Little Roots Foundation
Free for families, classrooms, and caregivers

Calm starts at the roots.

Simple illustrated breathwork cards that help children slow down, settle big feelings, and feel steady. Free to download. No purchase required.

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12 cards: 6 breathwork and 6 vagal tone. Print them or use them on a screen.
Little Roots Foundation logo: a tree of life whose roots mirror its branches, with a small heart at the center of the trunk
12
free illustrated cards
$0
to download, no purchase required
240
cards downloaded as of October 2026
Our story

The Tree, The Heart, The Roots

The Tree of Life is one of humanity's oldest symbols. It speaks a language that needs no translation: what grows above is sustained by what lives below.

A child's ability to reach, to learn, to connect, to flourish, is only as strong as the roots they grow from. Emotional regulation, breathwork, nervous system resilience. These are the roots. They are invisible to most of the world, but they hold everything up.

At the center of our logo, where trunk meets earth, there is a heart. Not at the top. Not in the crown. Love is not the reward for growth. It is the origin of it.

We don't start at the leaves.
We start at the roots.
And we begin with love.

With roots and resolve,
Adam Jacobs
Founder, Little Roots Foundation
How we help

Practical tools. Plain language. Free.

Available now

Breathwork and regulation cards

Illustrated cards kids can follow on their own or with a grown-up. Download, print, repeat.

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Coming soon

Guides for caregivers and educators

Plain-language help on how stress shows up in children and how to teach regulation skills.

Coming soon

A children's book, ages 4 to 8

A story that shows young kids how to calm their bodies and minds. Free copies planned for schools and libraries.

After the hard moment, a reset.

Give a child a way to decompress. Give yourself one too. Built for the adults who carry a lot.

Parents and caregivers

A two-card reset for the hard moment at home, before bed, or before school.

Teachers and school staff

Printable cards for the classroom, ready to use without special training.

Military and first responder families

Steady tools for households with long hours, hard shifts, and a high operational tempo.

Support the work

Here is what a gift will do.

Every gift goes toward putting calm in a child's hands. Giving is not open yet. These are the ways gifts will help.

$10
One card set or one book

Puts a full set of regulation cards, or a copy of the children's book, in a child's hands.

$25
A set and a book for one family

Gives a family the cards and the story together, so a hard moment has a plan.

$100
Twelve card sets for a small group

Enough to stock a small group, a counselor's office, or a clinic waiting room.

$250
A classroom pack

Twenty card sets and a few books, so a whole classroom can practice together.

Amounts show what gifts help fund. Gifts are general support, so the Foundation can put them where the need is greatest. The children's book is in development.

Support the work

Help the roots grow.

Your support will go to three things:

  • Printing and shipping card sets to classrooms and clinics
  • New guides and the children's book, free for schools and libraries
  • Free workshops for caregivers and educators

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