POLARITY WELLNESS.COM

Sessions in polarity, bodywork, & hypnotherapy

(510) 524-1193

ABOUT ME

Miriam Jacobs, RPP, CMT, is the founding director of The Berkeley Polarity Center. She taught in the San Francisco Bay Area, Monterey, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Miriam lives in Albany, California and has treatment offices in Oakland and Albany.

After a successful career as a visual artist she found herself drawn to the healing arts and began her formal studies in 1989. She trained at the Polarity Wellness Network in New York City and was certified by APTA. She received certification in Swedish Esalen massage from the McKinnon Institute in 1996. In 2000 Miriam was authorized by APTA to conduct classes and certify practitioners. She has also studied: cranial sacral therapy, chi nei tsang, therapeutic touch, reflexology, ayurveda, and herbology, and integrates all these modalities into her practice.

PERSONAL STORY

When I was three years old, I almost died. I developed a high fever and was vomiting blood. When my parents took me to the hospital I slipped into a coma. Doctors came from all over to try and diagnose my illness. No one could come up with an answer. I was placed under an oxygen tent and given what was called shot gun therapy; every drug possible was pumped into my veins. Nothing seemed to work. Every day our neighbor and a nurse in the hospital would check on me. One day she came in to find my oxygen tent shut off. I had to be resuscitated, which resulted in my left side being paralyzed briefly. I was then given only a 5% chance of surviving.

Soon enough the whole town was praying for my recovery.

The medical staff were all about to give up. My family pediatrician, Dr. Selma Mitchell, a Russian immigrant and the only female doctor anybody knew at the time, decided to hold an all night prayer vigil with the Rabbi of the community. That night happened to be the night of the most holy day of the Jewish calendar: the day of atonement, Yom Kippur.

At about 3am, the Rabbi went home and Dr. Mitchell stayed, continuing her vigil. As the sun rose that morning my eyes opened and I began to recover.

I am aware that I went to a very far away place. I understand illness. I believe I was kept alive to do work on healing. Polarity has given me a framework to do so. It also allows me to use creative artistry.

WHAT SETS MY WORK APART:
I use my intuitive ability to target certain energy points in the body. At times while I'm working with you, I may get, and shares psychic insights, which can change the way clients view things, and sometimes help them to release blockages.

My work is subtle yet profound. Each session is tailored to individual’s needs by using a variety of modalities, including but not limited to: polarity therapy, cranial sacral, massage, reflexology, hypnosis and sound healing.