Making Sense of the brain-body connection
Rooted in Awareness
Growing with Intention
Ways to connect and grow
Enrichment Groups
Hands-on group classes for tweens and teens that learn through doing! Through creative and engaging activities, collaborative challenges, and real-life experiences, participants practice executive functioning, build self-awareness and grow confidence and independence in real-time.
Offered in Upper Montgomery County, MD
Occupational Therapy
Personalized occupational therapy for teens and adults navigating POTS and other invisible, chronic, and complex conditions. Together, we focus on regulation, energy management, daily routines and meaningful participation in everyday life.
Available virtually throughout MD
Learning & Connection
Educational programs that make the brain-body connection easier to understand and apply to everyday life. Designed for teens, adults, parents, and caregivers, these offerings explore topics such as nervous system regulation, life transitions, and navigating life with chronic conditions while creating opportunities to connect with others.
Offered Virtually and in Montgomery County, MD
The
Process
It begins with strong roots…
start with awareness
Awareness helps establish strong roots. By noticing and understanding your brain and body signals, patterns, needs, and responses, you create the foundation for meaningful growth.
Learn, Practice, & Adapt
Then turn awareness into action by learning new skills, practicing what works, and adapting strategies to fit your needs and everyday life. Growth looks different for everyone, and comes from discovering what works for you.
Meet
Kari
Where Experience meets understanding
I’m Kari Burmeister, OTR/L, an occupational therapist and brain-body connection educator with more than 15 years of experience. My work is not only shaped by my professional background, but by lived experience navigating chronic illness and parenting children with invisible and complex needs. Awareness Roots grew from a belief that understanding how our brains and bodies work together can help us navigate everyday life with greater awareness, understanding, and confidence.