Janna is such a generous spirit! I came to her with some emotional anguish and she both nurtured me with her healing massage, and also intuitively shared with me messages that she sensed that were so spot on and rather mind blowing! I left feeling the expansiveness of life which was a powerful experience that I am still integrating. Janna is is a healer, pure and simple! If you particularly feel at crossroads in life, connect with her and allow yourself to receive the blessings that may be waiting for you. Thank you Janna!!! read more

Janna is wonderful. She is empathetic, insightful and wise. She is never judgmental but she is gifted in understanding what stands in the way of our happiness and gentle in helping us understand, too. I recommend her without the slightest reservation. read more

Janna is not just a healer she is a guide. It is still a journey I am taking but with Janna's presence I have felt the encouragement and wisdom to start finding balance and a new feeling of home within myself. Forever grateful for our sessions. read more

Four Hands Healing offers an incredibly unique massage experience. I've seen Janna Childs for massage a number of times, and I won't go back to any other masseuse. Janna offers more than just massage, she is an intuitive energy healer who offers healing for the whole self: physically, emotionally, spiritually. I highly recommend seeing Janna if you are looking to have a new experience in bodywork. read more

I love Four Hands. I love Michelle. She is absolutely wonderful, down to earth, incredibly sweet and helpful. I've been getting a weekly massages at Four Hands for a little over a month now and nothing is going to change that. She gives one of the best massages I've ever had. It's not a surface level, poke and some knots and slather you in gross lotion type massage. It's a renewing and refreshing massage that leaves you feeling mentally better as well as physically. I'm probably doing an awful job explaining what it's like, but something like this is hard to put into words. Basically, everything about my experience with Michelle and Four Hands has been perfect. read more

Why did it take so long for me to experience Janna put her healing hands on me? I received a gift certificate and decided to use it. I went in with no expectations since I already have someone I work with consistently and thought might as well use it or lose it. This is one of the best massages I have ever received, and bodywork is not new to me since I've been having it done for the past three decades. Want to go deeper into your soul while having your body manipulated in a soothing and firm fashion? It's as if you are in that state right before falling asleep, dream-like but still awake. Whatever Janna did, it caused some internal shifting to occur, both physically and emotionally. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Definitely will return for more Janna. read more

Janna is a kind, gentle, and extremely compassionate intuitive healer. I've never met anyone quite like her in my life. Through conversation, she is able to somehow able to pinpoint issues that I'm dealing with, and provide clarity to the root cause of the murkiness... with answers I already knew. It's like having a conversation inside your own head with someone outside of your head at the same time! She has been the catalyst for a surprising amount of positive change in my life through our small number of visits together, and offers suggestions of things to try when I leave her studio. Taking her suggestions has had some really profound impacts on my life in inexplicable ways. This, all in addition to a completely refreshing, grounding, and energetically balancing massage complete with essential oils that leaves you with a feeling of vitality. I can't recommend her highly enough. read more

The absolute best! I am in fact quite the slouch... Not so much in my work ethic but in my posture. I have one of those jobs where I sit for hours hunched over a computer typing away like a fool. The result of doing this for a long stretch is a terrible stinger in my left shoulder. Two weeks ago, it got so bad I had to get some help. I found Four Hands on Yelp! They had, and still have, a perfect rating. I called and was fortunate enough to book a same day approintment with Janna at 5PM on a Friday no less. read more

Janna gives pretty much the best massages ever. Really. Ever. I walk out of her office feeling like putty. She has an arsenal of aromatherapy oils - each with a different healing purpose. She gives me a sniff, and if I like it, she uses it somewhere on my body so that when I leave, I'm surrounded by a cloud of deliciousness that fades away as the day goes on. I get deep tissue massage from her. She also offers pregnancy massage (no aromatherapy for pregnant mamas!), lymphatic drainage, energy work, and of course - along with her partner Michelle, the famed Four Hands treatment. The Fine Arts building, where the Four Hands studio is, is beautiful. If you have time before or after your massage, walk up the stairs to find recently refurbished paintings by the artist that illustrated the gorgeous Rand McNally Wizard of Oz series a long time ago. Offices have a plaque that mentions the notable artists who used to rent the space. You'll overhear all sorts of musical rehearsals drifting out from behind closed doors. The building sets the tone for a massage that is truly out of the ordinary. Janna builds in time prior to each massage to talk and find out what is going on in a way that's not rushed. She is truly a healer and draws from her vast and varied experiences to offer valuable insights. There's super easy parking in the lot under Michigan Avenue. Park close to the Van Buren St. exit, and the front door to the building is right there when you get to the street. She's skilled. She's professional. The space is beautiful. It's so worth it to treat yourself. read more

The location is great. The space is beautiful. Janna is delightful and loving--a truly gifted healer. Her Cranial Sacral work transformed me. I felt new again. Walking the halls (and riding manually operated elevators) of the beloved Fine Arts Building is an added bonus. I returned to Four Hands for a deep tissue massage this week (January 2015). Wow--most definitely the best massage I have ever received. read more

Janna is by far one of the best massage therapists I have ever worked with. As someone who is traveling for a living, its always hard to find the right fit when it comes to body work. Janna's intuition is incredible, and I could tell from the very beginning, that she is a master. I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for healing beyond a typical deep tissue massage. It has done wonders for my body and my psyche. I cannot recommend her highly enough! read more

Janna Childs is amazing. Intuitively aware and yet able to assist you in processing your stuff...spelled sh- -...in a gentle way. Her energy healing work transcends so many levels and comes from so many different sources that it weaves like a tapestry. She can literally weave energy chords. She works like a maestro...what is the word for a chick maestro...maestriss? She is the maestriss with the mostiss. I first saw Janna for bodywork about 17 years ago and was mumbling about whatever misery I was into at the time and she told me that "it doesn't get any better"...like Cher talking to Nicholas Cage in the scene from Moonstruck...get over it!...candid...frank...yet caring . She has trained in so many disciplines and so many schools and with so many healers yet she approaches the work with such humility and with the famous zen like beginner's mind that allows her to see what needs to be seen and to feel what needs to be felt. I know for a fact that Paul Simon and Edie Brickell and Sheryl Crow used to fly Janna to New York to work on them and their extended families and that she works on so many celebrities and musicians and artisans...but you would never know it to meet her. read more

Janna makes me feel healed and whole. I have had monthly sessions with her the last few months. We always talk before the massage. Janna wants to find out about how I'm feeling, what issues I have. This makes me feel more relaxed and connected before she starts working. I have always been ticklish and not comfortable having some parts of my body, like my calves, massaged. Janna has gotten me past those things, with her energy work, her light intuitive touches. And she's gotten me to appreciate deep tissue massage, which she can definitely do -- strong hands. That used to terrify me. After our sessions I feel amazing. All the tension is gone. I love the scent and feel of the oils she uses on my body. I sleep better and my body feels more relaxed and aligned for days. I've come to rely on her treatments to keep me feeling centered and well. Finally, I just love going to the Fine Arts Building, where Janna's office is. It's something you just have to see and experience for yourself. I love the sights and sounds in that building. read more

My healing session with Janna was amazing. I don't have much experience with energy healing but Janna did a wonderful job of making me feel comfortable and welcome. After her work I felt incredibly calm, restored, and grounded. I am planning to do a series with her in the very near future. Can't recommend her highly enough! read more

Ask for Monica! She will accommodate you with a relaxing, healing or deep tissue massage. I am truly satisfied every session with Monica at fourhands. read more

I cannot provide words to fully describe the talent of this team...."simply amazing" is the best I can do!

i have been a client of Janna's for over a year. I continue to see her because I have seen results in all aspects of my life. Not only physical but I've noticed the slightest extra moment in tough situations where I can and now do choose a different response; rather than reacting in the same old way, I can act. It changes everything! She is supportive, she has incredible integrity and is a gifted body worker and energetic healer. I am thankful she is in my life & on my healing team. read more

My wife and I have had massages at Four Hands several times. Absolutely amazing! Michelle and Janna are friendly, professional, and wonderfully skilled masseuses. Their cozy location in the historic Fine Arts Building adds even more to the relaxation you'll feel. read more

I am writing this review less than 4 hours after my massage with Janna Childs. I am doing this so that I do not forget to share just how amazing my experience was. Without going into all of the detail, what I will say is that if you are just looking for a massage Janna can do that, and very well, but if you are looking for someone to connect very quickly on what is affecting your body in real time, go see Janna. We had a brief chat prior to my massage and she gleaned so much more from that discussion than you could know. She proceeded to work on me for an hour and a half. Near the end she asked if she could take me on a guided visualization exercise. I said sure, why not. I am so glad I did. In less than 2 hours, from start to finish, Janna has left me completely relaxed but more importantly with a new and vital awareness that frankly has taken me years to comprehend. I won't say that I was not open to energy work in the past, but today I am truly a believer. She is more than a masseuse, she is a healer. I am so thankful to have gone today. If you live in Chicago, consider yourself lucky to have her services nearby. read more

Janna does a wonderful job with her practice. She spends time getting to know her clients and makes sure to deliver the type of experience they are looking for. Getting a massage from Janna was a relaxing and rejuvenating experience. read more

My time with Janna was magnificent. She was incredibly in tune with my needs and was kind enough to allow me to go far beyond our designated time b/c she could tell that i was having a very difficult time. I like to visit seasonally to help me adjust with the changes of the year and feel as powerful as I possibly can be. read more