Tiya’s Touch

I had the deep tissue massage.
Clearly a highly skilled therapist. Knows her anatomy, and from the first moment she laid hands on me I knew she knew how to massage. Strong mastery of deep tissue techniques, graston/​friction massage (she doesn’t use a tool just her hands and arms), Swedish, and stretching/​mobilization. Extremely gifted at finding trigger points and producing release. I honestly don’t know how she finds the trigger point so quickly and stays on top of it as it moves, she really «cuts» and «planes» into the muscle belly well.
This will probably be a painful massage, but it will be healing as well. This is a place for body work, not pampering. Clean and professional, if a unique personality. This is more of a «tell the masseuse your problems let her decide how to massage you» experience. She is very good and knows what she’s doing. Will be returning.
I would recommend bringing your own water bottle if you get thirsty after massage, as the ones she has are quite small.

Tiya did an amazing job with my deep tissue massage. I didn’t even realize I had chronic back aches until the day after my session with her. What a difference! While I normally crack my back, do side stretches and other awkward poses during the day to get my body back into check, last night I slept better than I have in ages (no waking up to switch positions to relieve my shoulders or neck) and I went for a walk without feeling the usual tightness in my lower back and shoulders. I am so grateful to Tiya. She is professional, knows her trade, and takes into consideration your unique needs and wants during your session with her. I highly recommend her if you’re seeking a one-​time massage, or looking for a regular therapist. I myself, was looking for a one-​time gig but will be making regular stops to Tiya, especially as a new nurse.

Tiya really knows how to fix back muscles issues. I had thrown out my back and within two sessions it was back to normal.

My husband found Tiya first over a year ago, when he was struggling with the symptoms of a frozen shoulder. Somehow Tiya fixed him in two sessions.
I decided to give Tiya a try earlier this year as I was experiencing tightness in my shoulder and back and just couldn’t shake it with my regular massage treatments. Tiya was strong, sensed my problem areas right away, and worked her way through the tight spots (as well as the trigger points). I’ve enjoyed her so much that I brought my child to see her as well.
And yes, I had read the reviews before seeing Tiya, and thought she had fallen asleep on me during my first session as well. I actually asked her if she was asleep, and she explained that she was drained from my blocked energy pathways (and often had to snap her fingers to clear the blocks). I believed her and saw her consistently slow down at my blocked spots during the first and the next few sessions, and I felt better after she ‘cleared my blocks.’
English is not Tiya’s first language and understandably I could see why some reviewers might view her as not being as polished as she should have been. Tiya is direct, friendly and surely no frills. Her place is not big but very clean and quiet. I agree with all the 5-​star reviews, and I plan to return on a regular basis. Please give Tiya a try if you are suffering with pain. She does know what she is doing. To me, she is more of a healer than a massage therapist.

Tiya’s Touch is AMAZING!!!
My sister in law has lower back pain for more than 20 years, she also had a major car accident years ago that aggravates her existing pain. She travels a lot, gets massages at the places she visited. Last month she came visit me, she was in a lot of pain after helping around with a wedding. So she went to Tiya for the first time before she got on the plane. She called me a few days later saying that Tiya’s massage relieved a lot of her pain in only 1 time treatment which enables her to move around easily since then. she’s never had this experience before. Tiya’s massage technique is AMAZING!

Really great massage for a competitive price. She is very knowledgeable and gets rid of /​improves any issues you may have. Also, she was able to find underlying issues of where pain was coming from /​caused and work those areas. I’ve been a repeat customer and this is much better than any other place in the area.

Tiya knows what she is doing, and has strong hands and technique to fix you up. I am a high school sprinter who suffers from multiple muscular imbalances throughout my posterior chain and for months I was looking for a masseuse who could alleviate my pain with long term effects. Tiya’s skill in deep massage and aptitude in finding obscure and deep muscle spasms qualifies her as a masseuse ace who has helped me get back on the track physically and mentally. She’s a reliable and affordable therapeutic help, and I am glad I found her. Will greatly help with pronounced and chronic issues!

I believe Tiya is one of the best massage therapists in South Bay. I am a tightly wound person and all my muscles around my neck, shoulder and mid-​back are always very tight. I have been trying various massage places claiming to get rid of my tightness. I tried Tiya for the first time about a year ago. From the very first session, I knew that Tiya knows what she is doing. Her technique is very different from others who try to use elbows and extreme pressure to relieve tightness. She does it methodically with small strokes which gets me to relax. After the very first session, I found a big difference. Since then, I have been going to her roughly once a month and found it to be very helpful. She is also a very friendly person. I highly recommend her.

Tiya is amazing and I don’t bother going to anyone else. She has an amazing ability to find those trouble spots to relieve pain and promote healing. She is not just a very talented massage therapist she is a true healer.

By far, the best quality massage therapist I have ever experienced. My interest is in a knowledgeable therapist who has excellent work ethics and knows how to remedy physical pain, muscle imbalances, and generate improved health. Tiya felt out where the source of my muscle imbalances were and was honest with her efforts to work them out. She never took short cuts! She gently worked out knots I didn’t even know I had until I felt my posture improve day after the session.
I trust her with my body and oftentimes ask for her guidance on how my muscles are doing, because she is so physically intuitive. I’ve seen her at least 6 times so far and am always grateful for her work!
I’m editing my review. My 7^th time going to see her, she massaged a new area of my body: my neck. Here, I got to experience for the first time what some call «her falling asleep.» But that wasn’t it at all. She was wide awake and told me that there was an energy block there, that she was working through it. My neck was the last area of my session, and afterwards, I felt different from the other times I’ve had with her. My neck felt heavy, as if the muscles were once thin and dry but afterwards flooded with circulation. There wasn’t any pain.
The average massage therapist is not able to touch as deeply as Tiya does, without using painful, piercing grips, and torturous elbow-​bone techniques.

Went there for my prenatal massage. She is extremely rude and we got into a stupid argument about me not sharing my personal details on the form. In hindsight I’d have probably filled the form but her arrogance made me walk out without getting the massage. NOT worth it.

Tiya fell asleep during the massage! Hard to believe that actually happened.
I scheduled a one hour session with her. The first half hour was great. Tiya did a great job massaging my back. However when she moved on to work on my legs and arms, things started to went south. First her hands’ movement slowed down, also pressure became lighter and lighter. I have read the Unilocal reviews about her falling asleep during massage before, so I immediately guessed this was happening to me as well. Trying to keep her awake I started conversation about my recent vacation and asked about her vacation as well. (She told me she just got back from vacation at the very beginning of the session) My effort went in vain. Her movements finally came to a complete stop, basically resting both her hands on my knee, which was super awkward. I did not walk out of Tiya’s place as a happy customer.
Go get some sleep Tiya. It’s not cool to fall asleep while giving massage :(

I’ve been seeing Tiya for over a year now, and I hadn’t written a review until now. She is the BEST massage therapist I’ve ever seen. I’m not just saying that. I Unilocaled her when I first moved to the area, and I’ve been going to her since. She knows exactly the areas you are in need of massage, and she hones in to really fix the muscle that is hurting/​damaged! She works for the entire hour, and her deep tissue massage really heals. Her Unilocal score is high for a legit reason. :)

I’ve thought about giving Tiya a review for a long time now. What’s held me back is I’ve read all the reviews here and wasn’t sure what other good things I can say about Tiya that others haven’t mentioned. Your experience at Tiya’s is entirely your choice.
I’m a fan of Tiya’s. She’s fixed me quite a few times over the years. I can’t say I’m a regular, as I’m a bit uncomfortable with massage experiences in general. But I can say I’m a repeat customer because Tiya’s deep tissue has always helped me and she’s always greeted me with warmth and kindness.
With today’s lifestyle of laptops, tablets and phones, I’m one who developed poor posture hunched over these devices. When you’ve given yourself a bunch of knots and pain in the upper back (sometimes so bad they cause headaches), you’d be willing to try almost anything — rolling on tennis balls, rumble rollers, stretching, exercise. None of those really helped me find the immediate relief I needed and at times made things worse!
Thanks to all the Unilocalers who gave Tiya 5 stars, I decided to try her massage out a few years ago. She fixed me. I’ve been going back to Tiya because she knows what she’s doing. I always come out feeling relaxed, refreshed and a brand new person with fewer knots in my back.
Tiya is not just any masseuse, but an engaging massage therapist skilled at her craft. She works hard and we enjoy a light chat during our sessions. What impresses me is how she remembers some small details even after I haven’t seen her for a long while (half a year at times). I understand some prefer not to talk during the sessions and some find talking is therapeutic and helps you relax as you talk about your worries. I don’t mind either and have tried both with Tiya. The more you talk with Tiya the more I find it like talking to a good friend.
There have been times Tiya surprised me with her generosity and give me extra time extending my session without making a deal out of it. There was a time a client after my session cancelled last minute. Tiya didn’t mention anything, but just at the end said, «Oh, we’re a bit over time hope you didn’t mind». Entirely not expected, but very grateful for that.
A bit of a long review, but overall, highly recommend Tiya. Again, your experience with Tiya is what you make of it. She really does know massage (all the 5 star reviews here support that) and she treats her customers as her friends. Give her a try!

Tiya gives very good massages. She works on the knots until they are almost gone. I think she is one of the best kept secrets of Mountain View.

Your experience at Tiya’s will depend on what you value. When I go to a restaurant, I go for the food, not for the obsequious waiters or trendy light fixtures. When I go for a massage, I care about how my body feels during and after the experience. If you focus on the skill of the massage therapist, Tiya’s a great option.
I’ve been to several places in the area and none of them have provided the deep tissue service I need for a reasonable price. Tiya is skilled in her craft, thorough, and I find personally pleasant in her sessions.
This is a no frills joint, you’ll like it if you’re a no frills person.
TL;DR Avoid if you need to be pampered and treated like royalty, definitely check it out if you’re looking for affordable effective massages.

I’m just going to say it: the poor woman fell asleep while massaging me. There’s more: she blamed me.
For the first 20 minutes of the massage (literally), she complained incessantly about her son and his dead-​beat friends. That was annoying, but I tried to just tune it out. She then proceeded to make several racist comments about Asians and Mexicans, but I tried to shrug it off thinking, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, whatever.
I’ll say this, she does a great job with the actual massaging. Until she falls asleep.
About 35 – 40 min into the massage (obviously estimating here), her hands slow down and eventually stop moving completely. Thinking she’s just checking the time or her phone, I wait patiently. When I shift, she starts massaging again. About 5 – 10 minutes of this and I finally ask for the time. She responds with a «Whaa. Huh?» In that moment I knew she had fallen asleep.
Silence. She asks, «What are you thinking? Are you wondering why I slowed down?» I responded truthfully yet lightheartedly (not in any way accusatory), «Yeah I was just wondering if you had fallen asleep.» She immediately went on the defense and told me that she couldn’t work because of MY negative vibes. What the!!!
From that point she went a little haywire. She insisted that I tell her what was going in my personal life so that I would no longer have negative energy. She asked, «What’s going on? You have to tell me – I’m your therapist. I read your brain. What’s happening? Who’s at home?» When I responded, «My husband,» she went off about her own ex-​husband and men in general and how twisted they are. I seriously could not believe my ears.
This easily goes on my list of top 5 weirdest things that has ever happened to me.
As my time ended and she was walking out, she mentioned she had read a negative review on Unilocal of a girl claiming Tiya had fallen asleep during her massage, and Tiya said, «Now you know that’s not what really happened. I couldn’t work because of her negative energy. That’s what happened with you too.» Right.
I thought about giving two stars because she really does great work with her hands, but it was just too much. She needs to own up to her mistakes instead of blaming her own clients.

This experience was odd…
She spent a lot of the time complaining about how tired she was and how she had too many clients. She then proceeded to massage me in a half-​hearted way — at some point I even wondered if she had fallen asleep because there was no pressure at all. She then proceeded to cut my time off by 5 – 10 minutes, which sucked because the 50 minutes I did have weren’t amazing. At some point she also burped, which was gross because I could smell the contents of her lunch (I didn’t hold this against her, because we all do that sometimes)
Also, she said a couple of very odd things to me:
«I usually ask before giving head massages, but not for you, because Asians love head massages»
Her: «How’s the pressure?»
Me: «A little harder please.»
Her: «OH, you’re a real Asian! You like pain, I’ll break you.»
Me: «Um.» (wtf)

I just finished my 2^nd session with Tiya last week. I work out a lot and have proven time and again that I can be a jackass and overdo it. Tiya fixed my back after our first session. After reinjuring myself a week later, I tried a different massage shop (Verde Touch) because Tiya was closed that Monday. The massage at Verde left my feeling even worse and strained in areas that I didn’t have any problems before my session.
I went back to Tiya that weekend and she undid the aggravations from my crappy massage at Verde Touch and I’ll be heading there in a couple hours to get in a 3^rd session (quickly setting into a weekly routine with TIya).
The deep tissue massage with Tiya is great, but like any deep tissue massage you can expect it to be uncomfortable at times (e.g. IT bands are never fun). Tiya is great about pointing out trouble spots and fixing them before you leave. On top of that, she’s not outrageously expensive like most other places that charge you 50%+ more than her and maybe give you ½ the results.
I cannot recommend Tiya enough. Don’t waste your time going to other places — just make an appointment with Tiya.

Tiya’s magical touch has worked wonders on my back, shoulders, and neck. She creates a comfortable space for me to truly relax. Our 60-​minute sessions are incredibly therapeutic and I am «reborn» each time I see her.
What I love most about Tiya is her consistency — and her ability to make her schedule work for me at a moment’s notice.
A+ for Tiya!