Testimonials

The class improved my lower back pain as well as reshaped my body to a healthier position. I also like the abdominal exercises. Maya was an excellent teacher, enthusiastically helping people in the class. I definitely have a new outlook on posture. Thanks a lot, Maya.
- Billy Scarborough

"I am 85 years old and was pleasantly surprised to learn from the Gokhale Method that back pain is not inevitable. I now do my household chores without any pain at all, got rid of my knee pain and walk faster."

-  Gertrude Bock, Palo Alto, CA 

"I had been suffering from sciatica, degenerating discs and spinal stenosis for almost four months. Esther began doing posture work with me and the results were quite dramatic. I recommend her with great enthusiasm."

- Andrea Lunsford, Professor of English, Stanford University, CA

"The integrated approach and deep skill helped my wrist and shoulder issues immensely. In just six weeks with Esther, I was pain free for the first time in a year. Working with her was one of the only things that helped my wrist and shoulder to be pain-free. I think she is the best in the region for the work she does."

- Laura Noss, Chief Taskmaster, Social Planets, Menlo Park, CA

"In the free class, the instructor started us out stretchsitting which was very comfortable for my back and leg. I was amazed that I could sit pain-free for 45 minutes! The entire method has been a true revelation and I shall be using it for the rest of my life. I only wish I hadn't waited so long to take that free class!"

- Jeri Bessat, Palo Alto, CA

"The Gokhale Method opens up a new level of health even to those of us who spend most of our week at a desk. It takes no time to implement, yet it works for you 24/7."

- Susan Wojcicki, VP of Product Management, Google, Mountain View, CA

"My 84-year-old mother-in-law who has severe osteoporosis with multiple vertebral fractures and even sternal fracture was already sitting and standing straighter after one visit to Esther. I wholeheartedly endorse Esther Gokhale’s program."

- Deirdre Stegman, M.D., Internal Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA

"It works! What I have learned here has helped me teach and play without pain. I no longer need the prescription medicine I was using daily."

- Darrick Yun, San Francisco, CA

"I found it very helpful to review the principles and techniques in a refresher workshop. It deepened my understanding, and allowed me to refine my practice of healthy posture and movement."

- Beth Gerber, Creative Director, Catchword

"The patients I have referred to Esther have, without exception, found her work to be life changing. I have employed her concepts and techniques in my practice and have countless patients that have benefited from her work."

- Salwan AbiEzzi, M.D., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA

"I found it very helpful to review the principles and techniques in a refresher workshop. It deepened my understanding, and allowed me to refine my practice of healthy posture and movement."

- Beth Gerber, Creative Director, Catchword
I love this natural way of being in the world. The fact that I can improve my health with every step is very compelling. Keep up the teaching and spread the word. Everyone should be pain free!
- Cristi Bishop, Portland, Oregon

"The patients I have referred to Esther have, without exception, found her work to be life changing. I have employed her concepts and techniques in my practice and have countless patients that have benefited from her work."

- Salwan AbiEzzi, M.D., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA

"8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back is a pleasure to read and a godsend to use. The lessons are easily accessible to anyone with an hour to spare. The account of why people in modern industrial society experience chronic lower-back pain is fascinating in its own right. The photographs of people sitting, standing, and lifting in a pre-industrial world are marvelously instructive and a joy to behold. While the principles of good posture are disarmingly simple, Esther Gokhale includes a wealth of pertinent detail to guide users through the eight lessons.

- David Riggs, OBE Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Department of English, Stanford, CA

“I highly, highly recommend the EG Wellness Center for acupuncture. This was my first experience with acupuncture, and not only did it successfully address my wrist pain, but the entire treatment was physically and mentally beneficial. It was a completely positive experience – soothing, healing and energizing.”

- Catherine Bump, San Mateo, CA
Maya is very kind and calm--she immediately made me feel at ease. I was initially skeptical that I could change my walking gait or that it would make a difference but with Maya's guidance, I found that I could indeed change it and that it felt great. I am amazed at how tall and strong I feel when I glidewalk.
- Jackie Naclerio, Homemaker, Menlo Park, CA

"While working on a book, I developed a version of repetitive stress syndrome that made my hands and forearms virtually useless. After a matter of weeks of acupuncture, acupressure and practice in posture, I recovered full use of my hands and forearms."

- Gretchen C. Daily Professor, Biological Sciences, Stanford University, CA

"I had been suffering from sciatica, degenerating discs and spinal stenosis for almost four months. Esther began doing posture work with me and the results were quite dramatic. I recommend her with great enthusiasm."

- Andrea Lunsford, Professor of English, Stanford University, CA

"I had been suffering from sciatica, degenerating discs and spinal stenosis for almost four months. Esther began doing posture work with me and the results were quite dramatic. I recommend her with great enthusiasm."

- Andrea Lunsford, Professor of English, Stanford University, CA

"While working on a book, I developed a version of repetitive stress syndrome that made my hands and forearms virtually useless. After a matter of weeks of acupuncture, acupressure and practice in posture, I recovered full use of my hands and forearms."

- Gretchen C. Daily Professor, Biological Sciences, Stanford University, CA

"The integrated approach and deep skill helped my wrist and shoulder issues immensely. In just six weeks with Esther, I was pain free for the first time in a year. Working with her was one of the only things that helped my wrist and shoulder to be pain-free. I think she is the best in the region for the work she does."

- Laura Noss, Chief Taskmaster, Social Planets, Menlo Park, CA

"My 84-year-old mother-in-law who has severe osteoporosis with multiple vertebral fractures and even sternal fracture was already sitting and standing straighter after one visit to Esther. I wholeheartedly endorse Esther Gokhale’s program."

- Deirdre Stegman, M.D., Internal Medicine, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA

"It works! What I have learned here has helped me teach and play without pain. I no longer need the prescription medicine I was using daily."

- Darrick Yun, San Francisco, CA

"The patients I have referred to Esther have, without exception, found her work to be life changing. I have employed her concepts and techniques in my practice and have countless patients that have benefited from her work."

- Salwan AbiEzzi, M.D., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA

"Changing my posture changed my life. I am now free of the debilitating back pain that had plagued me since my adolescence."

- Suzanne Hecker, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA