meditation Masters]] · [[health/Chronic Pain]] · [[health/SI Joint]] · [[health/Sleep]] · [[projects/Qigong Network]]

**Bay Area focus.** Also Santa Cruz, NYC, Seattle, and a few remote/online practitioners.

## Yoga

- **[Elise Miller (teacher and studio)](https://ebmyoga.com/)** — _Mountain View_ — worlds expert on yoga for back pain and scoliosis. Highly recommend Iyengar style, which  emphasizes precise alignment and props #backPain
- **[IYENGAR YOGA INSTITUTE OF SAN FRANCISCO](https://iyisf.org/)** — _San Francisco (Fillmore)_ — incredible place to learn yoga;  a variety of extremely skilled teachers.  Highly recommend Iyengar style, which  emphasizes precise alignment and props #backPain
- **[Raven Fitness](http://weareravenfit.com/)** — _San Francisco (SoMa)_ — aerial yoga/antigravity yoga #backPain
- **Karyn Bristol** — _Santa Cruz_ — Karyn Bristol – Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor, Santa Cruz
- **Aaron Regeneration  Class at Stanford**

## Qigong / Tai Chi / Nei Gong

- **Catherine Burns, L. Ac.** — _Los Altos_ — beverley kane — 📧 Realhealth7@gmail.com
- **Tony Wong** — _Mountain View and other locations?_
- **Joe Deishar** — _Palo Alto_
- **[Annalise Schaffer](https://www.facebook.com/AnnaMission-416199782273129/)** — _Redwood City, flexible_ — Massage (Especially Sports), Tai Chi, Martial Arts
- **Rudi** — _Remote_
- **Malcolm Dean** — _SF_
- **[Eli Cohen](https://www.qiwitheli.com/)** — _San Rafael_
- **[Cynthia Li, MD](https://cynthialimd.com/)** — _berkeley_

## Massage / Bodywork

- **Barbara** — _#domincanrepublic_ — <> tan
- **Nathan Jones** — _Bay Area, flexible_ — great  massage therapist, really knowledgeable about occupational issues like repetitive strain injury/carpal tunnel syndrome.  He is available almost anywhere in the Bay Area;  does most of work via Soothe app
- **[Svaroopa Embodyment](https://svaroopa.org/)** — _Downington, PA; San Diego, elsewhere_
- **[Bina Walker](http://binamassagetherapy.com/index.html)** — _Palo Alto, Mountain View_ — Relaxing massage; has energy awareness, iyengar yoga background
- **Stewart Alsop III** — _Redwood City, flexible?_ — #Posture
- **[Kieran Haller](https://www.psoasbodywork.com/)** — _SF_ — known as "the leg guy"  – cured my friend's  debilitating  knee pain -- patellar tendinitis
- **Alex Regalbuto** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Emily Pugh** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Daniel Sanson***
- **Nazelah*** — Ask me again later to get correct spelling on her name

## Chiropractor

- **Dr. Michael -  revitalize integrated body system** — _Menlo Park_ — gentle ,  revitalize integrated body systems
- **Dr. Aaron Vanderhoof** — _Palo Alto_ — intense,  highly up-to-date  and technical chiropractor with clever solutions. Intense style, often works on people like he works on preprofessional football players
- **Dr. Raines -- raines chiropractic** — _Redwood City_ — old school thoughtful chiro
- **[Anja Huq](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjahuq/)** — _Redwood city_ — Pretty good, and skilled at gentle SI adjustment techniques like Webster
- **Dr Masi Bayless** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Alistair Moresi** — _woodside_
- **Eric Rubin***

## Physical Therapy

- **[Taylor](https://www.taylorpt.org/)** — _Los Altos_ — brilliant general PT
- **Lisa -  Diablo PT Menlo Park** — _Menlo Park_
- **Tina Madison** — _Menlo Park_ — NKT and more as well
- **Jake Bauder** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Harvey Deutch***
- **[Janet Perrino](https://physiofitpt.com/team/)** — Incredible mastery of the sacroiliac joint -- can even assess and guide you through self adjustment over zoom. Generally extremely clever and passionate

## Osteopathy / Craniosacral

- **Brian Johnson / Midline Integrative Health** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Kevin Oconnor** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Per Haaland** — _Santa Cruz_
- **[Laura Woodrow, DO - Palo Alto](https://www.drlaurawoodrow.com/)**
- **[Stephania Humphrey, DO - Redwood City](http://www.stephaniahumphrey.com/index.html)**

## Fascial Counterstrain

- **[Miho Urisaka, PT, DPT, OCS](https://counterstrain.com/practitioner/miho-urisaka-pt-dpt-ocs/)** — _NYC_ — Have you heard of fascial counter strain? This is the most intense MOST traumatally releasing bodywork ever!!
- **Melynda macintosh** — _Seattle_

## Acupuncture

- **Gina Lee** — _LA (Torrance) + sister, beverley hills_ — https://www.caredash.com/doctors/gina-lee-vf74m <> Sherryl
- **[Isaac Silver-Mann](https://www.silvermanacupuncture.com/)** — _Oakland_ — Body wizardry, the whole package
- **Eunhan Lee** — _Palo Alto_ — really good
- **[Angela Lee](https://www.areturntohealth.com/)** — _SF_ — angela lee is brilliant — also a very skilled qigong practitioner / a master of external qi/energy healing (which isn’t covered by insurance fyi)
- **Jo Birns** — _Santa Cruz_
- **Deming Huang** — _redwood city_
- **[Brie Wieselman](https://briewieselman.com/)**

## Energy Work

- **[Anton Baraschi - Energetic Rejuvenation](http://energeticrejuvenation.com/about_anton_baraschi)** — _NYC_
- **[Linling Xie](https://chicenter.com/inling-xie/)** — _santa fe, new mexico_

## Pilates

- **Marian - Reach Pilates** — _Palo Alto_

## Orthobionomy

- **Jim Burn*** — Orthobionomy #gentle

## Meditation

- **Jonathon Harrison #meditationTeacher — ending stress** — _https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Stress-Practical-Meditation-Transformation-ebook/dp/B00A51NFW4_

## Emotional / Truth Work

- **Manfred — dealing w emotional pain** — _https://www.google.com/search?q=manfred+radical+truth&oq=manfred+radical+truth&aqs=chrome..69i57.7976j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8_

## Other / Uncategorized

- **Linda holiday #Aikido #BodyMaster** — _#SantaCruz #Todo #taichimaster_
- **Name** — _Location_ — Notes — 📧 Email
- **Meenal Mujumdar** — _Los Altos_ — SI specialist PT
- **[Sean T Fox](https://www.shentarawellness.com/about)** — _SF_
- **[Fumi Sasa](http://www.alexandertechsf.com/)** — _San Francisco_
- **Active Care #pt** — _Sf_
- **[(unnamed)](http://emilypughmassage.massagetherapy.com)** — Emily Pugh Therapeutic Massage Emily's Wellness Massage provides deep tissue massage, swedish aromatherapy massage, and nurturing therapeutic massage. Addressing neck pain,shoulder pain, back pain,migraine relief, carpal tunnel relief, stress management, insomnia relief emilypughmassage.massagetherapy.com
- **Daniel Nazarian**
- **John maxwell** — Not pro, but healed own rsi with amazing trigger point self massage
- **Kiran**
- **Margarita*** — At the same office as Eric Rubin #gentle
- **Minda**
- **Paul Lienhart, DC / Functional Medicine - San Jose**
- **Stuart Alsop III**

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