Melinda is an advanced World Class Reiki Master . I was told she trained under the famous Master…read moreWilliam Rand . Her energy is nurturing and supportive . She has been key in my healing both mentally and physically . Hard to explain this modality ... just trust that it works !

For me, Melinda's Reiki feels like love and nurturing. Sometimes a session is simply relaxing, and…read moreother times, it's like a jolt of energy and a total recharge. I took my son (8 at the time) to see her too, and he loved her and Reiki immediately. He was struggling with anxiety and trouble sleeping, and he fell into a deep sleep within minutes. Melinda makes herself available for follow-up support to all her students and clients via text. I once asked her how she handles so much correspondence, and her reply was, "It's easy. I love it." She has so much love to give that her heart naturally overflows... I feel incredibly lucky to have her in my life. Melinda's awesome! Highly recommended!!!

Julie Strasser is an AMAZING massage therapist, body worker, energy manifester. She has lovely,…read morekind, safe energy. She is highly intuitive. Phenomenal service and an all around great experience.

Julie is such a healing soul. Fun to chat with, she takes your ailments into consideration when…read moreworking on you! I got a massage post 3 day wedding weekend, and it was so rejuvenating. I also got some dermaplaning done and my skin has never looked so good!

Colleen is incredibly insightful and easy to talk with. Wonderful and emphatic individual!read more

From the owner: Soul Collaborators is a boutique healing sanctuary in downtown Kirkland serving the…read moreSeattle–Eastside community with energy healing, Reiki, sound healing, crystal therapy, and transformational inner-work. We specialize in inner child healing, shadow work, RoHun Therapy, higher-self connection, soul-guided insight work, and the clearing of limiting beliefs. Our meditation practices, spiritual coaching, Kundalini energization, and workshops support emotional clarity, spiritual growth, and personal transformation. Clients are also welcome to explore our curated crystal shop featuring ethically sourced crystals, intentional gifts, and mindful supplies.

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Srashti for my first experience in Reiki ever and…read moreshe is absolutely amazing. I felt safe and welcomed as soon as I walked in and love her gentle approach to identifying your needs. I came in feeling emotionally and physically heavy, and I left feeling a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I am very excited to continue to work with her :)

Welcoming and knowledgeable...time with Srashti is well-spent. I appreciate being heard and…read moreunderstood.

Libby's dedication to the healing arts is simply astounding and inspiring. As a dental hygienist,…read moreshe has the utmost attention to cleanliness, attention to detail and is particularly trained and sensitive to issues involving the TMJ, cranial nerves, and muscles of the head and neck. She has studied marma, cranial-sacral massage, Reiki, and singing bowl vibrational healing, among others. She is one of very few practitioners certified to perform intra-oral massage (massaging the jaw muscles from inside the mouth), which is very important in releasing tension in those muscles. She also has the knowledge and connections, if dental correction is needed or could be helpful for TMJ. Marma is an Ayurvedic science developed in ancient times, to heal warriors on the battlefield. These warriors were expertly trained to strike essential energy points on the body to injure/kill the enemy. They found light touch at these exact points had a healing effect on their comrades, injured on the battlefield. Therefore, marma, perfected over millennia, is a highly accurate method to hasten healing in sports injuries. Libby combines Indian ancient healing with coherent, vibrational attunement using Tibetan singing bowls. So high are her standards, she is currently hunting for an ancient, large, singing bowl made in mountains of Tibet and composed of the highest healing metals. This method is a powerful way to release stress from the nervous system and re-establish emotional wellness and vibrant health. Driving from Tacoma to Kirkland for therapy from Libby, and as a medical doctor and psychiatrist, I can attest to the therapeutic results.

From the owner: Welcome to Restorative Wellness Therapies -- a space of transformation where we heal the mind,…read morebody, and spirit. Through craniosacral therapy, meditation, Reiki, and Marma practices, we help our clients find a new dimension of themselves. Libby Burk, RDH, LMT, CCST, brings over 25 years of experience and a lifelong commitment to spiritual growth and bodywork modalities to serve as a guide to your unique healing journey. If you are seeking deep and transformative healing that extends beyond the physical, we offer a safe space where you're free to explore and relax your body and mind.

The gift of transformation, from helplessness to hopefulness, is one that cannot be valued enough…read more After an empathy-focused dialogue to get to the root of my stress and anxiety, Alesia led me through an Emotional Freedom Technique tapping practice that took about 20 minutes. Within that time, I felt weight melt off my shoulders, breaths come easier, and a sense of ease replace dread. I even laughed a couple of times! After the tapping she then provided energetic Reiki healing work that helped ingratiate the cognitive shifts throughout my being. Alesia's guidance to help me realize things for myself, along with the sense of unconditional compassion, is unmatched in all of the healers I have worked with over the past two decades. The worries of the past couple of years, and for the loved ones around me, were gone, replaced by a sense of calm and capacity. I tell people it's as if I had years of therapy in one session. The wonderful part about Alesia's knowledge is that she uses it appropriately and gives of it easily. I left feeling empowered to apply tapping in a way that works for me when I start to feel stress around life. I realize this may sound extreme, but it is true...completely true in the profound simplicity of the process and the experience. It is an hour drive for me each direction, but definitely worth it, and I will be back. I have not written a public recommendation in 10 years, but I felt I had to for Alesia and Namaste Healing Arts.

I have been a client of Erika's for 5 years. WOW! That is a long time in the world of health and…read moreenergy practitioners. I first found Erika through word of mouth at my yoga studio. Two women were talking about a hypnotherapist that they loved, I overheard, asked them who it was and the rest is history. I started seeing Erika because I had been in a car accident in Seattle and was so anxious about driving in the rain, it was debilitating. My regular talk therapy at the time was not enough. Our sessions were in person and hypnotherapy and reiki in person at the beginning. I was able to work through my fears of driving in the rain in these sessions. My sessions with Erika have morphed into phone sessions of energy healing and life coach more than anything else. I love my sessions and feel like the concrete changes I have made in my life are noticeable to me and my family. I love getting homework and look forward to working on the changes I need to make. I have come a long way in 5 years and am excited to continue working with Erika. A lot of people think it is woowoo to work with an energy healer but I love it. I started seeing her because of an accident. She has helped me work through a death, surgery recovery, friend divorce, relationship issues, etc. Our phone sessions always leave me feeling so good and ready to get things done.

I have been working with Erika for 4-5 weeks now and I absolutely love her. I can't say enough good…read morethings! First, I want to address the idea of working with Erika remotely. All of our sessions have been remote and I find this to be a huge benefit. Being in the comfort of my own home allows me to relax and lean into the work in a way that I don't think would be possible if I were in an office or any less familiar environment. I also like the fact that I'm already home at the end of each session - normally I like to grab a drink of water and relax for a bit after each session so it's great to be able to do that. I highly recommend this option! Erika has helped me feel more grounded in my body, more confident, and far less stressed and anxious than I've ever felt. I have tried many different types of therapy over the years and I think working with Erika has allowed me to do some deep healing on a soul level that I just wasn't able to reach before. I am so grateful for her patience, reassurance, and calm guidance throughout our work together. I look forward to working with her further!

I didn't know much about Reiki going in, but I had heard that it could help reconnect mind and body…read moreif you find the right person. After seeing the good reviews, I brought my 16-year old daughter in and after just the first session, she was calmed and grounded - so much so that I wasn't sure how it could have helped so much so quickly. The good thing is that he educates you as you get treatment. My daughter said things like, "I feel so calm", "He didn't force any ideas on me but made me ponder about them," and "it was like a massage but hands-off, hands-on and understanding various chakras" (I don't know what all of this means so I will try it myself). She seemed very happy with it and I am very happy with how it made her feel more balanced.

Excellent place for rejuvenating and understanding yourself and where you need to go in life…read more Alex, instructor, did great job teaching and guiding me to find my internal balance. I definitely recommend this place if you want to understand more about yourself and where you need to go.

I started working with Heather because I knew I needed help. I had little self-awareness of how…read morebadly I was treating myself, and the negative things I was telling myself about my life. I immediately felt Heather's calming and empathetic spirit the moment we started to talk. She listens and cares so deeply, and she gave me a sense of peace from our very first session. Finally, someone that gets me and cares so much - that she will beat these messages into me until even I will listen. She is a bright light in my life I know I can count on to always support me, to just "get me" and remind me of really important reminders in life. My greatest lessons from my sessions with Heather are life changers. The first is that loving myself and treating myself with kindness is the very first priority in life. The other is that everything is happening FOR me - not TO me. That no matter what happens, I can turn it into something good. She has helped me reframe the way I see things from my past and present so that they empower and not disempower me. Most recently, during this COVID19 crisis, Heather's teachings have brought back to front of mind the importance of being kind and gentle with myself when I slip into moments of fear, to comfort my inner child and to be purposeful and intentional about how I use this time. To live a life that is in alignment with my true desires, my values and how I most want to feel, I must pay attention. And to deeply appreciate the gift that it is to be alive, to see it as sacred and treat it as such. What I love about working with Heather is that she genuinely cares. There have been times where I text her with something I am going through and she is there. As a great friend would be. She has an intuition that sees me on the inside and knows how to push or remind at the exact right time where I need to tune in. I don't think I could ever find a more motivating and caring person to have by my side. I recommend if you are questioning the process or not sure, reach out to Heather and ask the questions. She is a pure gift that was added to my life - and I am so grateful!

all the deep dive inner work I have done over the last 12 months has been - well- DEEP!!! Thank you…read morefor helping me peel back a bit more of that onion. The additional work I was able to do with you and through the group you created to support people over the Holidays added so much more. The group environment was fantastic. I think we all helped each other a bit as well. Your talent and ability to write, read people, understand and feel Energy is truly a gift for this planet! If you are looking for personal growth, and to go really deep and get to the bottom of your 'stuff', Heather is the one to do it!

(Darn it Yelp I was 'too far away to check in' for my 815pm sennin-so shiatsu session on 2/17/18!)…read more Just as well, because it's time for an update six months later after completing 23 sennin-so shiatsu sessions. A lot has transpired since my first introductory session where I was absolutely clueless about a transformative journey I was embarking on. I sincerely thank Edmond Gordon, DPT for referring me to Adam Hewitt, LMP owner and health practitioner at The River Stone Shiatsu Center. Yes, it took a reprioritization for time, finances, self care, and firm commitment to see it through. I had to also open my mind to learn new concepts and be receptive to change. Cumulative effects from stress, bad indulgent diet, lack of quality sleep, sedentary lifestyle, and a host of chronic conditions and other issues presented as a challenge. I needed to own up and do something to improve my quality of life. There was a time I could swim laps for an hour, run 12 miles a day, ride my bike 50 miles, carry multiple 50 pound bags of material. My mantra was that I can sleep all I want when I'm dead. Life's too short, eat dessert first. It was always go, go, go, go, go! That was then, fast forward to now. My lifestyle, attitude, and stressful environment caught up with me. Is the rest of my life just going to be full of pain, restrictions, medication, and essentially waiting to die. That's not how a two time cancer survivor and parent should celebrate life. What has sustained my visits? Realizing that this isn't placebo effect or some sort of unexplainable woo-woo mystical event. Each person presents differently, there isn't an instantaneous voila moment. Sennin-so shiatsu is an ongoing, fluid process. Adam Hewitt is the consummate and personable professional who takes his sennin-so shiatsu training and sincere wish to help others seriously. This is also the same sentiment shared by the other practitioners, Kacey Farrell and Taylor Guske, at The River Stone Shiatsu Center. You become a wellness team. What you put in is what you get out. Trust and communication are key. There's pain, setbacks, and life events that can easily derail you. But with Adam's guidance and consistent powerful healing finger pressure, gets you in tune with your body and learn what makes it tick efficiently. Eventually the improvement with circulation in tandem with retooling diet, hydration, exercise, lifestyle habits, stress management, and sleep quality...you will experience amazing improvements. Seriously. You stop internalizing, this reduces inflammation, identify and prevent pain triggers, and start feeling healthier and more energetic. All positive gains! Just have to give it time to see what truly works best for you. Health is wealth, and there's an immense return on investment on so many levels. I'm well beyond clueless, progressed past calling it Fingers of Death or Vulcan Death Grip, well past being an adoring fan, I'm a believer. The River Stone Shiatsu Center is truly life altering. If I could give this updated post ten solid Yelp stars, I would.

Adam is a miracle worker and my go-to person when I'm in pain. I suffer from fibromyalgia,…read moremigraines, and have a knee that goes out on me. I'm able to manage my ailments by his massages and finding physical/mental improvements.