After an extensive career in education and a life in Florida, Tara left everything in 2019 to pursue a more awakened existence. She eventually landed in Colorado, and like many, instantly fell in love with the mountains. Soon after moving, COVID struck her small mountain community, shutting down opportunities for social connection. Taking this as a sign from nature, Tara cocooned in her new environment, studying multiple disciplines of yoga, playing with art as therapy and healing, and regularly hiking and meditating in the forests surrounding her home. Little did she realize that these activities would not only support her own healing journey but soon would support others’ healing journeys in the form of mindfulness practices.

Now, through Root To Rise’s unique mindfulness practices that integrate yoga, art, and nature-based activities, Tara helps other’s – kids, adults, families, and communities – to explore the inner landscape, discovering their own unique light, gifts, and talents while also releasing trauma and developing internal resources to navigate life’s joys and challenges.