Mari is great! She is an excellent healer using multiple modes: massage, cupping, acupuncture. She truly listened to what was ailing me over multiple injuries And I think of her as a warm and thoughtful person read more

Mari is a wonderfully effective healer! Her capacity for listening and attunement, with care and directness, is truly unique. I suffer from chronic neck/spinal//body pain, with associated emotional/existential/mental pain. Mari's special technique is in my top five of therapeutic practices to diminish this physical-psychic pain, while also opening-healing me up to all that might be possible in life. read more

I recently strained my back and after 5 painful days and even a visit to urgent care, it wasn't getting any better so I decided to try acupuncture. I found Mari, who worked close by and had an available appointment. The day after the treatment, it was the first day I felt like I was getting better and after a few visits, I'm glad to say my back is healed and I'm back to doing things I enjoy. The treatment itself was highly effective with a combination of acupuncture, cupping and deep tissue massage. All 3 being done in the same visit! On one visit, she treated my headache as well. Truly remarkable! I highly recommend Mari and her approach to treatment. read more

Mari is great! I love that she is so thoughtful and caring throughout the whole process. She offers massage, acupuncture, cupping and fantastic resources. Her office is calming, beautiful and allows you to be really present throughout. read more

Mari is amazing! I have been working with her on and off for over 8 years and am so grateful for her care. I appreciate her warmth and groundedness. I feel like she really listens to what I'm coming in with and where I am expressing I need support. That combined with her deep intuition and years of experience, I feel that she really cares for my whole being. I came in recently with pretty intense back pain and after her treatment and a good night's rest I found much of the pain had been released and I felt lighter and much more relaxed. I highly recommend Mari! read more

I removed one star because of the rigidness of the cancellation policy. A difference of one hour cost me $300. Her quality of care and services are really great. She's attentive and a great listener. The price is on the more expensive side but you don't leave the session feeling like it wasn't deserved. All around great person, service and healer. read more

I feel so blessed to have connected with this beautiful healer!! Mari has helped me with a painful low back, fatigue, digestive issues, and reproductive health issues. Mari brings a gentle kind attention to the experience where I feel truly witnessed and cared for. Every time I leave I feel a deep renewal and inspired to take better care of this aging body. read more

I've have the pleasure of being Mari's client for over 10 years now. I never had acupuncture before, and honestly knew very little about it. The first time I saw her I was having chronic insomnia and inflammation that was causing acme breakouts, all do to stress from my high intensity job at the time. After only 3 sessions with Mari, spread apart in 2 months, my ailments were cured and I was completely rebalanced from the inside out. Mari is incredibly dedicated, and sincerely wants you to heal. She asks inquisitive questions and is able to link and connect your symptoms and discomfort with what is misaligned and out of balance within your energetic system. Mari's office space is both warm and welcoming, she is fluid in her treatments, applying both strong intuition and working experience as a healer to create a personalized treatment for you-I always feel seen and heard by her. Mari's acupuncture and energy work always balances out my hormones, weight, stress, and mental health and wellbeing, she truly improves my overall quality of life! read more

Mari is exceptionally gifted with her work and quality of care. She is kind, knowledgeable, and her work is comprehensive. I always feel the benefits of receiving her work for days after the session. Her office is clean, easy to access with ample parking. Highly recommended!! read more

Mari is kind, gentle, and a great listener and healer. She is the perfect choice for prenatal and postnatal acupuncture. More specifically, she's great for: - "before getting pregnant" to help you get connected to your body - to help the insemination "stick" for pregnancy - to ease the nausea during the first trimester - to ease your body during the "I-can-barely-walk-3rd-trimester" - to help call the baby earth-side (I delivered within three days after I saw her last) - all the craziness of postnatal body pain (relieving awkward breastfeeding positions) - to prescribe a special blend of tea before and during pregnancy - and for emotional support I can't sing Mari's praises enough. She is wonderful. I am so glad I met her. read more

Mari is an amazing healer. She is kind, intuitive,and conscious of the body systems. Emotions and the spirit and how they relate and are interconnected. I appreciate her brilliance and recommend everyone to experience her gift. read more

When I met Mari, my wife and I had been trying to get pregnant for over a year. We had just transitioned to IVF and someone had suggested trying acupuncture and provided Mari's information. I was so grateful for the recommendation -- I ended up seeing her before, during and after my pregnancy. She supported each part, always going above and beyond to do what she thought was best. She was responsive to how I was feeling at each moment and extremely attentive. And now that I have spoken to other friends about their experiences with acupuncture, I also realize what a wide variety of skills that Mari brings to the table outside of traditional acupuncture (eg cupping and massage therapy). She's also a genuinely compassionate and warm human being - a listener and healer. I'd recommend Mari to anyone looking for an amazing acupuncturist. Or who needs someone to help address something going on in their body - be it fertility-related or otherwise. My wife ended up seeing Mari for a nerve issue with her wrists as well as general back pain. She really is the best! read more

Oh my goodness! I came to see Mari because my sciatica and back pain had me hunched over. After just on session my pain was reduced and I became a believer. Make no mistake. It hurt like a hell! The elbows, cups and needles were all needed to loosen my muscles. At the end of the session I was walking straight up. No more having to bend and compensate for the pain! She is strong and kind. She uses her gift to heal people. Definitely becoming a regular! read more

I truly cannot recommend Mari highly enough. I came to Mari in the midst of a frustrating fertility process, when I was feeling physically worse than I had ever before, for unknown reason. All of the western doctors told me nothing was wrong, but I knew that wasn't true. Mari was the first and only practitioner to recognize and then effectively treat my symptoms, using a wide variety of tools- acupuncture, massage, moving cupping, and more. She is a highly skilled healer, and creates a space that feels incredibly safe both physically and emotionally. Mari was by my side throughout the fertility process and pregnancy, and then even came to my home for postpartum treatment. I truly credit Mari for our success in becoming pregnant. Not only is Mari an expert in fertility-related issues, my partner also saw her for sports-related injuries, which she successfully treated. I recommend Mari unequivocally and for anyone looking for deeply restorative and effective treatment. read more

Mari is amazing! I have been seeing them weekly throughout my entire pregnancy, starting at around 15 weeks. At that time I was feeling sick, sluggish, depressed and run down, and my midwife had just found a fibroid in my uterus, which prompted her to recommend acupuncture with Mari. Within a few weeks of treatment, I started to notice my energy return. Not only physically, but mentally, emotionally and spiritually I felt more balanced, refreshed and nourished. The combination of gentle healing hands, acupuncture, herbalism and compassionate listening has done much more than treat my fibroid - it has really supported my transition into motherhood. I am so thankful for Mari's support and I recommend them to all the pregnant, and non-pregnant people in my life! What I appreciate most about Mari's work is the humanity - they really understand healing as a holistic, soul work, not just a treating of symptoms. There is no sign of the fibroid now, but more so, I feel confident and ready to deliver this little person in just a few weeks. read more

Mari is a skilled healer. I have been lucky to receive treatment from them for several years. Mari truly listens and trusts what I am experiencing in my body. Acupuncture from Mari has been key in my own healing. With respect and compassion as the foundation for how Mari connects, treatment from them helps guide my body to move through what it needs to every time (which I can say I don't experience with every acupuncturist). I am not someone who writes yelp reviews, but my heart is so full of gratitude for Mari's commitment to healing that I am writing this one. Please do yourself a favor and schedule an appointment with Mari as soon as possible. read more

I gave myself a massage with Mari as a birthday gift and it was wonderfully rejuvenating. Mari struck a good balance of doing detail work on trouble spots in my back and legs and working on my whole body, helping me feel energetically whole. She also gave me several stretches and chest-opening practices after the massage to help with some ongoing issues I deal with as a musician. She was very caring and professional and I recommend her services highly. read more

She is the BEST healer i have ever seen, and i have seen alot for chronic allergies, pain etc. if you want the best in the greater bay area, hire her for housecall appointments! or book her for your Business setting, you will NOT be sorry!! Cannot reccomend highly enough! Natural healing abilities and compassion. My housemate loves her treatments too! read more

Mari gives both great massages and accupuncture. I'm a bit massage-shy, and often feel like masseuses don't check in adequately about whether the pressure is ok--or they check in at the beginning, but then seem to forget what you said halfway through and just do whatever. Mari checks in just enough without it being too much to interrupt the relaxation of the massage. Re: accupuncture--I had never gotten accupuncture from anyone before Mari, and it didn't hurt a bit! In fact, I feel asleep with the needles in me and woke up feeling great. Mari especially wants to work with queer communities, communities of color and low-income folks, and has really worked to make their services accessible. They have a really great balance between being gentle and assertive in their care. read more

Amazing acupuncturist! Mari has a wonderful bedside manner really taking the time to connect with kindness and intuition. Mari has a way of healing that is deep and subtle, respectful, imaginative and based in concrete knowledge. I would recommend Mari to anyone which says a lot, I have been to many healers and have had a lot of different health issues. read more

I've been getting massages from Mari off and on for the past several years. She is attentive and intuitive. A professional and a sweetheart. I wish I could see her more often! read more

Mari Kubota is a wonderful practitioner. I utilize Mari's services both personally and professionally. My personal sessions with Mari are always very helpful, and I feel that Mari is working on multiple therapeutic levels simultaneously. Answering my questions, helping my nervous system really settle into a healing state, and giving great massage, powerful needling and moxa, and magical reiki! As a homebirth midwife, I refer clients to Mari all the time for fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum support, and they are consistently pleased, seeing clear improvements, feeling truly cared for by a true healer! read more