October 10, 2026
How to Book Hijama, and Why There Is a Deposit
There is a $55 deposit, and the reason for it is duller than people assume.
It is not a booking fee, it is not an admin charge, and it is not an extra. It comes off the price of the session. What it is, plainly, is the thing that keeps a one-room calendar honest - and it is worth explaining properly, because a deposit with no explanation reads as a clinic protecting itself from its own clients.
How to book a hijama appointment, in four steps
- Go to hikmahealing.art/appointments. Sisters and brothers have separate calendars; pick your own.
- Choose wet cupping ($135) or dry cupping ($115).
- Pay the $55 deposit. It holds the time and comes off the price.
- Pay the balance after the session.
That is the whole process. The rest of this post is the detail around it.
Two calendars, not one
The sisters' lane and the brothers' lane are booked separately, because they are run by different practitioners in different windows. A woman sees sisters; a man sees brothers.
This matters practically more often than you would think. A husband and wife who both want a session do not negotiate one booking between them - they take two appointments on two calendars, in two different windows, and neither of them has to explain anything to anybody.
The windows themselves: brothers every day, 12:00 to 13:30 and 14:00 to 15:30. Sisters Tuesday to Thursday, 16:00 to 18:00, and Saturday and Sunday, 17:00 to 19:00. By appointment only.
Why there is a deposit
Because this is one room with one table.
When somebody books a slot and does not come, that slot does not quietly pass to somebody else. There is no second room running in parallel and no waiting list sitting by the phone hoping for a cancellation. The hour simply goes, and the person who would have taken it never knew it was free.
The $55 is what makes a booking mean something. It is not a punishment and there is no guilt attached to it. It is a small amount of skin in the game so that a held time is actually held.
And it is not money on top. If you book wet cupping at $135, you pay $55 to hold it and $80 afterwards. If you book dry cupping at $115, you pay $55 and then $60. The total is the price on the page.
What you do not have to do
You do not need a referral, and you do not need a note from a doctor to book. You do tell us at intake about anything that is going on - medication, pregnancy, anything that has changed since your last session - and you should talk to your doctor about anything that concerns you. Hijama is not a substitute for medical care, and the screening conversation exists precisely so that the honest answer can sometimes be not today.
You also do not need to know anything in advance. If this is your first time, the intake conversation covers it, and no question you ask will be a silly one.
Booking for somebody else
This happens often - a daughter booking for her mother, a husband booking for his wife, a sister booking for a friend who will not do it herself.
Book it on the right lane for the person who is coming, not for the person doing the booking. Then make sure they know three things: a practitioner of their own gender will see them, the room is private with the door closed, and nothing is opened before they have answered the screening questions. For most people who have been hesitating, those are the three facts that settle it.
If something changes
Tell us as early as you can. A slot given back in good time can go to somebody else; a slot given back an hour beforehand cannot. That is the entire logic of the deposit, said from the other direction.
The short version
Separate calendars for sisters and brothers. Wet cupping $135, dry cupping $115. A $55 deposit holds your time and comes off the price. The balance is paid after the session. By appointment only, at Fair Lakes in Fairfax.
Hijama is a traditional practice and is not a substitute for medical care. If you are on medication, pregnant, or unsure for any reason, speak to your doctor first and say so at intake.