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Rooted Reclaimers

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The Rooted Reclaimers pathway

The pathway has six stages, from free practices you can use today to an ongoing community. We suggest starting with Starter Ground. You decide how fast to move, and you can stay at any stage for as long as it helps.

  1. Public Ground

    Use short practices, Four Pillars lessons, and selected videos and Qigong sessions, all without an account.

    FreeAnytime
    Free practices

  2. Starter Ground

    A guided first week that takes 5 to 10 minutes a day. Day 1 is open now. Add your email to get Days 2 to 7 and build your first Ground Plan.

    Recommended first stepFree7 days
    Open Starter Ground

  3. Rooted Reset

    Thirty days of daily lessons and a weekly live group session, so you finish with a routine that works on ordinary days and on low-energy days.

    Paid30 daysPilot forming
    About Rooted Reset

  4. Reclaim the Body

    Eight weeks of deeper, body-first practice across breath, movement, nourishment, and connection, including a plan for setbacks.

    Paid8 weeksInterest list
    About Reclaim the Body

  5. Rooted Commons

    The free ongoing community, with short practice prompts and open circles where you can keep in touch with other members.

    FreeOngoing
    About Rooted Commons

  6. Rooted Practice

    The paid ongoing membership, with weekly live practice, a member library, Ground Plan reviews, and support from Guides and trained Lantern Carriers.

    Paid membershipOngoing
    About Rooted Practice

Choosing a starting point

You can begin in one of three ways

If you're curious

Try a free practice

Spend one minute on a breathing or grounding practice and see how you feel afterward. You don't have to join anything.

Free practices

If you want gentle guidance

Take the Starter Ground week

The week covers the Four Pillars in seven short days. It's free, and on the last day you write your first Ground Plan.

Open Starter Ground

If you want structure and people

Join Rooted Reset

Rooted Reset runs for thirty days, with daily lessons and a weekly live group. The first cohort is a small paid pilot.

About Rooted Reset

Further along

What comes after steady practice

These parts of Rooted Reclaimers open up once you have a steady practice. We list them here so you know about them from the start.

Lantern Gathering and retreats

Lantern Gathering is an annual Rooted Reclaimers event, and some years it may take a retreat format. You can attend a retreat once you've completed at least 30 days in paid Rooted Practice.

About Lantern Gathering

Professional education

Clinicians, coaches, and facilitators have their own education track. We keep it separate from member programs so we can set the right scope, evidence, and safeguards for each group.

For professionals

Beyond Rooted Reclaimers

Rooted Reclaimers is the first stage of The Founded Project, Dr. Stephen Thompson's wider set of books, tools, and communities for agency, governance, discernment, and contribution. You can explore it whenever you want.

Explore the ecosystem

The leadership path

Some members eventually want to support other members. We ask members with steady participation to take on Guide and Steward roles, and Lantern Carriers complete formal training before they help lead circles or programs.

  1. Stage 1SeekerNotices a need for change and begins practicing.
  2. Stage 2ReclaimerBuilds a consistent personal practice and learns to trust their own judgment.
  3. Stage 3GuideWelcomes newer members and supports discussion, within clear limits.
  4. Stage 4Lantern CarrierCompletes training and helps lead circles or approved programs.
  5. Stage 5StewardMentors leaders and keeps circles and programs safe and true to their purpose.