I've been suffering with pelvic girdle pain and weakness on my left side…read more since giving birth to my daughter 2.5 years ago. Prior to seeing Kathleen, I had seen several practitioners including two chiropractors, three pelvic floor PTs, and an exercise specialist. Nothing really helped. Enter Kathleen. She has this amazing ability to tell what isn't balanced in the body and can sense it with her hands! After just three sessions, I feel so much more balanced and strong on my left side and I barely have any pain. Kathleen is also very knowledgeable in the mind-body connection and how one affects the other. She has a very calming presence which is exactly what I need when I'm in pain to not flare up anxiety and make the pain worse. I would recommend her to any friends and family without reservation!

She is such a great osteopath and person. Her care exceeds all I had been to ..she is wonderful…read moreand they way she treats you is outstanding...I wish my Medicare would cover more visits...So I go once a month...

I have experienced problems with dizziness for most of my adult life. I was diagnosed with…read moreLabyrinthitis and had never had luck with any type of medication to help with the symptoms until I met and started working in Dr. Erskine's office. He fine tuned one of his homeopathic remedies for me and it has literally saved my life. Or, at least made it so I can function throughout the day. I feel very lucky to find this doctor and become one of his patients. He has helped many many patients with his Homeopathic remedies. He certainly knows what he is doing and takes the time to help you. He is kind, caring and very compassionate. I totally recommend his services.

I am really happy to discover Dr. Erskin. I find him to be very thorough, present, light hearted…read moreand attuned to working with my body. I had a car accident a month ago and came to Dr. Erskin because I was concerned about the concussion symptoms I was experiencing as well as muscular strain/sprain flare-ups. I have had a lot of other types of bodywork and chiropractic over the years so I am very particular and discerning about the quality of work I receive. I can highly recommend Dr. Erskin- he really hones in on the exact areas that need attention and very adeptly allows the body to respond and let go of tension. After two treatments, my brain is feeling more online. He also recommended specific supplements that would help with my recovery that other practitioners didn't consider. I look forward to continued progress in his care.

I have been seeing Dr. Hiserote for a few years to help with severe and reoccurring hip pain. The…read moresituation has resolved and I am so grateful for his kind attention to my issue. Dr. Hiserote is not only a highly knowlegable and skilled practioner he is an active listener, intuitive and gentle. He also has a teaching background and I encourage a visit to his website to watch his very informative talk explaining what osteopathy is. Our bodies are perfectly designed to heal themselves but benefit greatly from expert guidence on our journey toward health and wholeness. Blue Sky Osteopathy Center is a beautiful and peaceful office space close to downtown Sebastopol (on my last visit in June they were practicing safety protocols due to Covid which was very reassuring). Gayla, who manages the office is multi-talented in her multi-tasking. She is compassionate, kind and always has a friendly smile (even behind her mask!). I highly recommend Dr. Hiserote, we are very lucky to have a DO of his caliber in Sebastopol!

From the owner: Blue Sky Osteopathy (BSO) provides a center where we recognize and facilitate the unique and…read moreoptimal Health of each patient. Stressors such as physical/emotional trauma(s), lifestyle choices, and environmental exposures occurring anytime in a patient's life can challenge and compromise a given patient's Health. When the Health is compromised, acute/chronic disease, developmental dysfunction, and pain can be initiated or aggravated. The fingerprint of the above stressors can be found in any (or all) of following three critical aspects - that together determine the vitality of a patient's Health: * Physical structure (cranial, spinal, visceral, extremities etc...), * Mental state and perspective * Spiritual awareness and exploration The practice of Osteopathy is an established hands-on diagnosis and manipulative treatment experience that strives to address, facilitate, and integrate the above aspects. When successful, the expression of optimal patient Health becomes the primary treatment of suffering. Dr. R. Mitchell Hiserote DO is a California licensed osteopathic physician since 1998, and maintains a current national board certification in Neuromuscular/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.

Ghislaine Van Dissel, D.O. has been my doctor since 2015 and I am SO thankful that I chose to make…read morethat first appointment with her! She is thorough and communicative, responsive to my concerns (and those of my husband, regarding me =) ... She's respectful... explaining to me what she's thinking, considering, proposing, assuring that I understand my health situations, options, and what she recommends. She doesn't push me but she will tell me if she thinks something is important for me to do, and why. She gives me the information I need to inform my decisions and I trust her advisements, perspective, and expertise and I feel respected and cared for by her AND her team... who are wonderful as well. I have been so well cared for by everyone in her office and most especially by Dr. Van Dissel. I recommend her highly.

I went to her for a couple of years until I switched coverage and didn't allow me to go to her…read moreanymore which I really regret. Wonderful care great office I went for general health management. Would highly recommend

Victoria has intuitive understanding and the experience that makes her a wonderful healer. Every…read moretime I've been touched by this amazing healer I feel 10x brighter. She's an angel!

Tori has an incredible depth of knowledge and wisdom about the human body, and is intuitively in…read moretune with touch. I'm always warmly welcomed into her beautiful professional healing space, we strategized for each session with a goal in mind, and each time it is achieved. I would greatly suggest her to any friend or family member and encourage you to reach out as well to receive the healing you need. Thank you Tori! Looking forward to our next session!

I have been a patient of Dr. Holland for many years. He is an incredible physician with extensive…read moreknowledge. He is also a problem solver. I have recommended him to a number of my friends, all of whom have become his patients.

Dr. Holland treated me fifteen years ago after I had been rear-ended. At the time, I did not…read moreunderstand the damage to soft tissue that can occur in these types of situations, so in addition to my swift healing, my visits to his office were also very educational and encouraging. Five years ago, my teenaged son was having a musculo-skeletal problem which was causing him to literally collapse to the floor while walking. We took him to our "regular" doctor. X-rays were taken of his shoulder, nothing unusual was found, and the doctor told him he was "fine". Yeah, right. We then sought the help of a highly recommended chiropractor, who diagnosed that his pelvic bones were loose and needed "tightening". My son was given a belt to wear around his hips. It was mildly to moderately helpful. Then we went to Dr. Holland, who diagnosed that my son's flat arches were affecting his skeleton all the way up to his shoulder, which is where he'd been experiencing his pain. The Doctor was engaging and generous with my son in explaining all of the mechanics. He gave us a pair of $30 shoe lifts, explaining why they were superior in design to the $300 lifts, and my son's issue cleared immediately and permanently (he still wears his lifts). In September I collided with a car that had turned in front of me while I was going 55mph. I "only" broke my wrist, but I also developed some very complex and painful problems which threatened my recovery. Back to Dr. Holland, and with his care and support I am nearly fully healed. It's been a very challenging eight months - with fear like nothing I've ever experienced before - and Dr. Holland has been my champion through it all. Expensive? Yes. Runs late sometimes? Yes. "Quirky"? If being a true genius in your field makes one quirky these days, then sure. I find Dr. Holland to be a fascinating and remarkably accomplished human being. But more than that, or maybe because of that, he's a true healer in an age where they're almost extinct.

Dr. Woodrow's hands are magical! She knows the human body in and out! Its hard to imagine how she…read morecould do all those movement with rather a small frame! And yet, she was able to fix problems for people double of her size!! Other than the immediate pain relieve I received from her, I was equally amazed by her professionalism and care. From only a handful of Osteopathic doctors on the market, I could tell she is one of the very special gifted ones. Highly recommended!

Dr. Woodrow is gifted beyond measure! I was referred to her by a care provider who praised what…read moreshe'd been able to do for others who had tried everything offered by Western medicine but still suffered immense daily pain for years. Even though I arrived a skeptic, Dr. Woodrow quickly was able to identify the direct source of my physical trauma and help resolve it over the course of a few visits. She even went a step further and recommended other therapies that would be beneficial to my healing. I am astounded by the depth of her knowledge about holistically repairing the human body and her capabilities as an Osteopath. She is a consummate professional with both compassion for the people whom she treats and a passion for what she does. I am grateful to her for helping me feel whole again.

Thank you Dr. Dana Michaels... I feel so much better…read more Words cannot do it justice for feeling good when I have been feeling bad for so many years. I knew something was wrong with my gut, I tried a virtual Natropathic doctor who helped me at the time but not enough and the gut problems just kept persisting. I knew I needed a good doctor who understands holistic health and the gut to understand what was going on with me specificially. Meeting Dr. Dana's was the best experience. Getting her kind-hearted guidance to do the tests and get the protocols, I FEEL BETTER!!! I literally had to hand over my health to someone else I trusted because I had failed. I'm now on day 12 of this transformation so lots more to heal but at least I feel energetic enough to play, work, and spend quality time with family. If you feel bad the rest of the world is not great. My gut biome is on the road to recovery and that means the world to me. Thank you Dr. Dana Michaels. If you are considering working with Dr. Dana do it and your health will improve but first you got to know what is going on inside your body and no ad, internet group or friend will be able to tell you that other than doing the tests and following a protocol specific to YOUR body. Still not sure? Watch "Hack Your Health" on Netflix as they talk all about the gut biome in a very entertaining way. But notice the doctors that work with the people are learning what is going on inside of them and how to fix it. Natropathic doctors are far more capable of helping you with true gut health because they believe in a holistic approach of healthy bodies.

I am a huge dog lover, (I own a rescue tripawd) but just as dog owners wish to be asked before…read morehaving people approach their pets, I didn't really wish to have to gently and continually push away Dana's dog off me. The dog was getting hair and saliva on my clothes and I didn't appreciate it. Perhaps not a big deal to the owner of the dog but not my preferred. Hard sales pitch launch immediately citing specials. I really just wanted a B12 shot. Hillpark Integrative where I usually get my shots for less was closed. Didn't really take time to hear me out on anything, jumped right in and then bounded into her specials. The dog was distracting, odd layout distracting, box of tissues I tripped over was distracting. Its cheaper to get the shots at Hillpark if that's what you are looking for.