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Rooted Vessel Massage Therapy

The face behind the business is mine: I'm Sam!

therapeutic massage to support your body's health and healing 🖤
🌈 Sam Burkholder and Rooted Vessel, LLC are proudly queer + trans affirming, neurodivergent accommodating, and continuously working to be anti-racist. I attended Mossmain College of Massage from September 2019 to June 2020, and I passed the Massage & Bodyworkers Licensing Exam (MBLEX) the same month I graduated. After working at The Spa at Sage Lodge (Pray, MT) and Good Medicine Acupuncture & Massage (Bozeman, MT), I wanted to focus on offering the type of massage that calls me most -ethical, accessible, customized treatment - without sacrificing my wellbeing.

03/21/2026

✨Hello friends!

🗣️I am thrilled that word of my work is spreading near and far, especially as I stay current with education, information, and advancements in treatment. My practice in Big Timber is booking out a week or so on average lately, and Livingston is having its ups and downs as the weather shifts but I'm hanging in there. ⚡️ As I continue to bring you phenomenal results in terms of tension and pain reduction + reduction, best practices and accurate information, and attunement for your nervous system, it is important that I value my work and increasing knowledge accordingly. Thank you for supporting my local small business; I'm building the life I want because of your continued support of my massage work!! 🌿

As of April, Big Timber prices will be
$55 for 30mins
$82 for 45mins
$110 for 60mins
$138 for 75mins
$165 for 90mins
$220 for 120mins/2hrs

Livingston:
$60 for 30mins
$120 for 60mins
$180 for 90mins
$240 for 120mins/2hrs

I'm also down to do part cash + part barter, though I do need to work on a barter list. (The bartering happens with discussion, so we can be on the same page in terms of trading equitable value for us both!)

📸cupping photo taken with consent at Drift Studio, my Livingston Location

12/21/2025

need a last minute gift? Rooted Vessel has gift certificates! shop local, support my growing small business, and gift someone in your life a massage. Contact Sam directly at 406-290-4941 for gift certificates for the holidays and beyond!
🎄
thank you for supporting my work, i’m thrilled to be here 💚❣️💚

12/06/2025

❄️hello friends! Rooted Vessel and Sam have ONE massage appointment available for TOMORROW, Sunday Dec 7th:

10:30am 60min session
12pm [BOOKED!]

if you'd like to book either session, reach out to Sam directly via text or call at 406-290-4941 by 9pm tonight (Saturday Dec 6th) to schedule yourself a restorative massage during this oft-frantic holiday season. 💆

Sam is around during the holiday season, and working the week of and after Christmas. Book for those dates (and more!) via the Book Now button on Rooted Vessel's fb page or use https://www.massagebook.com/biz/rooted-vessel

photo mine, from October I think.

11/20/2025

hello friends! ☀️
🗓️OPEN MASSAGE APPTS for Rooted Vessel on ✨Sunday Nov. 23rd✨ range from 9am to 1:30pm, and Sam would love to see your wonderful faces for a full day of massage sessions. Tired? Achy? NO FEVER OR COLD/FLU SYMPTOMS? great! come get massage and we’ll work your neck, shoulders, back, hips…let’s help you navigate the shifting seasons with more presence + self-compassion.
come see me babes 🌿
💆book via the Book Now button on the fb page or use https://www.massagebook.com/biz/rooted-vessel
🌬️ looking forward to our time together

📷 photo via me, a pretty sunset from a few weeks ago

10/01/2025

✨Hello friends!
AS OF 10/01/2025, Rooted Vessel has PAUSED ALL OUTCALLS** due to the stress that carrying a massage table puts on the body.

🌱I have a dedicated office here in Big Timber and look forward to continuing to welcome current + new clients alike to my workspace at 101 E. 2nd Ave, Suite 2 upstairs (in the masonic lodge, single side door entrance, and either three flights of stairs or I can take you up in the elevator!)🤗
[ R.V.'s livingston location is 205 S. Main St Suite 4, within Drift Studio!]

(**unless otherwise directly discussed with current, active, ongoing clients; [*though if you can provide a massage table, lets chat 👀])

07/12/2025

LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BIG TIMBER !!
can you even believe it: Rooted Vessel finally has some office space!!!
thanks to Ivy Phillips (Yoga Plus) who is kindly accommodating Rooted Vessel’s sublet in her office:
•Suite 4, UPSTAIRS in the Masonic Lodge at 101 W. 2nd Ave/corner of McLeod. you’ll come to the 2nd Ave entrance and ascend via the stairs or Sam can be an elevator operator and es**rt you that way!
🪲
schedule for Sundays (including this Sunday July 12th!!) via https://www.massagebook.com/biz/rooted-vessel and reach out to Sam directly for inquiries about any additional days of availability. (scheduling is undergoing some evolution so it’s a little tricky here and there).
🪲
Sam is currently having good-but-tiring upheaval in their life, so if they drop the ball on anything please feel welcome to reach out with a gentle reminder via text 406-290-4941🦎

06/23/2025

🦩hello Big Timber!
🗓️Rooted Vessel and Sam have availability the next few Sundays + Mondays: they do fill up, so schedule sooner rather than later to secure your massage appointment 🌿

🪱Sunday June 29th is open 10am-1:30pm[edit] for massage
🪷Monday June 30th has a 60min at 1:15pm

🦦Sunday July 6th is open 9am-3pm for treatments (Sam is working the holiday weekend, come get a massage to relax from all the socializing!!!)

🎇Sam and Rooted Vessel are also open in Livingston July 3rd-5th if you feel like dropping by Drift Studio at 205 S. Main!

🏃‍➡️summer is busy and you're likely using your body in more and different ways:
your garden isn't the only thing that needs tending to👀

https://www.massagebook.com/biz/rooted-vessel
406-290-4941 // rootedvesselmontana@gmail dot com

[poppy from a few weeks ago]

06/11/2025

☀️hello friends!
Rooted Vessel Massage has a few appointments open on Sunday June 15th, booking from 11am-3pm.
is one of those spots meant for you? 👀 if it is, book directly via https://www.massagebook.com/biz/rooted-vessel or text or call Sam at 406-290-4941 🌿

if a full massage feels like a little too much right now (summer gets b u s y ), I offer three cupping-exclusive treatment options: 💆facial cupping (no marks or downtime, amazing lymphatic drainage support), 🩻back cupping, and 🤲abdominal cupping (come well hydrated!). The first two are currently 30minute/$50 appointments, and the last is a 15minute/$25 session.
((If you'd like cupping but don't want marks: we can avoid stationary cupping to prevent marks! :))

I'm looking forward to seeing you at our next appointment 😌🌿

05/31/2025

💆🗓️Sam has massage appointments open tomorrow, Sunday June 1st! ✨A RARITY✨ 10:30am onward is open, and Sam would love to add a few more massages to the day!

You WILL HAVE TO text or call Sam directly to schedule (406-290-4941) because of how they have MassageBook set up.
💬📲

05/24/2025

🗓️🖤 Rooted Vessel is open on Memorial Day
(Monday May 26th) and has two spots left:
🕚11am for 60 or 90 minutes, and
🕒2:45pm/3pm for 60 or 90 minutes.

💸 $100/sixty minutes; $150/ninety minutes (and worth every penny! limited sliding scale spots available upon request.)
text or call Sam at 406-290-4941, or book via MassageBook a.s.a.p.!

05/06/2025

🎉Hello friends! In a turn of events, Sunday May 11th and Monday May 12th are now available for Big Timber clients!
▻ Use https://www.massagebook.com/therapists/rooted-vessel or the Book Now button on the fb page (if it works? I've had varying reports). You can also access rooted vessel.com/getintouch for booking in either Big Timber (via massagebook) or Livingston (! via vagaro).
📌The pinned post to RVMT should list my current days in Big Timber (Sunday and Monday for the most part) and Livingston at Drift Studio (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday through the end of May; June-August days are Thursday, Friday, Saturday).
💬📞📧Reach Sam via text or voicemail at 406-290-4941, or via email at rootedvesselmontana@gmail. com

📸 from the tropical collection of the Denver Botanic Gardens, which Sam visited and from where they will be inundating you with photos for the next while.

05/04/2025

👋Long time no talk!
[text Sam at 406-290-4941 for rosehip seed oil, expand this post for details]
🌹Hi it's Rooted Vessel with a non-massage message:

🥀I have rosehip seed oil, I bought a large amount because I thought I'd go through it faster than I currently am. So! This is a bring-your-own-container situation (or I have a handful of 2oz dropper bottles, limited amount, to use instead); I'm charging $2/oz (two dollars, per ounce) because I got the gallon at essentially a wholesale price and I'd like to share the good deal!

💸Typically, two ounces (2oz) goes for $10-$15 dollars, so if you'd like a deal (that supports a Big Timber local business, Rooted Vessel massage!). As always, DO YOUR RESEARCH about if this oil is good for you and your skin. This oil is what I use for any facial cupping, and I personally use it myself as well.
NO scent beyond what is inherent to the oil itself (it does not smell like roses, not much of anything really).

Via the internet (WebMD): Rosehips are full of vitamin C, which makes rosehip oil a great tool for protecting your skin. The vitamins A and C in rosehip oil acts as antioxidants, a substance that protects your cells against damage and disease. The contained fatty acids can be anti-inflammatory, and rosehip seed oil is typically safe for rosacea concerns!! 🌹

Address

101 E. 2nd Avenue, Suite #4
Big Timber, MT
59011

Telephone

+14062904941

Website

https://rootedvessel.com/

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