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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. 💕

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. 💛

09/05/2025

Weekend adventures are way better when your body’s ready for them. 💪
Whether you’re hitting the trails, climbing, or just chasing sunshine, don’t forget to prep yourself, too.

👉 Book your pre-adventure reset — spots open Thursday–Saturday.

Sanctumbodyworks.com - Link in bio. Your body will thank you.

09/02/2025

I have been pondering recently: expression and release are inseparable.

We can’t truly release stress, tension, or emotion while avoiding expression. And yet, expression often feels uncomfortable—sometimes for very real reasons, and sometimes because our protective, cautious parts of self step in.

That’s why creating space for expression matters. When possible, try to give yourself moments in the day to:

💛 Be alone

🧡 Move your body freely

🤎 Let emotions surface and flow, without judgment

It’s not always easy, and it can feel vulnerable. But practicing this gentle openness teaches us to trust ourselves and our capacity to handle whatever arises.

Massage helps release tension, yes—but expression is the pathway through which deeper release occurs. 🩵

✨ Today, consider: what small space can you make for yourself to express and let go?

08/28/2025

When we sit or move in the same posture over and over, our nervous system adapts.
Muscles on one side of the body shorten, while others are held long and lose their healthy tone.

Massage and stretching can invite the shortened muscles to lengthen again.
But what about those elongated, slack muscles?

👉 This is where strength training comes in.
By strengthening them, we restore their readiness to respond, giving them the tone they need to support us in a more balanced posture.

Strength is what helps your body hold onto the changes massage invites.

08/19/2025

Do you ever wonder why your body seems to hold onto tension, even when you stretch?

Here’s the science: your muscles have receptors (called muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs) that constantly measure changes in length and force. When you sit or move in the same posture often, your nervous system adapts — some muscles shorten and others lengthen, “locking” you into those positions.

Stretching gives shortened muscles the signal they need to let go and lengthen again — but only if you hold the stretch long enough. Research shows that around 30 seconds is the sweet spot: long enough for those receptors to recognize the stretch as safe and reduce unnecessary tension.

So next time you stretch, think of it less as a quick fix and more as an invitation for your body to release.

This step, paired with massage and strength work, helps restore your body’s capacity to adapt, move, and respond with ease. 🌿

08/12/2025

When posture feels “stuck,” it’s not just about alignment — it’s about how your muscles are living in your body day after day.

Chronic posture patterns can shorten some muscles and over-lengthen others. Over time, this imbalance can become the “new normal” for your nervous system.

Bodywork helps by:
✨ Bringing length back into shortened muscles, so they can move through their full range again
✨ Encouraging overstretched muscles to broaden, so they can shorten back to an optimal, ready-to-respond length
✨ Giving your nervous system a fresh input — a chance to reset and choose a more balanced posture

This isn’t about “forcing” you into perfect posture. It’s about restoring your body’s capacity to adapt, move, and respond with ease.

08/05/2025

Do you ever find yourself rolling out your neck when it feels tight?

You’re not alone — and that instinct makes sense. But here’s something to try next time:

✨ Instead of isolating the neck, what happens if you let the rest of your spine follow? ✨

Your spine is one continuous, responsive track. When you allow movement to ripple down through your mid-back, low back, and even pelvis, you invite more of the body into the release — and often find more ease.

Sometimes the key to softening one part of the body is letting the whole system move together.

Try it and tell me what you notice!

07/31/2025

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our nervous systems are constantly tuning into the world around us—like we're big, walking antennae.

We’re not as separate as we think. Just like a tight muscle softens under steady pressure, our nervous system responds to all information it’s given—whether it comes through physical touch, breath, environment, or even sound.

Tuning fork sound baths are one way I offer that kind of input. The clear, pure tones of the forks act like a mirror—giving the nervous system something to “listen” to and self-organize around. It can be deeply calming, and for some, surprisingly clarifying.

In the same way massage helps the body find its way back to balance, sound healing can invite the system to shift—to soften, settle, or reorient in a gentle, non-invasive way.

This work is subtle but profound. If you’re curious or want to experience it for yourself, I’d love to share it with you. 💫

07/30/2025

One of my favorite moments in a massage is when my client and I both take a deep breath and sigh it out at the same time.

That moment? That’s coregulation — a key part of therapeutic work that often goes unseen.

Coregulation is the nervous system’s natural ability to sync with another person. It’s how we co-create calm. And in bodywork, this matters just as much as the pressure, strokes, or techniques.

When your therapist holds a steady, centered presence and unconditional positive regard for you, it sends a signal to your body:
✨ "You're safe. You can let go."

It’s not just hands-on work — it’s a nervous system-to-nervous system invitation to rest and restore.

04/21/2025

Seeking space in Physical Therapy Office

I've been practicing massage in Bend for six years. I'm seeking a space to practice Ashiatsu, a style of barefoot massage which requires dowels installed in the walls and/or ceiling. I deeply enjoy a practice oriented around nervous system regulation, postural correction, and overall athletic performance or mobility.

I'm interested in practicing within a physical therapy clinic or fitness center, and either renting a room to run my own practice from and sharing client referrals with the clinic, or working as an independent contractor in a clinical setting.

Feel free to visit my website jswag.massagetherapy.com to learn more about me and what I do. Please contact me via direct message if you think I might be a good fit for your space and team dynamic.

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55 NW Wall Street, Ste 100
Bend, OR
97703

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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