Using precise, responsive touch, I guide you into a deeply relaxed trance state, engaging your body’s natural recalibration mechanisms.

My technique gets results, not just temporarily relieving symptoms but bringing your mind, nervous system, muscles, fascia, and organs into a more stable alignment that feels legibly more comfortable to you.

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“Elena's done more for my family's physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing than a $70k/year medical concierge company would have. The hypercompetent bodyworker of your dreams.

In one session my wife's migraine went away. We've been working with Elena regularly for a year since, and she's helped pregnancy and delivery go smoother. I had a groundbreaking scientific insight on her table and she also fixed my neck pain. She says it was related to my liver and that sounds right.

Also, Elena keeps learning new things, which is cool to see in a space like wellness with so many unknown unknowns. ”

— Emmett Shear, co-founder and former CEO of Twitch, interim CEO of OpenAI

Hi, I’m Elena! I’m probably the only bodyworker in the world with an MIT degree in Math, Computer Science, and Physics. After graduating, I spent two years as a machine learning engineer at Meta (then known as Facebook). That life path taught me how to think rigorously, but it also showed me the heavy toll that stress takes on bodies and spirits. So, I pivoted to holistic healing.

In 2021 I went to massage school for fun - then I noticed my sessions were getting shockingly good, 'impossible' results that I couldn't explain. I kept training across a wide range of modalities, in search of a theoretical underpinning. Dissatisfied with the existing organization of information, in 2024 I coined my own modality: regenerative touch.

What is regenerative touch?

Expect to relax so much that you start dreaming, and then wake up feeling more limber. It improves both structural health and nervous system health - like if low-dose MDMA was also good for your body. It draws on my training in Esalen massage, craniosacral, fascia-based techniques, and visceral manipulation (organ bodywork). It also includes my learnings from esoteric bodywork teachers I've sought out, and my study of anatomy. It's approximately 50% mechanical-structural, 50% energetic. It helps people shed layers of stress and baggage - both physical and emotional - so they return to feeling more like themselves.

What people have said after working with me:

"I'm feeling quantitatively and qualitatively quite different (in a good way) after our session. The knee & foot pain is entirely gone & today I woke up sick but I'm still getting past my usual 'one go' pushup limit by 3 or 4. Which is rather surprising because I've tried a combined dozen other osteopaths & chiropractors and my feeling is always of 'something feels kinda better but like, might be just fooling myself' -- and this is so very obviously way beyond that threshold."

- George Hosu
"After a severe ankle fracture that required two surgeries, 11 screws, and 2 plates, I’ve had over 100 hours of physical therapy and bodywork. Nothing prepared me for the transformation I experienced during a single 2-hour scar work session with Elena. The scar tissue—tight, rigid, and limiting—began to soften and "unscrunch" in ways I didn’t think were possible. My flexibility and mobility noticeably improved, and the pain eased. What surprised me most was how gentle the session was—unlike the intense, sometimes painful PT work I’d done before. It felt like release, regeneration, and deep healing all at once."

- Marlena Wisniak, AI & Human Rights Lawyer
"I had some pain in my arm for weeks and had tried to massage it myself, but when Elena touched it I instantly started to experience emotional and physical release. Over the course of our session I felt not only improvement in pain symptoms but my mind clear up as well — notable increases in mental clarity. Whatever her method is, it has consistent and overwhelmingly positive effects on my physical and mental wellbeing. Highly recommend."
"Elena spent ten minutes on a lump on my neck that’s been there for my entire twenties (physical therapists said it was maybe a cyst). I felt waves of sensation all along the left side of my body, and now it’s about half the size and I feel much more relaxed."
"After our session something really interesting happened. I journaled for about 45 minutes and had stunning clarity about some things that I've been conflicted/unclear about for the past year or so."
“That went beyond physical healing and into spiritual healing. It's hard for me to cry but I genuinely teared up in joy. There were moments of that session where, if I could have just bottled up that feeling, I would have cured world poverty and all diseases in about five - or six - minutes.”
"I was extremely happy with the bodywork I received from Elena! I play roller derby and have a hobby that requires lots of physical labor. I was shocked at how much relief I received from just one session, both physical and emotional. Her type of bodywork was new to me and as someone who has a lot of pain I was very appreciative of the lighter touch. I went into my weekend feeling relaxed with less physical tension. I would definitely recommend Elena! 10/10 I will for sure be getting more work done!"
"I feel so relaxed and happy. And you know, I hate when people say 'massages are relaxing'. Most massages at spas feel too shallow to be relaxing - I'd call them 'pampering'. But Elena's sessions aren't pampering. They're real wellness."
"I had one session with Elena and it changed my life. It not only eased pain, but it helped me release long held trauma from my body. It opened space to let something go that was connected to deep grief and to my ex. It felt like some kind of restricting energy that really needed to get out of my body finally found a way out. The gentle rocking movements were a big part of this."
"I can finally breath without pain! Usually there's a sharp pain at the top of my inhale. It's gone now. I feel lucky to live near enough to Elena to receive these sessions."
"I've had multiple-gram mushroom trips that were less intense than that. In the best way! It helped with my emotional processing. Months later, I still have more capacity, as a lasting result of this session."
"If you live in the Bay Area you absolutely need to have a session with Elena. She has a gift at figuring out what your body needs and giving it exactly that. After both of my sessions with her I felt a sense of relaxation, both physically and emotionally, that I haven't felt otherwise. We tend to neglect the connection our minds have with our bodies, and she will help you rebuild it. I can't recommend Elena highly enough."

Have questions or inquiries? Contact me here, and I’ll usually get back to you within 48hr.

"Elena spent ten minutes on a lump on my neck that’s been there for my entire twenties (physical therapists said it was maybe a cyst). I felt waves of sensation all along the left side of my body, and now it’s about half the size and I feel much more relaxed."

"After our session something really interesting happened. I journaled for about 45 minutes and had stunning clarity about some things that I've been conflicted/unclear about for the past year or so."

“That went beyond physical healing and into spiritual healing. It's hard for me to cry but I genuinely teared up in joy. There were moments of that session where, if I could have just bottled up that feeling, I would have cured world poverty and all diseases in about five - or six - minutes.”

"I feel so relaxed and happy. And you know, I hate when people say 'massages are relaxing'. Most massages at spas feel too shallow to be relaxing - I'd call them 'pampering'. But Elena's sessions aren't pampering. They're real wellness."

"I can finally breath without pain! Usually there's a sharp pain at the top of my inhale. It's gone now. I feel lucky to live near enough to Elena to receive these sessions."

"I've had multiple-gram mushroom trips that were less intense than that. In the best way! It helped with my emotional processing. Months later, I still have more capacity, as a lasting result of this session."

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