Grow vitality
from the Roots.

Think of a tree. Its strength depends on roots reaching into a living soil, exchanging nutrients and responding to the conditions around it. We have our own roots of wellbeing: nourishment, breath, movement, sunlight, sleep and the intricate relationships within our bodies.

When we begin to tend these roots, we develop a different relationship with our health. We become more attentive to what supports us, more curious about what our bodies are communicating and more conscious of our everyday choices.

I wanted this book to bring that understanding into ordinary life. Scientific knowledge, traditional wisdom and the intuitive awareness of our own experience each have something to contribute. Together, they can help us ask better questions and find a practical place to begin.

There is also something personal in writing this book at this stage of my life.

I have spent decades learning, practising and teaching. I wanted to gather what has been most meaningful and useful into something I could pass on. Vital Health Roots is part of that legacy, for my family, my students and people I may never meet.

My hope is that its ideas continue to grow through the lives of those who read it, encouraging a deeper relationship with themselves, with one another and with nature.

That is why I wrote Vital Health Roots: to share what I have learned, and leave something living for others to nurture.