Roots Wellness is a studio arrange by Niamh Glackin designed to be a sanctuary for balancing self-care, house life and work pressures. We caught up with Niamh to be taught extra about Roots Wellness and Niamh’s wellness mission.
Be taught extra about Roots Wellness and to e-book a category right here: https://www.rootswellness.ie/
Inform us a bit about your background and your yoga journey…
Effectively, I’m a mom of three kids below 11. Initially from Kildare in Eire and moved to the west of Eire simply over 11 years in the past when my youngest little one was 3 months outdated. Myself and my husband liked the liberty that got here with our transfer to this a part of Eire, being beside the seashore, water, woods and mountains was precisely what we wanted. Earlier than yoga grew to become my day job, I labored in HR. I liked the psychology facet of it – understanding folks, supporting them, serving to them thrive – however I didn’t love the infinite disciplinaries, egos, or ticking bins in firms that didn’t actually care about wellbeing. Yoga was my very own anchor via the chaos of early maturity, motherhood, and grown up life. It gave me area to breathe, to really feel sturdy, and to determine myself out. Finally, I realised I needed to assist folks in a method that felt extra me– much less coverage, extra presence. And so, the yoga path started. I completed my 200hr YTT in June of 2022 and jumped proper into instructing, after some time I left my company profession behind and by no means appeared again. Since then, I’ve skilled in Prenatal yoga, Yin yoga, Restorative yoga, Inside Circulation, foreshadowing, forest bathing and I’m trying ahead to starting my 300hr YTT this yr. Yoga has gotten me via the worst and greatest elements of my life, and every little thing in between.
What impressed you to open Roots Wellness and when did you open the studio?
Roots Wellness was born out of my journey with yoga being a help for me and I needed to share that with different folks to have one thing to carry the stability into their lives. I’ve skilled alot of ups and downs via my life and yoga was all the time a follow that introduced me some peace. I needed to create an area the place folks might come precisely as they’re – harassed, busy, aching, overwhelmed – and simply breathe. No judgment, no fluff, no ‘woo-woo’ language. Simply sensible speak, calm, readability, motion, and a few laughs. I needed a spot the place folks might discover neighborhood and help for one another. I opened Roots Wellness studio in Ballina, Co. Mayo in July 2023, and since then it’s grown into one thing actually particular – an area the place folks reconnect with themselves, lie down below a blanket, make buddies and discover help and go away feeling somewhat extra human.
What’s your mission with Roots Wellness?
To make yoga and wellness really feel accessible, supportive, welcoming, and regular. I need folks to really feel like they will present up as they’re – messy, drained, emotional, stiff – and nonetheless belong. Whether or not it’s via a inventive vinyasa stream, a restorative class with a mountain of cushions, or a breathwork second between the chaos of life, Roots Wellness is about giving folks a spot to really feel held, heard, house in themselves, freed from judgement, drop away tasks and simply really feel comfy to catch their breath.
What recommendation would you give to somebody who’s pondering of opening their very own studio?
Make sure that your “why” is robust – and get actually clear on what that appears like in a studio earlier than you begin. Your power will form the area, so be trustworthy about what sort of area you would wish to stroll into. Additionally: don’t underestimate how a lot time you’ll spend folding blankets, making playlists, answering messages, and questioning if it’s all value it (it’s). Hold exhibiting up. Folks don’t simply come for yoga – they arrive for you. Your tribe will discover you!
Do you could have a quote or mantra that you just stay by?
Two, really — “BE KIND” and “COME AS YOU ARE.”
They’re easy, however they maintain a lot.
“Be type” is about how we present up on the earth, how we deal with others, but additionally how we deal with ourselves — particularly on the times when every little thing looks like a multitude.
And “Come as you’re” is the reminder I attempt to carry into each class and each interplay. You don’t have to be versatile, calm, or sorted. You don’t have to have the solutions. You don’t have to have all of it collectively. You simply want to indicate up, and preserve exhibiting up — drained, joyful, heartbroken, hopeful — no matter you’ve bought, carry it.
That’s the place the actual magic occurs.
Be taught extra about Roots Wellness and to e-book a category right here: https://www.rootswellness.ie/
