Research that roots our work
Research that Roots our Work
Each pillar of Rise Rooted is grounded in real-time research, then translated into embodied practice.
Science
Evidence into practice
A 2025 meta-analysis of 17 trials found that mind-body exercise produced a substantial reduction in anxiety symptoms among women.
Programmes combining movement, breath, and mindful focus were most effective, with benefits seen across ages and life stages.
Why this matters: nervous system-led movement is not a luxury - it is a precise intervention for reducing anxiety, restoring clarity, and rebuilding sustainable energy.
Study:
Chen et al., 2025 - Effects of mind-body exercise intervention on anxiety among women: a meta-analysis (Frontiers in Psychology).
Soul
Meaning into direction
2025 research reframes women’s intuition as attunement - a biologically grounded capacity to sense and integrate inner and relational signals.
The paper explores how trauma and chronic stress can dull attunement, and how regulation and connection can re-awaken intuitive knowing, empathy, and relational presence.
Why this matters: what we call soul work is also nervous system work. When the body is regulated, intuition becomes a clear inner signal you can trust in leadership and in life.
Study:
Verma & Kind, 2025 - Women’s intuition as attunement: a biological and social perspective (Frontiers in Sociology).
Somatics
Body into steadiness
A 2025 physiology study found that drinking cold water rapidly shifted autonomic balance in young women, co-activating sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
Heart rate variability markers changed within minutes, showing how a simple body-based stimulus can modulate the nervous system in real time and support re-entry into calm.
Why this matters: somatic tools are trainable levers. Small, repeatable practices can reshape how the nervous system meets stress and returns to steadiness.
Study:
Knežević et al., 2025 - The effect of cold water intake on heart rate variability in young women (Frontiers in Physiology).