I'm Scared We'll Lose Touch
Three weeks ago I started a run club. One Saturday nobody came. The surface version of that morning was fine — we went to the coffee shop, it was lovely. The underneath version is what I've been sitting with since. On loneliness, the village shrinking, and what it looks like to finally stop moving past the fear long enough to be with it for five breaths.
The 5-Minute Desk Break — Root & Rise
Somewhere around the second hour of sitting, the neck tightens, the shoulders creep up, the upper back starts to ache. This is a five-minute reset for that body — four moves, done in order, at your desk. Neck Rolls, Shoulder Rolls, Seated Twist, Wrist & Finger Stretches. Bookmark it and come back whenever you need it.
What All That Sitting Has Been Doing to Your Legs — Root & Rise September 2026
The hamstrings shorten from sitting. They lengthen from attention. This four-pose standing flow was built for the back-to-school body — the one that's been at a desk, in a car, in the carpool line — and needs fifteen minutes and a few feet of space to feel like itself again.
Opening Yourself to Others — Root & Rise August 2026
Four weeks of movement and reflection — built around what it means to make yourself available, extend toward others, embrace what you find, and return to yourself. August's Root & Rise opens the chest, arms, and upper back — and closes with the most important relationship of all.
I’m Not Letting Go Yet
This trip everyone got a longer hug — held past the point where it would normally end, and then a little longer than that. A few people laughed in that way that means the happy feeling arrived faster than their composure could keep up with. I recognized it because I was doing it too.
Perfect Moments Don't Require Perfect Conditions
I almost didn't text because I could only offer two hours. She apologized for her house before I walked in. Neither of those things mattered at all. On waiting for perfect conditions that were never the point to begin with.
What the Logistics Are Really For
No gym this week. No structured workout, no logged miles. What there was: eleven hours in the air, a 30-pound toddler who did great, and a shot of G4 tequila chased with bread and butter pickles surrounded by the people I only get to do this with once a year. On letting the unfinished thing be enough.
Creativity Starts in the Body — Root & Rise July 2026
Four weeks of movement and reflection — built around what happens when you stop bracing and start opening. July's Root & Rise works through the side body and upper back with four poses and one question: where are you making room for what's next?
Everything Loosens Eventually
A knot in my calf that I'd been carrying for years, a new weight that required more breaks than I wanted to take, and a toddler at the zoo exit who had a better plan than I did. Three things that loosened this week — once I stopped forcing them.
What Emptied Out This Week
I didn't have to think very long before my body answered for me. Six weeks of physical therapy, a minute of heavy squats, and a question I'll be sitting with all week.
On Running When the Heat Gets There First
I didn't leave the house until after eleven — under-slept, under-fed, and already behind before the heat even got involved. This is the story of a run that didn't go as planned, and a few things I've learned, the hard way, about training when summer shows up uninvited.
Leadership Starts in the Body — Root & Rise June 2026
Four weeks of movement, reflection, and honest leadership — built around what your body already knows. June's Root & Rise guide pairs Cat-Cow, Plank, Seated Twist, and Child's Pose with the inner work of leading from the inside out.
How I Finally Fell in Love with Running (After a Very Long Argument with It)
Nobody warns you that becoming a mother can make you a stranger to yourself. But honestly, I'd been losing and finding my identity through sport long before that. From Division I track to obstacle racing to triathlon — and finally to a quiet trail walk with my dog — this is the story of how I stopped performing movement and started choosing it. This is why Wildflower Running exists.