Root and Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community, and the Self

A beautifully illustrated guide for connecting with the earth, your ancestors, and your communities as you come home to your whole self Despite our best efforts, our modern world leaves so many of us feeling isolated, unworthy, and alone. We're unrooted from the land, untethered from our lineages, disconnected from our communities, and separated from our deepest sense of self. In Root and Ritual , Becca Piastrelli offers a pathway back to connection and wholeness through rituals, recipes, and ancestral wisdom. "Though we live in a radically different-looking world, the needs of our bodies and spirits are the same as the ancestors we came from." Divided into four parts—Land, Lineage, Community, and Self—this book takes you on a journey for engaging more deeply with your life: Part 1 introduces practices for reconnecting with the land, including seasonal recipes, crafting with plants, and tending your home In Part 2, you'll learn to reclaim the gifts of your lineage as you understand past harms and explore the traditional folklore, foods, and arts of those who came before Part 3 centers around community, helping you cultivate sisterhood and celebrate meaningful rites of passage In Part 4, you'll return to yourself as you open your intuition, tune in to your body, and awaken the wild woman within A rich and dynamic treasure chest of timeless teachings, Root and Ritual is a beautiful guide for knowing who you are—and that you belong here. A Beautifully Illustrated Guide For Connecting With The Earth, Your Ancestors, And Your Communities As You Come Home To Your Whole Self Most Modern Women Feel More Alone Than Ever. We’re Unrooted From The Land That Is Our Home, Untethered From Our Long Line Of Ancestors, Disconnected From Our Communities, And Separated From Our Deepest Sense Of Self. According To Author Becca Piastrelli, Much Of This Loneliness Stems From The Ways We’ve Lost Touch With Our Ancestral Ways Of Living. “though We Live In A Radically Different-looking World, The Needs Of Our Bodies And Spirits Are The Same As The Ancestors We Came From,” She Writes. “we Need Community, Ritual, And Knowledge Of The Earth. We Need To Remember Who We Really Are.” With Root And Ritual, Piastrelli Offers Women A Pathway Back To Connection And Wholeness Through Recipes, Rituals, And A Wealth Of Ancestral Wisdom. In This Beautifully Illustrated Guide, She Presents A Four-part Journey For Deepening Into Your Life: Part 1 Introduces Practices For Reconnecting With The Land, Including Crafting With Plants And Tending Your Home. In Part 2, You’ll Learn To Reclaim The Gifts Of Your Lineage As You Heal Past Harms And Explore The Traditional Folklore, Foods, And Arts Of Those Who Came Before. Part 3 Centers Around Community, Helping You Cultivate Sisterhood And Celebrate Meaningful Rites Of Passage. And In Part 4, You’ll Come Home To Yourself As You Open Your Intuition, Tune In To Your Body, And Awaken The Wild Woman Within. "Root and Ritual takes knowledge of ancestral traditions and uses it as a doorway to help women reconnect with their own deeply intertwined roots that go back thousands of years as a relevant and critical way of thriving in the modern world. It offers deeply seeded truths to liberate them from the ways of being that aren't helping them thrive, as well as recipes, rituals, and instructions for their journey to feeling rooted and connected. This book also seeks to support the reader in integrating these practices in a progressive, and socially conscious way"-- Provided by publisher Most modern women feel more alone than ever. According to author Becca Piastrelli, much of this loneliness stems from how we've lost touch with our ancestral ways of living. In her beautifully illustrated guidebook Root and Ritual , Becca Piastrelli offers us a pathway back to connection through recipes, rituals, and ancestral wisdom