Transformative Training & Coaching For Teachers & School Leaders

Our services empower teachers and school leaders to harness stress, dramatically reduce classroom disruptions, and cultivate a vibrant school culture that propels student achievement to new heights.

Our goal is to help you and your team reclaim countless hours lost to classroom disruptions and distraction, implement effective brain-body aligned practices that accelerate student growth and learning, and revitalize your school climate to energize and reinspire staff and nurture resilience and well-being for the entire school community.

Training, Coaching, & Support

WHAT WE DO

Harnessing the brain-body connection so wellness drives achievement

Workshops & Keynotes

Our one-time talks are precisely designed to integrate seamlessly into your packed schedule, delivering high-impact insights and practical strategies in a short, powerful session. These talks provide your staff or leaders with an essential boost—equipping them with key tools that not only inspire and uplift but also create momentum for lasting change. In just one session, you can spark meaningful shifts that open hearts and minds to what’s possible.

Brain-Body Literacy Training & Development

Our Brain-Body Literacy Training & Coaching introduces educators to practices that work from the inside out, emphasizing learning as a whole-body experience. By utilizing brain-body integration techniques grounded in self-awareness and mental fitness, educators can foster learning-ready states, emotional well-being, and inspiring environments that encourage growth and resilience from the inside out.

Success Coaching for Principals & School Administrators

Our Executive and Success Coaching program is for leaders dedicated to being the change they wish to see. By leveraging emotional intelligence, resilience, and advanced communication techniques using neurolinguistic programming, we empower school leaders to lead from within. Through mindfulness and peak performance tools, we help you cultivate a balanced mindset for sustained success and transformational impact.

Before And After Brain-Body Literacy Training & Development:

Statistics

Staff report improved sense of belonging and class management through language-focused communication techniques.

Student improved self-identity, self-efficacy and self-management in 8 weeks.

Staff report transferring and using the tools and practices in their personal lives.

What educators are saying

Before and after...

“I used to think “I can’t”, now I think I can! “

“I used to get frustrated and yell when I was upset, now I pause, focus on my breathing and shift my language. “

“I used to think the methods wouldn’t work, now I believe they are necessary.”

“I used to believe I wasn’t enough, now I know I am enough.”

“I used to quietly panic when I got upset or overwhelmed, now I take a pause, breathe and think. “

“I used to think it was too hard, now I give it a chance.”

“I used to give up. Now I breathe and reframe the situation.”

“I used to believe I should just push forward to get things done, now I believe I should first take into account what I have learned in this training before taking action.”

Have a desire to equip your staff and/or just want to ask a question (or two!)?

Working Process

HOW DO WE WORK

We collaborate with you to integrate your initiatives and priorities, ensuring our Brain-Body Literacy strategies
align with your school’s unique needs for well-being and academic success.

Schedule 30-minute
consultation

In this discovery call, we’ll explore your school’s unique challenges, goals, and priorities, and discuss a range of tailored options, including workshops, training sessions, and one-on-one or small group coaching. We’ll assess your current practices and identify specific opportunities to enhance both well-being and academic performance through Brain-Body Literacy strategies.

Outline Your Path

We’ll create a focused path, that includes all the details, logistics, and timelines to meets your goals. We’ll review your questionnaire to refine our approach, whether through workshops, training, or coaching. This path will ensure you have the actionable steps for implementing Brain-Body Literacy practices.

Implementation & Continuous Support

We’ll work together to implement the plan, aligning each step with your school’s unique needs. Clear milestones will help us track progress and measure the approach’s effectiveness. Our strategic follow-ups will assess both qualitative and quantitative data, allowing us to make adjustments as needed. This ensures long-term success and a sustainable, positive transformation in your school’s culture, wellbeing, and academic performance.

Workshops & Keynotes

We know you’re busy, out there doing all of the things!!!! We know that timing matters- a lot! And so you might not have capacity for a full year commitment, yet most of all we know you want to be in the know!

These one-time one hour mini talks are designed to meet your busy schedules while equipping your staff with a taste of some key tools that uplift, inspire, and equip them to keep the needle moving!

Workshops and Keynotes Overview

What it is: Our one-time, one-hour mini-talks are designed specifically for K-12 teachers, school leaders, and administrators who need high-impact, practical strategies without a long-term commitment. These sessions provide a focused, dynamic experience to introduce key concepts of Brain-Body Literacy, equipping your team with tools that uplift, inspire, and empower them to keep the needle moving toward success.

Why it matters: We know you’re juggling multiple priorities and your time is precious. That’s why we’ve crafted these workshops to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule. In just one hour, your staff will gain insights and strategies that foster well-being and performance, providing them with a taste of the powerful tools that can help reduce stress, reignite passion for teaching, and build a stronger, more connected school culture.

Who it’s for: Perfect for K-12 educators, school leaders, and administrators who want to stay informed and energized without the need for a year-long commitment. These mini-talks are particularly valuable for school principals and district leaders who meet regularly, offering pertinent content that strengthens their ability to lead from within. With calibrated information that highlights district-wide priorities, these sessions promote consistency across elementary, middle, and high schools, supporting a cohesive approach that ensures students thrive as they matriculate through the K-12 journey.

Sample Workshops & Keynotes

The Silent Superpower: How Self-Regulation Sits at the Heart of SEL

What if the key to unlocking success in your school isn’t another program or curriculum, but something already within us? Self-regulation is the foundational tool of Social-Emotional Learning, often not taught explicitly enough yet essential for both students and educators. Equally underemphasized is the powerful connection between the body and self-regulation—how our physical responses influence our emotions and behaviors. We’ll dive into the science of self-regulation, its profound impact on learning, behavior, and overall well-being. By focusing on self-regulation, educators and students alike gain focus, emotional intelligence, and resilience needed to navigate our classrooms and our world. You’ll leave with practical, body-centered strategies to bring self-regulation into the heart of your school culture, a must-have, not a nice-to-have.

Mastering the Unseen Force: Understanding and Harnessing Stress for Educator Well-being

Stress is one of the most misunderstood aspects of our health and well-being, often seen as something to avoid or minimize. In one of the most stressful careers, educators must become masters at understanding and managing stress, not only for themselves but for the students they serve. We’ll explore the true nature of stress, breaking down the difference between chronic, harmful stress and the positive stress that drives performance and learning. We’ll examine how stress impacts physical and emotional well-being, and how recognizing the body’s role in the stress response can help manage it effectively. Mastering stress as an educator is not just about survival—it’s about thriving, becoming a model of resilience, and fostering an environment where both educators and students can flourish.

Pause with Purpose: Harnessing Mindfulness to Uplift School Culture

Slow has a bad wrap in today’s fast-paced world. Yet, slow if smooth and smooth is fast. Unlock the transformative power of strategic pauses to drive advance educational outcomes. Using mindfulness practices, (which contrary to popular belief, does not mean mediation), we can actually accelerate learning, enhance teacher resilience, and build a vibrant school culture where students and staff thrive. In a fast-paced world, it’s not about pushing harder, but about building consciousness to work smarter, not harder. Mindfulness helps you tap into the flow, supporting your systems to make more intentional, effective choices. By embracing these pauses, educators reduce burnout, deepen connections, and spark faster, more sustainable growth. This simple shift can be a key lever in elevating school culture.

The Language of Success:
Leveraging NLP in Schools

Unleash the transformative power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in your school to revolutionize communication, cultivate positive mindsets, and create an environment where both students and teachers can thrive. With NLP, it’s not about adding more programs or demanding more time—it’s about simple, yet powerful, shifts in language that spark profound change. Imagine a school where everything shifts: perspectives widen, behaviors improve, choices become more empowered, and outcomes reach new heights. This approach gives you the tools to unlock the full potential of your students and staff, without overwhelming your already full schedule. Prepare to see your school’s culture evolve and witness the ripple effects of success. Perspectives, Behaviors, Choices, and Outcomes.

Science of Smiles: Happiness - A Key Lever for School Success

Unlock the transformative power of happiness in education with The Science of Smiles. Discover the groundbreaking research that reveals how positive emotions are not just a feel-good bonus but a catalyst for real academic growth, deeper student engagement, and enhanced teacher well-being. Happiness is often misunderstood as merely a fleeting emotion, but in reality, it’s a powerful, teachable skill that can be cultivated and harnessed to reshape school culture from the ground up. By harnessing the science behind happiness, we can create learning environments where students thrive, teachers feel valued, and communities flourish.

Brain-Body Literacy Training & Development

An introduction to the practices that work from the inside out:

Learning is a whole-body experience; the body, as physical movement, sensory experiences, and emotional responses, plays an integral role in the learning process. By using brain-body integration practices, grounded in self-awareness, mental fitness, and mindset mastery, educators can create an internal environment that fosters learning-ready states, emotional well-being, and inspiring environments that encourage growth and build resilience from the inside out.

Service Overview

Our Brain-Body Literacy Training is a comprehensive, year-long program designed to enhance the well-being and performance of K-12 schools. Through 8 hours of foundational training and 24 hours of follow-up coaching, we provide an immersive experience that fosters deep learning and mastery of essential tools. This program empowers educators to integrate well-being into daily learning, creating healthier school environments where both students and teachers can thrive.

Why This Matters

Today’s schools face unprecedented challenges, from rising student stress and teacher burnout to the relentless pressure of academic goals. Our training offers practical strategies to tackle these issues head-on, helping educators cultivate balanced environments where academic success and personal well-being are equally prioritized. This program is ideal for K-12 educators, school leaders, and district administrators committed to fostering consistency and alignment in well-being initiatives across all grade levels.

Key Benefits and Unique Features

Our training offers several powerful benefits:

Renewed Energy and Purpose: Educators gain a revitalized sense of motivation and commitment.

Positive School Culture: We help build engaging school environments where both students and staff feel supported and inspired.

Improved Academic Performance: Mindful practices are incorporated to enhance focus, reduce stress, and build resilience, contributing to better academic outcomes.

Our program also includes:

Sustained Support: A robust 24-hour follow-up coaching structure that ensures continuous growth, feedback, and collaboration throughout the year.

Hybrid Flexibility: Both in-person and virtual sessions are available to accommodate the diverse needs of participants.

Ambassador Program: A select group of teacher/staff ambassadors to drive momentum, alignment, and dialogue, ensuring effective implementation across all grade levels.

Methodology

Imagine a classroom where students are not only academically engaged but also emotionally resilient, with teachers who feel empowered and inspired, fostering a joyful learning environment. Our training turns this vision into reality through evidence-based practices in mindfulness, brain-body integration, social-emotional learning, and neurolinguistic programming.

We provide:

Foundational and Follow-Up Training: Six hours of foundational sessions and 24 hours of follow-up support spread over the year, including virtual coaching and small group sessions.

Support Structures: Ongoing summaries (RECAPs), resource materials, and coaching options to reinforce learning and maintain consistency.

Core Learning Outcomes: Strategies to enhance whole-body learning, implement brain-body integration, create learning-ready states, build resilience, and develop inspiring and supportive environments.

The training and support I have received from Roots Education, has been a benefit to not only me as a parent, but also to my clients, that I support in my social work practice. From the minute you meet Trish, you will start to believe and envision a new way of working with children. The resources and training offer simple, realistic, and easy to implement techniques to promote physical, mental, and emotional health. Trish truly exudes peace, joy and hope, and she understands the challenges we all face. Having been a first responder during the mental health challenges of our current climate, it is imperative to me to have easily accessible resources for children and adults to learn to better manage emotions, increase confidence, and build community. Roots education has been an asset to my social work practice, and to the countless teachers, parents, and students, that come to me in search of personal growth and emotional stability.

Mary Baveghems

Social Worker

Dynamic, relatable, a brilliant communicator and an expert in her field, Trish is truly an MVP - a most valuable presenter! Rooted in research, complimented with her years of personal experience, and sprinkled with a contagious energy and genuine warmth, Trish’s presentations invite growth by raising consciousness in a non-threatening way. Trish connects with her audience and offers something for every individual to ponder. Whether through her newsletters, workshops, or trainings, Trish educates and inspires. Never preachy, Trish’s humble sincerity, empathy and genuine invested interest in helping humans is evident in all that she does! Truly a gift to all of us in education!

Leigh Roberts

Teacher, +25 years

Success Coaching for Principles & School Leaders

Leading from Within: Support coaching for leaders destined to be the change they want to see in the world

Our success coaching program is designed to support school leaders from within, empowering them to enhance their intuition, decision-making power, and overall energy. By incorporating mindfulness practices, peak performance tools, and emotional regulation techniques, this support aims to cultivate transformational leadership, grounded in energy regulation, emotional intelligence, neurolinguistic programming, and transformational leadership.

Executive Success Coaching for School Leaders

Our Executive Success Coaching program offers a tailored coaching experience designed specifically for school principals and education leaders. Available in both one-on-one and small group settings, this program combines focused coaching sprints with proven principles from emotional intelligence, mindfulness, energy regulation, NLP, and transformational leadership. Our goal is to drive both personal and professional growth, empowering leaders to navigate challenges with clarity, confidence, and compassion.