Wellness
You 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 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…
Read MoreCultivating a Yoga Practice While Pregnant
Pregnancy is a time of extraordinary change. This journey can be supported by practices rooted in acceptance, compassion, and ease. Yoga offers a gentle, holistic way to nurture yourself – not to “fix” or “optimize” your body, but to honor and care for it. Body Acceptance & Deepening Embodiment Rather than measuring yourself by external…
Read MoreFinding Freedom: My Journey to Becoming a Fat Therapist Supporting Fat Clients
Blog post by Dejah Fingland Hi, I’m Dejah Fingland (she/her), a new therapist at Guerin Therapy Group. I want to take a moment to share a little about myself and why I’m so passionate about working with fat clients, especially those seeking to break free from diet culture and disordered eating, and who are navigating…
Read MoreEmpowered Movement for Every Body: Personal Training at Current Wellness
At Current Wellness, our approach to personal training is rooted in inclusivity, compassion, and respect. We’re here to help you feel strong and connected to your body—not to shrink it. A Size-Inclusive, HAES®-Informed Approach Our personal trainers are size-inclusive and Health at Every Size® (HAES®) informed. That means you will never be weighed, measured, or…
Read MoreReckoning with Religion; From the Therapy Couch
Blog post by Rebecca Meigs As a therapist, I spend my days working with clients as they process and explore nearly every topic imaginable, but one area that I have noticed is often avoided in sessions is religion and spirituality. Some worry that their therapist will judge their beliefs, while others fear they’ll have to…
Read MoreReflections and Learnings from our Member Survey
Blog post by Brit Guerin, MS, M.Ed, LCMHC This past December, we sent out a survey to our community. We learned a lot and are so very grateful to each and every one of you who took the time to share your feedback. While we were happy to hear about a lot of positive feedback,…
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