By Heart

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About

Sole-practitioner holistic massage studio founded in 2021 by Danielle Gabay (NPI 1477219004), operating from a Narragansett Avenue space one block off Newport Avenue in OB. By Heart integrates Reiki energy work into every traditional massage session, a modality pairing that's also central to the service menu at Peak Performance Holistic Therapies a few blocks south on the Point Loma stretch. Session structure includes 45-minute focused treatments for acute pain in a specific region, alongside 60-, 90-, and 120-minute Swedish circulatory and deep-tissue options that use guided breathwork to open what Gabay calls 'source knots' in the deepest muscle layers. The studio also runs prenatal and postpartum sessions for expectant and new mothers, a clinical specialty that shares client demographics with the pregnancy-safe yoga sequences offered at Indie Yoga down the corridor. For clients who can't travel after a session, By Heart offers an in-home service with a 50-dollar travel fee where Gabay arrives 10 minutes early to set up the treatment space, letting clients roll directly into bath, shower, or bed afterward without the drive home.