626 Grant Ave, San Francisco California 94108
I just experienced one of the most effective and affordable combined massage and acupuncture sessions of my life from the most experienced English and Mandarin speaking practitioner of Chinese descent that I could find in the Bay Area. Aaron generously spent two hours healing my lost range of motion during my first-time one-hour appointment. His follow-up 1-hour massage plus acupuncture appointments are even more affordable than some private community acupuncture sessions, especially given he's been practicing since at least 2004. I went in with about several issues. I appreciate that he focused on my top issue. And now I can move that part of my body 95% like I used to. Aaron's tui na massage techniques were unlike any tui na or other massage I experienced. And I've tried acupressure, Breema, chi nei tsang, chiropractic, craniosacral, deep tissue, Franklin Method, lomi lomi, lymphatic, Muscle Energy Technique (MET), myofascial, neuro-muscular reprogramming, neuromuscular therapy (NMT), osteopathy, Rolfing, shiatsu, Structural Integration, Swedish, Thai, and visceral manipulation. When I mentioned that to him, he said he trained with a tui na massage practitioner from Taiwan who specializes in understanding if an issue is a structural, gait, or postural issue. During my session, I lay down and sat in different positions as he moved my joints as if I was swimming. And he massaged them gently at the same time. He also practices neigong through martial taichi in ways I never learned from my kungfu and sequence-based taichi classes, something I haven't found anyone of Chinese descent practicing in the Bay who's also a massage therapist and acupuncturist. And I looked everywhere! I also appreciate his knowledge of how to avoid qi sickness from qigong. He's a humble expert. He doesn't have a website. But he answers his phone. And he deals with health insurance.