Welcome — I’m glad you're here.
I’m Joanna, founder of Move Rooted.
I work with individuals through trauma-informed yoga and body-mind coaching, and with organisations through mediation and race equity support — all grounded in embodied, trauma-informed and relational practice, particularly where things feel stuck, sensitive or hard to navigate alone.
I hold spaces that help people slow down, find steadiness, connect with their values and build the capacity to meet themselves and others with care and integrity.
However you arrive — as an individual or on behalf of an organisation — you’re warmly invited to explore what support might be helpful.
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SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS
Embodied, trauma-informed support through yoga and body-mind coaching — for people seeking self-connection and a gentler way of being with what’s present.
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SUPPORT FOR GROUPS & ORGANISATIONS
Relational support including workplace mediation, race equity work and facilitation for teams, institutions and communities seeking more than surface-level change.
Recent clients that Move Rooted has worked with include:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
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Royal Holloway University of London
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Advance HE
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Homerton College
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West Cambridge
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Global Race, Racism and Anti-Racism Institute, University of Cambridge
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Oxford Brookes University
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University of Central Lancashire
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University Of Birmingham
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Health Data Research UK
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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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The Open University
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge - Royal Holloway University of London - Advance HE - Homerton College - West Cambridge - Global Race, Racism and Anti-Racism Institute, University of Cambridge - Oxford Brookes University - University of Central Lancashire - University Of Birmingham - Health Data Research UK - Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - The Open University
— Dr Victoria Avery, Keeper, European Sculpture & Decorative Arts, The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. Co-Curator of Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 8 September 2023 – 7 January 2024) and Lead Curator of the follow-on exhibition (21 February – 1 June 2025)
“I attended one of Joanna’s sessions on race and racism, and was really impressed by the compassion, expertise, and care with which she facilitated it.
The session covered a lot of complex and contested ground with great honesty and sensitivity. Joanna created a space that was welcoming, non-judgmental, and thought-provoking; this meant that everyone felt able to open up and speak out. I appreciated being given some minutes of silence to pause and self-reflect, as this is rarely done in any training session and is vital when talking about issues as complex and challenging as race and racism. I really valued her message that it's OK to feel uncomfortable when talking about race, and that embracing that discomfort is an important step in the right direction.
Joanna’s session was incredibly helpful in making me aware of my white privilege, and helping me feel empowered to challenge racism. Joanna’s discussions around white allyship were transformational for me, and I went away determined to speak and act differently; and I am still acting daily on what I learnt from Joanna some time ago!”
— Ceren Kaser, Project Co-ordinator, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
“I attended Joanna's anti-racism session in spring 2024 and it was incredibly engaging—I couldn't believe how quickly 90 minutes passed. During the session, I stopped (instead of choosing to ignore), and noticed how discussions about race affected my body. I really appreciated how Joanna connected emotions, body, and race together”
— Dr Clare Matysova, Programme Manager for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Health Data Research UK
“Joanna facilitated an excellent webinar for HDR UK colleagues in 2025 about engaging in equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI) conversations, as part of a series of EDI conversations. We were keen to learn from Joanna how such conversations can be facilitated, to inform reflexive practice and with courage and care. The session embedded trauma-informed yoga practices, making it engaging and personal and it was very well-received.
I have also interacted with Joanna at various stages as we have both navigated the world of EDI within higher education and have always appreciated her kindness, knowledge and expertise in developing and delivering anti-oppression, inclusion and wellbeing work.”
— Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred, Director, Centre for Teaching Excellence, Birmingham City University
“I worked with Joanna while I was Lead Consultant at Advance HE, where I was responsible for hosting a symposium. In seeking an appropriate keynote speaker, I was drawn to Joanna’s work because it uniquely bridges compassionate, mindful approaches with anti-racism—an intersection that is still rarely explored, particularly by practitioners racialised as white.
From our first interaction, my experience of working with Joanna was extremely positive. She was collaborative and receptive to suggestions, while also being clear and purposeful about the direction she wanted the keynote to take. Participant feedback highlighted the session as both engaging and constructively challenging, stretching their thinking about how mindfulness can be used not only as a pedagogic practice but also as a means of interrogating and reshaping our approaches to equity.
I would highly recommend Joanna for similar engagements, as well as for her broader body of work, including her expertise in trauma-informed pedagogy.”
— Karen Langford, Human Resources Manager, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology,
University of Cambridge
“Joanna’s insight and sensitivity in explaining and delivering race awareness sessions is exemplary. She takes time and care to create a safe space to discuss areas that could affect you and others in the sessions. You leave her sessions empowered, reflective and more knowledgeable, able to input and challenge any difficult behaviour you meet in others. Joanna delivered a race awareness session for my department and then I attended her session at the University of Cambridge’s West Hub in April 2024 – they left a life changing and profound effect on me in terms of what I learnt and what I took forward in my personal and professional life.”
— Participants in the ‘Understanding Whiteness: A Somatic Approach to Anti-Oppression’ session at the ‘Thinking Us’ Festival, Global Racisms and Social Transformation Research Institute, University of Cambridge
“Really excellent, completely immersive session”
“Connecting to the feeling of whiteness was new and interesting”
— Participants in the ‘Embodied Narratives: A Somatic Approach to Unpacking Privilege and Oppression’ session at the ‘Thinking Us’ Festival, Global Racisms and Social Transformation Research Institute, University of Cambridge
“Loved it! Different way of making life more visible”
“A safe and protective space to be body aware”