Schedule a Session in Oakland
Oakland Rates for 75 minute sessions*
Cash, check, Venmo: @Leah-Gillman-1 , last 4 digits of phone # for confirmation: 3450, or, Zelle: 510LeahG@gmailcom
New Oakland Rates, as of 1/1/2026:
- New clients: $170 for a single or occasional session; $160, for those coming every 4 weeks
- Pre-existing Clients: $160 for a single or occasional session; $150, for those coming at least every 4 weeks
*90 minutes are reserved on the calendar to allow time to transition.
Cancelled or Missed Sessions: 50% of fees are due for sessions missed or cancelled with less than 48 hours notice.
Gift Certificates: Want to purchase a session for someone else? How nice! Send a message to Leah with your request.
How to Prepare for Your Session: Wear something comfortable, nothing too tight or too thick, and preferably not a tank top or anything that leaves too much skin exposed. Exercise clothes like a Tshirt and light sweatpants work especially well. Eat light before your session—you’ll feel more at ease with an emptier belly.
Oakland Sessions are located at: 12th Street, in west Oakland
Leah wears a mask for the duration of all Oakland sessions. The exterior doors or windows are left open as long as smoke, noise and temperature allow for it. The face cradle and surfaces in its vicinity are disinfected and all the linens are changed between every session.
Schedule a Session in Sierra City
No booking page for Sierra City, just send a message to Leah requesting a session, include any scheduling preferences. More than a day’s notice is great, but sometimes last minute is enough!
- Texting is best: (510) 543-3450
- Email: SierraCityMassage@gmail.com
Sierra City Rates
$100 / 60 minute session
$120 / 75 minute session
Sierra City Location
Butte Avenue, just a couple of blocks from the General Store on Main Street
How to Prepare for Your Session
Wear something comfortable, nothing too tight or too thick, and preferably not a tank top or anything that leaves too much skin exposed. Exercise clothes like a Tshirt and light sweatpants work especially well. Eat light before your session—you’ll feel more at ease with an emptier belly.
Gift Certificates
Want to purchase a gift certificate for someone else? How nice! Send a message to Leah with your request.
Learn How to Massage Using Your Feet!
Barefoot Shiatsu is an efficient, effective method of therapeutic massage. It is satisfying to both receive and to give! The techniques are inherently ergonomic and, over time, can improve the practitioners’ leg strength, balance, breath, rhythm, coordination, sensitivity, responsiveness and understanding of the body.
To become a proficient practitioner, a great deal of practice is required. Periodic tutorials combined with independent practice on ‘volunteer clients’ is a great way to gain proficiency.
Leah has been teaching Barefoot Shiatsu since 2006 in both group and private settings. Private tutorials do require a third person to act as ‘the client’. A manual is provided for students to keep. It helps the student recall the techniques but does not qualify as a standalone teaching source.
Rates and other information for tutorials are the same as for bodywork sessions and can be found above.
Interested in attending a Barefoot Shiatsu workshop-retreat in Oakland or Sierra City? Let Leah know!
Leah Gillman 