Soma Flo Wellness

01/02/2026

Your body doesn’t need a full hour to feel better.
20-40 minutes can help you feel lighter, more present, and more at ease.

Tap the link in bio to book your spot :)

01/02/2026

When tension keeps coming back,
it may not be a tissue problem —
it may be a protective one.

Nervous-system–led bodywork works with that protection,
instead of trying to overpower it.

Deep tissue works through intensity.
Nervous-system–led bodywork works through regulation.

…Two different conversations with the body :)

12/09/2025

Hey, I’m Tatum… an RMT (and soon-to-be Manual Osteopath!) in downtown Calgary offering treatments to help people feel better in their bodies.

I am thoroughly obsessed with FASCIA (the connective tissue that surrounds and supports everything in your body — like an internal spider-web-like super suit).

My treatments focus on slower, fascia-focused work that lets your body unwind naturally instead of forcing it to comply with deep pressure.

If you’ve got stress and stiffness living in your body, hi, hello, I’d love to help :)

This is my space downtown 🫶✨

06/10/2025

Fascia: Not just structure — a sensory organ that shapes how we feel and who we are.

Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds everything in your body (muscles, joints, nerves, organs, etc.).

And so, it’s easy to start to think about fascia strictly as a structural thing. For example, we can understand “okay, I know that a restriction on the shoulder can affect the hip— everything is connected”. And we acknowledge fascia as a structural web that affects our range of motion, movement and stiffness and pain.

But fascia’s story goes way deeper than that… Our fascia is an interactive sensory organ and is remarkably responsive — almost like it has its own form of intelligence.

Fascia is loaded with sensory nerves — 6 to 10 times more than muscles.

These nerves are constantly “sensing” and sending messages to the brain about pressure, tension, pain, and even the internal state of your body — things like your heartbeat, breath, temperature, or what we understand as “gut feelings” and other emotional sensations.

This information is relayed to the insular cortex, a brain region associated with interoception, emotional awareness, and even self-identity.

Interoception is the ability to perceive and interpret internal body signals. It helps us connect with our body and understand how it is feeling on a moment-to-moment basis. People who have good interoception may more easily recognize hunger cues, a racing heart, emotional sensations, and therefore be better able to respond to those cues, and regulate emotions. As a result, this interoception can have a significant impact on overall self-awareness, well-being, and mental health.

When our fascia is “problem-free”, healthy and moving well, we receive these signals about our internal state and it can be easier to feel more connected to your body, more grounded, and even more emotionally balanced. But when our fascia gets tight, sticky, or restricted (from stress, injury, posture, trauma, etc.), it could potentially mute those internal signals. This is when it’s possible to feel disconnected, tense, anxious, “not like yourself”, or just “off”—even if you cant really pinpoint or explain why.

The constant stream of sensory data from nerves in the fascial tissues creates a sort of overarching “sense” of how we feel physically, emotionally, and psychologically and, by extension, a sense of “who we are”.

Since fascia plays a key role in how we sense, feel, and perceive ourselves, some believe it may even contribute to our felt sense of being conscious and present.

When we do myofascial release, we’re working slowly and gently to stimulate nerve endings in the fascia that help your nervous system settle down, and clients often experience a sense of deep calm, release, or even emotional clarity — like the body and mind are syncing back up.

Clients can experience things like “coming back into their body”, “feeling like themselves again”, feeling lighter and calmer, or releasing emotional blocks.

What’s happening isn’t simply physical change and sensation — it’s a biological conversation between our body’s sensory systems and our brain.

Myofascial release reflects profound mind-body effects. It’s not just anatomy, but a living interface between our systems — the nervous system, muscular system, and emotional experience.

It’s more than just a structure — it is a conduit for a “living sense of self”.

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If you’ve been feeling disconnected, tense, or emotionally stuck, myofascial release might help you reconnect with your body and feel more like yourself again. Reach out if you're curious :)

06/02/2025

06/02/2025

What is Fascia?

Fascia is the web of connective tissue that wraps around and weaves through every muscle, bone, nerve, and organ in your body — like a full-body bodysuit beneath your skin.

It helps hold everything in place, supports movement, and plays a major role in how your body feels, functions, and heals.

When fascia is healthy, it's flexible, hydrated, and responsive — allowing smooth, pain-free motion. But stress, injuries, inflammation, or even emotional trauma can cause fascia to tighten, stick, or twist, creating tension, discomfort, or imbalances that affect your whole system.

Fascial work focuses on gently restoring this tissue’s natural flow and elasticity — often through slow, sustained holds or light touch — helping to unwind tension, improve mobility, and calm the nervous system at a deep level.

05/03/2025

How to Keep Your Fascia Healthy (and Why You Should Care)

If you’ve never thought about your fascia, you’re not alone — but it’s one of the most important systems for how you move and feel.

Fascia is your body's internal connective web. It needs movement and hydration to stay healthy — otherwise it gets sticky, tight, and cranky 😬

Here are 4 ways to take care of your fascia:
✅ Move your body in different ways – Walk, stretch, bounce, twist
✅ Stay hydrated – Fascia thrives when you drink enough water
✅ Avoid staying stuck in one posture too long – Get up and shift often
✅ Try bodywork focused on fascia – Like myofascial release or dynamic cupping

💡 Healthy fascia = smoother movement, fewer random aches, and better recovery.

05/03/2025

Traditional Cupping vs Dynamic Cupping — What’s the Difference?

You’ve probably seen those dark red marks athletes get from cupping. That’s traditional cupping, and it’s effective — but it’s not the only way.

Let’s compare 👇

🔴 Traditional Cupping:
* Cups are placed on one area and left in place
* Creates strong suction to pull blood to the surface
* Often leaves circular red or purple marks
* Helps with circulation and muscle tension
* Great for people who love that deep “stuck and pull” feeling

🔵 Dynamic Cupping:
* Cups are moved while suction is applied
* Combines cupping with movement and massage-like techniques
* Targets fascia, muscles, tension, and stuck movement patterns
* Less likely to leave strong marks
* Great for athletes, active bodies, or anyone feeling stiff, restricted, or “glued” in their movement

🪑 Traditional cupping is like pressing pause — you place cups on the skin and let them sit still. It’s passive and still powerful, often used to draw blood to the surface and break up stagnation.

💃 Dynamic cupping is like pressing play — the cups glide with movement, combining suction with stretch and release.

05/03/2025

Is It Muscle Pain — or Fascia?

Most people think their pain is coming from tight muscles…
But here’s the truth:💡 It’s often your fascia — not your muscles — that’s pulling, sticking, or restricting your movement.
Fascia is a thin connective tissue that wraps around everything in your body — muscles, bones, nerves, organs. When it’s healthy, it’s smooth and slippery, letting your body glide and move with ease. But when it gets stuck, tight, or dehydrated (from stress, injuries, or even poor posture), it can feel like:
* Persistent muscle tension
* Stiffness that stretching doesn’t fix
* Pain that moves around or doesn’t show up clearly on scans
🕸️ Imagine wearing a full-body wetsuit that’s twisted or too tight in one spot — it’ll throw off your movement in multiple planes. That’s what restricted fascia does inside your body.
Myofascial release can help unwind those restrictions, restore fluid movement, and give you real relief — especially when massage or stretching alone isn’t cutting it.

05/03/2025

What Is Dynamic Cupping? (And Why It Feels So Good)

Dynamic cupping is a modern therapeutic technique that combines gentle suction with movement. Instead of leaving the cups in one spot, we glide or move them across your muscles and fascia to:

✔ Release tension
✔ Promote better circulation
✔ Improve fascial glide and mobility
✔ Support recovery from stiffness, stress, or overuse

Unlike traditional cupping, the goal with dynamic cupping isn’t to bruise or mark the skin — though some redness can still occur depending on how your body responds.

It’s especially helpful for people who feel “stuck,” tight, or like their muscles don’t move freely — and it feels surprisingly relieving — like your tissues are finally breathing again.