When was the last time you were still enough to watch something else move? Not scrolling. Not walking. Not multitasking. Just… watching. The wind passing through the leaves. A butterfly navigating the air. A stream finding its way over stones. There’s something that happens in the nervous system when we stop moving and let the world move around us. Something settles. Something opens. The body registers: I don’t have to be the thing in motion right now. And in that space, feelings we rarely make room for—connection, awe, peace—have a chance to arrive. I’ll name this personally: I tend to move fast. A lot. I’m someone who is often overextended—carrying more than my system has capacity for, running at a pace that my body didn’t choose. And I’m working, actively, to disrupt the pattern of over-extension with something deceptively simple: moments of attention and slowness. 🌱 Micro-Practice Find something alive and in motion—wind in the trees, a bird in flight, water moving over rocks, even clouds shifting, waves crashing. Set yourself somewhere you can be still. Give it five minutes. And just watch. What happens in my body when I stop being the thing in motion? What do I notice—in my breath, my shoulders, my pace of thought—when I let something else carry the movement? Is there a feeling that arrives when I watch long enough—connection, awe, peace, grief, relief? Can I let it be here without naming it too quickly? You don’t have to slow your whole life down today. Just slow your eyes. Let them land on something that’s already moving. And stay. 💬 Drop into the comments: - What’s one thing in the natural world you love to watch move? What does it do to you when you stay with it? - Do you tend to be the one in motion? What’s it like to practice letting something else carry the movement for a while? - Where’s your favorite place to be still—and what moves there?

We've had some amazing new faces join us recently, and I just want to take a moment to say — welcome, welcome, welcome! We're so happy you're here. To all our newcomers: this is YOUR community now too. Don't be shy! Jump into conversations, ask that question that's been on your mind, drop a comment on something that catches your eye, or share something you think the group would love. There are no strangers here, just friends you haven't met yet. And to our longtime members — let's show our new folks some love! Say hi, share a tip, or tag them in a conversation they might enjoy. The best communities aren't built by a few loud voices — they're built by everyone being curious, and keeping things alive. So introduce yourself, tell us a little about you, and let's get the conversation going! Welcome to the Rooted community! Welcome And truth some of you have been here a while and I am just getting around to the formal public welcome!!! I see you my friends! @Maggie Brelis-Farrell @Lauren Blakely @Neila Rettebah @Stacey Coley @Emily Erb @Grant McDougald @Z Coley @Andréanne Brault @Lex Davirro @Kirk Ward @Erica Stetson @Kisma Reidling @Donna Winfield @Em F @Bahar Shemshadi @Brynna Price I the vein of community ice breakers and the weekend share your favorite weekend activity? And what are your hopes for this space?

Last night I had the honor of holding space for the Youth and community that support them at the Youth Speaks Slam Finals. My friend @Darius Parker was the emcee and at the end of the night 6 young people moved on the be the Bay Area Youth Speaks representaitives at the Brave New Voices event where young people from across the country come together for 4 days of slams. While only 6 will be moving on, all 17 showed up and showed out. They give me hope., And while my body is tired my hart is full. The video of the amazing Abayomi whose voice, both singing and words, move me so deeply. What a gift to be able to support and hold space. I want to thank the Hope Reimagined team that has supported each slam throughout the season @Lilya Kamholtz-Roberts @Joyce Lee @Nirupama Lal @Eryn Yuen @Carmalita Johnson @Veronica Ornelas @Cecilia Tavarez . This is community healing. This is powerful and this is what can shape our future. I also added the full video with much better recording. These young people!!!

I am seeing a trend and feeling it in my body. Several Community admins are feeling the weight of keeping a thriving community going. A few of the other communities I belong to are closing down or stepping back and it made me feel into my own body. I will continue to post the daily soundtrack, that is fun and low lift, but the daily dose the time and energy I beed to put into that is a lot! I put it out there and got little to no response. I will keep the community here, but frequency will slow down until I can get my full catalogue of Continuing Education Courses up with a launch date in September. My commitment is "I am a commitment to rooting in self before and while extending out, for the sake of balance, deepening my relationships and integrity in my work." to do that I need to be more attuned to myself and what the community is looking for. So folks daily soundtrack other NSI related posts maybe weekly but I am not going to over extend it doesn't seem to be landing at this time.