Our Founder & educator kaitlin

Kaitlin Muller-Cusack, founder of Taking Root holds a Masters in Education M.Ed, a Graduate Science Teaching Certificate through the University of New England, and she also holds a New Hampshire Experienced Educator License. Kaitlin’s undergraduate degree resides in Environmental Science, which she received at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.  Kaitlin is a Trauma Informed Registered Yoga Teacher, Somatic Breath work facilitator, Youth Mental Health First Aid, CPR, and Wilderness First Aid trained.

Kaitlin has experience working with students with varying challenges including learning differences, mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression, and executive functioning challenges. 

Prior to Kaitlin's career shift towards education, she worked as a Wetland Scientist for an environmental consulting firm. Kaitlin has continued to pursue her love for environmental education by taking courses with award winning programs such as Project Learning Tree, Project Wet, and Teachers on the Estuary. Kaitlin has also worked as a Naturalist at Seacoast Science Center. In 2019 she wrote and was awarded a grant to the Clipper Foundation to build an Outdoor Learning Classroom at Portsmouth Middle School!

​During her career shift Kaitlin also worked to receive her 200 hour yoga teaching certificate. She has now been teaching yoga for 7 years. Kaitlin has furthered her education by taking trainings in yoga and mindfulness for youth and trauma such as Unstoppable Baptiste Yoga for Youth training. She currently teaches yoga 4 times a week at a studio in Hampton, NH.

The past 7 years Kaitlin has taught 7th grade science in a public school system until this year when she decided to take a leave of absence to start her business. Kaitlin has officially resigned from her public education teaching job. She currently teaches 6, 7 , and 8th grade science online through the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLCACS). Where she gets to work more on a one on one setting still teaching the subject she loves!

Kaitlin says, Taking Root is combining both of her worlds. Her love for environmental education and mindfulness practices. Kaitlin reminds us of the important role nature plays in reconnecting to ourselves, each other and our community and in learning how to self regulate and restore balance in our lives through mindful, immersive experiences outdoors. 

Kaitlin lives on the Seacoast of New Hampshire with her husband Collin, their baby girl Kallie, and their dog Maverick! Kaitlin loves teaching students to be stewards of our earth and teaching mindfulness techniques to all ages to use in their everyday life. When Kaitlin is not teaching she is outside hiking/camping, paddle boarding, surfing, or snowboarding with her family, pup and friends!