Human Connection | Rooted Wellness and Spa | Pleasanton, CA
When Lynn Smet founded Rooted Wellness and Spa on Santa Rita Road in Pleasanton, she built it on the principle that a collective of thoughtful, skilled practitioners, each bringing their own expertise, could offer something richer than any single-modality practice. The team she has assembled reflects that vision in every session.
This month we want to introduce two of the practitioners who make Rooted Wellness and Spa feel like the kind of place you come back to: Tiffany Barnes and Kerri Jesse. Two very different modalities. Two very similar values. And a shared commitment to the wellbeing of every person who walks through the door.
There is a particular quality to a session with Tiffany Barnes that clients describe almost universally as settling. Before the sound bowls begin, before the Reiki energy work starts, something in Tiffany's presence creates a sense that it is safe to exhale.
Tiffany has been meditating since long before it became a wellness trend. Her formal practice began in 2014, built on a lifelong orientation toward stillness and inward attention. She brings that same quality to every client at Rooted Wellness and Spa: genuine, non-judgmental presence, and the rare ability to meet people exactly where they are without trying to move them anywhere they are not ready to go.
Her offerings in Pleasanton include guided meditation, Reiki energy work, and sound healing, modalities that work at the intersection of mind, body, and nervous system. For clients navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, or simply the relentless pace of life in the Tri-Valley, Tiffany's sessions offer something the body cannot always find on its own: genuine permission to be still.
One client who had tried meditation many times without success shared that sessions with Tiffany produced a shift she described as both quiet and profound. Calmer processing, less reactivity, and the ability to breathe through moments that previously felt overwhelming. She described feeling lighter and less reactive after just a few weeks of working together.
Kerri Jesse has been a licensed massage therapist since 2010, trained at Cortiva Institute Seattle and Pima Medical School. In the years since, she has built a practice defined by a philosophy that might sound simple but is actually quite sophisticated: calm the nervous system first.
Kerri understands something that less experienced practitioners sometimes miss. A body in a state of nervous system activation does not respond well to pressure, no matter how skilled the technique. Muscles that are bracing do not release. Tissue that does not feel safe does not open. Before any technique can be truly effective, the person receiving it needs to feel held and at ease.
Every session with Kerri at Rooted Wellness and Spa in Pleasanton begins with that intention. The pace, the pressure, and the approach are all calibrated to help the nervous system settle before the deeper work begins. Clients who come in tightly wound often describe her sessions as the first time they have been able to fully let go on a massage table.
For athletes and active individuals managing both training load and high-stress lives, which describes a large portion of Tri-Valley residents, Kerri's integrated approach addresses recovery in a way that goes beyond the muscle, reaching the system that governs how the muscle holds and releases tension in the first place.
What Tiffany and Kerri share, and what connects them to every practitioner at Rooted Wellness and Spa, is a commitment to the person in front of them. Not the booking. Not the clock. The person. That quality of presence is what makes wellness in Pleasanton feel different at Rooted, and it is what brings clients back season after season.
Recovery from movement, from stress, from the demands of a full life in the Tri-Valley is best supported by people who genuinely care about your wellbeing. That is who you will find here.
If your body has been asking for rest, or you have been meaning to book for a while, this is your gentle reminder. Your body works hard. It deserves skilled, thoughtful care in return.
Visit us: 1987 Santa Rita Road Suite G, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Call or text: 925-399-1184
