Timeless Medicine

I started seeing Ilya a few years ago during my first pregnancy for both massage and acupuncture. Not only did Ilya help relieve my back pain but his treatments also helped me feel more balanced physically, emotionally and spiritually. Ilya is very gentle and adept with the acupuncture needles as well as highly talented in his massage work.
I think Ilya is the most talented prenatal acupuncturist I have ever met. I saw him once a month throughout my pregnancy and even had him do an acupuncture treatment near my due date to help prepare for labor. I have also referred a few women who were struggling with fertility issues and they all became pregnant after getting acupuncture treatments from Ilya.
I think what makes Ilya so special is not just his talent as an acupuncturist but also his intuitive, and spiritual nature. If you are interested, Ilya will bring a spiritual component into his treatment time with you. This might look as simple as a check in about how your doing or it could lead to more shamanic work. I have found this to be immensely helpful and I often leave sessions feel more peaceful and connected.

We walked into the house for a couples healing session not knowing what to expect. The house is beautiful and huge, with views of San Francisco. Ilya made us feel incredibly at home, and then we went upstairs for the session. I have to say, it was one of the most transcendent and spiritual experiences either of us have had. He identified each of our ailments effortlessly, and gave us recommendations on how to alter our lifestyle to get relief. He fluidly moved between the two of us, keeping the atmosphere in the room light and playful even though the experience was extremely deep and serious. This man is a serious healer in the truest sense of the word, I would recommend him to any and every one.

Ilya’s touch, his holding, his embrace, his calm is deeply grounding and nourishing.
It left me feeling comforted by a sense of bliss and ease, lighter and airier having let go of dead emotional weight in my ankles and shins…
It left me with an open heart, breathing easier with a clear channel running through me that feels open and unblocked, flushed and transparent.
Afterwards, I felt so relaxed I literally had to lie down, my body sprawled out like a star fish for a long while just integrating the experience.
Being in Ilya’s presence and receiving his ‘love’ which comes through him so clean, so pure and so giving was pure nourishment… he gives with such ease and confidence and it leaves you feeling cleansed like holy water from a gentle waterfall has just washed over you.

Last week I woke up with neck and back pain so intense that Breathing hurt and I had to sit in contorted positions to manage the pain. After just 1 session I was upright and breathing and after 2 sessions with Ilya (where he squeezed me in last minute) I was pain free and able to go away for the weekend to hike, do yoga and enjoy. He brings such tender care and such powerful magic — I asked friends for recommendations for bodywork and I choose him out of 30+ referrals and know I made the right choice.

I am very grateful for the time and energy Illya put into our healing session. The session began with a lovely view and sound healing, creating the perfect atmosphere to open and relax. His dynamic knowledge and sensitivity is immediately felt. Illya facilitates an ongoing healing process, having provided me with helpful tips for moving forward, and psychological concepts worth contemplating, to facilitate breakthroughs. Thank you, Illya.

Ilya is an amazing, warm, intuitive healer. I’ve been to many massage therapists and I have never met someone who works with such knowledge and precision. My back has been bothering me most of my adult life and he was the first to point out that my hip flexors and psoas were the culprit. And all this time people just massaged my back!
Coupled with acupuncture, a session with Ilya feels so complete. If you’re wanting to heal your body rather than just treat the symptoms, I recommend Ilya.

I’ve been getting acupuncture, body work and energy movement sessions from Ilya for the past several years. I love going for general tune-​ups because I feel amazing and centered afterwards, but I’ve gone on many occasions for tension and migraine headaches, sprained ankles, anxiety and sleeplessness. I’ve had results from his sessions where western medicine, doctors and other natural healing remedies have not worked.
Ilya is able to fluidly mix modalities to achieve the results we’re after – he’s incredibly skilled and intuitive! He also has a wonderful energy and relaxed presence that you feel as soon as you walk through the door. For me, he has been a gift from the universe, helping me to live my life without the distraction of pain.

I’m so glad that I was introduced to Ilya! He is really and truly a gifted healer.
He has created a very calm and beautiful space in his studio and I felt instantly at ease with him. Ilya seems to instinctively know how much pressure to use and where to direct his focus in bodywork, without me needing to say a word. It was very easy to enter into my own space in the session and he was deeply respectful of that quiet. After having experienced many different therapists and kinds of bodywork, I can honestly say that his level of intuition and good intention is a rare find. I’d highly recommend his work.

I am really grateful that I found Ilya. I was visiting SF in business and after arrival I got sick. My stomach was not working right and I somehow I got cold as well. And I had important meetings coming at the end of the week.
Ilya responded very quickly to my email request and he arranged time for me when I needed it very urgently. He gave me one acupuncture/​massage treatment and right away I started to feel much better. I two days I was almost fully recovered and could manage my meetings very well.
I have taken acupuncture earlier several times but I must say that Ilya really knows what he is doing and can do it so well. He is intuitive and listens very carefully, really wanting to understand what is the problem/​inbalance. Ilya is also really great personality, very willing to help.
I’d highly recommend Ilya to anyone.

I want to thank Unilocal for the introduction to Ilya. I had sprained my ankle running down stairs late night Saturday and the bone had swollen to the size of a golf ball.
My dad brought me to an eastern medicine doctor for my last sprain so I was open to acupuncture (skeptical/​scared at first). In one session, all the tenderness is gone and my limp is less noticeable.
‘Do you believe in magic??’ Ilya has calming effect and makes you feel like you’ve been seeing him for years. I left the session feeling the ‘calling buzz’ and without the iPhone wrist pain my right hand.
Not to mention the fact that he had the best view in SF!
Thank you Ilya!

My experience with Ilya has been extremely positive and helpful. He tailors his treatments to the needs of the patient, constantly working with you to find the techniques that work best for your symptoms and body. He is very calm, knowledgeable and caring. You can tell that Ilya is very passionate about acupuncture, massage and healing in general. He is intuitive and listens very well, really wanting to understand where the patient is coming from. The location has easy parking and the setting for the treatments is very nice. Ilya provides heaters if needed and relaxing music if you want that, too.
I’d recommend Ilya to anyone.

I had one of the deepest healing experiences of my life with Ilya — his combination of massage, intuitive therapy, energy work, with his own special magic gave me a life-​changing experience that I have been integrating for weeks. He is a truly intuitive healer — incredibly clear, open, and integrous. I am now seeing him once a week because his work has made such an impact on me! I can’t recommend him highly enough.

I highly, highly recommend Ilya to everyone! I have gotten LOTS of body work and acupuncture in my life and he is by far one of the very best. He is so intuitive with the body, I hardly have to tell him where to focus… he always goes right the spot I need help releasing. One of the main benefits to his work is it lasts; I feel the effects for days after. Also, it doesn’t hurt that he has such an incredibly sweet, nurturing, intelligent personality. I have incredibly high standards for body workers and must admit I am quite picky. Ilya exceeded all my expectations and then some.

Ilya gave the best massage I’ve ever had. I like hard pressure. He seemed to know. His knowledge of healing is deeper than other practitioners I’ve experienced. Out of all the modalities I’ve tried (Thai, Rolfing, Shiatsu), I didn’t know I liked Tui Na and Chi Nei Tsang (stomach massage) the most until I had a massage from Ilya.
I asked how to alleviate my swayback so I can dance and do martial arts easier. He generously suggested an easy, assisted yoga-​like position I can do at home.
Then I went on a limb and asked for acupressure points to develop my intuition. He walked me through points and breathing techniques I could do on my own.
That’s more than what I got from other massages. Thanks, Ilya!

Ilya is a true healer.
I came to him with a damaged rotator cuff and he worked through both the physical and mental/​emotional components of the injury. Ilya helped me to remove blockages in my body and I’ve since been able to rebuild the area with more strength and efficiency.
Highly recommended!