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    Bay Area Brain Spa

    4.8 (29 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    By appointment only

    Updated 3 weeks ago

    Services - Bay Area Brain Spa

    Lymphatic drainage massage

    Sports massage

    Therapeutic massage

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    Arlene Z.

    It was my one & only younger sister's 70th birthday & my daughter suggested that we get a treatment here for her special day, so my daughter treated me & my niece treated my sister. We all four had the 1st time combo special of two procedures - the neurofeedback brain training & the lymphatic drainage massage. Both procedures I benefited immensely & felt immediate comfort of relief & no pains after session. I couldn't believe that I felt light, relaxed, calm from the neurofeedback & my knee & arm/shoulder joints were pain free. It's been about 10 days since I had the treatments. I'm still feeling the benefits. I'm a post-polio survivor & I caught poliomyelitis when I was 9 months old living in Vallejo because my dad worked @ Mare Island. I was born in San Francisco, but caught the virus in Vallejo & was hospitalized in SF for two months. I've worn leg braces all my life & now being retired & permanently disabled from working @ the age of 56, I had to slow down because of the effects of post-polio syndrome after aging. I've gone to chiropractors, acupuncturists, body massages and cranial therapy, but the treatment I had at the Brain Spa was a blessing to me which I felt immediate benefits from especially with other ongoing medical ailments like diabetes, hypertension & high cholesterol. Ugh! I seem to receive a wow factor after my treatment. Hopefully, i will go again in a few months. Thank you for the services there & staff were friendly & helpful! I forgot their names, but I'll post their lovely photo. We forgot to take photos during our treatment. Next time!

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    Sergio S.

    What to say about Bay Area Brain Spa? I just don't have words for it . As a competitive martial artist from Brazil since the year of 1992.I always looking for a way to cut edge in my athletic performance . In 2007 I won the World's championships of grappling in the same year that I won my mixed martial arts (mma)debut . After been competing for over 23 years in 2016 I was introduced to neuroptimal. At the age of 41 in 2017 I won my first professional jiu-jitsu fight . I kept with the Neuroptimal sessions and they called me out again to fight a pro event in 2018 and I let flow with Neuroptimal as well and the same thing happened with me winning my other match in 2019 . I love Neuroptimal and I recommended to everyone that I meet . My son and my daughter also use the system and we all can tell the big difference in their mental state. Angela is an amazing human that I always call or message asking for more sessions or advice about the program . The new spot that she got it now is unreal. I strongly recommended for anyone suffering of anxiety or mental pressure . It's an amazing feeling when you encounter yourself in the zone . For me in martial arts it's pretty strange sometimes I can predict the opponent next move by a large distance in time . I sleep better I have a much better performance in my Brazilian jiu-jitsu and soccer (yeah I'm a soccer player too). Don't think twice book your appointment with Bay Area Brain Spa and see for yourself the magic happens !

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    Dr. Peter L.

    The Bay Area Brain Spa is a gem! I'm so grateful to have a resource of this caliber to support my patients. Angela, Carleigh and Emily bring cutting edge, high-tech wellness to the people while simultaneously being grounded and nurturing. They manage to keep these much needed healing technologies affordable and create a chic, modern, luxury spa environment.

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    Stefan C.

    I am so impressed with this business! They've created a beautiful clean, modern, comfortable space in which to provide a plethora of different technologies for personal improvement. My favorite is the neurofeedback which I find very calming. I had a concussion a year ago and this really helps me focus and ground. As a holistic chiropractor, Bay Area Brain Spa is a part of my professional referral network. And the owners are terrific too, so give it a try!

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    Thank you so much for your kind words! We really appreciate it!

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    Thank you so much! We are so glad to be part of your healing journey!

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    Thank you, Alyssa! We love having you as a client!

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    Ask the Community - Bay Area Brain Spa

    Do you have any family/group packages? Would love to come with my entire family for some lymphatic work and some neurofeedback.D?

    Yes, we do! We can accommodate groups of up to 12 people. We are happy to design a package for your family; we just need to know how many people, and we can send you the options. Feel free to text us at 510-338-4645 or email at… 

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    Angela is an amazing human that I always call or message asking for more sessions or advice about the program .

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