Who we are
Hi, I’m Charyl Le (she/her), the woman behind Salvage + Rescue. I’ve lived in the Bay Area (Ohlone land) all my life, and these days I split my time between being a healer, a cat mama, a lover of naps and snacks, and a forever student of the subconscious and the metaphysical.
My path started in beauty, but it deepened into healing when I realized the transformations happening in my chair were never just about hair. They were about energy, presence, and remembering. During the pandemic, I was given the gift of time, and I followed the guidance that kept arriving — into Reiki, hypnosis, sound, and the deeper work of helping people reconnect with themselves.
Since then, my journey has taken me through years of study and practice, blending artistry with energy and the subconscious:
Embeautyment Practitioner Certification (2020) — learning to integrate wellness into beauty services.
Reiki Attunements Levels I & II (2020), Crystal Reiki (2021), Reiki Master (2021), and Karuna Reiki Master (2024).
Hypnosis — from my first Reiki + Hypnosis session in 2020, to earning a 300-hour HMI Hypnotherapy Certification (2022), and now continuing my studies with the Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis (2025).
Sound Healing — 12-week HYHO training in 2023, exploring the resonance of bowls, bells, and vibration.
Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals (2021) and Chalice (2022), a 12-week deep dive into Divine Feminine wisdom, energetic hygiene, creativity, ancestral healing, and spiritual alchemy.
Each of these experiences has shaped what Salvage + Rescue is today: a healing studio where energy and beauty meet, and where every offering — from Reiki to hypnosis to sound, or an intentional haircut — is a pathway back to peace, power, and remembering.
Born in San Jose as the city’s first Reiki salon, Salvage + Rescue now calls Santa Clara home. While the location has shifted, the heart remains the same — staying true to its original vision of creating a sanctuary where energy and beauty meet in service of peace, power, and remembering.
