I was mulling over whether to make this offer when I opened Instagram to find two people I know well sharing that their word for this year is ROOT(ED). So, I am taking that as a sign that at least some of you deeply desire to feel more rooted in this season.
Let’s be real, the proverbial shit is hitting the fan. So many of us long for a sense of stability while the world around us seemingly devolves into chaos. So many of the systems (and even landscapes) we have relied on for decades … maybe even centuries … are shifting.
Extraordinary event. Unprecedented times. The underbelly of our humanity and the tensions baked into our very foundations coming into full view.
Things have been shifting for a while … each of us could probably mark a different moment in time when we began to feel it. And 2025 promises to be no different.
Some systems and structures will fail completely.
Some of them will be replaced by something better (carried forward by those who hold the capacity for creativity, vision and aligned action in the face of sometimes overwhelming odds … which is no small feat).
And there is a very real chance that some things will get worse before they get better.
Systems are built to perpetuate themselves. Human beings are neurologically designed to fear and resist change. And yet the foundations are crumbling anyway. It’s a perfect storm.
We need you. We need your creative energy. Your sense of possibility. Your unwillingness to fall into to learned helplessness. Your capacity to see beyond the false binaries we are presented with every day.
We need you to help live into ways of being and doing that don’t leave our fellow humans or our natural world on the altar as sacrificial lambs. Let me be clear that each of us has a role to play in this whether it be on the micro or macro level. I am not here to tell you (or judge) what your contribution will be. Only to remind you that you have it in you.
But first. Before any of that is possible (and it is possible) …
We need you to remember that you have choices. Possibility. Potential. Power.
We need you to be resilient. Focused. Grounded. Steadfast.
We need you to know when to rest. And when to push.
When to step away from the things that would drain your energy, distract you or send you spinning.
And when to stretch your capacity, expand your belief in what is possible and take the challenge head on.
We need you to know how to tune into your body’s wisdom, and to respond accordingly.
We need you to be able to see beauty and horror and hold it in your body without losing your humanity.
We need you to remember. That we are deeply interconnected and interdependent.
We need you to be deeply rooted.
If you desire to feel more rooted, here is my proposition:
- Reply to this email by January 31st with the word “Rooted”.
- I will send you a payment link for $44. Payment will be due by January 31st.
- Each week in February you will receive an email from me that includes an audio link to a somatic meditation that will support you in feeling more rooted. That’s four meditations that you can return to again and again.
- Through these meditations, you will receive simple, actionable, and specific support to help you feel more rooted.
We need you. Let me know if you feel the call.
Love,
Booth
p.s. Go here for more information on how somatic coaching can support you in stepping more fully into the life you desire. And if you feel a pull but aren’t sure if somatic coaching is right for you in this season, I would love to explore with you on a Discovery Call.