Quiet Roots

Nervous System Support,
Seasonal Living &
a Return to Joy.

Coming back to yourself

If you’re fed up with feeling stressed and living in survival mode and would like to feel calmer, more grounded, more fully yourself again,This is a place for you.My work is rooted in Ayurveda, non-sleep deep rest (NSDR), Seasonal living and a solution focused approach. I’m also a writer, food grower and creative cook.Step into Quiet Roots, a place you arrive at slowly. Like stepping into a warm kitchen after rain, or finding a quiet corner of yourself you forgot you missed.

What the world needs now is love sweet love

Only it’s hard to love when you’re stressed or in survival mode. And so, I’ve created this space with links to everything I offer, some still in the making, to support your nervous system back to balance.When in balance your heart produces the strongest electromagnetic field in your body, radiating a field of peace and harmony that impacts your environment. When stressed, the coherence of that field collapses.In today’s world rebalancing your nervous system is one of the most radical things you can do.

Back to balance

Coming back to balance is where living from a nervous system in rest mode becomes part of everyday life again.This work supports people experiencing stress, burnout, exhaustion, overwhelm, anxiety and nervous system dysregulation; through Ayurveda, NSDR, seasonal living and the solution focused approach.I offer a limited number of 1:1 sessions each month, get in touch
if of interest: Ayurvedic Consultations with a follow up session and a 21-day plan, Nutritional guidance, Solution Focused Coaching and NSDR work. I’m currently creating recordings, two apps and two community based courses to support you. My book REST: horse whisper your way back to balance, will be on sale from August 2026.

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The Peaceful Belly Kitchen

Once rest is restored life becomes colourful again. The Peaceful Belly Kitchen is the playful side of Quiet Roots.Here, story simmers beside the soup pot, while friendship and nourishment share a table. Seasonal recipes sit alongside warmth, creativity and the enjoyment of being fully present in ordinary, simple moments again.It’s where creativity returned for me, as I started writing a book called “The Peaceful Belly Kitchen”, about a cafe in a field people stumble upon.It’s a place people arrive at tired, hungry, curious, or lost. They share food, conversation, laughter and without trying to fix themselves, healing happens.

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books

* Your Peaceful Belly – self-published, 2021
* The Little Book of Ayurveda – Summersdale, 2025
* REST – publishing August 2026
* The Peaceful Belly Kitchen – fiction work in progressSUBSTACK
Quiet Roots also lives on Substack, where I write warm words for weary minds, recipes, articles, and chapters from The Peaceful Belly Kitchen as the story slowly unfolds.

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The Longer Dream

Further ahead is the Vézère Valley project – half a hectare of land in the Dordogne, where an old wooden table in a kitchen garden, birdsong, the seasons, rest, story and seasonal living will come together. The offerings I’m creating begin online and end up on the land.There is also the plan to raise the money through my products to cover the cost for urban community leaders to come out for a well earned rest, to nourish and brainstorm how to take this work back into the cities, and to celebrate what they are already doing.

Ways to work with quiet roots

Quiet Roots is unfolding as a growing body of work to support nervous system healing.
I’m currently writing REST: horse whisper your way back to balance on sale August 2026, and building the SFA Game app.
More courses, apps, NSDR recordings, and creative work will follow as Quiet Roots develops.
Join the waitlist to be the first to access new tools and offerings as they are released.PRIVATE 1:1 SUPPORT
I offer a limited number of private sessions each month for people wanting to feel more balanced, rested, regulated, and connected to themselves again.These sessions can focus on one or a combination of; Ayurvedic consultation with plan and follow-up, NSDR, a Solution Focused approach, for anyone experiencing stress, burnout, emotional overwhelm, exhaustion, anxiety, or disconnection from their natural rhythm.The work is practical, grounded, and focused on creating meaningful change that feels manageable in real life.

about Lucy

I’m Lucy – health coach, writer and educator.My work draws on Ayurveda, a Solution Focused approach to NSDR to support nervous system regulation, recovery from chronic stress, and ways of living that feel more grounded, connected, and sustainable.Everything I create is shaped by lived experience: healing digestion, rebalancing my nervous system, rewiring neural patterns and learning to live in rhythm with the seasons again.I trained in Ayurveda with the American Institute of Vedic Studies, in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy with the Clifton Practice, and in the John Seymour model of coaching. I have training in Way of Council and took part in Otto Scharmer’s first Theory U training. I’m a member of the Ayurvedic Professionals Association, the National Council for Hypnotherapy, and the Coaching Association.

FAQ

What is nervous system regulation?
Nervous system regulation is the process of helping the body move out of chronic stress and survival mode into greater balance, safety, rest, and resilience.What is NSDR?
NSDR stands for Non-Sleep Deep Rest – guided practices designed to help the body and mind deeply rest and recover.What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is a traditional holistic system from ancient India focused on balance through food, lifestyle, rhythm, rest, and seasonal living.Do you offer private support?
Yes – Quiet Roots offers limited 1:1 sessions with Lucy.

1:1 appointments

I offer a limited number of 1:1 apointments each month, this way I can give focused attention to each person I work with.

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