Need a great massage? Look no further. My name Is Christopher and I am a professional massage therapist with over 18 years of experience.
My love of massage and feeling good in one's body began when I was quite young. I began a hatha yoga practice in 1987 at the age of 14, loving the limits my body could go to and feeling so good stretching myself out.
While taking classes at my local yoga studio, I met a woman who was later to become my massage mentor. Her name was Judy and she shared with me many tricks of the trade, ways to use my weight to deliver very deep, accurately focused pressure. I learned ways to focus and control that pressure, making it deep or light depending on an individual's specific needs. She also taught me how to keep going, sustaining a continuous level of pressure for long periods of time, to show up and to never short change anyone. I soon began practicing my massage skills on friends and family, and eventually began charging for my work.
In 1997 through 1998 I attended the Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy in New York City. After graduating and passing the NYS board exams, I received my license in massage therapy from the state of New York. I began working professionally right away and have years of experience working in luxury spas, health clubs, and in a thriving private practice in New York. I moved to San Francisco in 2001 and have cultivated a wonderful private practice ever since.
The modalities I have been trained in are: basic Swedish massage, Energetic Shiatsu, Reflexology and trigger point therapy. I specialize in deep tissue / sports / medical massage for muscular strain or injury. I can easily spend an hour on a problem area, or just as easily combine several techniques into a amazing full body massage.
In addition to my massage and yoga experience, I have trained extensively with Chinese and Russian acrobats, a Mongolian contortionist and have studied several dance forms, all of which I continue to practice. This has led to a unique understanding of the body and how it works
