Find Your Center in Nature

You’re longing to feel grounded, present, and connected — but life pulls you in too many directions. Root & Align offers mindful, nature-based practices that help you slow down, reconnect, and remember who you are.

Yoga • Forest Bathing • Nature-Based Wellness

Join a Seasonal Gathering
Book a Private Session

You’re not alone in feeling stretched thin

You care deeply, give generously, and move through life with purpose—but lately it’s been harder to feel centered. The noise of the world, constant demands, and endless to-do lists make it easy to lose touch with your own rhythm.You’re ready to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with what truly matters.

I’m Kristin Hotchkiss—your guide on the journey back home to yourself

As a certified Mindful Outdoor Guide and registered yoga teacher (RYT), I’ve spent nearly two decades helping people find stillness, clarity, and connection both on the yoga mat and through the wisdom of nature.

My approach is simple and intentional—no pressure, no pretense.
Just presence, movement, and deep-rooted calm.

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Meet Your Guide

Your path to presence and peace is simple

  1. Connect — Choose a seasonal gathering or private session.

  2. Root — Immerse yourself in yoga, forest bathing, and seasonal plant walks and workshops that deepen your connection to nature’s rhythms.

  3. Align — Carry your renewed calm and clarity into everyday life.

Begin Your Journey

When you root in nature, you realign with your true rhythm

You’ll stop merely surviving—and start living with clarity, purpose, and peace.
Through nature-based wellness, you’ll:

• Feel grounded and centered within yourself
• Restore balance in mind, body, and spirit
• Build resilience and deeper connection—to yourself, others, and the earth

“She found a small clearing surrounded by firs

and she stopped and she heard what the trees said to her,

and she sat there for hours not wanting to leave.

For, the forest said nothing … it just let her breathe.”

— Becky Hemsley

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Together, we grow in balance and connection

At Root & Align, I believe true well-being begins within and radiates outward.
My mission is to guide individuals toward a more balanced, intentional life—through shared connections in nature and one another.

Together, we nurture a community grounded in growth, mutual support, and a deep respect for the earth.

Join the Community
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Join me on a journey to cultivate peace, resilience, and renewal

When you reconnect with nature, you rediscover your strength, your stillness, and your joy.
Take your next step toward living rooted, aligned, and whole.

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Book a Private Session
Join a Seasonal Gathering
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