Roots Collective

Inspired by the stories I hear in the chair from YOU GUYS! Fear is loud but love is consistent 🤝💛 shake it off and let’s keep going

Head Spa is a nervous system reset ✨

The head holds major nerve pathways from the brain down our bodies. The tension we hold on the top of our heads, in our foreheads, eyebrows, nose, cheeks, ears, jaws and back of neck are subtle but strong

The clean, grounded energy throughout this service been healing to provide for my guests 🥰

Your body has a chance to regulate breath for safe meditative sleep. *Through* rest we come back to our body and out of “fight or flight” mode.

Thats why everyone says the shampoo is the best part of a haircut… imagine that for an hour! Bliss 🔋

We’re coming up on the end of the year, can you believe it??

I’ll be taking a 2 week break from the salon and also from posting here (unless I feel otherwise inspired ☺️)

Just want to say, thank you for another year of fabulousness. I’ve experienced nearly all the emotions with you guys in the sacredness of connection. It’s *always* been more than hair.

Here is a little hair journey of my own since cutting it big time in January. Our bodies store emotion and that’s just a fact. Our hair strands are connected to our nervous system and directly affected by our hormones and environments. That’s why it feels so good when you cut it off. Dead ends ain’t good for anyone! 😉

About half way into summer, I embraced the humidity and allowed my hair to meet up with it. That was also freeing! Big, frizzy hair is wild, sexy, independent and free! I’ve always been about low maintenance beauty routines but leaning into less product and even less time spent on hair management was unexpected and fun. 🤸🏾

I am so grateful to have gotten to welcome you into my new salon in 2025. There’s going to be more exciting newness coming in ‘26 so I welcome it with open arms!

As always, thank you for your support and patronage❣️ I am incredibly lucky to not only love the work I do but like the people I get to spend my days with. 🤗

Xoxo,
Addishiwot

Chopping it all off feels the best when you’re READY for it! ✂️

For the last few years, I carried an anxiety that never felt like mine.
It wasn’t until I worked with an energy healer that I realized I had absorbed it during a time when I was wide open and giving a lot of myself. She could even pinpoint it to who it came from without knowing my story 😲

This experience taught me that protecting my energy isn’t “woo-woo”, it’s basic self-responsibility. We take in more than we realize!
And if we’re not intentional, we carry things that were never meant for us 💛

This was SO MUCH FUN!

The snowy weather accidentally gave us the perfect trial run for this Swapping Event and it ended up being the best experience ❄️✨

A HUGE shoutout to the amazing volunteers who made this community event happen! I literally couldn’t have done this alone 😅.

From sorting clothes to setting up and streamlining the flow, your diverse arrange of skills made everything run so smoothly. I’m beyond grateful for each of you!🤍

And good news… we get to do it AGAIN next Saturday, December 6th from 1–4pm! 🥳

We already have tons of clothes but we’re accepting drop-offs all week so we can keep restocking with fresh new pieces. The more we add, the more fun it is for everyone to shop and discover something they love.. for yourselves or others ❤️

Drop-offs can be made at my salon:
Monday 10–5
Thursday 11–6
Friday 10–5

If you’d like to volunteer next week, send me a DM and I’ll add you to the list.

Please share this post so the joy of swapping can reach as many people as possible!❤️

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This SATURDAY 11/29 10am-2pm
Community Swap

Where: Just a couple doors down from Roots in the vacant space where Indigo Books used to be

Why: we’re creating this event because community is about sharing our resources, practicing generosity and having fun together!

Who: All are welcome 🤍

What else: I’ll be in the salon this Tuesday 10-5 and Wednesday 10-5 for you to drop off your items ahead. (Message me if these times don’t work and I’ll coordinate with you on a time that works!)

Minimum of 5 donated items gets you into the event for free! Or pay $10 day of to shop

Proceeds will go toward covering costs then FoodBank of Lincoln and Community Center that supports our Immigrant families (Good Neighbor).

Coffee truck available: .coffee
DJ’s: .bpm
Soups and baked treats available for purchase

It’s all for a good cause! 🪩 🛍️ 🤝

Our scalp is connected to our nervous system Every thought, worry, and anxiety is felt
like a heavy tension
through our crown and down our spine

Warm oil massage with soothing touch relieves the tightness; whether your hands
or mine, we tell our body “you are safe now“

Self care is not just surface beauty routine
It’s inner work
It’s a mindful practice
to slow down
and be here…
Right here, in your body.

[poem not written by AI but by Addis inspired through the service of head spa] New clients are welcome for Roots Head Spa ❣️