Coming Back to Yourself

For Samantha, that journey led to yoga, mindfulness, and Reiki. As a mother of two, yoga instructor, and Reiki Master, she knows firsthand how easy it can be to lose yourself in the responsibilities and expectations of everyday life.

After becoming a mother, Samantha experienced postpartum depression. Motherhood brought some of the most beautiful moments of her life, but also some of the most challenging. There were times when she felt overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from the person she was before becoming a mom.

During that time, she searched for a space that brought together mindfulness, movement, meditation, and genuine connection. Somewhere she could feel supported, understood, and less alone, without judgment or the pressure to have everything figured out.

That experience inspired Coming Back to Yourself, which has now become the heart of ROOT.

Through yoga, mindfulness, and Reiki, she began to understand that caring for ourselves doesn't always mean doing more. Sometimes it means slowing down, listening to our bodies, creating space for our emotions, and remembering who we are underneath all the roles we carry.

Finding Strength Through Movement

Brody's journey has looked different, but the meaning behind it is much the same.

He began boxing at just nine years old, with his experience in the sport taking him to more than twenty countries. Over the years, boxing became much more than a physical practice. It taught him discipline, resilience, confidence, and how to channel anger and difficult emotions into something healthy and constructive.

For him, movement became an outlet. A way to work through what he was feeling, challenge himself, and build strength not only physically, but mentally and emotionally.

That journey became the inspiration behind RISE.

What Root & Rise Means to Us

Although our approaches to movement may look different, we've come to recognize how closely they connect. One teaches us to slow down and find our ground. The other encourages us to challenge ourselves, build strength, and rise through life's difficulties.

And we believe there is room for both.

Our Mission

Our mission is to create a welcoming space where everyone feels encouraged to care for both their mental and physical well-being.

We believe wellness doesn't look the same for everyone. Some days we need stillness, and other days we need movement. Sometimes we need to feel grounded, and sometimes we need to find the strength to rise.

Root & Rise brings these experiences together without pressure, comparison, or the expectation to become someone different.

We want to create a space where people feel supported through every season of life. A place to move, rest, reconnect, grow, and feel a little more at home within themselves. Because to us, wellness isn't about constantly becoming better. It's about learning to care for who we already are.