The ROOTS Framework
A gentle pathway from disconnection to inner wholeness

Not all healing is loud.
Sometimes it begins in silence, in a slow breath, a softened gaze, or the quiet moment you decide you’re ready to come home to yourself.

The ROOTS Framework is the heart of my approach here at Naturally Mindful.
It’s not a method for fixing you. It’s a process for remembering what was never broken.
Rooted in nature connection, mindfulness, and creative expression, this gentle path invites you to slow down, feel more, and reconnect; with yourself, with the earth, and with life.

It’s for the deep-feeling, soul-tired, quietly brave ones.
The ones who’ve been holding it all together and are ready to soften.
If you’re navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, or just a deep sense of disconnection… you’re not alone. And you don’t have to push through.
This is your invitation to root down, re-align, and rise, gently, in your own time.

The ROOTS Framework

  • R – Remember Your Wholeness

    Healing begins not with fixing, but with remembering.
    This stage is about gently challenging the belief that you are broken.
    Through mindfulness, breathwork, and self-compassion practices, we begin to shift the story, and reconnect with the part of you that’s always been whole, even when life felt shattered.

    ✨ Focus: Self-compassion, safety, nervous system regulation

  • O – Open to Nature

    You are not separate from the natural world, you are part of it.
    Here we turn to the seasons, the trees, the sky, the earth beneath our feet.
    By reawakening your relationship with nature, you find a grounding sense of belonging and perspective that no screen or scroll can offer.

    ✨ Focus: Nature walks, sensory noticing, seasonal rhythms

  • O – Observe with Kindness

    What if you could look at your life with curiosity instead of judgment?
    This is where we slow down enough to really see.
    Using mindful photography, creative exploration, and reflective practices, we start noticing what’s really here and how your inner world wants to be witnessed.

    ✨ Focus: Mindful creativity, inner observation, emotional presence

  • T – Trust Your Inner Wisdom

    You are the expert of your own healing.
    This stage is about building confidence in your own voice, values, and truth.
    Through guided reflection, body-based practices, and honest dialogue, we cultivate deeper self-trust and clarity about what’s next, without rushing to get there.

    ✨ Focus: Intuition, values, boundaries, empowerment

  • S – Soften into Belonging

    Healing is not just personal, it’s relational.
    This final stage is about connection.
    Not performative or pressurised, but gentle, spacious belonging.
    Through circles, group sessions, and community-based spaces, we remember that we don’t have to do this alone.

    ✨ Focus: Connection, support, community, witnessing

How I Use the ROOTS Framework

You’ll find this gentle process woven through everything I offer, from 1:1 mentoring to workshops, from women's circles to free resources.

🌿 In 1:1 sessions, we tailor each stage to your pace and needs.
🌿 In workshops, we explore the creative and nature-based stages in depth.
🌿 In circles and group spaces, we come together to soften, witness, and belong.
🌿 In newsletters, blogs and free downloads, I share insights, prompts and invitations from each stage.