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Rooted Holistic Center, 308 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, NJ (2026)

04/08/2026

Today!

Long before we had language for trauma, or neuroscience, or regulation, humans sat together and made sound. A drum, a heartbeat, a pulse moving through the room. Breath slowing. Shoulders dropping. Bodies remembering that they are not alone.
Our drum circle is a space for that. It is simply a place to sit together and let rhythm guide the body back toward itself. We work with slow, intentional breathing while we play, noticing how breath and sound begin to move together, awareness of sensation, rhythm, and presence.

Sometimes the drum follows the breath.
Sometimes the breath follows the drum.
Either way, something inside the body begins to settle.

Drums are available here at the studio, or you are welcome to bring your own.

This circle meets every other Wednesday at 5:30pm.

All Rooted group classes are donation based so this space can stay accessible to the community. Because space is limited, please cancel at least 24 hours ahead when possible so someone else can take the space; repeated no shows may result in accounts being paused from enrollment.

doors lock at the start of class

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/
Donate:Venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

04/06/2026

This week at Rooted: see website for more details
you must pre-register for classes, instruments are provided for both Group guitar lessons and the drum circle or byo

All Rooted group classes are donation based so this space can stay accessible to the community. Because space is limited, please cancel at least 24 hours ahead when possible so someone else can take the space; repeated no shows may result in accounts being paused from enrollment.

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Donate:Venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

04/04/2026

We are still meeting in person & on zoom sunday!

Rooted Through Recovery is a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based recovery practice I developed after three decades of trying to heal in spaces that were never built for people like us. It’s a completely original 12-step-inspired framework designed for survivors of trauma, addiction, chronic dysregulation, and anyone who’s rebuilding a life from the inside out.

Our weekly Rooted Through Recovery meetings happen every Sunday at 10 AM, in person and on Zoom.

These aren’t traditional meetings.
There’s no hierarchy, no shame, no pressure to share, and no forcing a “one-size-fits-all” model on people whose stories are anything but simple.

Each week we explore the deeper layers of healing through nervous system science, embodiment, reflection, and community connection — honoring the truth that trauma is the root, and recovery grows from safety, self-understanding, and compassion.

If you’re looking for a place where your story isn’t minimized, where your trauma isn’t dismissed, and where your healing is honored as a whole-body, whole-life process, join us.

Rooted Through Recovery. Sundays at 10 AM EST
In person and on Zoom.
Come as you are.

Zoom link is listed in class description when you register. Copy it!
https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Doors lock at the start of the meeting

All Rooted group classes are donation based so this space can stay accessible to the community. Because space is limited, please cancel at least 24 hours ahead when possible so someone else can take the space; repeated no shows may result in accounts being paused from enrollment.

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Donate:Venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

04/03/2026

April 3 is international day against victim blaming
This is a topic that nearly broke me so many times in life
Victim blaming is rarely as obvious as people want to believe it is. Most of the time it does not come out as cruelty. It comes out as conversation. It comes out as questions. It comes out as people saying they are just trying to understand.

But what they are actually doing is trying to make it make sense in a way that protects them.

Because if harm can happen without a clear reason, without something they can point to and say that is why, then it means it could happen to anyone. It means the world is not as predictable or as safe as they want it to be.

So people start looking for something to attach it to.

Friends, coworkers, neighbors, clergy, law enforcement, attorneys, family members. Not always in the same way, but in the same direction.

They question your decisions.
They analyze your past.
They focus on your behavior before, during, and after.
They ask why you stayed, why you did not leave, why you did not report, why you waited, why you responded the way you did.

They pull in unrelated parts of your life and place them next to the harm as if they belong in the same conversation.

And the focus slowly shifts.

It moves away from what was done to you and onto who you are.

Not because that is where accountability belongs, but because that is what allows people to feel more comfortable.

If they can find a reason, then they can believe it would not happen to them. If they can find a flaw, then they can believe they would have done it differently. If they can assign blame, then they do not have to sit with the reality that sometimes harm is just harm, and it never should have happened in the first place.

Victim blaming is not always obvious or intentional,but it is cruel, harmful and it IS everywhere.

And it does real damage, because it forces people who have already experienced harm to then defend their reality on top of surviving it.

This is why it matters. This is why it needs to be named over and over.

Because accountability does NOT belong to the person who was harmed.

04/03/2026

April 3 is international day against victim blaming
Victim blaming is rarely as obvious as people want to believe it is. Most of the time it does not sound cruel on the surface. It sounds like questioning, like confusion, like people trying to “understand.”

But what they are actually doing is trying to make it make sense in a way that protects them.

Because if harm can happen without a clear reason, without a mistake you made, without something they can point to and say “that’s why,” then it means it could happen to anyone. It means the world is not as predictable or as safe as they want it to be.

So people start looking for something to attach it to.

Friends.
Coworkers.
Neighbors.
Clergy.
Law enforcement.
Attorneys.
Family members.

Not always in the same way, but in the same direction.

They question your decisions.
They analyze your past.
They focus on your behavior before, during, and after.
They ask why you stayed, why you didn’t leave, why you didn’t report, why you waited, why you responded the way you did.

They pull in unrelated parts of your life and place them next to the harm as if they belong in the same conversation.

And the focus slowly shifts.

It moves away from what was done to you and onto who you are.

Not because that is where accountability belongs, but because that is what allows people to feel more comfortable.

If they can find a reason, then they can believe it would not happen to them.

If they can find a flaw, then they can believe they would have done it differently.

If they can assign blame, then they do not have to sit with the reality that sometimes harm is just harm, and it never should have happened in the first place.

Victim blaming is not always loud or even intentional. But it is everywhere, and I mean everywhere.

And it does real damage, because it forces people who have already experienced harm to then defend their reality on top of surviving it. and sometimes the harm it creates his irreversible.

This is why it matters. This is why it needs to be named clearly.

Because accountability does not belong to the person who was harmed

04/02/2026

This Friday With Tamara!

First Fridays are back with Tamara! each class is guaranteed to be a unique experience of guided meditation and sound.

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Donate:Venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

04/01/2026

it’s really fu***ng dangerous the way people are talking about trauma right now.

“this will heal you”
“this will regulate your nervous system”
“this will reset your body”

no.

and honestly? huge red flag if you’re calling something “trauma-informed” and you’re not actually trained to understand trauma. because what happens when something comes up in your space? what happens when someone gets activated? dissociates? shuts down? panics?

what do you do then?

because you don’t just get to say “breathe through it” and move on. you don’t just get to hold the aesthetic of safety without the actual capacity to hold what shows up inside of it.

that’s where people get hurt.

not because the practice itself is bad… but because it’s being sold as something it’s not.

no one can heal your trauma for you.
no one can regulate your nervous system for you.
there are no quick fixes.

and when people make those promises and it doesn’t happen… people don’t blame the space. they blame themselves.

they think they failed.
that something is wrong with them.
that their body is broken.

that’s harm.

i’m not a therapist. i don’t treat trauma. i don’t open people up and try to process what comes out. i can talk about the neurobiology & chemistry of trauma for days. i can offer a space that respects your capacity.

and that’s where i stop.

this isn’t a trend.
this is real life, this is real pain and this is literally life or death for some.
stop selling things you don’t have the depth to hold.

03/31/2026

today is international transgender day of visibility, and it feels dishonest to talk about visibility without naming what is actually happening right now

trans people are being erased in the united states

through policy
through healthcare restrictions
through education bans
through the constant framing of their existence as something to debate instead of something to respect

this is impacting real people’s safety, access to care, and ability to move through the world without fear and when we talk about being trauma informed, we cannot ignore the conditions that create trauma in the first place

we cannot talk about safety inside a room while people are being made unsafe outside of it. we cannot talk about regulation while people’s rights to exist are being challenged in real time. we cannot claim to hold space and stay silent about harm

at rooted, we are not here to fix anyone and we are not here to speak over anyone, but we are responsible for being clear about where we stand

we believe people have the right to exist in their bodies without interference, without justification, and without being turned into a political argument

we believe access to care is not optional
we believe dignity is not conditional
we believe safety should not be something you have to earn

AND we will continue to create spaces that reflect that, not just in language, but in action. if you are part of the trans community reading this, you should not have to fight this hard just to exist and you should not have to do it alone

03/31/2026

This Wednesday

A slow, grounding experience focused on in the moment regulation. Gentle Yin postures are supported with props and choice, inviting softness without force. The practice transitions into Yoga Nidra, a guided state of deep stillness where you remain aware and in control. Sound is layered throughout as an optional support for settling and integration. And oh, weighted blankets!

register: https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

donate venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

03/31/2026

Today!
Music changed my life long before I had language for trauma. Before I understood regulation. Before I could explain why rhythm made my chest feel less tight. I just knew that when my hands were on strings, something inside me steadied.

And the truth is, music as embodied “therapy” is not always accessible. Instruments are expensive. Lessons are expensive. Studio spaces are expensive. So a lot of people who could benefit the most never even get to try.

That never felt aligned with what we built at Rooted.

So this class is donation based. It’s small on purpose. Capped at six so it stays grounded, relational, and aware. All instruments are provided. Guitars, yes. But also on site keys and percussion so we can layer rhythm, build sound, and actually let the sessions come alive instead of sitting rigidly practicing scales.

This is about giving your body somewhere to put the energy. It is about letting sound move what feels stuck. It is about learning in a way that feels human and giving voice to things that maybe we never knew how to.

If you’ve wanted to learn but money stopped you, this is your invitation.

Tuesday nights. 5:30 PM. Ya gotta pre register.

We are changing access, one chord at a time.

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Donate:Venmo

All Rooted group classes are donation based so this space can stay accessible to the community. Because space is limited, please cancel at least 24 hours ahead when possible so someone else can take the space; repeated no shows may result in accounts being paused from enrollment.

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

03/30/2026

This week at Rooted

Rooted Through Recovery
A weekly group where we talk about trauma, addiction, and the patterns that come with them. It’s not about being fixed or having answers. Just a space to show up and be real with other people.

Guitar
Small group donation based guitar lessons. Beginner friendly, no pressure, instruments available if you need one. We learn together and keep it simple.

Yin / Nidra + Sound
A slower class with supported postures, rest, and sound. You can move, adjust, or opt out of anything at any time.

First Friday Meditation + Sound
A quiet, simple meditation with sound including drums and bowls to start the month. No experience needed. Just come as you are.

All Rooted group classes are donation based so this space can stay accessible to the community. Because space is limited, please cancel at least 24 hours ahead when possible so someone else can take the space; repeated no shows may result in accounts being paused from enrollment.

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Donate:Venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

03/28/2026

Rooted Through Recovery is a trauma-informed, neuroscience-based recovery practice I developed after three decades of trying to heal in spaces that were never built for people like us. It’s a completely original 12-step-inspired framework designed for survivors of trauma, addiction, chronic dysregulation, and anyone who’s rebuilding a life from the inside out.

Our weekly Rooted Through Recovery meetings happen every Sunday at 10 AM, in person and on Zoom.

These aren’t traditional meetings.
There’s no hierarchy, no shame, no pressure to share, and no forcing a “one-size-fits-all” model on people whose stories are anything but simple.

Each week we explore the deeper layers of healing through nervous system science, embodiment, reflection, and community connection — honoring the truth that trauma is the root, and recovery grows from safety, self-understanding, and compassion.

If you’re looking for a place where your story isn’t minimized, where your trauma isn’t dismissed, and where your healing is honored as a whole-body, whole-life process, join us.

Rooted Through Recovery. Sundays at 10 AM EST
In person and on Zoom.
Come as you are.

Zoom link is listed in class description when you register. Copy it!
https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Doors lock at the start of the meeting

All Rooted group classes are donation based so this space can stay accessible to the community. Because space is limited, please cancel at least 24 hours ahead when possible so someone else can take the space; repeated no shows may result in accounts being paused from enrollment.

Register https://rooted-holistic-center.square.site/

Donate:Venmo

Rooted Holistic Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering trauma informed recovery, education, and community through rhythm, sound, stillness, and story. Our work is rooted in neuroscience, neurobiology, and lived experience, with a focus on awareness, capacity, and choice rather than outcomes. Through The Rooted Method, we offer recovery meetings, somatic practices, sound experiences, and professional training that are accessible, inclusive, and ethically held.

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