Dr August is dishonest and condescending. He treats his employees poorly. I witnessed him snap at an employee who was just trying to help me. I would recommend everyone avoid him specifically, look at the other reviews on here about his billing practices. He misrepresents how he interacts with insurance and honestly he's just an asshole. He charges $460 for an hour session? That's how much a top tier psychiatrist charges in SF. Give me a fucking break. What a crook. He hides his charges and leaves you hanging. Find another doctor who will treat you with respect and is more personable. This dude is completely full of himself. read more

Beautiful space. Friendly staff. Great neighborhood. Community feels. I thoroughly enjoyed the CEU class I took here: learned so much about Japanese acupuncture! Planning to attend an art exhibit. Can't wait to try the acupuncture and massage services. The management only brings in the best! read more

Mohari Wellness is a sanctuary of healing. I feel so lucky to have stumbled upon this city treasure when I first moved to the East Bay. I have been coming each week for ecstatic yoga practices that have enriched my life in countless ways. I'm looking forward to experiencing the different offerings from the various practitioners in the future. read more

I had never tried acupuncture before but was having serious lower back pain. August did a full consultation and after a half dozen visits the issue basically went away. After having it for two years. Also good stress relief mixed in plus good source for Chinese herbs. Interspersed the acupuncture with a few targeted wellness massages, which was great. Very clean relaxing setting. Highly recommend. read more

August will try to coerce you into buying a lot of sessions, up front. Don't do it. Don't even go to him for help. What I experienced was utter betrayal, disrespect and lies. This person not only made me more sick, after I got off of his table, but he stole money from me, made up lies about me missing several appointments this year, to keep the money I paid for in a pre-package, and accused me of leaving a threatening voicemail when all I did was give him a piece of my mind, telling him "shame on him" and that he'd be hearing from my lawyer. I had a funny feeling about him to begin with when I saw how condescending he was towards his employees. He'd also ripped me off for herbs that didn't serve the purpose of my current ailments. I came in for addiction, was seeing up to two times a week, sometimes, and still, I was using, fairly heavily. To top that off, he would shame me for coming in late, one time, out of all the time I had been on time. Even then, I called in to let him know I was running late. I missed one appointment, but the guys created a lot of missed allotments I made, this year, which was not the case, in the portal, Charm. I saw missed appointments for $100, which made ZERO sense. I'm going back to all of the dates I had in my phone and the charges that were made by him, in the past. This person is an imposter, a liar and a fraud. Someone needs to shut this business down because he's taking advantage of nice people, like myself, who are looking to get better. He's also posing as a Doctor. He's not a Doctor. In this country, you need to have a PhD or an MD to call yourself a Doctor. This person is not a good human being inside. He'd even give me a hard time about my service dog coming into his carpeted floors when she was cleaner then him. Go to church, and profess your sins, dude. You're an asshole, and a lost soul. read more

I just read the review about the billing from a previous patient that went 8 times. Am I glad that I stopped going there after an initial consultation and a second visit. One of the things that Dr. August asks is Do you feel zen? But his greedy business practice of not putting buffers between appointments put me in a situation where my lateness caused me a lot of stress. On top of feeling bad about being late, he condescendingly told me that he had back to back appointments and reminded me I was late instead of just letting it go. It was the opposite of zen, and now that I read he charges $460 per visit to insurance patients, it is more obvious to me that he is obsesses by money and not in actually creating healing and putting the customer first. I initially went for the accupuncture because the masseuse Christina was very good and she said it would help with the numbness in my hand. While that was a fine experience, the intidimidation and mansplaining I got from Dr. August, general sense of greed he exudes, not worth it. Also, he does this practice of putting needles in your keloid scars which hurts like hell. read more

I attended several acroyoga classes at Mohari. It was a great atmosphere, and super helpful instructors. Definitely will be doing more classes there! read more

I've looked forward to my treatments at Mohari Wellness. August knows so much about healing and takes time with you. The atmosphere there is serene with great music, beautiful art. I thoroughly recommend Mohari's professionalism and the soul they put into the treatments. read more

I just went to Jeff Mooney's "Sound [Healing] Temple" event at Mohari. It happens the first Sunday of every month. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of relaxation, participation and increase of mental clarity. It was also enjoyable to be part of the community of other people drawn to spending their Sunday morning this way. And the music was beautiful. Mohari is a very welcoming space in which to do something like this too. I've not checked out their other offerings, but I imagine everything they do is of a similarly high quality. read more

I went to Jeff Mooney's sound temple at Mohari Wellness in September. It was easily one of the biggest experiences I've had this year. Powerful music, powerful vibes. The didgeridoos, the bells, the flute, the chanting: they take you somewhere meditative and new. I'd do it again in a second. Also, Mohari is an awesome, relaxing space. Really well put together. read more

WARNING: Beware of Mohari/Oakland Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine Clinic's deceptive billing practices; investigation on-going I went to receive acupuncture treatment from Dr. August back in March of 2016. Mohari advertise that they accept insurance, so upon my initial scheduling visit I provided my insurance card (I'm at Cigna) and they checked my insurance coverage to figure out my liability for each visit. Over the course of a month, I visited Mohari 8 times for treatment of a repetitive stress injury. I was told that when they checked my insurance, I would need to pay a $35 co-pay and then would be good to go. I thought this made sense since their price list online had a fee of $150 listed for the initial visit with follow-ups costing $85 per visit. This however was not at all how they ended up billing for my visits. After a few weeks of treatment, I received a statement from my insurance company providing the explanation of benefits. I had been billed $3,660 for 8 visits (for an average of $460 per visit; some visits were actually $600 for a single 60 min session). While my insurance plan covered 70% of this, I was responsible for 30%, which the insurance company deducted directly from my Flexible Spending account (FSA, designed to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses with pre-tax money). I was therefore left on the hook for over $1,000 of out-of-pocket expenses, more than if I had not used insurance at all and been a cash-pay patient. I immediately contacted August at Mohari and have had 3 meetings with him to try and sort this out, but now over 6 months later it is clear he has no intention of helping to resolve this situation so I feel I must warn other potential patients to be VERY wary of the billing that Mohari quotes. During my discussions with August, several things emerged: 1) While it looks like a single business, Mohari has a shadow company (same exact employees, rooms, equipment) called Oakland Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine clinic. If you are cash pay, you are "treated" by Mohari and charged $85 per repeat acupuncture visit. If you are insurance, you are "treated" by OAIM and billed up to $600. I was never told of these two companies and the difference in their billing 2) When I challenged how August justifies being paid $600 ($420 from insurance, $180 from me) for the same thing he bills cash-pay patients for $85, he said that he normally never seeks to collect the co-insurance amount from the patients, as this was his "protest against western medicine financial systems". Where things went wrong for me is that I had a FSA which meant the insurance company takes the money out directly for out of pocket charges, rather than requiring the service provider to collect the money directly from the patient. However, August and Mohari's practice of systemically up-charging insurance companies at up to 6x the cash-pay rate, and then not collecting the co-insurance is ILLEGAL as the insurance company places the co-insurance structure to limit utilization of unnecessary procedures. In addition, creating these liabilities for patients racks up hundreds if not thousands of dollars for patients that insurance companies may now pursue to collect from former Mohari patients. 3) August's attitude of appearing to want to make progress at resolving this issue, but really just delaying resolution shows a complete disregard for his patients. In fact, on numerous occasions, he referred to himself as the "little guy" in the big medical establishment. I would like to point out that us patients are the real little guys here. It is deceptive and potentially criminal to not disclose a shadow business, the fees you are charging, and systematically avoiding collecting fees that are part of their contract with insurance providers. I wanted to share my cautionary tale to any other patients seeking relief from pain or injury, who are considering Mohari. I would urge you to reconsider and avoid this place; and if you do go, be very clear about the billing information and keep a close eye on both your records from Mohari and you insurance company. In addition to these review sites, I am also providing details of my experience to the largest California insurance companies to be on the watch out for bills from Mohari, as well as reporting them to the Bureau of Better Business, the NBC news bay area investigative unit, and considering legal action. Please be warned. read more

I have been seeing Christina monthly for 41/2 years now for massage therapy. She is an intuitive, skilled practitioner who has helped me deal with a variety of physical issues, including knee pain. Her massages have been invaluable in helping me deal with job related stress also. read more

Tranquil, beautiful space. Therapeutic and transformative experience. I'd recommend to anyone looking to try acupuncture. Thank you Mohari.

I had a great experience with acupuncture at Mohari. Highly recommended. My initial consultation and follow-up were very helpful. So happy I went rather than toughing an injury out. read more