Bill Kester Healing Arts

Bill is the very best. His certifications are very rare and impressive. But what is the most impressive is he seems to be able to sense where the pain is and make it
go away. I can drive to his studio barely being able to turn my head and he fixes my neck and makes it work again. He is so intuitive it is almost scary.
He is very knowledgeable, interesting, educated and a pleasure .
Highly recommend!

Bill is amazing! I’ve been going to him for about 6 years and I can’t say enough! If you have a pain or strain he will be the one to fix it. He knows which muscles to focus on and/​or which combination to release and you feel it instantly. He’s like no other practitioner.

Until I had a massage from Bill, I thought massages were «good,» and something I would gladly do with a gift certificate. And then I had an Esalen massage from Bill, and the «OK massage» jig was up.
Bill’s massage was amazing. I have never felt so relaxed and limber and pain free (my sciatica was flaring up at the time).
I immediately recommended Bill to a friend of mine with stage 4 breast cancer, and his craniosacral work with her was, again, nothing short of amazing. He helped her ease both her pain and her anxiety.
If I could give six stars I would; I highly recommend Bill.

I’ve just started going to Bill, and I have to say that his work is, hands-​down, the very best massage/​bodywork I’ve ever had done. In ONE session he «fixed» my neck (he would say that he just helped my body do the healing), which was suffering greatly from a whiplash reinjury. It wasn’t all of a sudden, mind you, but as the days and weeks went on, instead of getting better and then getting worse again, it just continued to get better and better. After weeks and weeks of pain before seeing Bill, this was miraculous, to say the least.
He really listens to your body and does exactly what YOU need. For me, it hasn’t been a typical relaxing, Swedish-​style massage. Instead, he listens to parts of my body and works on them in concert with each other. More «body-​work» than «massage» — but that’s just because that is specifically what *I* needed.
He’s also wonderful to talk with and makes you feel very at-​home and comfortable. I am so thrilled to have found him!

Bill is a true healer – intuitive, thoughtful, and so wise. I went to him for a craniosacral therapy treatment, and he immediately tuned in to where I was – in like minutes. He was instantly helping my body heal. I felt like my «issues» were revealed to me, (which is what I love in craniosacral work), but in a way where they felt completely simple and beautiful, rather than complicated and ugly. I left feeling empowered, deeply content, and just awesome. What a blessing!

Over the years I have been fortunate enough to receive many massages. Some while listening to the waves from the bathouse at Esalen. Others from top practitioners in NYC. But Bill is the best.
You wouldn’t think it to look at him (no offence Bill!). But his intelligent, intuitive body sense and gentle but massive strength are awesome. Not entirely beside the point, he is also a really interesting guy to talk to. Whether you are looking for therapeutic healing or «just» a massage, do yourself a favor and make an appointment with Bill.
Highly recommended.

Bill is absolutely amazing. He is a complete healer, with in-​depth knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology. When I first started seeing him I was having a lot of pain in my shoulder. After seeing my doctor I was given pain medication and a referral to physical therapy. One session with Bill and my shoulder pain was gone. After months of pain and trying different approaches it was gone! He knew which muscles to focus on and release and I have not had pain since. Over the past year he has helped me with numerous aches and pains that just come up as part of daily life and I always leave feeling completely relaxed and grounded. I highly recommend him!

Short version: Esalen-​style, Craniosacral
Long version: Massage that gets under your skin and in your soul!
Been seeing Bill for over five years and decided to give him a leg up on Unilocal as most of his clients are word-​of-​mouth, and he deserves more!
Ex-​spa junkie, I’ve tried almost every style in every context internationally (resorts, spas, blind academies) and believe that massage is a critical form of self-​care and awareness.
Lower back injury, freak hit-​by-​car-​as-​pedestrian accident, bike tumble, my response was to GO TO BILL to make it better.
He has an incredibly intuitive sense of the body’s energy, and a skillful knowledge of anatomy. Sometimes after a session my voice drops lower into my diaphragm from the renewed relaxation.
He will soften up your psoas (if you don’t know where that is, you will after Bill) but go easy when you perceive pain or pressure.
I find it difficult to accept massage gift certificates or a spa treat because Bill’s ruined me: he’s the ONLY masseur in the Bay Area for whom I’ll gladly pay.