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Sarah Botman, RMT

MT is the assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body & the treatment & prevention of physi High quality, focused treatments tailored to your needs

10/07/2025

🧬 Your Body's Hidden Hero: Mucus! 💧

Every day, your body produces around one liter of mucus. While it might seem gross, this slimy substance is actually a crucial part of your immune system.

🧠 Here’s how it protects you:

Traps invaders: Mucus acts like sticky flypaper, catching dust, allergens, bacteria, & viruses before they can reach your lungs or bloodstream.

Neutralizes threats: The enzymes & antibodies in mucus help break down & destroy pathogens.

Keeps tissues healthy: It keeps your airways & digestive tract moist, preventing tiny cracks where germs could sneak in.

Self-cleaning system: Most of it gets swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid! Gross, but genius!

Just like your body’s mucus shields you from harm, there are people around the world working tirelessly to protect others from unimaginable amounts of suffering. 🌍

Humanitarian groups, like volunteer flotillas are risking danger to deliver essential aid like food and medicine to civilians in Gaza, where access to supplies has been critically limited & denied! Their work reminds us that, on every scale.. from microscopic defenses to global acts of compassion... protection & care matter. Oh, & Free Palestine. 🍉

07/27/2025

🦈 Even Apex Predators Need a Little TLC

Ever wonder if sharks get massages?
Well… not exactly, but did you know some species rub their bodies against coral reefs to exfoliate and relieve irritation? 🪸
That’s basically the shark version of a spa day. 🌊✨

If sharks can take time to glide through coral for relief, you can book that massage you've been putting off. Your body deserves a little deep tissue love. 💙

🐟 Feeling tense? Let’s release that bite of stress.

🌊 Link in bio to book online 💙

07/24/2025

🩷 New Moon in Leo + National Self-Care Day

Self-care wasn’t always sheet masks and bubble baths. It started as an act of revolution... a radical reclaiming of worth, rest, and healing in the face of systems designed to exhaust and erase.

Today, self-care is still revolutionary.. but not in the “buy more, fix yourself” way it’s been sold to us. Real self-care is about connection: to our bodies, our spirits, and our communities. It's how we tend to our inner fire so we can shine brighter and show up more fully... not just for ourselves, but for a world that desperately needs healing.

As a cis white woman living in relative safety, I know self-care cannot be isolated from justice. This industry often sells comfort without acknowledging the harm or privilege behind it. We can — and must — do better.

Let this New Moon be a portal: into deeper awareness, radical softness, and a commitment to care that reaches beyond the self.

07/24/2025

🌿 7 Surprising Ways to Reduce Systemic Inflammation (That Aren’t Just “Drink More Water”)

Swipe left on chronic inflammation like it’s your toxic ex. Here’s how to cool your internal fire...naturally and non-conventionally:

1. Regular Massage Therapy: Not just a treat, it’s a treatment. Consistent bodywork can lower cortisol, improve circulation, and kickstart your parasympathetic nervous system (aka chill mode).

2. Forest Bathing: Literally go hug a tree. Exposure to nature reduces inflammatory markers and stress hormones. Bonus points for bare feet on the earth (hello, grounding).

3. Castor Oil Packs: Grandma’s secret is back. Used on the abdomen or lower back, castor oil can support lymphatic flow and soothe menstrual or digestive inflammation.

4. Cold Showers or Contrast Therapy: It’s not punishment, it’s science. Alternating hot and cold helps reduce inflammation and support your immune system.

5. Laughter: Seriously. Watch something hilarious. Laughter lowers inflammatory cytokines and boosts immunity. Memes for medicine.

6. Daily Herbal Infusions: Think nettle, oatstraw, or tulsi. These mineral-rich plants nourish your adrenals and help calm the whole system from the inside out.

7. Turn Off the Doomscrolling (With Intention): Constant exposure to traumatic news isn’t just mentally draining.. it's physically spikes cortisol and fuels systemic inflammation. But here’s the truth:

Being able to turn off the news is a privilege. Many around the world, especially in places like Gaza - don’t get to log out of their reality. So, yes, take breaks to protect your nervous system, but let them be intentional, not avoidant.

Use that reset to come back clearer, stronger, and more connected to your values. Continue boycotting, speaking up, making mindful choices that ripple outward.

🌼 Healing is personal and political.
Regular massage, nervous system care, herbal wisdom... they’re part of a larger web of wellness. Let’s weave it mindfully.

✨ Book your next massage.
✨ Brew your herbs.
✨ Boycott for Gaza.
✨ Rest, and rise again.

07/21/2025

✨ POV: You Astral Projected to a Better Life Mid‑Session

Mercury’s in retrograde… and this time it’s not just about typos and tech fails. With Mercury parked in Leo, the spotlight’s on your voice, your vibe, and how your soul shows up in the world.

Mercury retrograde happens when the planet appears to move backward in the sky. Astrologically, it’s a time when communication, travel, and tech can go haywire..but it’s also an invitation to pause, reflect, and realign.

July 17 to August 11, 2025
(With the shadow period from approximately July 4 to August 27, 2025)

This retrograde is in Leo, which means the focus is on:

• Self-expression

• Confidence

• Creative communication

• Reconnecting with your personal truth

• Healing ego wounds or old patterns around visibility and validation

It’s less about tech going haywire and more about reviewing the story you’re telling the world about who you are.

This retrograde’s theme? Revisiting, rethinking, realigning.
And yes 🔮 massage is cosmic self-care for all of that.

That face cradle? It’s not just cozy. It’s a launchpad.
It’s where your thoughts slow down, your body softens, and your energy recalibrates.

✨ Massage helps you drop out of the noise and into the body.
🌿 Rethink how you carry tension.
💫 Revisit softness and slowness.
🔁 Realign your nervous system.

This retrograde, don’t just reflect 🤍 feel.
Let your body guide the way.

07/09/2025

Bear & Dixie 🐾

Massage Therapy Puppy Support Team 💙

07/06/2025

☕ Life’s too short to drink bad coffee...
and it’s definitely too short to settle for a bad massage.
You deserve better — your body, mind, and nervous system agree.

✨ Book your next massage with someone who actually listens to what you need.
Link in bio — your muscles will thank you 😎

06/29/2025

🧡 No Fireworks...

Instead of celebrating a colonial past, I’m offering a space for reflection, rest, and care on July 1st.

I will not be celebrating Canada Day this year. This day, for many, is a painful reminder of the violence and systemic neglect that continues to impact Indigenous communities across Turtle Island.

Instead of blindly celebrating a colonialist history, I invite you to slow down, reflect, and choose self-care.

👐 I'm offering a $20 discount on all 60-minute massages on July 1st. Regularly $130, now $110 (HST included) on the 1st.

Let’s honour truth, care for our bodies, and move with intention.

📍Book through the link in bio or at sarahbotman.noterro.com

06/29/2025

🐾 Massage is over? Not in my world.

06/29/2025

❀ WildFlower Wellness ❀

A place where manual therapy meets puppy therapy for one giant soul-soothing rest.

Have you booked your next massage yet? 🐾

Link in bio to book online 💙

06/29/2025

The sweetest big little boy blue 💙

06/22/2025

Before the day is done I would like to honour 🧡 National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The rich cultures, histories, and enduring strength of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Turtle Island.

To Indigenous communities - My heart is open to you.
I acknowledge the ongoing injustices and the deep wounds that remain.
And I hold hope that truth, justice, and healing will prevail.

My privilege has blinded me before
but I vow to no longer look away from the true roots of this country.
I commit to listening, learning, and standing in solidarity.

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Website

http://www.sarahbotman.noterro.com/

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