Roots Wellness is a studio arrange by Niamh Glackin designed to be a sanctuary for balancing self-care, dwelling life and work pressures. We caught up with Niamh to study extra about Roots Wellness and Niamh’s wellness mission.
Be taught extra about Roots Wellness and to guide 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 beneath 11. Initially from Kildare in Eire and moved to the west of Eire simply over 11 years in the past when my youngest youngster was 3 months outdated. Myself and my husband cherished the liberty that got here with our transfer to this a part of Eire, being beside the seaside, water, woods and mountains was precisely what we would have liked. Earlier than yoga grew to become my day job, I labored in HR. I cherished the psychology facet of it – understanding folks, supporting them, serving to them thrive – however I didn’t love the countless disciplinaries, egos, or ticking bins in firms that didn’t really care about wellbeing. Yoga was my very own anchor by way of the chaos of early maturity, motherhood, and grown up life. It gave me area to breathe, to really feel robust, and to determine myself out. Ultimately, I realised I needed to assist folks in a manner 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 Move, foreshadowing, forest bathing and I’m trying ahead to starting my 300hr YTT this yr. Yoga has gotten me by way of the worst and finest elements of my life, and every part 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 steadiness into their lives. I’ve skilled alot of ups and downs by way of my life and yoga was at all times a observe that introduced me some peace. I needed to create an area the place folks may come precisely as they’re – pressured, busy, aching, overwhelmed – and simply breathe. No judgment, no fluff, no ‘woo-woo’ language. Simply sensible discuss, calm, readability, motion, and a few laughs. I needed a spot the place folks may 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 beneath a blanket, make buddies and discover help and go away feeling a bit extra human.
What’s your mission with Roots Wellness?
To make yoga and wellness really feel accessible, supportive, welcoming, and regular. I would like folks to really feel like they’ll present up as they’re – messy, drained, emotional, stiff – and nonetheless belong. Whether or not it’s by way of a artistic vinyasa movement, 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, dwelling 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?
Ensure 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 need 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 price it (it’s). Maintain displaying up. Individuals 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 variety” is about how we present up on the planet, how we deal with others, but additionally how we deal with ourselves — particularly on the times when every part seems like a large number.
And “Come as you might be” 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 hold displaying up — drained, joyful, heartbroken, hopeful — no matter you’ve acquired, carry it.
That’s the place the true magic occurs.
Be taught extra about Roots Wellness and to guide a category right here: https://www.rootswellness.ie/
