Posts by Annie Land
What Is Reflexology? How It Works and What to Expect During a Session
Blog post by Maddy Blum If you’ve ever wished you could hit “pause” on a busy day, you’re not alone. Many people are looking for simple ways to slow down, reduce stress, and reconnect with themselves. While some people turn to massage, yoga, meditation, or other wellness practices, others discover reflexology as a gentle and…
Read MoreWhat Is Size-Inclusive Wellness? A Beginner’s Guide to the Anti-Diet Approach
Blog post by Brit Guerin If you’ve ever felt like wellness wasn’t designed for you, you’re not alone. Many people come to Current Wellness after years of trying diets, gym memberships, wellness programs, and fitness challenges that promised results but left them feeling discouraged, ashamed, or disconnected from their bodies. Others have avoided wellness spaces…
Read MoreYou Don’t Need to Be Flexible to Start Yoga
Blog post by Brit Guerin One of the most common things we hear from people considering yoga is: “I’m not flexible enough.” Here’s the truth: flexibility is not a prerequisite for yoga. Yoga is a practice rather than a performance. You do not need to touch your toes, twist into advanced shapes, or look a…
Read MoreWhy Explore Thai Massage?
Blog post by Maggie M. The Healing Power of Thai Massage The Thai Massage modality is a powerful method of healing that combines compressions, acupressure, and passive stretching to restore balance for body and mind. Rooted in ancient Eastern medicine, Thai Massage dates back over 2,500 years and continues to support holistic wellness today. A…
Read MoreBurned Out or Overstimulated? How Somatic Classes Support Stress Relief
Feeling Burned Out or Overstimulated? You’re Not Alone If you’ve been feeling constantly “on,” mentally exhausted, or overwhelmed by even small tasks, you’re not imagining it. Many people today are living in a near-constant state of stress or overstimulation. This can show up as: For many, traditional stress relief methods like pushing through workouts or…
Read MoreTrauma-Informed Movement Classes
Trauma-Informed Movement Classes: A Gentle Approach to Healing At Current Wellness Raleigh, we believe movement can be a pathway to not only physical strength but also emotional and nervous system resilience. Our instructors recently completed trauma-informed movement training led by Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Current Wellness founder, Brit Guerin. This training deepened our understanding…
Read MoreNavigating Gender Dysphoria in Fitness Spaces
Blog post by Vic Abate When Movement Becomes More Than Physical Navigating fitness spaces can be challenging for individuals of all types. Adding a gender nonconforming identity into the mix can create even more obstacles in what is supposed to be a simple movement routine. From quietly guarding single occupancy bathrooms like a secret bodyguard…
Read MorePersonal Training: From Good Intentions to Better Practice
Blog post by Vic Abate What Size Inclusion Taught Me Like many, my relationship with movement began in a gym. It was a space where I often felt alone and, looking back, deeply unaware. I followed what I had been taught without questioning who those teachings were designed for or who they quietly excluded. …
Read MoreFrom Harm to Healing: Why Trans-Affirming Fitness is Essential and Achievable
Blog post by Vic Abate Existing in a gender-diverse body has always come with societal challenges, especially as a budding personal trainer. Navigating toxic media, diet culture, and rigid fitness norms has created barriers for many of us, myself included. These harmful ideologies within mainstream fitness create disconnection between trainers, clients, and sustainable success. Mainstream…
Read MoreFinding Joy in Movement: A Conversation on Inclusive Fitness
Many fitness and wellness spaces champion grueling workouts, physical extremes, and pain as part of the training process. We don’t know who needs to hear this, but meaningful workouts simply don’t have to be that way. At Current Wellness, movement is about connection, compassion, and care for your whole self—not comparison or competition. We recently…
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