Founding Season Integration Vortex™
What if letting go was something you could feel in your body?
Look within, discover what you are ready to release, and choose what you are ready to embody. Then experience that choice through guided breathwork, supported entry into an inverted position, and slow rotation on the Unwind Machine.
Major inclusions
- 60-minute Red Light Integration Massage
- Personal Integration Session with Matthew
Prices before tax. Available through the end of the Vortex season, while weather, operating conditions, and Founding Season availability permit.
Why the experience is different
More than a machine experience
The Unwind Machine is the physical mechanism. The Om Vortex Experience™ is the guided journey around it: inquiry, discovery, choice, preparation, guided rotation, and integration.
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You are guided from the beginning
Matthew begins by helping you clarify what you are carrying, what you are ready to release, and what you want to embody. You are not left to figure out the experience alone.
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Your experience has a personal focus
Your discovery becomes a Personal Embodiment Key that gives the guided rotation a clear direction connected to you.
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The inner work becomes something you can feel
While supported in an inverted position, guided rotation makes the process physical and memorable. The experience continues through landing, the Red Light Integration Massage, and Founding Season integration support.
The person behind the journey
Created and personally guided by Matthew Mackay
Matthew Mackay is the founder and owner of Om Massage Santé Inc., the creator of the Om Vortex Experience™, and the creator of the signature Om Massage method, which he teaches to the therapists on his team.
He is a Level 3 Registered Massage Therapist with more than 20 years of experience and a 1,000-hour education from Boulder College of Massage Therapy. He has practised and taught meditation for more than 25 years, offers private transformational coaching, and has helped thousands of people move toward greater well-being. Matthew personally guides the Vortex journey from intention and discovery through preparation, guided rotation, landing, and integration.
His role is not to choose your outcome for you. It is to create the structure, attention, and guidance that help you see clearly, make your own choice, and experience that choice physically.
What guests describe
“At first I was a little uncertain. But as my body relaxed into it, it was really calming. I felt a bit like a baby being spun and taken care of. There was nothing I needed to worry about. I could just be here, in my body.”
“I feel more tuned in, more emotionally present. I feel more grounded and less in my head. I’m clearer on what I’m here to do, on what’s next in my evolution, and on the compassion I get to bring to myself.”
“Coming out of it, there was this almost euphoric feeling of lightness, and an incredible sense of peace and calm.”
“It was a really full experience. It took me from a curious ‘What’s going on within me?’ to ‘Oh, here’s the work. Here’s what I get to be. Here’s what I get to focus on.’”
“I was able to experience some compassion for my body and for my journey, for what I’ve been carrying. That’s why it feels emotional.”
“I love how simple the process was. It got me into my body and tuned in to what my body and soul need right now. It helped me reintegrate that and gave me space to embody it.”
Spoken reflections, shortened and lightly edited for clarity.
You make the choice.
Guided rotation gives that choice somewhere to be felt.
The Journey
From insight to something you can feel
A guided journey from seeing clearly, to choosing deliberately, to feeling your choice physically and bringing it into daily life.
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See clearly
Notice what you are carrying, what may be holding you back, and what you are ready to see more honestly.
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Choose deliberately
Create a Personal Embodiment Key representing who or what you are ready to release, remember, believe, or embody.
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Prepare your body
Use touch, stretching, and breathwork to feel physically and mentally prepared for supported entry and guided rotation.
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Release through guided rotation
While supported in an inverted position, experience gentle guided rotation that makes the process of release physical, present, and memorable.
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Embody your choice
Return to your Personal Embodiment Key through guided inverted rotation and experience your chosen direction physically rather than leaving it as an idea.
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Bring it into your life
Reflect on what you noticed, receive integration support, and identify one practical way to carry the experience into daily life.
The exact flow is tailored to your preparation, comfort, and the way the experience unfolds.
The inner work creates the choice.
Guided rotation gives that choice somewhere to be felt.
Founding Season offer
What your Founding Season Integration Vortex™ includes
A guided journey from inquiry, to choice, to physical release, to bringing the experience into your body and life.
Up to $250 in eligible massage therapy receipts may be available. How receipts work →
Major inclusions
- Complete guided Vortex journey
- 60-minute Red Light Integration Massage
- Vortex Integration Workbook
- Personal Integration Session with Matthew
How the value adds up
- The complete guided Vortex journey At its regular price, including the 60-minute Red Light Integration Massage, $165 booked on its own $350
- Personal Integration Session with Matthew Founding Season bonus, shown at its reference value $75
You save $130 — $55 off the regular price, plus the $75 session.
Values do not include potential insurance reimbursement.
The six stages of the journey group into four. Open one for what to expect.
Stage 1
Arrive and see clearly
Begin with personalized guidance that helps you slow down, turn inward, and clarify what you are ready to explore.
- Vortex Preparation & Intention Session
- Vortex Sound Healing Journey
- Guided Discovery Meditation
- Personal Embodiment Key
Stage 1 — Arrive and see clearly
- Vortex Preparation & Intention Session
- Begin feeling seen, heard, and prepared. In a private conversation, you tell Matthew what you are carrying, what you want to explore, and any concerns, sensitivities, or questions you have. He adapts the experience to you, so every step that follows is guided with you in mind. You do not need to arrive with a clear intention; this conversation helps you find one.
- Vortex Sound Healing Journey
- Curated sound woven through the whole journey helps quiet outside distraction and keep your attention turned inward, so each stage flows into the next instead of feeling like separate activities.
- Guided Discovery Meditation
- Quiet the mental noise you arrived with and discover what you are ready to release, remember, or embody. Matthew leads the meditation live and adapts it to you, so you do not have to find the answer alone. He has practised and taught meditation for more than 25 years.
- Personal Embodiment Key
- Turn what you discover into one clear statement, in your own words, of who or what you are ready to release, remember, or embody. It gives your guided rotation a personal focus, and you can revisit it after your session in your Vortex Integration Workbook. Matthew helps you find the words; the choice stays yours.
Stage 2
Prepare your body
Prepare physically and mentally through focused touch, guided movement, and breathwork before entering the Vortex.
- Preparation Chair Massage
- Guided Stretching
- Guided Surrender Breathwork
Stage 2 — Prepare your body
- Preparation Chair Massage
- Enter the Vortex settled rather than braced. A focused chair massage works on the areas you raised in your intention session, helping soften physical guarding and prepare your body for supported entry and guided rotation.
- Guided Stretching
- Feel more aware of your body and more confident before you go in. A guided stretching sequence works through the areas of tightness or concern you mentioned at the start, adapted to your comfort, and prepares you for supported entry and guided rotation.
- Guided Surrender Breathwork
- Focus your attention, soften your effort, and help settle a nervous system that may be bracing, so you enter the Vortex with intention. Matthew leads the breathwork one-on-one, right before entry, and connects it to your Personal Embodiment Key.
Nothing in this stage is a test and nothing is rushed. The pace follows your comfort.
Stage 3
Feel your choice physically
Move from understanding your choice to experiencing it physically through guided rotation while supported in an inverted position.
- Guided Release Rotation
- Guided Choice Rotation
Stage 3 — Feel your choice physically
- Guided Release Rotation
- Experience release physically, not only as an idea. While supported in an inverted position, you move through a slow, guided rotation focused on what you are ready to release, making the process physical, present, and memorable. Matthew is with you and guiding the whole time, and the movement is never a drop.
- Guided Choice Rotation
- Feel the direction you chose instead of leaving it as an idea. A second guided rotation, with the same support and pace, returns you to your Personal Embodiment Key so your choice becomes a physical experience you can remember.
You can pause or stop at any point, and you learn the signal before you go in. Sequences may occur during one supported entry or across two separate entries based on comfort.
Stage 4
Bring it into your life
Return gradually, receive the experience, and continue bringing your choice into daily life.
- Guided Landing & Integration
- Vortex Integration Workbook
- Red Light Integration Massage — $165 value
- Personal Integration Session with Matthew — $75 reference value
Stage 4 — Bring it into your life
- Guided Landing & Integration
- Return gradually and ground yourself instead of ending abruptly. Matthew supports you out the same way you went in, you come back upright at your own pace, then you take time with him to notice what shifted while it is still fresh and connect it to the choice you made.
- Vortex Integration Workbook
- Keep the experience from fading once you are home. This fillable workbook, sent by email, helps you capture what the experience revealed, record your Personal Embodiment Key, and turn your insight into one practical next step.
- Red Light Integration Massage — $165 value
- A full hour to stop doing, receive, and let the experience settle before you return to the rest of your day. Your 60-minute massage takes place the same day at Om Massage, under red light, with a qualified massage therapist.
- Personal Integration Session with Matthew — $75 reference value
- Carry your choice into the days ahead. In a private session with Matthew within 7–14 days of your Vortex Experience, you revisit what you felt, reconnect with your Personal Embodiment Key, and choose one practical next step.
A complete journey, not just a single session
The parts are listed above; what they add up to is not a list. The same person who hears what you arrived with guides the rotation, walks you back, and sits with you again two weeks later. One thread, held from the first conversation to the last.
Available through the end of the Vortex season, while weather, operating conditions, and Founding Season availability permit.
Step-by-step walkthrough
What happens during your session
All sixteen steps in order, under the same four stages priced above. Plan on about 2 hours 15 minutes on the day, from your first conversation with Matthew to the end of your massage. The last step follows within 7–14 days.
Stage 1 — Arrive and see clearly
- Step 1 Vortex Preparation & Intention Session You sit down privately with Matthew before anything begins and tell him what you are carrying and what you want to explore.
- Step 2 Vortex Sound Healing Journey Curated sound begins here and carries through your whole journey, so each stage flows into the next.
- Step 3 Guided Discovery Meditation Matthew leads a live meditation, adapted to you, until what you are ready to release or embody becomes clear.
- Step 4 Personal Embodiment Key You put it into one clear statement, in your own words. Matthew helps you find the words, and the choice stays yours.
Stage 2 — Prepare your body
- Step 5 Preparation Chair Massage You sit for a focused chair massage on the areas you raised earlier, before any stretching or breathwork begins.
- Step 6 Guided Stretching You move through a guided stretching sequence for the tight spots you mentioned at the start, at whatever range is comfortable.
- Step 7 Guided Surrender Breathwork Matthew leads the breathwork one on one, right before you go in, and connects it to your Personal Embodiment Key.
Stage 3 — Feel your choice physically
- Step 8 Supported Vortex entry Matthew explains and demonstrates, then you stand on a box with a support bar and attach one boot at a time while he supervises and assists.
- Step 9 Becoming familiar with the position You hang still, arms and head down, until the position feels normal to you. Nothing rotates until you are ready.
- Step 10 Guided Release Rotation Supported in an inverted position, you move through a slow guided rotation focused on what you came to release. Matthew guides throughout.
- Step 11 Guided Choice Rotation You move through a second rotation, with the same support and the same pace, this time on your Personal Embodiment Key.
Stage 4 — Bring it into your life
- Step 12 Guided Landing & Integration Matthew supports you out the same way you went in. You come back upright at your own pace, then take time with him to notice what shifted.
- Step 13 Walk back to Om Massage You walk back to Om Massage with Matthew. Nothing is asked of you on the way, and your massage is the next thing on the schedule.
- Step 14 Red Light Integration Massage You spend a full 60 minutes under red light with a qualified massage therapist, the same day, letting the experience settle.
- Step 15 Vortex Integration Workbook It arrives by email, so you can record your Personal Embodiment Key and turn what you noticed into one practical next step.
- Step 16 Personal Integration Session with Matthew A private 30 minutes with Matthew within 7–14 days, where you revisit what you felt and choose one practical next step.
Depending on your comfort, the Guided Release Rotation and Guided Choice Rotation may happen during one supported entry or across two.
Preparation, logistics & FAQs
Everything you need to know before booking
You are supported the whole way
Matthew is with you for every minute you are in the Vortex. Here is what that means in practice.
- Nothing happens unexplained
- Before you go in, Matthew walks you through the machine, the sequence, what you may feel, and how the two of you communicate once you are inverted.
- You never get in or out unaided
- You stand on a box with a support bar to lean on and attach one boot at a time, after a demonstration. Matthew supervises the whole process and helps with positioning.
- You can pause or stop at any point
- You learn the signal before anything begins. Using it is part of the session, not a failure of it.
- Nothing rotates until you are ready
- Your first time in, you simply hang, arms and head down, until the position feels normal to you. Guided rotation starts only after that.
Preparation & suitability
- Matthew reviews mobility, physical limitations, sensitivities and any concerns with you before your session.
- Arrive on an empty stomach — avoid eating 2–3 hours before.
- Best suited to at least moderate mobility and general physical fitness.
- Not recommended during menstruation; schedule your session outside that time.
- Not suitable during pregnancy.
Location & transfer
Om Massage Santé Inc.69 Rue Thomas #2
Gatineau, QC
- Accessible from Gatineau, Chelsea, Cantley, Ottawa, and Aylmer.
- Check in at Om Massage; the Vortex is about a 30-second walk away.
- The Vortex is a covered outdoor dome, which is why session availability follows the weather.
Medical boundaries
- The Om Vortex Experience™ is an immersive wellness experience.
- It is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition.
Frequently asked
Before your appointment you receive access to the Om Vortex™ Safety Guidelines and the Om Vortex™ Participation & Consent Form, and your consent is recorded in your client account.
On the day, before anything begins, Matthew goes through the machine, the sequence, what you may feel, and the signal you use to pause or stop.
Your first entry is not a rotation. You stand on a box while Matthew explains and demonstrates, then attach one boot at a time with a support bar to lean on, and he assists with positioning where it helps.
Once you are inverted you simply hang, arms and head down, and stay there until the position feels normal to you. Guided rotation begins only after that.
You can. Matthew explains the pause and stop signal before you go in, and he is beside you the entire time you are in the Vortex. The pace follows you, not a schedule.
About 2 hours 15 minutes, from checking in at Om Massage to the end of your 60-minute Red Light Integration Massage. That covers everything on the day: your intention session, the guided meditation, preparation, the Vortex itself, landing, and the massage.
The Personal Integration Session with Matthew is booked separately, within 7–14 days after your session.
No. Submitting this form does not charge you, and no prepayment is required or available. After submitting, you will receive your promotional code and be invited to access the booking page. Enter the code during the booking, then pay on-site at your appointment. The Founding Season price is $295 plus GST and QST.
Eligible clients may receive massage therapy receipts for applicable components of the experience, with a total potential receipt amount of up to $250 for the Integration Vortex™.
Guests pay the full amount on-site and submit the receipts to their own insurance provider. Om Massage does not bill insurance providers directly. Reimbursement depends on your plan, remaining coverage, deductible, provider requirements, and eligible practitioner rules. Reimbursement is not guaranteed.
Available until the current season ends, subject to weather and operating conditions — the Vortex is a covered outdoor dome, neither insulated nor heated — or when participant capacity is reached.
Submit the reservation form below to receive promo code VORTEX295 by SMS and email. Enter it when scheduling your appointment. Pay $295 plus tax on-site.
Booked during the initial integration phase or via reminder email. It must take place within 7–14 days after your session for the included benefit to apply.
A private 30-minute session with Matthew within 7–14 days of your Vortex Experience, to reflect, reconnect with your Personal Embodiment Key, and choose one practical next step. It is not unlimited coaching or a coaching program.
A transformational journey combining inquiry, breathwork, supported entry, and slow guided rotation in the covered outdoor dome at Om Massage, followed by a 60-minute massage indoors.
Still ready to experience what letting go can feel like?
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Look within. Make the choice. Feel it in your body.
Claim the Founding Season Integration Vortex™ rate: $295 instead of $350, while the Vortex season and Founding Participant availability remain.
