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Sanctum Bodyworks - Jordan Swaggerty, LMT

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Sanctum Bodyworks - Jordan Swaggerty, LMT

Offering Therapeutic Barefoot Massage for nervous system regulation, postural balance, and improved mobility and athletic performance.

Discounts offered for Military and Veterans, First Responders and Educators. 💕

12/25/2025

Our shoulders are designed for freedom — reaching, lifting, rotating, expressing.
But stress, posture habits, old injuries, and protective tension can quietly limit that range over time.

Massage can help restore shoulder mobility by:
• Reducing excessive muscle guarding
• Improving tissue glide between layers of muscle and fascia
• Supporting nervous system relaxation so movement feels safer again
• Addressing related areas like the neck, ribs, upper back, and arm — because the shoulder never works in isolation

When tissues soften and the nervous system feels supported, the body often remembers how to move more easily — without force or strain.

Mobility isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s about creating the conditions for movement to return naturally.

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12/07/2025

Sanctum comes from the Latin word for holy.
When I chose the name Sanctum Bodyworks, I wanted it to reflect what this work is really about: helping you settle into yourself and reconnect with the wise, creative, deeply sacred part of you that’s always been there.
Some call it spirit. Some say soul, energy, intuition, or universal consciousness. Whatever the name, it’s the part of you that knows how to heal, how to listen, and how to guide.

It might sound unusual to connect with spirit by going down into the body—but when your attention rests on sensation, you land fully in the present moment. That presence creates the same quiet spaciousness we associate with meditation: a place where insight arises, intuition clarifies, and something sacred becomes accessible.

Western culture often teaches us to “rise up” into the mind to find wisdom. But spirit isn’t only above us. It’s also rooted within us.
The mind–body–spirit connection isn’t linear—it’s woven, cyclical, cascading. You can reach spirit by ascending…but you can just as powerfully reach it by descending: by settling into the body, into the roots of your being.

That’s what I love about bodywork and other embodiment practices.
They invite you down into the deep, steady layers that hold you—like returning to a seed of pure potential. In that grounded place, spirit becomes not something to reach for, but something you uncover. Something that’s been here all along.

12/02/2025

What is pain, if not a disruption of energy flow?
Sometimes that disruption is physical — muscles firing when they don’t need to, tissue damage demanding metabolic resources for repair, or misalignment requiring extra effort for basic movement. In those cases, the body is expending more energy than the moment may typically call for.

But pain can also be energetic — when the natural circulation of life force becomes disrupted or imbalanced. Sometimes energy stagnates in one area; sometimes it struggles to reach a part of the body that has been ignored or protected.

And often, this energetic disruption is shaped by emotional experiences that never got to complete their rise-and-fall cycle. When natural expression is suppressed, the chemistry of emotion can remain in the body, shaping patterns of tension, posture, and perception long after the original moment has passed.

So I’m curious — where do you notice energy flow gets disrupted in your own body? How does it show up?

11/24/2025

Give the gift of deep rest this holiday season ✨
When you purchase a gift card in December, you’ll receive 50% off your own session booked at the time of purchase — a gift for them and a little restoration for you. 💛

Scan the code on the graphic or head to sanctumbodyworks.com to purchase.
Let’s wrap up the year with care, connection, and nourishment.

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11/23/2025

In massage, slow is efficiency. Slow is presence. Slow is communication.

Your body needs time to notice, process, and respond to touch. When we move slowly, your conscious mind and your nervous system both have space to truly tune in.

That’s why one slow, intentional stroke can do more than four quick ones.
Slowness amplifies the neurological relaxation response, increases proprioceptive awareness, and helps your system shift out of overdrive.

It also gives me time — time to feel what’s happening underfoot, make micro-adjustments, refine pressure, and move with healthy body mechanics so you get the best possible work.

Slow isn't only a vibe — it’s a strategy.
And your nervous system loves it. 🐌💛

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11/20/2025

Restore.

Not back to who you were before the pain or the stress or the overwhelm —
but back to the version of you with more clarity, more capacity, more room to breathe. 🌬

Restoration is more than a reset button. Practices can compound.
It’s your body slowly remembering how to function with ease again.
It’s tension unlearning its job.
It’s your system choosing safety over urgency.

This is the kind of work we do together:
quiet, steady, spacious.

A place where your body can soften, reorganize, and welcome itself home. 🪷

11/10/2025

Do you feel free to move through your life the way you want to?
To meet your days with strength, fluidity, and ease?

Your body is your constant companion in every adventure — big or small — and it deserves care that helps it respond with the same openness you bring to the rest of your life.

This work isn’t about “fixing” you.
It’s about supporting your ability to show up fully — steady, grounded, and ready for whatever your path holds.

✨ Let’s help your body carry you into what you love most.

11/02/2025

The holidays fill up fast — both calendar and energy demand.
Now’s the perfect time to schedule your restorative appointments so you don’t have to think about it later. Just show up, sink in, and let your nervous system exhale.

🕊️ Book your sessions in advance and give yourself the gift of built-in calm this season.

10/27/2025

An hour of stillness is waiting for you. 💆‍♀️
✨ Book your next massage at Sanctum Bodyworks.

09/18/2025

Squeeze the joy out of summer 🍉☀️ — then give your body the care it deserves. Book your Tuesday recovery massage today 💛

09/15/2025

✨ Deep, grounding, and unlike any massage you’ve had before.
At Sanctum Bodyworks in Bend, OR, I specialize in Ashiatsu barefoot massage — a style that uses broad, steady pressure to help regulate your nervous system, ease postural strain, support mobility, and keep you moving strong in the activities you love.

Whether you’re an athlete, someone managing chronic tension, or simply ready to feel more at home in your body, this work is designed to meet you where you are. 💆‍♀️🌿

📍 Bend, OR | Book at SanctumBodyworks.com

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09/06/2025

Massage isn’t a quick fix (as much as I wish it weren't true).

Yes, it can relieve pain, ease tension, and bring you back into a calmer, more balanced state—but those changes don’t usually last forever after just one session. Why?

Because our nervous systems are wired for habit.
Habits are the body’s way of saving energy—keeping us from having to make a thousand decisions every day. So after massage interrupts old patterns and invites calm, the nervous system often drifts back toward the familiar.

That doesn’t mean massage isn’t working—it means it’s working with the same system that has been shaped by all of your choices, environments, and experiences.

Massage therapists aren’t “fixers.” We’re facilitators. We provide your body with a chance to feel another possibility—ease, spaciousness, safety, connection.

But for lasting change, that invitation needs support: through practices at home, complementary care like PT, chiro, or acupuncture, and even shifts in the way we move, rest, and express ourselves.

Massage opens the door. You get to decide how far you want to walk through. 💛

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Bend, OR

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 2:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 6:30pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Website

http://sanctumbodyworks.com/

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