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Integrative Bodywork & CranioSacral Therapy
Touch-based therapies are a powerful ingredient in an integrative approach to health. They can relieve muscle tension, alleviate stress, reduce pain, regulate the nervous system, and encourage the body’s innate self-healing process; and help to prepare for and integrate the therapeutic effects of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy.

At Sage, we offer a variety of integrative, touch-based techniques including Swedish, shiatsu, and deep tissue massage, orthopedic manual therapy, trigger point release, craniosacral therapy, acupressure, guided breathwork,, and other holistic approaches. Our bodywork practitioners are deeply trauma-informed, with training in Somatic Experiencing and expertise in working with individuals with trauma histories as well as those seeking psycho-spiritual growth.

We offer in-person bodywork in a comfortable, relaxing, and healing environment at our center in Berkeley, CA, serving the East Bay, San Francisco and the wider Bay Area.
Speak to someone on our team:
(510) 564-7099

The Sage Approach to Massage Therapy

Experienced Massage Therapists & Bodyworkers
Our bodyworkers are highly skilled and passionate about what they do. Through specialized training and a deep understanding of how bodywork supports mental and physical health, our team offers a personalized approach to your massage sessions to address your concerns and support your body's natural healing capacity.
Trauma-informed Approach
All of our bodyworkers are trained in Somatic Experiencing®, giving them a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the body and mind. They are sensitive and skilled in supporting those with a history of trauma, and will help you develop greater nervous system regulation. Making safe, slow, and presence-based contact to support you in relaxing and being present in your body, they are careful to respect your boundaries and receptive to feedback as you explore the best therapeutic techniques for your unique system.
Care, Coordinated
Bodywork can be a powerful adjunct to other mental health and wellness modalities, helping you to integrate deep psychospiritual work while improving quality of life. Our clients find both massage therapy and craniosacral sessions helpful in both the preparation for and integration of ketamine-assisted therapy, helping their system to relax and open to the experience, and facilitating embodied integration. At Sage, our bodyworkers work closely with your other Sage providers, offering you an integrated and cohesive treatment experience. By collaborating as a team, we ensure your care is tailored to your unique healing goals and challenges.
Sage Bodywork & Massage Therapy Modalities
  • Therapeutic Table Massage
    Customized massage therapy sessions employ techniques such as trigger point therapy, Swedish and deep tissue massage, Shiatsu, stretching, and myofascial release to address chronic pain, improve range of motion, and ease muscle tension. Our trauma-informed licensed massage therapists will tailor your sessions to fit your unique needs and preferences for pressure and pace, while gently relieving physical and mental tension stored in the body.
  • Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy
    Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy is a holistic form of hands-on, energetic bodywork that addresses the whole person. Using a very light and subtle touch, it is a powerful approach that supports the body's natural capacity to heal and rebalance itself. Craniosacral therapy can be helpful for a wide range of conditions, including stress, anxiety, PTSD, chronic pain, migraines, auto-immune disorders, and much more. This powerful form of bodywork can be an effective treatment to pair with ketamine sessions, often supporting nervous system regulation and deep relaxation centered balance in the body-mind, and a “coming home” to yourself.
  • Trauma-informed bodywork
    Trauma informed bodywork incorporates elements of Somatic Experiencing. It is a holistic, body-centered method that resolves trauma symptoms and reduces chronic stress through gentle touch, somatic exercises, and empathetic dialogue, enhancing body-mind awareness and promoting emotional resilience.
  • Breathwork
    Breathwork is a potent practice with a wide range of benefits. Utilizing deep, conscious and rhythmic breathing to discharge tension, breathwork can reduce stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure, increase immune function, and help restore nervous system regulation. Breathwork can be integrated into bodywork sessions, or can be held as a contained session in which your practitioner will support you in dropping into meditative presence, learning to work with your breath, and moving through whatever emotional and physiological processes are evoked.
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What to expect with Massage Therapy & Bodywork at Sage?
In your first session, you'll visit with our bodyworker to discuss your concerns and establish your goals. Your therapist will inquire about any pain or other sensations you have experienced recently including numbness, physical restriction, acute or chronic pain, discomfort, or disconnection from an area in your body. They will also ask about any trauma history or relationship to touch that may be triggered by physical contact. You will then move into your first individually tailored bodywork treatment.
Once you've completed your first session, you and your practitioner will establish a cadence for follow up visits. If you're working with another Sage provider, our team will collaborate and coordinate their therapeutic approaches to improve the effectiveness of your complementary treatments.
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