Upcoming Classes
  • Fundamentals Ongoing
  • 125 hours - Level 1
  • Start Days: 3rd Monday of each month
  • Classes Meet: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays (see schedule)
  • 2:00 - 5:00pm and/or 6:30 - 9:30pm
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Instructors

 

At SFSM, we are fortunate to have educators who are among the best in their field. As practicing clinicians, these individuals bring extensive massage and bodywork knowledge along with practical experience to the classroom. In addition to their diverse accomplishments, our instructors are passionate, dynamic and strive to make learning fun.
Dr. Eric Rubin DC, CMT

Dr. Eric Rubin DC, CMT

  • Doctor of Chiropractic
  • Practicing Reiki Master since 1996
  • Graduate of SFSM, certified in Swedish Massage and Shiatsu Massage
  • Certified Insight Bodyworker
  • Graduate of California Pacific Medical Center's integrated hospital bodywork program
  • Additional training in Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Reflexology, Cranial Sacral Therapy and Myofascial Release
  • Eric owns and operates North Point Chiropractic and Family Wellness Center, a diverse private practice in San Francisco and has years of clinical massage experience working with Chiropractors and Acupuncturists in the Bay Area.
Leah Kennedy CMT

Leah Kennedy CMT

  • Certified Massage Therapist, SFSM's Fundamentals of Massage Program
  • Advanced Massage Therapy training at SFSM in Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, and Lymphatic Massage
  • Additional Training in Prenatal and Postnatal Massage
  • Reiki Practitioner
  • Leah has built her experience through work at both spa and wellness centers and in her successful private practice.
Nell Waters CMT, Certified Doula

Nell Waters CMT, Certified Doula

  • Graduate of SFSM and Lane Community College of Massage in Oregon
  • Trained in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, and Prenatal massage
  • Certified Doula, working closely with expectant mothers and their partners throughout the birth process
  • Nell brings a wide variety of experiences as a massage therapist to her teaching and now enjoys a busy private practice in San Francisco focusing on meeting her clients' bodies needs with intention, depth, and patience.
Marty Morales Certified Rolfer, Rolf Movement Practitioner, CMT

Marty Morales
Certified Rolfer, Rolf Movement Practitioner, CMT

  • SFSM graduate, Fundamentals, Advanced, and Bodywork Therapist programs
  • Draws on a broad base of experiences from clinical work to spa massage
  • Experienced speaker and business coach
  • Marty is trained in a variety of styles including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports massage, Reiki, Trigger Point and Cranial Sacral work
  • Eight years of successful private practice in San Francisco.
Rachel Johnson ABT, CMT

Rachel Johnson ABT, CMT

  • Certified Asian Bodywork Therapist (ABT) through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
  • Additional training includes watsu, aqua chi, pre-natal, infant massage
  • Eastern Healing Arts Therapist with 18 years experience in private practice, with a focus on maintaining wellness
  • Rachel has been teaching at SFSM since 1998.
Art Riggs CMT

Art Riggs Certified Advanced Rolfer, CMT

  • Certified Advanced Rolfer
  • Eighteen years of experience teaching Deep Tissue for physical therapists, health spas and massage schools
  • Published author of Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques and creator of Deep Tissue Massage & Myofascial Release video
  • Specializing in athletic injuries Art has work with many professional athletes including massage for California's Golden State Warriors
  • Art manages a successful private practice in Oakland.
Lucy Rush CMT

Lucy Rush CMT

  • Lucy is a massage therapist, educator, and business manager
  • She specializes in post-operative and soft tissue bodywork as well as chair massage
  • Lucy is also an ergonomic consultant
  • Lucy has been an active instructor at SFSM for the past fifteen years.
Jim Berns CMT, Advanced Ortho-Bionomist

Jim Berns CMT, Advanced Ortho-Bionomist

  • Certified Massage Therapist, Practicing for over 20 years
  • Registered Advanced Ortho-Bionomy© Instructor
  • Learned Ortho-Bionomy© from it's founder, British Osteopath, Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls
  • Co-Author of the book Ortho-Bionomy© A Practical Manual with Katy Kain
  • Jim has lectured to and trained thousands of health professionals throughout the United States
  • Jim has been teaching and assisting the development of SFSM's Swedish Massage Intensives over 15 years.
Randy Lind CMT

Randy Lind CMT

  • Randy has been teaching massage therapy in the Bay Area since 2000
  • 20 years of healing work experience with over half specializing in orthopedic, sports and clinical massage therapy
  • Captained the AIDS Lifecycle massage team for a number of years
  • lives and works in Oakland, CA and is the owner and director of an orthopedic massage clinic specializing in soft tissue and joint rehabilitation
  • He is also a long time student of meditation and enjoys backpacking, nature photography and vegan cooking in his spare time
  • His fun and interactive teaching style is informed by his passion for healing, and curiosity about the human body along with his eclectic work experience and depth of clinical knowledge.
Karen Gramberg CMT

Karen Gramberg CMT

  • Graduate of SFSM's Fundamentals, Advanced, and Bodywork Therapist programs
  • 8 years in private practice
  • Several years assisting Art Riggs in teaching his Deep Tissue classes
  • Instructor in SFSM’s Swedish ongoing/intensive course and Director of the Advanced Massage Program
  • Karen’s bodywork focus is Structural Integrative body work, using a combination of Deep Tissue & Myofacial release, Trigger point and Cranio-sacral skills.
Rocky Hall CMT

Rocky Hall CMT

  • Graduate of the Spa-Tech Institute's 600-hour Therapeutic Massage Career program
  • Graduate of SFSM's Zen Shiatsu program
  • 8 years in private practice
  • Level 3 Reiki practitioner
  • Instructor of chair massage, couples massage and spa techniques workshops
  • Substitute instructor in SFSM's Fundamentals of Massage programs
  • Rocky's massage practice consists of an integration of Swedish and Deep Tissue massage techniques with energy work and dry room spa treatments.
Mary Ann Heidkamp CMT

Mary Ann Heidkamp CMT

  • SFSM graduate, Fundamentals and Bodywork Therapist programs
  • Trained in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point, Ortho-Bionomy, and Cranial Sacral therapies
  • Practicing Reiki Master
  • Maintains a thriving private practice
  • Works at North Point Chiropractic and Family Wellness Center.
John Michael Doyle Certified Advanced Rolfer, CMT

John Michael Doyle
Certified Advanced Rolfer, CMT

  • Graduate of SFSM - 1985
  • Broad background in dance, yoga, and the martial arts
  • Certified Advanced Rolfer and Certified Rolf Movement Practitioner
  • Nationally certified massage therapist (NCTMB)
  • John specializes in a variety of techniques including orthopedic, deep tissue, and sports massage
  • Created Rolfing Bodyworks of Contra Costa and maintains a thriving private practice in Walnut Creek, CA.
Lilli Ann Papaloukas, CMT

Lilli Ann Papaloukas CMT

  • SFSM graduate, Fundamentals, Zen Shiatsu, and Bodywork Therapist programs
  • Training at SFSM in Thai Massage, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Lymphatic Massage, Sports, Pregnancy Massage, Reflexology, Ortho-Bionomy, Cranial Sacral, and Dynamic Stretching
  • Additional certifications in Hot Stone Therapy and Applied Anatomy
  • Reiki Practitioner
  • Lilli Ann maintains a successful integrated bodywork therapy practice in San Francisco specializing in personalized sessions combining Hot Stone Massage with a blend of Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu and Thai Massage techniques.
Frank Lopez, Advanced Massage Practitioner

Frank Lopez CMT

  • Graduate of SFSM, Fundamentals program
  • Workshops: SFSM, Esalen Institute, Green Mountain Portugal Program, SourcePoint
  • Trained in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, METs, Ortho-Bionomy, Sports Massage among others
  • Over 500 hours as Teacher's assistant primarily with Karen Gramberg, Art Riggs and Marty Morales
  • Frank moved from the Marketing arena to the Massage world in 2009. He is thrilled in doing so to have changed his "work" montra from "Be Aggressive!" to "Slow Down." Frank enjoys performing all manner of massage but is particularly smitten by spot-work and 2- to 3-hour massage sessions he calls "Body Tune Ups."