Ian McPherson, CMT

Ian’s intuitive touch has such a gentle strength that I completely trust him to work out my body’s kinks. I have a rock collection in my shoulders and rather than powering through it, he used a holding technique called positional release that completely relaxed the muscles. Seeing Ian is more therapeutic than just a massage and yet totally relaxing like a massage. Like a massage plus! I really appreciated the extra therapeutic work on structural dysfunction and injured areas. My shoulder had been a problem from a car accident many years ago and it has improved dramatically!

I have been getting amazing massages from Ian for years. He has a deeply intuitive touch and uses gentle pressure, stretches and holds to allow your muscles to release and lengthen. This isn’t deep tissue Rolfing, nor is it just blah spa massage; it feels more like a craniosacral massage or getting Reiki, but he actually does focused effective work. I started coming to Ian for knee issues and now we are working on repetitive stress shoulder and neck tension since my knee pain is so much better. The massages Ian gives are so relaxing that I always fall into a light sleep when he works on me, which never happens to me during professional massages, and wake up feeling completely at peace. Ian is truly a gifted healer. I am really excited to keep seeing him in this new space as it is a lot closer to where I live than his old spot in SF. The spa itself is beautiful and located inside the excellent Oakland Floats where you can soak in a private chamber of warm saltwater after your massage.
Call Ian, your body will thank you!