Cafe of Life Chiropractic Center

Dr. Seth and the ladies up front are really good people. I would highly recommend Dr Seth to anyone in need of a Chiropractor. He is very attentive and professional.

Dr. Seth is AMAZING! When I first started seeing him I was in terrible pain. I was unable to work, had difficulty standing, sitting, walking, sleeping… nasty stuff! Within months of regular treatments, I was pain free! I now go periodically for adjustments when I feel I need them.
Now I also have my husband see him, and my children as well! He is personable, professional, empathetic, gentle, and great with all ages! I highly recommend!

I needed to find a new chiropractor after twenty years with my last, wonderful chiropractor. I looked at the reviews here on Unilocal and saw that Café of Life was well-​reviewed AND offered a special new customer deal.
I was very pleased with Dr. Seth Labott’s extensive background health discussion, my past experiences with chiropractic, and my expectations and desires for care.
He gave me a very thorough adjustment. He took his time. He was not timid. He hit every area of discomfort including adjusting my tailbone, which is an unusual adjustment. I feel great and am so glad I finally tried the Café of Life.
Sarah, his front office person is lovely, helpful and efficient. The customers that were there when I visited were obviously happy. The location is easy to find.
All in all, this is a very well-​run business. You can feel confident you’re going to get excellent care here. Two thumbs up!

well i am back in 2009 saved my back and due to getting older and usage I am back to dr. seth to get me through the next phase. I have had three treatments and I can already feel the improvement. Thanks Dr. Seth… don’t go anywhere stick around for my next phase. it is the best

Where to begin… everything about the Café of Life is nurturing and positive. I have been going to the Café of Life since 2002. I met with Dr. Josh to discuss the chronic pain in my lower back from an injury sustained in a car accident. After an initial consult which included a back x-​ray and exam, Dr. Josh conceived and presented a treatment plan. The adjustments were gentle and effective. Dr. Josh works hard to ensure your comfort and establish and keep your trust.
In addition to the successful chiropractic treatments I have also been getting massage therapy. I have been seeing Erin for a little over a year now and can tell you this is… hands down (pun intended) the best massage you will ever have!!! She is AMAZING!!!
Last but not least… the best part about walking through the front door is being greeted by the warm and cheery welcome from the Café of Life office team!
I look forward to every visit!

I LoveLoveLove this office. I went to see a chiroprator for some minor aches and pains I’d been living with. Chiropractic care makes sense to me and feels the least invasive. From the moment I called & walked in, Sarah and Katie made me feel so welcomed. They were very sweet, warm, and professional … demonstrating their competency as well as love of their job’s.
I waited only a few minutes and I met Dr. Josh. The first thing I noticed is that he does his job from a very intuitive place. It was clear that this Dr. respected and trusted in my bodies ability to heal itself. Dr. Josh just reminded it what it needed to do! And isn’t that what were supposed to do ?? We’ll, it’s what I do so it felt right from the very beginning. If anything in my body rears it’s ugly head again, I will know what that’s telling me … go to Café of Life … now!

I saw Dr. Josh several years ago for back/​neck issues and he helped me immensely ! So who do I call after jacking up my neck on an airplane ?? I saw Josh today for an adjustment and he hasn’t lost his touch ! He’s so kind and gentle and genuinely wants you to feel better. I could have gone to another office because of my insurance, but prefer to come here and pay out of pocket. I feel better now then I have in a week !! Bonus– They still have the massage chairs and great magazines in the lobby :)

Dr. Josh has healing hands.
I have always been skeptical of chiropractors, but after the birth of my second child, I was having severe lower back pain. When I went to an orthopedic surgeon, he told me I had arthritis in my back and prescribed Celebrex. I took it for 6 months to kill the pain, and when the effects wore off, the doctor moved me to Vioxx and gave me a cortisone shot. He finally told me that I had to have back surgery– a «rhizotomy which basically burns the nerves in your lower back. I didn’t like the sound of it, and I was way too young (35 years old) to be doing this, I thought.
Then I found Dr. Josh and everything changed. It took a few weeks, but the pain started to subside and I went off my pain medication. After 4 months of regular visits, the pain stopped. And guess what? I haven’t had lower back pain since.
If you have back, neck, shoulder or hip pain– RUN, don’t walk– to the Café of Life. And make sure you get a massage while you are there. Their massage therapists are top notch.
Samantha Walravens
Tiburon, CA

I’ve had chiropractic care for a number of years following my career as a figure skater. After 12 years of jumping, my back needed serious help. I first came to Café of Life in 2009 after suffering from a bulging disc. Dr. Josh and Dr. Seth were both very helpful in adjusting my back and improving my posture. Now 3 years later with a combination of monthly maintenance visits and a yoga practice, I no longer have lower back pain.
I highly recommend Dr. Seth who is my primary doctor. He not only takes the time to listen to the patient and deliver precisely the relief needed, but he is truly compassionate. He truly cares for the patient’s well being, and that means a lot. The girls at reception are fantastic and I’m always greeted with a smile. I feel very blessed to have the team at Café of Life looking after me.

I’ve been going to chiropractors for the better part of my adult life to keep my body aligned after I’ve abused it doing any number of sports and activities and I can definitively say that Dr. Josh and Dr. Seth at the Café of Life are two of the most conscientious and skilled doctors to whom I’ve ever entrusted my health.
Not only do Sarah and Katie cheer me instantly with their warm welcome on the phone or when you come into the office but I have felt from the very beginning that the entire office is committed to my health and well being.
I’ve been a patient here for the past 4 years and … here is the best part … I’m an inch taller. Seriously. A whole inch! I had a physical last week and I made my MD remeasure me 3 times. I’ve been almost 5’3″ my entire life and I’m still having a hard time believing that I’m cruising along at the lofty altitude of 5’4″ but there you have it. We couldn’t come up with any other explanation other than I must be receiving excellent chiropractic care. And I am!
I have zero hesitation about recommending the Café of Life to everyone I know!

I’ve been going to Café of Life for the past 8 years, as has my husband and 2 young boys. My experience has been nothing less than bliss.
I was terrified of chiropractic from previous bad experiences at other places. I tried Dr Josh right after my son was born and was hooked.
I now go to Dr Josh and Dr Seth and always leave feeling AMAZING — lighter, balanced, relaxed — blissed out.
Great staff, positive, friendly energy and yummy teas.

These place runs their business like a car dealership-​sleezy. I would highly recommend avoiding it.

Went to Café of LIfe with extreme lower back pain that had been going on for several weeks. I wanted to get an x-​ray and adjustment. I was sure that I had done serious damage. They got me in the door with an hour, looked at my symptoms, my overall health and suggested I see my general doctor to be treated for a Kidney Infection. They were wonderful, and I really appreciate the honesty they didn’t rush into make an adjustment they listened to me and helped me get help! Three days later and I feel better than before!

I came to Café of Life in May with a bad neck. I had been in a minor car accident and was having issues turning my head — it was like I would have a one-​second blackout when I turned my head to the right the wrong way, and only seemed to happen when I was driving, which was scary. I had never been to a chiropractor before but intuitively knew that it was the only thing that was going to help me. I saw Dr. Josh and he took my X-​rays.
When I saw the X-​rays, I cried. Even my un-​medically educated eyes could tell that something was wrong with my neck. The C6 and C7 vertebrae were compressed. It looked unhealthy. Dr. Josh showed me how some other vertebra were out of alignment as well. He was very thorough, patient, and caring when describing the issue and the recommended course of treatment. His assistant went over the financial plan with me and I paid for 3 months of treatment on the spot because I had so much trust in the process (and received a cash discount).
Over the first month or two, I came in for adjustments 3 times a week. I never saw Dr. Josh in a bad mood — he was always kind, gentle, and polite. The energy in the office is always positive, even when there’s a wait. The assistants, Sarah and Lauren, are always cheerful. As I waited my turn for adjustments, I often overheard Dr. Josh’s conversations with other patients, and he was always positive and caring. He would say, «Thank you for your trust» after a particularly deep adjustment. In the first month or so I would sometimes leave the office in tears because something inside me was shifting so profoundly. He would say, «go take a walk, don’t get in the car right away.» I started bringing my dog and after the adjustment we would go walk in the neighborhood across a little footbridge that has lots of ducks swimming around in the creek beneath. I always looked forward to coming in for adjustments.
After a few weeks I stopped having the little driving mini-​blackouts, and started noticing more movement in my neck. I could put my head further back and it wasn’t scary. I dropped back to twice a week but kept coming. Dr. Josh got injured, so Dr. Seth started doing the adjustments. Dr. Seth is just as kind, gentle, and positive, though his energy is more subdued than Dr. Josh, who has a ‘big’ personality. I like both approaches, and feel that I’m well-​cared for by both doctors.
Last week I had my follow-​up X-​rays and Dr. Josh was practically jumping for joy as he showed me the results. There is now a healthy amount of space between C6 and7, and the right tilt of my pelvis is much lessened — we did a side-​by-​side comparison of the before and after X-​ray. Most importantly, I feel much better. My neck has a full range of motion. I’m not «blacking out.» And my life is a lot better in many ways than it was when I started. Dr. Josh also worked on a report with the insurance company that enabled me to be reimbursed in full.
I was not a skeptic of chiropractic when I started the process; I just didn’t have any experience with it. Now I am an enthusiast. Chiropractic works — I have seen and felt the results — and I deeply grateful to Dr. Josh and Dr. Seth for facilitating my return to spinal health.

Highly recommend Café of Life. Dr. Josh and Dr. Seth are caring, compassionate chiropractic practitioners who have a keen sense of listening both to what their patients tell them and, more importantly, what their patients’ bodies have to tell them.
Café of Life is not your typical chiropractor’s office. It’s a unique approach to care. Check your preconceptions at the door (Sarah and Lauren at the front desk will properly dispose of them for you – ask nicely). I like the «café-​like» setting for the adjustment area, the massage chairs in the waiting area, people are great, and the scheduling is super flexible.
I’ve been to various chiropractors for nearly 10 years. I found Café of Life and Dr. Josh after my previous chiropractor stopped taking my insurance. This turned out to be a serendipitous change. I went for a back flare-​up I had and Dr. Josh fixed me right up after a couple visits. What keeps me coming back, though, is that in my initial visit Dr. Josh found the source of a nagging shoulder problem I had, and over the course of about a month of treatment, was able to relieve me of it. I had been in physical therapy for this shoulder, went through a minor surgical procedure for it, and all for naught. But Dr. Josh has been able to fix it through his amazing ability to sense and FEEL what is going on in my neck, shoulder and spine. He doesn’t just say, «Oh, your neck hurts?» and then dives in for a torque-​wrench adjustment. He actually tunes in to what your body mechanics have to say and responds with the right amount of adjustment needed.
The other Dr. Josh success story belongs to my wife. She has quietly suffered through leg pain for years. After some coercion on my part, she finally agreed to see him. Through a course of treatment over a couple of months, her daily leg pain is no more.
If you prefer the «clinical» chiropractic experience, I’m sure there are doctors out there who will gladly contort and sit on you to make your bones pop. But don’t go to Café of Life expecting that. They treat the whole person – and then if you need to be contorted, sat upon and bones popped, they’ll do it, but not without first really tuning in to you and how much you need.

Dr. Josh and Café of Life are fantastic — after a car accident a few years ago I went to see Josh several times and was given the royal treatment… and more importantly, my back has been fine ever since.
Josh also came to our summer kids camp (Camp Doodles) and shared information with the campers about how to care for themselves and their backs… good information for children who often think they are invincible!

Love Dr Josh, Dr Seth and the front desk peeps. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Better yet, they always fix my aching body! From neck pain to should pain to hip pain, they fix what ails. Four years ago, post-​2^nd baby, I religiously did Pilates and had massages there — amazing!!! My sciatica is gone so I no longer need the pilates, but will occasionally grab a therapeutic massage (still the best!)

I went to this place about five years ago and I think the best thing about them were the massage chairs in the waiting room. The other good thing was that you could get massages and they could somehow charge your insurance for it. I’ve never seen another office that did that. However, they were hard to schedule.
Since then, I’ve seen three other chiropractors all for upper-​back and neck pain. I have to say, overall most of them provided temporary relief that didn’t last. In fact, previously, I have seen physical therapists for the same problem and they were equally useless.
The only chiropractor, who gave somewhat useful information and didn’t recommend a series of visits was the last one, Dr Zaragoza. She set me up initially with active release technique (ART) after explaining there was nothing wrong with my alignment, but my muscles were taxed due to bad posture. I was further able to internalize her advice when a somatic educator/​Feldenkrais practitioner (Bill Harris) mentioned a fundamental problem about my posture and this wasn’t even during a session, we were just chatting at a milonga. I recommend both of these people instead for being able to quickly and correctly identify the problem and providing a rational and fast remedy, even though it didn’t align with their financial interests.
I can see better now that most chiropractors have a set approach to most problems, even though they like to advertise that conventional medicine has the problem of throwing pills at every symptom rather than resolving the cause. Well, Dr. Josh did just that. Rather than fixing my posture, which finally got rid of most of my pain years later, he forever adjusted me without permanent results. He is not the only chiropractor who does that, but he is one of them.
I am a scientist by training and I like to ask a lot of questions about how things work. I never found his answers satisfactory, but just thought maybe he didn’t have enough time to really explain. I am not even sure, what evidence there is about how the chiropractic art is supposed to be working and how strong it is, at this point, but I am not impressed by what I’ve been told in his office.
Chiropractic is probably good for certain problems, but just like many other health professionals, everything looks like a nail, if all you have is a hammer. I certainly feel like a screw treated like a nail. Besides, there was a white board, where patients were encouraged to leave compliments and appreciation for Dr. Josh for public sight and I always thought this was too much marketing for a doctor’s office. It’s a matter of taste, I suppose.
The massage therapists were decent for recreational purposes, but they weren’t specialized in therapeutic methods. For instance, they didn’t really have an idea how to work on front-​neck muscles and didn’t seem to be aware of the anatomy of the hyoids.
Overall, you may benefit from this practice, but it’s better to go somewhere, who will tell you upfront what your real problem is and the solution.

i just saw Dr. Josh pedaling his pumpkin around mill valley and he let me know that they are no longer dealing with insurance, which i think is a really good idea, for everybody. i can only imagine what headaches they deal with and i’ve been tracked by 2, yes 2, insurance recovery companies about my charges. jesus h. christ already.
and i’m giving them an additional star because i did complete my treatment series and i feel great and i’m over any weirdness misconceptions i might have had about chiropractic stuff.
next time i fuck my back up surfing… and there will definitely be a next time… i will come back for clicking.

If you have any discomfort in your neck or back, run don’t walk to this wonderful zen but lively place. They have massage which they call «passive therapy,» pilates and adjustments. I could not turn my neck 2 weeks ago, it still hurts but its worlds better and you can’t not love spending time in this place. There are 2 doctors, Dr. Josh and Dr. Seth and both are very gentle and are very similar in their techniques, so they seem to be interchangeable. People walk in off the street for a quick adjustment or some sit in the massage chairs, get passive therapy, do some pilates and get adjusted – I would love to spend hours there every day – if only I didn’t have to work and raise my 2 kids.
Check to see if your insurance covers it – my insurance covers 12 adjustments a year