Therapeutic Massage
Therapeutic massage can help you slow down, breathe, and let your body fully rest. Whether you're healing from an injury or surgery, working through everyday tension, or simply craving space to unwind, our experienced massage therapists tailor every session to what your body needs in that moment.
Sessions are held in a private, light-filled room on the third floor of Circle Yoga — a quiet space to relax and reconnect with yourself.
Ready to book? Reach out to one of our massage therapists directly using the email addresses below.
About our massage therapists
Jaime Bernardo
Availability: Wednesdays and Sundays
Contact: massage1@circleyoga.com
Since graduating from Potomac Massage Training Institute in 2000, Jaime's vision has been to bring massage therapy to those with less access who need it most. For 26 years, he worked with nonprofits serving amputee and traumatic brain injury service members, survivors of domestic violence and natural disasters, and unhoused and immigrant communities. In 2025, he turned his focus to hospital-based massage as a certified oncology and palliative care therapist.
Certified in orthopedic massage, Jaime also partners with clients recovering from complex soft tissue injuries and post-surgical rehab, such as hip and knee replacements and shoulder reconstruction. In addition, he draws on sports massage, PNF stretching, trauma touch, Reiki, and lymph drainage to meet clients wherever they are in their health journey.
A massage school instructor for 10 years and a lifelong student, Jaime believes the power of touch, paired with education for self-healing, can profoundly benefit every body. Outside the massage room, Jaime enjoys traveling, hiking, and volunteering for local charities and his professional association.
DC Massage License MT0603
Availability: Mondays and Saturdays
Contact: massage3@circleyoga.com
The human body has interested me since I was a child growing up in Siberia, Russia. I graduated from the P.F. Lesgaft Academy of Physical Education in St. Petersburg in 1987 and taught physical education at a local college until 2000, when I left Russia and came to the United States. Settling in Maryland, I completed my training as a massage therapist at the Potomac Massage Training Institute in 2003.
As a massage therapist for more than 20 years now, I have worked with a large and diverse clientele, blending different techniques to provide clients with massages tailored to their needs. I’ve also stayed up to date with continuing developments in massage therapy techniques, such as lymphatic drainage massage, neuromuscular massage therapy, and Shiatsu. I’ve worked with clients suffering from chronic ailments, physical traumas resulting from accidents, severe arthritis, and more.
While I do not see massage therapy as a panacea for the world’s ills, I believe it has the power to offer a tremendous positive impact for people and give them relief, physically, mentally, and spiritually. We’ve all seen or read stories of infants in orphanages who, because of a world crisis, are left bereft of families and are unable to cry because, as psychologists point out, no one has ever picked them up or held them. This is what I do as a massage therapist: I touch my clients, I hold them and, hopefully, I pick them up.
Availability: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Contact: massage2@circleyoga.com
Ruth Anne Keister is a massage therapist and teacher of Alexander Technique, Shaw Swimming, and yoga. She helps people deeply relax and move with ease with massage therapy (Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial, Craniosacral, and trauma treatment) and the Alexander Technique, occasionally including helpful yoga poses. She graduated from the Potomac Massage Training Institute in 1999, Chesapeake Bay Alexander Studies in 2010, Shaw Swimming Teacher Training in 2013, and Circle Yoga's 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training in 2023. She also offers swimming lessons in the Shaw Method, applying Alexander principles of ease and efficiency to swimming at two DC area pools. Ruth Anne is a lifelong student of mindfulness meditation and yoga, as well as an avid swimmer, cyclist, hiker, and ice skater.
DC Massage License MT83
Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment for massage, contact the therapist directly using the email addresses above. Our therapists manage their own schedules; we do not book massage appointments at the front desk.
Pricing
For New Clients
We ask new massage therapy clients to complete an intake form (download the intake form here) and bring it to the first appointment. Please build in a few minutes prior to your appointment time to discuss any particular needs or concerns that you may need addressed during your session.
Cancellation Policy
Please notify the therapist at least 24 hours in advance if you need to cancel a massage appointment. Full payment is required if the cancellation is made less than 24 hours in advance.
