Posts by Brit Guerin
Come As You Are: What That Really Means at Current Wellness
Come As You Are: What That Really Means at Current Wellness If you’ve ever hesitated stepping into a workout space, such as pausing at the door, wondering if you “fit in” here, or if today’s version of you is enough, you’re not alone. At so many fitness and yoga spaces, movement can feel conditional: “Work…
Read MoreYoga for Heart Health in Raleigh: Supporting Cardiovascular and Emotional Wellness
February is National Heart Month, making it the perfect time to focus on heart health and cardiovascular wellness. While many people think of heart health in terms of cardio workouts or medical screenings, yoga for heart health offers a powerful, research-supported approach to supporting both the physical heart and emotional well-being. At Current Wellness in…
Read MoreWhen an Eating Disorder Therapist Opens a Gym, It’s Not Your Typical Gym.
Has movement ever felt complicated, painful, or conditional? If so, I want you to know that you’re not alone. There is a different way to be in relationship with movement. If this resonates with you, maybe my story will too… Trigger warning: mentions of disordered eating, weight management, weight loss, and traumatic experiences in fitness…
Read MoreHow Massage Therapy Supports Mental Health
At Current Wellness, we believe that mental health care is more than just talk therapy—it’s also about connecting with your body in safe(r), nurturing ways. One powerful, often overlooked support for emotional and physical wellbeing is massage therapy. While many people think of massage as a way to relieve sore muscles or indulge in a…
Read MoreWhen Movement Isn’t Enough: How Individual Therapy Can Deepen Your Healing
At Current Wellness, we believe in the power of movement as a vehicle to connect to our bodies and sense of self. Whether it’s grounding in a Flow Yoga class or finding strength in a Tidal Intervals class, we’ve seen how these practices can help people feel more at home in their bodies. But what…
Read MoreHow 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 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,…
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