<p>In this powerful conversation, Veronica sits with<a href="https://www.zeenaismail.com/"> <b>Zeena Ismail</b></a> - a Palestinian somatic practitioner, trauma educator and writer - to explore what it means to belong, to heal and to stay rooted in the midst of ongoing displacement and collective trauma.</p><p>Zeena’s work weaves <em>politicised somatics</em> with land-based practice and systemic literacy, inviting Arabs and diaspora communities into embodied repair through her six-month bilingual programme, <a href="https://www.zeenaismail.com/bahr"><em>Where Do We Begin</em></a>. They explore the intersections of trauma, resistance and reclamation - how bodies hold the weight of occupation, and how safety, grief and aliveness can coexist.</p><p>This episode invites us to look beyond ideology and into the body as a site of truth, where liberation and safety must include everyone.</p><p>Rooted Healing’s year-long programme, <a href="https://www.rootedhealing.org/deepen"><em>Deepen Your Roots</em></a>, is now enrolling for its third cohort. Acting as an incubation ground and compass toward a more beautiful world, <em>Deepen Your Roots</em> invites participants into a year of embodied exploration through place, body, spirit and calling - nourishing leadership and participation in the Great Turning.</p><p>This cycle leans more deeply into participatory, relational learning, with co-created practice, small-group inquiry, ritual and embodied exploration, and a renewed effort to gather elders and living-tradition keepers whose presence anchors the work toward humility, continuity and intergenerational wisdom.  Learn more and join the next cohort at <a href="https://rootedhealing.org/deepen"><b>rootedhealing.org/deepen</b></a> and use the code ROOTED10 for 10% off.<b> </b><br/>.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/rootedhealing">Support the show</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Rooted Healing at <a href="https://rootedhealing.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rootedhealing.substack.com/subscribe</a>