Our Calendar
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Root & Rise doesn’t run on a traditional hourly schedule. Browse our other options to find what works for you and your family.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Come Play-On Saturday
Saturdays | 9:30-10:30
Guided by the elements, facilitated for parents and children to engage through the arts, nature, exploration and teamwork. Each week will be different, based on themes of the seasons. Welcome to all ages/ family.
Free for members
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Come Play-On Saturday
Saturdays | 9:30-10:30
Guided by the elements, facilitated for parents and children to engage through the arts, nature, exploration and teamwork. Each week will be different, based on themes of the seasons. Welcome to all ages/ family.
Free for members
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Come Play-On Saturday
Saturdays | 9:30-10:30
Guided by the elements, facilitated for parents and children to engage through the arts, nature, exploration and teamwork. Each week will be different, based on themes of the seasons. Welcome to all ages/ family.
Free for members
Let's Gather, Women: A Full Moon Circle
Under the light of the full moon, we’ll gather across generations to breathe, hum, move, listen inward, and connect.
Together, we’ll create space to release what’s ready to move, welcome what wants to emerge, and cross the threshold into fall with intention and an open heart.
Through gentle movement, the shared vibration of our voices, reflection, and conversation, we’ll explore the many doors of heart-centered friendship: the connections that nourish, surprise, inspire, and sustain us, whether they last for a moment, a season, or a lifetime.
Come as you are. Bring your voice, your body, your curiosity, and your openness to what can happen when women of different ages gather in circle.
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Introduction to Herbs
Join us for a 3-part-in-person series designed to build foundational skills, confidence, and practical tools needed to safely welcome plant medicine into your home and family life.
Session 1: The Everyday Herbal Kitchen & Basic Applications
Focus: Demystifying plant medicine and working with what you already have.
What You'll Learn: How to turn common kitchen spices and accessible plants into nourishing daily teas and infusions. We will cover the absolute basics of herbal properties and safe preparation methods.
Session 2: Holistic Family Wellness & Herbal First Aid
Focus: Building a natural toolkit for the whole family.
What You'll Learn: Safe, effective plant allies to support maternal wellness, promote nervous system regulation, and support the little ones in your family. You will also learn how to stock a natural first-aid kit to address everyday cuts, bruises, and seasonal discomforts confidently.
Session 3: Hands-On Medicine Making (Tincture Class)
Focus: Transitioning from the kitchen to the apothecary counter.
What You'll Learn: Roll up your sleeves for a fully interactive workshop! You will learn the traditional folk method for safely extracting and preserving plant properties. We will use your supplies to blend custom remedies you can take home.
Women`s Intergenerational Friendship Circle
Let’s gather, women.
Join us for a morning of movement, mindfulness, joy, and connection across generations. Together, we’ll create a little space to breathe, listen inward, move, and see what wants to emerge as we cross the threshold into fall and open the doors to heart-centered friendship, whether for a moment, a season, or a lifetime.
With more than 20 years of experience as a mindfulness, joy, and play facilitator, Stacey Tessa K. Battat will guide a one-hour play shop centered around movement, mirroring, and authentic relating, creating space to connect with ourselves and one another in a meaningful and playful way.
Copies of Stacey’s upcoming book, The Five Doors of Friendship, releasing this fall, will also be available.
Contact Tessa@theopennesters.com
October 18 | 11:30 AM
Let’s gather, women.
Join us for a morning of movement, mindfulness, joy, and connection across generations. Together, we’ll create a little space to breathe, listen inward, move, and see what wants to emerge as we cross the threshold into fall and open the doors to heart-centered friendship, whether for a moment, a season, or a lifetime.
With more than 20 years of experience as a mindfulness, joy, and play facilitator, Stacey Tessa K. Battat will guide a one-hour playshop centered around movement, mirroring, and authentic relating, creating space to connect with ourselves and one another in a meaningful and playful way.
Copies of Stacey’s upcoming book, The Five Doors of Friendship, releasing this fall, will also be available.
$25 suggested donation
All generations of women are welcome.
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Caregiver and Me Nature series
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
6 weeks
Monday | 9-11 AM or Thursday | 4-6 PM
September 14/17 - October 22/26 (No class Yom Kippur 9/21)
Connect with our local landscape through shared songs, stories and games, hiking, snacking on wild edibles, making fairy houses and nature-based crafts. Deepen your family's sense of belonging with experienced nature connection mentor, Jackie "Rainbow" Ryan, who will hold space for your kids to safely and creatively play, learn and explore as the leaves turn bright and fall around us.
Second Child Discount Rates
Second Child Discount Rates
$210 | full series
$40 | drop-in
free | under 1 years old [USE CODE SIB1]
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Come Play-On Saturday
Saturdays | 9:30-10:30
Guided by the elements, facilitated for parents and children to engage through the arts, nature, exploration and teamwork. Each week will be different, based on themes of the seasons. Welcome to all ages/ family.
Free for members
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Nature and Nurture Walking Group
Wednesday | 9 AM - 10 AM | Free
Meet with fellow mamas and babies for a (2-3 mile) light stroll, conversation and connection.
Come Play-On Saturday
Saturdays | 9:30-10:30
Guided by the elements, facilitated for parents and children to engage through the arts, nature, exploration and teamwork. Each week will be different, based on themes of the seasons. Welcome to all ages/ family.
Free for members
Let's Gather, Women: A Full Moon Circle
Under the light of the full moon, we’ll gather across generations to breathe, hum, move, listen inward, and connect.
Together, we’ll create space to release what’s ready to move, welcome what wants to emerge, and cross the threshold into fall with intention and an open heart.
Through gentle movement, the shared vibration of our voices, reflection, and conversation, we’ll explore the many doors of heart-centered friendship: the connections that nourish, surprise, inspire, and sustain us, whether they last for a moment, a season, or a lifetime.
Come as you are. Bring your voice, your body, your curiosity, and your openness to what can happen when women of different ages gather in circle.