Posts by Brit Guerin
How Ditching Diet Culture Changed My Relationship With Running
Blog Post By: Julia Carter Medical Disclaimer: Movement and eating disorder recovery is a very delicate subject. Please consult with your physician, therapist, and/or healthcare team to see if you’re ready to integrate movement back into your life. Calling It Quits In 2019, I quit dieting for good. After almost two decades of paying lip…
Read MoreWhat is Embodiment?
What is Embodiment? Before I share about embodiment, I want to acknowledge that I am a student of embodiment. My primary teachers are Rachel Lewis-Marlow and Heidi Andersen, with lots of other inspiration from wonderful organizations and professionals. One definition of embodiment is where our consciousness and our body intersect. Another way to describe embodiment…
Read More5 Tips to Start or Reboot Your Meditation Practice
You’re interested in mindfulness, but where do you start? 5 Tips to Start or Reboot Your Meditation Practice by: Mary-Linda McBride. You may have included starting or reestablishing a meditation practice as part of your intentions for the new year. But somehow, it hasn’t quite clicked yet. Still, you’re interested… The benefits of meditation are…
Read MoreHealth at Every Size® Personal Training
What is HAES® Personal Training and Why is it for you? by: Lydia Howard (Read her bio here). I’ve been a movement and fitness instructor since 2014 and seven years ago I transitioned from being a full time social worker at a non-profit to teaching movement and fitness in gyms, country clubs and boutique fitness…
Read MoreTrauma-Informed Fitness
It’s socially accepted that fitness spaces are health-promoting spaces and, for the most part, they are. But what happens when someone has a negative experience or doesn’t feel safe, accepted or successful in a fitness space? Negative outcomes can happen when an industry is predominantly trained in physical health, and doesn’t have much training in…
Read MoreIntuitive Eating Jumpstart Group
Intuitive eating is evidence-based Intuitive Eating was developed by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995. It is a weight neutral, evidence based model with a validated assessment and over 120 (and counting) studies exploring the benefits of practicing Intuitive Eating. To name a few benefits, intuitive eaters have lower disordered eating, triglycerides, emotional eating,…
Read MoreMassage Price Increase Effective February 1, 2022
Why are our massage prices increasing? We have decided to increase our massage therapy prices beginning February 1, 2022. We set our prices before we hired any of our massage therapists. We quickly realized that they are providing a high quality service that is custom based on the needs of the client. For example, they…
Read MoreCan I Exercise During Eating Disorder Recovery?
Consult with your healthcare team first Movement and eating disorder recovery is a very delicate subject. Oftentimes, it’s recommended to avoid exercise while in eating disorder recovery. It’s very important that you consult your physician, therapist, and/or healthcare team to see if you’re ready to integrate movement back into your life. If you aren’t quite…
Read MoreYoga for Eating Disorder Recovery
The power of moving slowly There is a wide variety of yoga styles and it can be confusing about which ones are right for you. One major distinction is fast-paced versus slow-placed. Fast-paced (power yoga) can often feel more like a workout, while slow-paced yoga allows for more intentional connection to your breath and body.…
Read MoreWhat is wellness coaching?
Blog post written by: Glenn Cheatham Is this another fad diet? Wellness Coaching can seem confusing, and oftentimes it’s defined with a multitude of buzz words that might make your eyes roll or gloss over. I get it. I hear you. I am you. The constant use of buzz words like “grass-fed”, “free-range”, “fad diets”,…
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