Bodywork & Energy Healing Chicago

Relieve pain, release tension, and restore balance with bodywork and energy healing in Chicago. Through skilled touch, movement, and energy awareness, these sessions support your body’s natural healing, helping you feel more grounded, present, and at ease. With over four decades of experience, Barry Krost offers a safe, supportive space for deep relaxation, integration, and lasting change.

How does it work?

Bodywork and energy healing integrate body, mind, and spirit to support your body’s inherent ability to heal. Unlike traditional massage, which focuses primarily on muscles, this holistic approach includes a range of hands-on and energetic techniques that help improve alignment, release stored tension, and restore natural flow throughout the body.

Rather than searching for a single cause of pain or discomfort, Barry works with the whole person. He considers the origins and history of an issue, along with how it may be connected to other areas of the body, emotional patterns, and broader systemic influences. This can include pain patterns, structural imbalances, restricted joint movement, impaired circulation, and disruptions in the body’s natural energetic flow. By combining physical and energetic approaches, sessions support healing on multiple levels.

Each session is tailored to your individual needs and may include modalities such as:

  • Ortho-Bionomy

  • Reflexology

  • Myofascial techniques

  • Lymphatic work

  • Trigger point therapy

  • Energy healing

What happens in a session?

Clients come to their session in loose fitting clothing. No oils or creams or used. A mask is also required. During the session, Barry will ask questions or solicit feedback as needed. Feel free to ask him questions in general or about the particular technique you are receiving.  It's also helpful to turn off cell phones and allow yourself the opportunity to focus on your healing.  In many sessions you may drift off or even fall asleep briefly. After the session Barry will suggest exercises to continue the benefits of the work.

  • A woman lying on a massage table receiving a leg massage from a therapist.

    Ortho-Bionomy

    A gentle, osteopathic-based approach that uses comfortable positioning and subtle movement to release tension and encourage the body's natural self-correcting reflexes.

  • Colorful reflexology foot chart painted on the soles of two feet, showing various zones and pressure points.

    Reflexology

    A therapeutic technique that applies pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears to promote relaxation and support balance throughout the body's systems.

  • Illustration of a human figure with seven colored energy points aligned along the body's centerline, representing chakras.

    Energy Healing

    A holistic practice that clears and balances the body's energy field to enhance physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

  • Person holding their lower back, with a red area indicating pain or discomfort.

    Myofascial

    Focuses on releasing restrictions in the body's connective tissue (fascia) to improve mobility, relieve pain, and restore ease of movement.

  • Diagram of the human lymphatic system showing lymph nodes, thoracic duct, thymus, axillary, lumbar, cervical, pelvic lymph nodes, spleen, and lymphatics of the lower limb.

    Lymphatic Techniques

    Gentle rhythmic movements that stimulate lymph flow, reduce swelling, and support the body's natural detoxification process.

  • An anatomical illustration of the human back muscles with multiple yellow-highlighted pain points marked across the upper and lower back, shoulders, and neck.

    Trigger Point Therapy

    Targets specific points of muscle tightness to relieve pain, improve circulation, and restore normal muscle function.

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What Can a Session Support?

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Back, neck, and shoulder pain

  • TMJ and jaw tension

  • Headaches and migraines

  • Carpal tunnel and repetitive strain

  • Computer-related posture issues

  • Sciatica

  • Plantar fasciitis

  • Numbness or tingling in the extremities

  • Insomnia

  • Stress and its physical effects

  • Traumatic experiences

  • Whiplash and injury recovery

Barry’s Approach to Bodywork

Barry’s work draws from bodywork therapy, somatic awareness, trauma-informed principles, and energy healing to create a deeply personalized experience. Each session unfolds with careful attention to what your body and nervous system are communicating in the moment. Clients often describe his presence as intuitive, compassionate, and grounding. Whether you’re seeking relief from physical discomfort or opening to deeper emotional shifts, Barry meets you where you are—with skill, presence, and care.

Benefits of Bodywork & Energy Healing

Bodywork and energy healing can support people seeking relief from stress, tension, fatigue, chronic pain, emotional heaviness, or a sense of disconnection from the body. These sessions may help improve flexibility, circulation, and physical comfort while encouraging greater emotional ease, mental clarity, energetic balance, and vitality.

Many clients experience a deeper sense of grounding, resilience, and connection. Bodywork and energy healing can also complement other forms of healing and personal growth, including Family Constellations work.

Next Step

If you're in Chicago and unsure which modality is right for you, you can book a complimentary consultation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Massages typically focus on muscle relaxation. Bodywork and energy healing integrates physical touch with awareness of energy and movement patterns, addressing the whole person.

  • Each session is tailored to you. Barry may combine physical techniques, gentle touch, guided awareness, and energy healing to support release and restoration.

  • No special preparation is needed. Wear loose, comfortable clothing and come with an open mind. Barry will guide you through the process.

  • Some clients benefit from a single session, while others choose ongoing work to support long-term change. Barry can help you decide based on your goals.

  • "Barry is a healer that is imbued with an unbelievable awareness of his own power. With this great healer, I knew I was in good hands, for trust must be readily available when working with any healer. My personal journey was being exposed and being with someone I could trust was very important. I knew I had a safe place to come undone and that Barry was the right person to work with through this painful and joyous journey to healing.”

    -- A. M. - Los Angeles

  • "Barry Krost is an amazing healer! I've received lasting results while experiencing a profound treatment each time we've worked together. Whether you're new to bodywork therapies, seasoned and have exhausted all other resources; know that Barry will help you get the results you're looking for while treating the root of the problem."



    -- Jennifer G - Chicago, IL

  • Barry explained that he practiced a combination of healing techniques, but the session was not going to be a traditional massage.  I went with it.  He sensed what needed attention without my having to tell him.  One session turned me into a huge fan and I immediately sent my husband, son, and neighbors.”



    -- M.S. - Oak Park, IL