Root & Rise Community

Root & Rise Community Community-led wellbeing 🌱
Retreats, workshops & programmes
For adults & young people
Anxiety • Trauma • Stress • Reset
You’re not broken.

You’re not alone.

🔗 rootandriseretreats.org

13/06/2026

✨ Meet the Team: Emma ✨

We’re incredibly honoured to introduce Emma, who will be one of the guiding hearts of our Root & Rise Adult Retreat on Saturday 1st August.

Emma is a Shamanic Sound Healer, holistic practitioner and former nurse with over 30 years of experience supporting others. For the past 14 years, she has been holding transformative sound ceremonies across Leicester, weaving together gongs, singing bowls, drums, flutes, bells and her powerful, soulful voice to create deeply restorative experiences.

Throughout the retreat, Emma will help hold the space for our community from beginning to end. She will guide our opening and closing ceremonies, share her beautiful live vocals, and support our immersive sound journey with her unique gift. She will also lead voice activation practices, gently encouraging participants to reconnect with their authentic voice, awaken self-expression and release emotions or energy that may have been held within the body.

Drawing on shamanic traditions, breathwork, mindfulness and years of lived experience, Emma creates spaces where people feel safe to soften, explore and reconnect with themselves. Her presence is grounding, compassionate and deeply moving, reminding us that healing often begins when we allow ourselves to be seen, heard and expressed.

We feel truly grateful to have Emma as part of the Root & Rise family and can’t wait for you to experience the warmth, wisdom and magic she brings to the day.

🌿 Root & Rise Adult Retreat
📅 Saturday 1st August 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 8:00pm
📍 The Cedars Academy, Birstall, Leicester

A day of breathwork, movement, psychology, sound, reflection, nourishing food, community and connection.

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09/06/2026

🎻 Meet the Team: Nancy 🎻

Some music doesn’t just reach your ears… it reaches your soul…

We are delighted to introduce Nancy, who will be joining us at our Root & Rise Adult Retreat on Saturday 1st August 2026.

Nancy is an exceptionally talented violinist whose musical journey has spanned decades of study, performance and teaching. Having trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and performed with orchestras across the UK and Europe, she brings both incredible skill and a deep love of music to everything she does.

At our retreat, Nancy will be sharing the beautiful sound of the violin during the sound journey, dinner and throughout our closing fire ceremony. Her music has a unique ability to touch the soul, creating moments of stillness, reflection and connection that words often cannot express.

There is something truly special about live music. It has the power to transport us beyond the noise of everyday life, helping us reconnect with ourselves, our emotions and the present moment. Nancy’s playing does exactly that.

We feel incredibly grateful to have her as part of the Root & Rise family and can’t wait for you to experience the magic she will bring to the day.

🌿 Root & Rise Adult Retreat
📅 Saturday 1st August 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 8:00pm
📍 The Cedars Academy, Birstall, Leicester

A day of breathwork, movement, psychology, sound healing, reflection, nourishing food, community and connection.

🔗 Link in bio





06/06/2026

✨ Meet Kelly ✨

We’re delighted to introduce Kelly, one of the facilitators joining us for our upcoming Root & Rise Retreat on Saturday 1st August.

Kelly’s journey into sound began during a challenging period in her own life. As a busy mum, wife, carer for her mum and working full-time, she found herself constantly experiencing burnout and overwhelm. It was during this time that she discovered the power of sound and was amazed by how deeply it helped calm her mind and restore a sense of balance.

Inspired by the impact it had on her own wellbeing, Kelly went on to study the science behind sound and, within a year, co-founded Sister of Sound alongside her two sisters. Today, she is passionate about creating nurturing spaces where others can slow down, relax and reconnect with themselves.

Kelly will be bringing her calming presence and beautiful sound journey experience to our retreat, helping participants unwind, reset and experience deep relaxation.

🌿 Root & Rise Adult Retreat
📅 Saturday 1st August 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 8:00pm
📍 The Cedars Academy, Birstall, Leicester

A day of movement, breathwork, sound, reflection, connection and nourishment.

🔗 Link in bio






03/06/2026

🌿 Meet the Team: Macaulay 🌿

We’re excited to introduce Macaulay, one of the facilitators joining us for our upcoming Root & Rise Retreat on Saturday 1st August.

Macaulay brings an uplifting energy and a deeply holistic approach to wellbeing, blending ancient wisdom with modern understanding. A lifelong student of health, growth and vibration, his work draws from the Vedic systems of Yoga, including Hatha, Ashtanga and Ayurveda, alongside Qigong Chinese energy healing traditions.

Through his own journey of overcoming anxiety, trauma and chronic pain, Macaulay discovered the transformative power of movement, breathwork, connection and inner work. Today, he is passionate about helping others reconnect with themselves, build resilience and experience more joy, balance and freedom in daily life.

At our retreat, Macaulay will help create a space where you can slow down, breathe, move, reconnect and remember what it feels like to truly nourish yourself.

✨ A day to pause.
✨ A day to reset.
✨ A day to reconnect.

📅 Saturday 1st August 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 8:00pm
📍 The Cedars Academy, Birstall, Leicester

Spaces are limited.

🔗 Link in bio

21/05/2026

🌿 Come and join our next Community Drumming Circle 🥁

There’s something powerful that happens when people come together through rhythm.

A space to:
✨ connect
✨ breathe
✨ be present
✨ feel the calm
✨ enjoy the energy of community

No experience needed and all drums & instruments are provided (you’re also welcome to bring your own).

Whether you come alone, with friends, or with family - everyone is welcome.

📅 Saturday 27th June
⏰ 12:00pm – 2:00pm
📍 Elizabeth Park Sports Centre
Checkland Rd, Thurmaston
Leicester LE4 8FN

We’d love to welcome you there 🙌

💬 Message us if you’d like to join the WhatsApp drumming community group.





Community

19/04/2026

Our hearts are full after our first Root & Rise community drumming circle yesterday 🌱

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us, shared their energy, and helped create such a warm and uplifting space. It was truly special to connect, laugh, and be present together in rhythm.

A big thank you to everyone who supported behind the scenes with setting up, to Callum from One Community Music & Emma for holding the space so beautifully. We’re also grateful to for providing the venue.

A special mention to Jay for his incredible dhol performance, the energy you brought was something else. Truly inspiring.

Moments like this remind us of the power of coming together. When we slow down, connect, and share energy as a community, something shifts…and we felt that with all of you 😊

We feel blessed to be surrounded by such genuine, open-hearted people, and we’re excited to continue creating more spaces like this across the community.

This is just the beginning.

With gratitude,
Rahul, Juliet & Marie-Claire 🌿








31/03/2026

✨ COMMUNITY DRUMMING CIRCLE ✨

There’s something powerful that happens when people come together and drum…
No experience. No pressure. Just rhythm, connection, and pure energy. 🥁

Join us for a free community drumming circle - a space to relax, have fun, and feel part of something.

Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your energy.
Everything is provided - just turn up and enjoy the vibe.

📅 Saturday 18 April
⏰ 11:00 – 12:15
📍 Elizabeth Park Community Centre, Thurmaston

Whether you’ve never touched a drum before or you love music - you’re all welcome.

Let’s come together, make some noise, and raise the energy as a community.

25/03/2026

This is something I experienced myself… and I knew I had to bring it to Leicester.

There’s something powerful that happens when people come together and drum.

The first time I joined Callum’s drumming circle, I had no experience at all.
But within minutes, my mind went quiet. The rhythm pulled me into a state of flow that felt calming, uplifting and energising all at once.

I left feeling lighter… like I’d had a reset.

That’s exactly what we’re bringing to the community.

🥁 Root & Rise Community Drumming Circle
📍 Thurmaston, Leicester
📅 Saturday 18 April 2026
⏰ 11:00 – 12:15

No experience needed
All drums provided
Open to all ages

This first session is optional donation based — just come and experience it.

👉 Reserve your space via the link

https://rootandriseretreats.org/drumming-circle/







17/03/2026

Show your staff you care.

When organisations prioritise staff wellbeing, they send a powerful message to their teams - that people matter just as much as performance.

Our Root & Rise Staff Wellbeing Days create a calm and supportive space where staff can step away from daily pressures, reset, and learn simple practices that support long-term wellbeing.

Many organisations invite us to deliver sessions during:

• INSET and training days
• staff development days
• wellbeing weeks
• corporate team events

Our sessions combine practical wellbeing tools with deeply restorative experiences.

Participants may experience:

• Breathwork & relaxation techniques to regulate the nervous system and reduce stress
• Practical strategies for managing pressure and avoiding burnout
• An immersive sound bath experience using instruments such as singing bowls, gongs and chimes to create deep relaxation and mental clarity

Staff leave feeling calmer, refreshed and equipped with simple tools they can use in everyday life and work.

Now booking Staff Wellbeing Days across Leicester and surrounding areas.

RootAndRiseRetreats.org

Heal. Grow. Rise.








3 Simple Ways to Break Free from ProcrastinationProcrastination isn’t laziness.It’s often a sign of overwhelm, self-doub...
15/01/2026

3 Simple Ways to Break Free from Procrastination

Procrastination isn’t laziness.
It’s often a sign of overwhelm, self-doubt, or fear of getting it wrong.

When you understand why it’s happening, it becomes much easier to move forward.

Here are 3 tools I regularly share with my coaching clients:

1. Make the task smaller than your resistance
If it feels heavy, it’s too big.
Ask yourself:
“What’s the next smallest step I can take in 10 minutes or less?”

Momentum is created through action, not motivation.

2. Stop waiting to feel ready
Clarity comes after you start, not before.
Perfection keeps you stuck. Progress builds confidence.

3. Remove the emotional pressure
Instead of “I have to do this,” try:
“I’m choosing to spend 10 minutes on this.”

Reducing pressure lowers resistance and makes starting easier.

If procrastination is slowing you down in life or business, support can help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

— Juliet
Business & Life Coach
Facilitator, Root & Rise Community








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