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Spiritual shop opens in downtown Nashua

By Staff | Aug 7, 2016

Sheryl Burns appreciates what Nashua has to offer.

While out for a drive recently with her husband and armed with a seed of a new business idea, the certified herbalist and former Whole Foods associate headed to the city. The couple decided to "go see if there’s a space, just for fun."

"Literally, this was the first place we looked at," Burns said on Aug. 2 from West Pearl Street.

In just over a month’s time her idea blossomed into Tangled Roots, her new downtown destination for people searching for all things herbs, oils and spiritual development.

Burns felt the Nashua location was in the cards. She called the number that was available, and when it began ringing the called ID on her phone showed a former landlord. She said though he had someone interested in having the space become a convenience store, he held the space until she worked out some financing details.

"Everything happens for a reason," she said with a smile. The result is a 700-square-foot retail business with classroom space, tucked downtown at 93 W. Pearl St.

The goal, she said, is to provide "health, happiness and balance in life. Balance is so important."

Said Burns: "I think people are just awakening in a sense nowadays and looking for something. With all the crazy things in the world, and health problems, people are gravitating towards natural living."

There’s plenty of that at the downtown shop. Bulk tea in glass jars take up long rows of shelf space. Essential oils, too, offer a myriad of choices. The same goes for crystals, gifts and jewelry.

Nashua was the first and only choice for the self-described "Gypsy at heart."

"I like the downtown area, and I’d really like to see it become more like Portland, Maine; a place that people would like to just take a day and walk around and go in all the shops and have lunch outside," she said.

While at Whole Foods, Burns said she dealt with all the supplement questions and all the body care questions. It was fun, but she knew it was time to move on and noted her journey down a more "spiritual path" has made a big difference in her life.

"A lot of people kept coming in and wanting sage and loose herbs and gift items that were more on the spiritual side. They don’t offer them at Whole Foods and there’s no plan to," she said. "I got away from corporate America and took a break. I’ve studied herbs for about seven years. I’m a certified herbalist. I’m a certified aromatherapist. It’s been a dream of mine for a while."

Don Himsel can be reached at 594-6590, dhimsel@nashuatelegraph.com, or @Telegraph_DonH.

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