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Wellness guide

A wellness guide to San Francisco, CA

San Francisco has 21 practitioners and spaces on Sanctuary Ground (6 practitioners, 15 spaces). Here they are grouped by what you might be looking for, with a few to start with in each and what sessions here usually cost.

To unwind and rest

Massage, saunas, floats and sound baths: the quiet, body-first ways to come down from a long week. San Francisco has 5 massage listings, 2 bathhouses & saunas listings and 8 sound healing listings.

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Pelvic Floor Bodywork — SF

Bodywork · San Francisco, CA

Pelvic Floor Bodywork — SF — a thoughtfully held offering. Add a longer bio here from the practitioner profile.

From $220
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Qigong in the Presidio

Movement · San Francisco, CA

Qigong in the Presidio — a thoughtfully held offering. Add a longer bio here from the practitioner profile.

Healer in Light

Reiki & sound healing · San Francisco, CA

Usui Reiki sessions and private Reiki classes in San Francisco. Shekhina von Recklinghausen is a Reiki Master Teacher in the…

From $160

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Energy work

Hands-on and hands-off practices that aim at deep rest and a sense of balance. San Francisco has 4 reiki listings and 4 energy healing listings.

Craniosacral Healing Center (Adrian Chaves)

Craniosacral therapy & Reiki · San Francisco, CA

Biodynamic craniosacral therapy and Reiki on Union Street. Adrian Chaves offers Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and bodywork at…

Harmonious Echoes

Sound healing · San Francisco, CA

Reiki-infused sound baths with Veronique Cannenterre around the Bay Area. Veronique Cannenterre turned to sound healing after 20…

Yoga Flow SF

Yoga · San Francisco, CA

Family-owned infrared-heated yoga with monthly reiki sound baths. A family-owned group of three immersive, infrared-heated yoga…

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For body and pain

Practitioners who work directly with tension, pain and the nervous system, alongside your usual care. San Francisco has 3 acupuncture listings, 2 craniosacral listings, 3 natural health listings and 2 nutrition listings.

Blue Willow Acupuncture

Acupuncture & clinical nutrition · San Francisco, CA

Acupuncture, herbs and nutrition for pain and digestion. Sharone Franzen is a San Francisco acupuncturist, herbalist and…

Chinese Medicine Works

Acupuncture & Chinese herbal clinic · San Francisco, CA

Noe Valley acupuncture and herbal clinic from practitioners since the 1970s. Chinese Medicine Works is a Noe Valley clinic…

San Francisco Community Acupuncture

Community acupuncture · San Francisco, CA

Affordable community acupuncture in the Mission. A community acupuncture clinic on Valencia Street built on the idea that…

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Movement, breath and stillness

Classes and teachers for yoga, breathwork and meditation, from first-timers to regulars. San Francisco has 5 yoga listings and 10 meditation listings.

HAUM — San Francisco

Yoga · San Francisco, CA

Spacious, light-filled yoga studio on Mission Street. HAUM's space on Mission Street is exceptionally spacious and filled with…

Mission Yoga

Hot yoga & more · San Francisco, CA

Hot yoga, Pilates, dance and sound baths in the Mission. Mission Yoga offers hot yoga, Pilates, dance and wellness classes,…

San Francisco Zen Center, City Center

Zen meditation center · San Francisco, CA

Soto Zen temple and practice center in the city since 1969. City Center, also called Beginner's Mind Temple, was founded in 1969…

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Neighborhoods

Where San Francisco's listings cluster: Mission (3), Bay Area (2) and — (2).

13 of these 21 listings also offer sessions online.

Questions

How are listings in San Francisco chosen?

Every listing on Sanctuary Ground is reviewed by a person before it goes live. Verified listings have also had their identity and credentials checked, and owner-run listings are kept up to date by the business itself. Both are shown first in this guide.

Can I book directly?

Yes. Each listing has the practitioner's or space's own contact details, and many take booking requests through Sanctuary Ground.

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This guide is put together from the listings themselves and refreshed every day. It is general information, not medical advice.