Schedule a Low Cost Barefoot Massage
Advanced students and professional practitioners of Barefoot Bodywork and other floor-based, clothes-on modalities are offering low cost barefoot massages in a community setting, meaning that there may be multiple sessions taking place simultaneously, at Barefoot Movement. All sessions are clothes-on and take place on a shiatsu mat on the floor.
Our regular massage session times are:
Tuesday Mornings
Thursday Evenings
You may request a session for another time. Irregular session times are dependent on studio and practitioner availability.
We block off one hour on the calendar for each 50 minute session to allow for transition time between clients.
How to sign up for a massage
1) Use the calendar below to see the available sessions.
2) Read about the individual practitioners and their rates a little further down this page.
4) Email Joel Jacobs at [email protected] with the session that you’d like to sign up for.
4) Receive a confirmation email back from Joel that confirms your appointment.
What to expect when you come for your session
The practitioner that you scheduled your session with will be waiting for you at the studio with a massage mat all set up and ready to go. Other sessions may be happening at the same time. Please bring an empty pillow case or spare Tshirt to put under your face during your session for sanitary purposes. Have an essentially empty stomach when you come. Wear loose, comfortable clothing (think: pajamas or long sleeved/long legged exercise clothes) you may wear socks if you like, the practitioner is the one with the bare feet 
Please bring your payment in either cash or check.
For more information, email Joel Jacobs, the Manager of Barefoot Movement’s Low Cost, Community-Style Barefoot Massage Project at [email protected]
Faith Cornwall
After three rounds of physical therapy in one year for issues related to chronic muscle tension, Faith Cornwall’s 2008 New Year’s Resolution was to get a massage every month. This experience was so profound and healing that Faith studied Thai massage in Chiang Mai, Thailand and various other modalities at McKinnon Body Therapy Center in Oakland. She became a Certified Massage Therapist in the state of California in 2011. In addition to teaching yoga here at Barefoot Movement, Faith also studies Healing Touch, an energy therapy. With her background in touch, movement and energy work, her grounded presence creates a container in which her clients can safely unfurl and find their own inner calm.
Rate: $50 for a 50 minute session with Faith
Joel Jacobs
Joel began studying Barefoot Bodywork in Fall 2011 as a way of squeezing as much value as possible out of his one-month-of-unlimited-classes livingsocial deal. A longtime bodywork consumer, he was immediately intrigued by the demystification of that magical art, and eager to learn how he himself could use his feet to help others feel better. He has been working ever since then to develop his skills, and is now being unleashed on an unsuspecting world.
Joel lives in Berkeley with his family. By day, Joel is an environmental lawyer. The rest of the time, when he doesn’t have his feet on people, Joel enjoys yoga, acting, contact improvisational dance, not winning the New Yorker cartoon caption contest, and composing and performing silly songs (even though he can’t sing). For proof, click here.
Rate: Joel is a student practitioner. There is a suggested donation of $25 to the “new mats fund” for a session with Joel. Joel does not accept tips; if you enjoy the session, the best way to show it is to come back for another one!
Lisa Lum Yamashita
Lisa grew up in Hawaii where going barefoot as a child was the norm and necessary for beach-walking and tree-climbing. She was always fascinated with helping people through the power of touch and gravitated toward the health care professions. She currently works as a physical therapist specializing in neurological disorders at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
What initially began as a search for new techniques led to study at the Acupressure Institute in Berkeley and eventually the embrace of a Traditional Chinese Medicine world view. After her first Ashiatsu class with Edward Spencer in 2006, Lisa was hooked on foot work. She later completed a ten month apprenticeship with Edward and now assists Leah Gillman with the Barefoot Bodywork workshops at Barefoot Movement. She also sees private clients at the Reunion Center for Counseling, Healing and Growth in Pleasant Hill.
Rate: $40 for a 50 minute session with Lisa
Stephanie Ciccone-Nascimento
Stephanie loves learning about the vast world of holistic health and the potential of the human body. Her various experiences and passion for the healing arts has allowed her to develop an integrative and compassionate approach to bodywork.
Stephanie has been a California State Certified Massage Therapist since 2012. She received her training at the National Holistic Institute in both Eastern and Western modalities. She currently has a practice at The Perfect Sidekick in Oakland, CA and specializes in Myofacial Release, Trigger Point, Shiatsu and Thai massage. Stephanie treats every client as a whole person and helps facilitate a healing process that tailors to the client’s individual needs. Her intuitive skills and caring attitude create a safe space for anyone seeking to restore balance, decrease stress, prevent/rehabilitate an injury or simply increase overall wellness.
Stephanie is developing her Ashiatsu (barefoot Shiatsu) skills and is excited to integrate it into her bodywork. Outside of being a massage therapist, she is also a social justice educator/facilitator. Stephanie brings a politicized awareness to her healing work and considers the importance of context, identities, environments, and experiences when supporting someone on their healing journey. Her other passions include hiking, food (justice), traveling, reading and meditation.
Rate: $50 for a 50 minute session with Stephanie