🌿 A Season of Rooted Workshops: Join Us at Rising Rooted This Summer

There is a rhythm to the seasons—a quiet pulse that invites us to slow down, to learn, to gather. At Rising Rooted, we believe that healing is not a destination but a practice. And this season, we have curated a collection of workshops designed to help you root into that practice—through your hands, your voice, your body, and your memory.

Each workshop is an invitation. An offering. A thread in the tapestry of a life lived with intention.

Here is what we have planned.

🧟 Survive the First 7 Days: Herbal Preparedness & Zombie Survival Workshop

Saturday, July 4, 2026 (SOLD OUT! Recording will be available)

The world ends. Then it begins again. This is not just a game. This is a real‑world survival workshop wrapped in a fun, zombie‑themed package. Learn how to find clean water, secure shelter, work as a team, and stay calm under pressure. No experience needed.

What You’ll Take Home: A personal survival plan, a small emergency kit, and a deeper understanding of how communities survive crisis.

"Survival is not about being the strongest. It is about being the most prepared—and the most willing to help."

🌸 The Women's Whisperer: Herbal Workshop

Plants are not resources—they are relatives. They choose. They teach. In this workshop, you will explore the herbs that have supported Black women's bodies for generations: Vitex (the women's whisperer), hibiscus, red raspberry leaf, nettle, and rose. You will create your own custom hormonal support tea blend and learn the stories behind each plant.

"Vitex does not work quickly. It works faithfully. That is the covenant of patience."

What You’ll Take Home: A custom herbal tea blend (2‑4 oz), a recipe zine, and a small muslin bag of okra seeds—symbol of resilience.

🧵 Stitching Memory: Quilt‑Code & Embroidery Workshop

Saturday, August 1, 2026 (recording will be available)

Before there were written records, there was thread. Enslaved women stitched maps of escape, coded warnings, and the names of the dead into fabric. Quilt‑code patterns—Log Cabin, Flying Geese, Drunkard's Path—carried messages that white enslavers could not read.

In this half‑day workshop, you will learn the grammar of stitches (running, chain, satin), explore the hidden language of quilt‑code, and create a small hand‑embroidered memory square to take home. No sewing experience needed. Just your hands and an open heart.

"The needle became an extension of my hand, the thread a line connecting me to every woman in my lineage who had pulled a needle through cloth and called it survival."

What You’ll Take Home: A 5” embroidered memory square, a stitch‑pattern zine, and a needle threaded with intention.

💙 Indigo Workshop: Stamp, Dip, Witness the Blue

Saturday, August 15, 2026 (recording will be made available)

Indigo is more than a color. It is memory made visible. In this workshop, you will learn traditional West African block printing, use hand‑carved wooden stamps to apply cassava paste resist, and dip 100% cotton into a living indigo vat. You will watch your design emerge from pale green to deep blue before your eyes.

This is not just a craft. It is a practice. The ancestors are still listening.

"Indigo stains the hands. Let it remind you who you came from."

What You’ll Take Home: Two hand‑stamped, indigo‑dyed bandanas (or one scarf), a care card, and a deeper connection to the book.

📦 The Shoebox Covenant: A Workshop on Dignity, Resilience, and Black Travel History

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Before the Green Book, before the Civil Rights Act, there was the shoebox. This workshop honors the resourcefulness of Black travelers who packed dignity in a box. You will learn the history, taste classic shoebox foods, and pack your own modern shoebox meal kit.

"We will not be refused. We will not be forgotten."

What You’ll Take Home: A decorated shoebox with historical notes, a recipe card, and a list of key figures in Black travel history.

🧘🏿‍♀️ The Kemetic Teken Sequence: Yoga Workshop

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Mildred started each morning with the Teken Sequence. Now you can too. In this workshop, you will learn the foundation of Kemetic Yoga: the Rule of Four Breathing, the TeKken Pose for energy channel opening, and a gentle, spinal‑aligning sequence of geometric postures.

Designed for beginners yet rich with depth for experienced practitioners, this class emphasizes releasing tension, circulating life force (Ankh), and awakening inner spiritual awareness.

"Kemetic Yoga is not about how deep you can bend. It is about how deeply you can breathe—and how quietly you can listen."

What You’ll Take Home: A printed Teken Sequence guide, a Rule of Four breath card, and an ankh or sistrum sticker.

🎵 The Frequency of Joy: Sound & Toning Workshop

Coming this Fall

Patricia woke to the sound of her own heartbeat. This was not a metaphor. In this workshop, you will learn simple vocal toning techniques, experience the 528 Hz “miracle tone,” create a personal sound offering, and leave with a practice you can use to restore joy, release grief, and call back silence. No musical experience required. Only a willingness to make sound.

"The ancestors are still listening. And now, so are you."

What You’ll Take Home: A frequency card, a listening zine, and a small rattle or sistrum (optional upgrade).

🌿 How to Join

All workshops are held at Rising Rooted Yoga and Apothecary. Space is limited to ensure an intimate, hands‑on experience. Pre‑registration is required.

👉 Visit [risingwhilerooted.com/workshops] to view the full schedule and secure your spot.

📖 A Thread to Carry Forward

These workshops are rooted in the world of Stitching the Sun: The Granddaughters of Hathor—a visionary collection of stories where ancient Kemetic wisdom meets Afrofuturist healing. Each workshop is an invitation to step into that world, to learn the skills the Granddaughters used to build a new future, and to carry those threads into your own life.

The book is now available for pre‑order. When you order directly through me, you receive a signed copy and a free digital zine featuring the Granddaughters' Recipe Workshop—flax growing, indigo dyeing, and Mama Lily's dandelion‑burdock infusion.

👉 [Pre-Order]

🌱 A Blessing for the Season

May your hands find the work they are meant to do. May your voice find the frequency it is meant to sing. May your body find the rhythm it is meant to keep.

The ancestors are still listening. And now, so are you.

With love, light, and rootedness,

Conya

P.S. — Workshops fill quickly. Register early to secure your spot. And bring a friend—the more of us who root, the more abundant the harvest. 🌿