Awakening Presence Massage
Jun 13th, 2007 
Stress, old trauma or injury may occur either as pain or as areas of disconnection in the body. Pamela applies Swedish, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, trigger points, stretching and mobilizations, and hot stone massage to offer lasting benefits. She also has training in prenatal, Craniosacral therapy, energywork and Orthobionomy. Sessions are dynamic and Pamela brings outstanding rapport and humor. Several clients have been able to avoid surgery and stop taking pain medication since receiving regular bodywork from Pamela.
Pamela Rosin Stress, old trauma or injury may occur either as pain or as areas of disconnection in the body. Pamela applies Swedish, deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, trigger points, stretching and mobilizations, and hot stone massage to offer lasting benefits. She also has training in prenatal, Craniosacral therapy, energywork and Orthobionomy. Sessions are dynamic and Pamela brings outstanding rapport and humor. Several clients have been able to avoid surgery and stop taking pain medication since receiving regular bodywork from Pamela.
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if i was stranded on a deserted island and i had to pick a few people to be stuck with, pamela would definately be one of them. mind blowing massage. theraputic and careful. a treat.
simply great. i feel totally relaxed with her. she’s the only massage therapist that i have ever really gone to but not the only massage that i have ever gotten. i go back time and again because she does great work and makes me feel totally comfortable and relaxed. after my first massage with her i kinda felt high. it was great.
I found Pamela on Yelp; I was visiting SF and happened to be staying round the corner from her practice, which is very centrally located on The Castro. Remarkably, her room is very quiet (it’s not facing the street), and feels serene and sophisticated. She was extremely professional, warm, and interested to know my specific needs and it was a very safe space to be in as a woman traveling through a new town. During the massage, while she let me drift off for much of it, she also got me to participate in my own healing, and asked if I wanted her to try a new modality, “orthobiotics”, to work on a troublesome hamstring/glute pain. This gentle manipulation, which works in the opposite way to stretching (helping the tight muscle go slack) actually seemed to help more than all the yoga stretches I’ve been doing–the next day it was 70% reduced. She showed me how to do my own version of it at home. If I lived in SF, I’d say Pamela would be the kind of bodyworker to have a recurring session with; she wants to know what your body is up to and how to make it better by working with you not just doing a session and sending you out the door. Note: on the first visit, as with all good bodyworkers, she talks with you for a few minutes to evaluate your needs. This will cut into your massage time, naturally, so keep your comments focused and brief unless you don’t mind about that! (Temptation is to chat on about yourself, of course…)
I have had 2 massages with Pamela so far, and she is excellent.
She takes time upfront to ask what’s going on with your body - and what specifically (if anything) you’re interested in having her focus on. She makes you feel very comfortable and cared for. Very conscientious. She has a very loving (yet strong if you tell her you like a deep massage, like I do) touch.
I especially enjoy the variety of techniques she incorporates at different times - a bit of what seemed to me like thai massage, deep tissue, swedish, hot stones, and some AMAZING head/neck moves at the end, there, that made me feel I was melting into the table (a good thing!).
The space itself is also incredibly soothing - soft music, nicely decorated, and surprisingly peaceful given its central Castro St location.
I highly recommend massage with Pamela.
Pamela is awesome! I go to her when I am really ready to let go of tension- both physical and emotional. She really tunes in to what is going on in my body and is amazing at working out all of the knots and stuck places. She has a firm and confident touch, though she is willing to work as light or as deep as I want. Plus, she makes me feel safe and well cared for while I’m in her office for a session. I really appreciate the vast array of bodywork modalities that she draws from to give me exactly what my body needs in each session, and her willingness to work from her intuition more than following a particular method. When I leave Pamela’s office, I always feel relaxed, and this feeling lasts into the next day.
I’ve had many a massage in my day, which might sound slightly ironic seeing that I AM an Asian woman, but more on that later. I went to see Pamela for the first time today, after receiving a generous gift certificate and I can definitely say that I will be back.
First of all, Pamela is a consummate professional; she has a great online scheduling system, is timely yet relaxed and incredibly warm and welcoming. She also, as other Yelpers have attested to, really listens to you and your requests. I have some pretty intense work/ stress related aches along my neck & shoulders and Pamela definitely took the time to pay extra attention and love to those areas.
I also really enjoyed the extra techniques that Pamela incorporated into our session including hot stones and a heated table (so good for my cold body!) By the end of the session, the wonderful shift in my body was so apparent that I felt lit up; the ache in my rotator area of my shoulder had eased up, my breath had slowed and deepened and I felt all over happy. Pamela offered me a cup of tea and then I was on my way to enjoy the rest of a sunny weekend in SF.
If you’d like to experience such unicorn and sunny ice cream sparkled happiness, I suggest you book Ms. Rosin for your next bodywork & massage series. (the website is perfect for finding out more)
Oh, if I could give Pamela 20 stars, I probably would.
Everything I do is bad for my body. I work in research, and spend my days hunched over a computer. When I’m not at work, I’m training for and running marathons. And I’m also one of those type-A “shoulders up to the ears” types. I’m tense, basically.
I started seeing Pamela late last year when tension and bad workplace ergonomics rendered me unable to turn my head, at all, in either direction.
After 1 60 minute session with Pamela, the pain was gone, and over the course of the next two weeks, my neck was about 80% better. After a second visit, the problem was gone entirely and hasn’t come back.
But that’s probably because I keep returning. As a runner, she is my secret weapon– I run faster, easier, and recover quicker when I see Pamela regularly. Mentally, my twice-monthly visits work wonders, and I always feel both relaxed and super-energized (if that’s possible) after a visit.
Now, this isn’t a rose petal spa massage…they call it bodyWORK for a reason. Although the sessions are always ultimately relaxing, they are also really…active. Pamela wants to fix your problems. Sometimes this means rolling into an odd position, or having her kneel on you, or just working through a problem with her. It’s a two-way street, in other words.
There’s no “hiding” a tender spot from Pamela. She has sonar fingers and will find your kinks and knots and fix them. She’s the most thorough and in-touch CMT I’ve ever had work on me. Sometimes she beats me up a little (she works deep in your muscles…deeper than you thought possible), but it works.
Pamela really listens to your concerns and requests, and she’s just a really nice person to spend time with, frankly. And I love her workspace. It’s warm (both color- and temperature-wise) and inviting, and I swear, I would pay good money just to nap on her heated massage table!
Other pluses: convenient, near MUNI stop. Good wine shop across the street. Online booking and payment. Evening hours.
Pamela does NOT give your typical paint-by-numbers massage.
She’s like a detective–she seeks out the injury, the tensions, the imbalanced and out-of-whack parts of your body–and then she reaches into her deep tool-kit for whatever will serve you best. She moves between a whole range of techniques (Swedish, deep tissue, orthobionomy, hot stones, cranio-sacral) with ease and total skill.
This is active bodywork; Pamela makes you a part of your own healing process, which is amazing - you leave knowing your body better than you did when you came in. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever trusted a CMT as much as I trust Pamela. She’s a master.
Oh yeah, and it’s totally heavenly, too! I wish I could afford to do this weekly!
As you know, I was the lucky winner of Pamela’s free massage … and ‘guinea pig’ to try out her new techniques she learned at the recently attended week-long massage training. I’ve had a massage from Pamela in the past, which was nice, but nothing compared to the one I received this past Sunday.
I’m a massage-addict and I’ve had numerous massages in my life, and Pamela’s massage was one of the best ones! (I’m not writing this because I got a free massage, I sincerely mean that.) Her deep tissue massage included a few initial nice, long stretches, and even a facial/jaw, scalp and ear massage. Other niceties are the heated blanket and the serene environment of her studio. Plus, most importantly, her massages don’t feel rushed.
Another nice thing Pamela did was that she placed Solana immediately on my stomach when she started crying … while Pamela continued her massage-work. Neither Pamela nor I ever gave/received a massage that way, and as a new mother, this was very special.
If you’re longing for a good massage (which for sure you are if you responded - like me - to her ‘free massage’ e-mail), schedule an appointment and get on Pamela’s books soon … or better, on her table!
I, for sure, will be back there!
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