To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
- Henry David Thoreau

I'm a massage therapist myself, so I'm not making this statement in a casual or uninformed way: Zeke gave me the best massage I have ever had in my life. It's rare that I can actually enjoy a massage without my own mental criticisms going on during the session, but with Zeke I was able to let go of any doubts or critiques and experience a truly excellent therapeutic massage. Zeke is not afraid to do extremely deep and specific work in a knowledgeable way, yet is super sensitive and can also be very gentle with his touch. The way he holds your body, using his whole body to massage yours, and his sweet and honest nature make for a deeply sensual experience that allows trust, peacefulness and utter relaxation. Zeke is a rare find-- Amazing, talented, special. His massage left me feeling different: more aware, awake and alive. I'll say it again: the best massage I have ever had. Thanks, Zeke!

~ Mojo Massage Therapist Berkeley

It is difficult to capture the experience of the embodiment of personal transformation. Clearly transformation is a concept that is more easily defined intellectually or psychologically. It is the translation of transformative process from the intellectual to an integrated, holistic experience that Zeke so eloquently guides. He is an amazing guide, who, through the use of breath, nurturing, and masterful bodywork, creates an individual space of healing and personal transformation.

Technically I can say that Zeke is the best massage therapist I have ever had work on me, and that is a comparison developed out of years of massage experienced around the world. Beyond the technical mastery, however, it is the experience of being held and touched in a soulful way that has had a deep and profound affect on me.

~ Sue S.
HR Executive

Zeke is just what his title says, "Bringing a nurturing touch back to therapeutic massage." This was my 8th time over two years getting the best massage(s) from Zeke. I have had many others before, but I cannot compare the talent, intuition, and thoroughness of his massage. Zeke is always friendly and prompt in replies, consistently on time, has a great new table and knows his way around your body in minutes. He is very intuitive and finds exactly what and where needs how much pressure and attention. He is sweet, intelligent, and extremely talented. Zeke's firm grasp of several disciplines and his ability to "read" your body are what make him an excellent masseur. He will make sure your massage is tailored to your specific needs. He is a gentle man that can put his energy and whole body into making your massage one of a kind. He is a professional that others can be measured by. He makes an immediate connection with you as a person, not just another client. I recommend Zeke to all my friends.

~ Sam Kincaid
Hotel Front Desk Manager
San Francisco

This touch brings your body back to life. Draws strength, vitality, spirit and joy back into the physical world. Zeke is a profound toucher, stretcher, breather and energy-attuner - who seriously shares mastery over the body's gifts of pleasure as he strokes and handles over you in his dance of massage. I really long for more and more and more ...it seems like it could never end. I really need more. ASAP.   I feel everyone should get a massage with Zeke, and I wanted to refer men I know because I think he gets into the body in an ideal way, like noone else I know, that especially men would benefit from. I felt he was so good that I should send people I work on sporadically to see him too! He won't leave any part of you feeling undone. Very thorough and masterful.

~Ara Rose
Massage Therapist
Mill Valley, California

I've had the great pleasure to receive bodywork from Zeke many times for over a year. Each time I've seen him (whether at my home or in his new studio) his work has been quite sublime. He is a humble, wise young man with the natural beauty of a Dionysus. His new, delightful little studio in Oakland is Spartan yet full of warmth and attention. Zeke is an educated, masterful technician of massage and human body mechanics. Yet his skill goes way beyond technique and mechanics integrating sensuality and nurturing touch. While receiving touch from Zeke I always feel, exhilarated, respected, nurtured and cared for. I, too, am a bodywork practitioner and I regularly seek out other massage practitioners to experience other styles. However, I always return to Zeke for a truly extraordinary experience. Another very sage young man once said, "He who has recognized the world has found the body, but he who has found the body is superior to the world." Zeke's touch always helps me re-member my (the) body. If you are searching for touch that is truly out of the ordinary my highest recommendation is Zeke.

~ Dave Gerdes
Bodyworker
Fairfax, California

Zeke is not just a great masseur: he is a revelation. Of the masseurs I have worked with on both coasts of the US and in Europe, with all kinds of techniques and styles, he is in a class all his own. Not only is he very strong and empathic, with a lot of experience in healing massage, he also has the incredible capacity to truly impart energy through his compassionate spirituality. He restricts the number of massages he gives in order to give each his best. Zeke is also an expert in yoga of many types, the roots, I believe, of his extraordinary energy. At the same time he is unassuming, down-to-earth and completely professional. Conversation is a joy with him. Zeke is very intelligent, well-read, well-educated and has spent time living in Europe. A fine and gentle soul. He has the rugged good looks of a Scottish-Irishman from the Pacific northwest and the robust physique of a man who takes great care of himself and is in perfect shape. Zeke is a kind and caring man who knows himself well and so can be very open to the needs of his clients. I found my time with him to be a gift and I plan to see him as often as I can. He is a beautiful man both outside and in.

~ Ian K.
College Professor
UC Berkeley

This was hands down the best massage I have ever had! In 6 years of twice monthly massages by good folks, I have never had the experience I had with Zeke. He moved my body in ways I've never been moved before. From head to toe, his knowledge of yoga and spiritual practice emerge in subtle and powerful.. really powerful ways. Sweet and gentle he asked me to move into postions that I have never expereinced before, was creative, and intimate, and real, and engaging and the singular best experience I have had on a massage table - perhaps off the table too! He just gets it... the power of touch and the body and movement... He just gets it. And although I am on the road, traveling for a month now, I would fly back to the SW to experience the massage Zeke gave me...and wish I could have bodywork like that back in the Midwest all the time.

~ Todd
Doctor
Madison, Wisconsin

Zeke gave me the best massage that I ever had. He communicates with you through massage. He listens to what you body has to say and responds. You just can't teach this kind on intuition. Its like a massage and a therapy session at the same time. I recommend that you give yourself a break in let Zeke help you get to a new level.
~ Martial Arts Instructor Mark Curenton
 San Francisco

Zeke is an intelligent and compassionate man with a true gift for massage. Throughout the course of our session he shared of his strength and confidence providing me with a most fulfilling and rejuvenating experience. Perhaps his greatest gift is his ability to put one at ease and feel accepted. He left me feeling peaceful and relaxed. I'll definitely be calling Zeke again.

~ Peter Fitzgerald
Web Designer
San Francisco