Rooted Strength Method

Female leadership for all, and an environment that showed a proper rhythm for a thriving capoeira event body, mind and spirit. I am still feeling blissful to have been a part of such an amazing event. If you want to know more about the things that are coming go to www. Rootedstrengthmethod.on-line, to know more about our bjj and mma school please visit www.Vacabjjmma.com. Peace out fam!

Meu primeiro episódio em português! Quem sou eu? E prevenção de lesões para praticantes das artes mais principalmente falando sobre os ritmos do capoeirista e dos jiujiteiros/as. Peço a todos vocês a sua ajuda para procurar um ritmo melhor para que possamos nos manter saldáveis nas nossas artes por muito tempo! Como líderes temos que ser o exemplo de mudança, vem comigo deixa eu abrir a sua mente para novas possibilidades.

Time to pop out of autopilot! Who do you hang with? What do you take on? What words do you speak? Where is your overall energy being spent? Remember visit www.Rootedstrengthmethod.online to know more about my services. Or visit www.Vacabjjmma.com to train bjj with us. Thank you for your continued support, I have a voice because of you all and I’m so grateful. Peace out fam!

Calling out all the capoeiristas, but most especially the LEADERS! This is me asking for you to listen and help me create this change. People get injured in capoeira on almost every capoeira event, even if they are masters and superstars. This is not injury due to contact this is usually energy due to accumulated stress. I’m here to not only highlight what we do wrong but also how to make a change. We the leaders have the power to change this, and this episode will teach you the importance this can have in ourselves as well as in our community. Injury PREVENTION is always less expensive then INJURY and will keep you in the game for a long time to come. But injury prevention is about self awareness and making constant changes, the old is obviously not working so let’s change it together. Visit www.Rootedstrengthmethod.online to know more about my methodology and services. Or go to www.Vacabjjmma.com if you’re in the western MA area and want to train bjj with me. Time to heal folks, if we heal ourselves we also heal each other. Peace out fam!!!

It comes as no surprise that this is a common comment that women who train martial arts or any tough sport hear. This made me want to be the difference I wanted to see in the world, it gave me great purpose to continue to strive for leadership in the art. So let me inbox this and change your mind about this matter while empowering women to continue to strive to to be leaders in the arts too. Our school is finally open! Visit www.Vacabjjmma.com to know more. Or visit me at www.Rootedstrengthmethod.online to know more about my work. Peace out fam!

We much rather be busy than to deal with emotions, however self knowledge is literally the only way we can progress as martial artist. Emotions trapped in the body will present restrictions and postural imbalances and will keep you in physical, emotional, and mental pain. Let’s talk about using breath and unstructured movement as tool for healing.

It’s all about the collective, all of us want to be seen and heard but we have preset ideas of how we should connect with each other. Martial arts gives us a choice to pay attention to the others true self by struggling together towards growth in the art and each other. Are your preset ideas getting in the way of your growth? Are you able yo recognize your brother/sister ‘s victory and feel truly happy for them? Let’s inbox this with love.

This is all about the stories we tell ourselves due to our excessive need to complain and almost romanticize the reason why we constantly get a new injury and live a life of pain! Awe too bad…No pain no gain right? No, not really…let’s unbox this! Membership still open www.rootedstrengthmethod.online new self paced course coming soon! Wanna a private look at your form? You can book a live of zoom private session with me to be used for healing or learning. For information about our new Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in wester mass go to www.Vacabjjmma.com to stay updated. Let’s grow folks, share, have conversations and don’t forget to journal. Peace out fam!

This episode will be good for everyone to understand some of the changes that take place and how to support women through this moments while being a coach, partner or even teammate. Try is is a difficult time and our belief system around the female body and it’s capabilities are way off so let’s open this up and create some understanding between each other so we can all flourish. And ladies I’m dropping some knowledge on the strength we hold deep inside of us so listen with love.

Emotional regulation is something that is getting harder for us as a society. The clear lack of movement and map nutrition (junk food) of most of our population is probably the main difficulty we face as a species. Feeling anger, resentment or any other feeling perceived as negative is frowned upon so we stuff all of that down, and the body stores it physically for us. Movement is medicine and breath is awareness, let’s talk about this and hopefully shed some light on how to keep you using these valuable life changing tools for better mental health and daily living and of course injury prevention folks. Thank you for listening, peace out fam!

Our bodies and minds run of the program of our own perspective and narrative. We forget to take these mindful moments to find stillness or even to understand that any time we talk badly about our selves we are hurting ourselves deeply and dimming our own light. Being yourself is not an easy task, but honing that power can change everything including movement quality and healing. This also gives permission for others to brake those chains… so I invite you to become one within yourself and to release the chains of the ego and shine like a super nova. Remember to share this so many can also help us return to ourselves as a collective. I believe in you! Peace out fam!!!

It’s been a while, life has shifted greatly! But with that also came the courage to begin a new reality and projects like our own school and the dreams of a home for a community of like minds. A community of people who are empowered by martial arts and fitness. However change can be difficult, and even scary! Specially with friends and even family projecting their fears about what IS NOT POSSIBLE. Fear is a decapitating feeling that people throw at you consistently, with misconceptions and ideas of what they think should be and are mostly overrated. Often this can keep you stuck. Hopefully this will give you a view to honing the skill of courageous action towards your own dream regardless of what others say. The only belief you need is YOUR OWN! Head to www.vacabjjmma.com to know about our bjj school, and to www.Rootedstrengthmethod.online to know more about my work and offers. This is the beginning of a dream, thank you for following my journey. Peace out fam!!!

As a community do we respect and support our art? Sadly the answer to that can be a big NO, due to ego and lack of self-respect (because we can only respect others at the level we respect ourselves). But sometimes also lack of belief in the system as a whole due to bad experiences with that a turbo Roth in the past. Let me enlighten you and change some narratives to help us hopefully understand a place of unity. I believe that if we come together sky is not even the limit and I believe that properly placing these traditions can help us all be better humans for the good of all. We all deserve to have a voice, have a choice and most of all to feel free and peaceful from within. Membership sale coming up on my birthday July 15th help me celebrate my 40’s! Hit me up on email [email protected] or on Instagram @morena_rootedstrength . Don’t forget to share and talk about it, we can all make a difference in our own way. Love y’all!!!! Thank you for listening.

I’m pregnant and being a mother of what is now my 3rd child I’d like to clarify some difficulties that only women can understand. This will have some key information about the first trimester and the changes that happen in our bodies and the ones we need to adapt during training. To my brothers, teachers, and masters.. this will have some key information about a difficult phase in a woman’s life that has her prioritizing everything but herself. I see so many women leaving the arts after becoming mothers and this has to change because we need the nurtures in our arts. There already are so many supportive environments to help parents to remain in the arts and as part of the community, and that’s beautiful! But I plan to bring more understanding of how hard it is on a woman to go through this and have more of those environments flourish in the arts. Though it’s a beautiful and blessed situation, it’s also one that asks for a woman to completely donate herself body, mind and emotions to making a life! Knowledge is power and here I give you a bridge of understanding in hopes of a better future for all of us. Thank you for you support fam! Without you I’d have no voice. Also my membership is up, I teach remote classes online for kettlebells and steel mace. We got a loving community with a lot of honor for each other. Hit me up on email [email protected] or f you’re interested. But regardless of what you do, do something good to benefit the martial art you practice. It’s time to give back my friends because together we are stronger.

Once upon the time I thought being a female in martial arts was bad and a weakness. Competing with other women was what I was taught from childhood and it kept my ego fed and my soul self blinded not to mention it stunted my growth. The realization that sisterhood is truly the power I needed to hone to grow has been life changing. To all my sisters listen with love for yourselves in mind. To all my brothers, listen in honor all the daughters, mothers and female figures present. Together we can brake-down this passed down false belief that no longer serves us. Because united, together, men, women, children, other … sky is not even the limit! Thank you for being amazing fam! Peace out!

Our brain cannot tell the difference between a physical pain and one that is coming from our minds and emotions. Pain is always the result and we tend to be the ones who hurt ourselves the most, to the point where we purposely stunt our growth. What if I told you that the self-love can unlock your body and mind?! From better mobility, to better capability, better healing, and even less body pain. All this can come from cultivating this simple yet overlooked superpower. I gotchu! And as always I’m leaving you with a practice to create change too. Don’t forget Rooted Strength membership is up we are learning so much and are continuously growing. Link in on my instagram bio morena_rootedstrength or hit me up on email [email protected]. But whatever you do, make sure it’s with a lot of love for yourself. Peace out fam!

Here I talk about the impact of accumulative stress on the body from training hard and not returning our nervous system back to base. We carry stress around like it’s normal and that turns off the body’s perception to pain. Craziness!! I gotchu tho.. with some bomb ass info and some practices to help you make the change. Please share, let’s help everyone to change this outdated narrative of being HARD 24/7. Join my monthly membership for online training with my unique methodology. Hit me up on social media instagram @morena_rootedstrength or [email protected] . Thank you so much for your love and support fam!

Leadership from a female perspective and the power of community and honoring the cycles of a woman and also of a human. So when you hear me talking about the brain just remember LEFT BRAIN MASCULINE, structure, plans… RIGHT BRAIN FEMININE, creativity, feeling and emotions. I might’ve messed that up when I spoke but it’s all good I promised the knowledge is fire! Don’t forget membership is up in f you want to know more hit me up on email [email protected] or on my Instagram @morena_rootedstrength with the word ROOTED. Thank you for your love, and support fam! Peace out!

We often forget how powerful we are and give in to simple struggles because we are not rooted to ourselves. Martial arts is a lifelong search of mental and physical self mastery. But staying present enough to hone this skill and let go of false beliefs aka the ego is tough in this fast life we live….let’s dive deep! And as always I leave you some tangible practices to make the change within you. Don’t forget about my monthly membership program now available… send me a DM on Instagram @morena_rootedstrength or by email [email protected] . Peace out fam!

Pain we perceive and the pain we push away from our conscious mind. Here you will also learn a new narrative and practical things you can do to begin changing your relationship to pain, on the daily and during your training. Once again my membership is out, and we’re doing amazing things. Rather you’re a beginner or advanced this is for you! Check out my instagram @morena_rootedstrength or send me an email on [email protected] let me know what you would like to hear about. Peace out fam!

A few golden nuggets from my experience refereeing the (jiu-Jitsu world league) JJWL BOSTON . I had some interesting moments. Also please write me and let me know what content you’d like to see on my page and podcast. That way you can teach me how to grow this content to help you more. Don’t forget rooted strength membership is on now. Join us for online fitness and strength training for martial artists. Ig handle @morena_rootedstrength [email protected]. Thank race out fam!!!

Often times we forget to take time for ourselves and one of the biggest changes I made that has kept me consistent is taking time to check in with me. Yes journaling! To go over where I’ve been? Where I am presently? And where I plan to go? This is a quick and important tip towards lasting positive change though simple self love. Also get 30% off of my monthly rooted strength membership. Fitness and strength training for martial artist (or anyone) from the comfort of their own home. Learn about your body, the kettlebells and steel mace. Thank you as always for your love and support, you guys are all that and a bag of chips!

From receiving complements to receiving criticism, are you open to receiving the lessons that life provides you for your growth. In martial arts that can be the difference between being good and being great. Learning from others is a lifelong journey in the arts. And to me being great is not about winning but more about being able to see the chessboard and understand the possibilities. For that you need to be present and a receptive of these lessons. Mindfulness will get you there so I have a practice for you to try here too so you can feel the shift right now! My monthly membership is open! Get 30% off your first month… train body weight mechanics, kettlebell, steel mace from home! Also get a cool mindset and self love to achieve lasting change. Send me an email [email protected] or hit me up on Instagram @morena_rootedstrength with the word ROOTED. Peace out fam!!!

Our view of the world can get distorted due to patterns of behavior we are not familiar with. This can impact how you react to life and also how it reacts to you. Your relationships, and even your belief in your own capabilities. This is an invitation and some actionable steps for you to get to know YOU and begin that change for the positive. Ying and yang are part of life and martial arts, we have to understand both parts. To unlock who you truly are we need to join the mind and body in peace. This takes openness and objectivity with the trials that arise. Also today I am stepping into an uncomfortable zone too and putting my membership for sale. Joint me to make a change for the better in an unconventional and loving way. Hit me up on Instagram @morena_rootedstrength or on [email protected] send the the word ROOTED to know more. Peace out fam!!!

Mindfulness and cycles, calming thoughts and the ego even during the difficulties and hormonal imbalances of a menstrual cycle. How to use this tool rather you are a man or woman to hack into your autopilot aka ego on automation…and be there for each other genuinely. With understanding that we need each other to form a whole. Also about the difficulties we go through in a life that tells us to go go go 24/7. Slowing down shouldn’t be a super power, it should be our daily reality. Rooted membership open for sale on the 14th which is our little boys 15 yr old birthday. A blessing within a blessing that’s pretty dope if you ask me!

Let’s dive deep into all things that have to do with communication in our martial arts world. This could be from language, to body language not only in people from different races but also in your same race and gym! I’m hoping to open people’s minds to a better way of understanding better communication within the martial arts community. If we understand each other, sky is not even the limit!!! Membership still at work and now looking clear to help even more become empowered to be their amazing selves. Till next time fam!

The reason why I do what I do is because I got tired of being injured all the time and having people tell me this is normal. Growing older in martial arts meant a pile of past injuries and restrictions, and lots of PAIN…but this made progressive training almost impossible because I was stuck with a body that didn’t help me. This didn’t sit right with me, so I learned to help myself by changing the narrative and getting educated and creating my own methodology. Injury PREVENTION is where it’s at! My friends thank you for your patience right now I am working very hard on launching my online membership to help make this dream reality. Please share and comment, but most of all help me make a difference please. Thank you for your on going support. If you listen tag me on Instagram too @morena_rootedstrength . Peace out fam!

Often times I invite people to train or old friends to come back to training and receive this type of response, “I need to be ready to go to train so I won’t get beat up” however this mindset is just your ego and fear keeping you from the growth that awaits you around the corner. If you decide to take on the struggle that is… please head to my website and get your FREE MASTERCLASS on the Turkish get up for martial artists. My membership is coming up and this gives you 30% off the fist month. I’m excited to finally be bringing this project to life and hope to help many feel empowered within themselves and feeling capable to perform well in their martial arts. OSS, axé and peace out!!!!

Here I’m talking about body structure, even if you don’t sparr it is important to have a strong structure that you can trust during your martial arts training. A strong body feels like freedom and strength is about how well your body performs at any moment through out your day and that feels like Independence. Oh and the occasional stress that needs a little extra should also be ok. But the truth is our bodies have become but a reflection of what it could be. Listen up and share! Also tag me on Instagram if you do @morena_rootedstrength . I’m announcing a FREE masterclass I’ll be teaching live on Valentine’s Day February 14th. Emails going out today and I’m so excited to teach you all about structure. OSS, axé and peace out MUH people!

I want to educate you all on this beautiful art that has so much history and connection to community and self. It is also one of the best base art that can easily help you be successful with your coordination in any art! Hear me out… and don’t forget to share and tag me with instagram when you post you have listened @morena_rootedstrength thank you for all of your support my friends. Let’s change the world!

Dropping some knowledge to change your minds about how you empowering your martial arts community. Also giving a shoutout to the amazing women of my tribe @unidaspelacapoeira check us out on instagram. We train every Tuesday @ 7am eastern time. Hit us up if you want to join. Please help me grow by sharing and commenting. Peace out my people!!!

We get a little bit into meditation and a few of the many benefits it has to help us get to know ourselves in different levels. This can change your whole life! Don’t worry I’m not saying it’s easy, hear me out I’ll give you a way to get started. If you listen share and tag me on Instagram. Please leave a comment here and share to help me grow. Peace out my friends!

We are getting into mobility training, what is it? And why should I do it? Body placement breath and strength all have to do with you own awareness of your body and it’s mobility. Thank lesse make sure to leave a comment to help your girl out. And share! Let’s make this common knowledge and get out of pain and into a new age of empowered warriors of light. We got this! Tag me on Instagram if you share. @morena_rootedstrength

This is the last part to catch you up to now. Understand this is a summary but it can give you a view of experiences and some life lessons I’ve learned along the way. Enjoy! And please leave a comment to keep me hyped lol share on Instagram and tag me @morena_rootedstrength. I got a little cut off in the because it was time to tend to family. Peace out my friends!!!

We continue the story of my journey with this segment. A little knowledge and inspiration from a bumpy road. Stay tuned next week where I will bring that journey full circle to today.

In this episode o begin talking about my journey with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and why I love it so much. It’s a long story so it’ll be in parts… here is part 1.. enjoy, comment and share please!!! Peace out my people.

In this episode I talk about perspective and the positive changes it can create in our lives. I also atalho about my upcoming free 3- part fitness workshop for martial artists (from recovery to strength) for more info hit me up on Instagram @morena_rootedstrength . Enjoy, and begin making the shift today!!!

Here I go in depth about the steel mace. A little history and why I practice it. Most I wanted to tell you about its medicinal effect on your body, mind and emotions. Enjoy and follow me on Instagram @Morena_rootedstrength or go to www.rootedstrengthmethod.com I’ll be having a FREE live 3 part workshop called, “from RECOVERY to STRENGTH”. Make sure you don’t miss this it’ll be amazing!

A little insight about myself who lives with a painful cycle every month. The emotional and mental toll that it takes on many women who still train through this time. It’s not all of them, but a good amount of us. Teachers should know about this more as many are leading young women though this time of change. Get educated listen in and help others stay in the arts feeling supported and loved on all levels.

Clarity and being ok with not knowing where I might end up and being on with that has been real. Sharing some updates and hopes for this coming new year to grow this community. Because I got so much to say. Also Black Friday specials!!! Hit me up on social media or email. My instagram handle is: @morena_rootedstrength , and my website is www.rootedstrengthmethod.com I got something amazing cooking!

Updates and a little knowledge of what I’m about.

Welcome my friends! In this episode I share some experiences of being a female Brazilian jiu-jitsu referee. Having experiences across the world and just recently at Tap Cancer Out tournament in CT, USA. I am grateful to have such amazing experiences and the wisdom to navigate them. Enjoy and don’t forget to subscribe and help keep his alive.

Being a woman and mother while traveling, teaching and helping build a better environment for the aging practitioner. The change sometimes means changing traditions that have been placed long ago and no longer serves us.

For many of is an injury could be life changing. How can we continue to grow through uncertainty.

Sharing the key to really understanding your own body and how this comes from loving yourself enough to slow down and pay attention. Injury prevention is work that will last a lifetime and needs to be done with love care and most of all consistency.

In this episode I want to share my view of living in gratitude and to take a moment to be grateful for this special time in my life. I wanted to share my gratitude with you all and give you an important lesson I have learned that has changed my perspective of life.

The very first episode of Rooted strength Method. A little rant of the reason why I created it? And what it’s all about. Also getting out of my comfort zone to speak my truth. So thank you for listening. With love Morena.