Emotional Fitness Studio

02/03/2026

The Emotional Fitness Studio is primarily an adult space but for the event on February 17th, we’re also opening the doors to any parents who want to come with their kids ages 12 and up 💛

Join us for a creative, reflective, and uplifting experience where you’ll build your own personalized “support” Jar filled with messages for yourself.

During the workshop, you’ll:
• Create at least 45 meaningful messages (one for each week until the end of the year)
• Choose the kind of jar you need right now:
• Gratitude Jar
• Strength Jar
• Positivity Jar
• Self-Support Jar
• Affirmation Jar
• Learn how to write supportive messages to yourself in a way that actually feels authentic

✨ This is a guided, structured session.
I’ll provide plenty of examples, prompts, and support, and we’ll work through the process together.

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Think of it as spending intentional time while creating something meaningful for the future YOU.

You’ll leave with:
• A fully stocked Message Jar
• A simple, powerful weekly practice
• A gift to your future self in 2026 — one message at a time
• A reminder that support doesn’t always come from outside, sometimes, it comes from you.

✨ All materials provided
✨ No writing experience needed
✨ Come as you are

01/27/2026

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If your body needs movement and your soul could use a little TLC after all this snow…

Join us tonight 1/27 for FREE yoga with the Emotional Fitness Studio

Come move, stretch, breathe, and warm yourself from the inside out.

💛 All levels welcome
🧘‍♀️ Gentle, grounding, and supportive

Register here and see you tonight!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1978865924249?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/26/2026

It was sold out, but two spots just opened for Gentle Yoga with Julie Blamphin this Tuesday, the 27th at 6:30 PM.

If you were hoping to join, this is your chance to register.

A slow, accessible yoga practice focused on pain relief, nervous system regulation, and core strength.

01/17/2026

Have you ever noticed how stress, worry, grief, or emotional exhaustion don’t just stay in your mind but settle into your body?

This is what we’ll be exploring at the next free event with the Emotional Fitness Studio in Annapolis.
Massage therapist Jules Warrior (who, by the way, is my massage therapist and someone I genuinely think is amazing) will be guiding this workshop on Wednesday, January 21st at 6:30 p.m.

In this experience, we’ll explore what happens when emotional and physical pain collide. We will take a compassionate, body-centered look at how prolonged emotional strain can show up as tension, aches, or discomfort, and how avoiding what hurts can sometimes make the pain louder.

This is an invitation to slow down and listen.
Through gentle energy work and therapeutic touch practices, you’ll learn how staying present with discomfort, rather than pushing it away, can help your body feel safer and begin to soften toward relief.

We’ll close with a guided meditation to help you integrate the experience and settle into calm. You’re welcome to remain seated or lie down on a yoga mat, whatever feels most supportive for your body.

If your body has been asking for care, rest, or understanding… this space is for you.
✨ Registration is still open 👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1978936243576?aff=oddtdtcreator

Photos by Bethany Swain

01/14/2026

✨ The Emotional Fitness Studio just hosted its first free event of the year ✨
…and it was the first of 35+ free events happening this year.

Tonight’s group included both familiar faces and three people who were brand new to the Emotional Fitness Studio.

Together, and with the guidance of the speaker, we explored the topic of emotional labor: the things we carry that often go unseen. Everyone received a 6-page worksheet to dive deeper, where we:
• Defined what emotional labor really is
• Identified the responsibilities and emotions we’re carrying
• Created a personal “map” of the emotional weight in our lives

Our guest speaker, Kristin, then guided a beautiful release practice/meditation acknowledging what we’re holding and gently releasing what no longer needs to be carried.

One powerful reminder from the night:
Some of the things we carry were never meant to be ours… and even the ones that are, we don’t have to carry them alone.

As always, participants shared anonymous feedback, and a few takeaways really stood out:
✨ “We all have similar challenges, and we can positively influence our emotional weight.”
✨ “I didn’t realize how much extra weight everyone is carrying and how invisible it can be.”
✨ “I was reminded of the importance of pausing and reflecting on what I can and cannot control.”

This is exactly why the Emotional Fitness Studio exists: to create space to pause, reflect, release, and reconnect.

I’d love to see you at one of the upcoming events. Let’s keep building and growing this initiative together 💛

01/12/2026

First FREE event of 2026 is happening tomorrow Tuesday 1/13 at 6:30 pm. Read more and register here 👇

A gentle workshop to release emotional load and reconnect with yourself

01/10/2026

The worrying, the caretaking, and holding everything together for others can weigh heavily on us without anyone noticing.

The forst workshop on Tuesday will explore the emotional load we carry and how it shows up in our body, thoughts, and daily life. Through gentle grounding exercises, creative mapping, small group connection, and a guided release practice, we will have a chance to see what we have been holding and practice letting go of what is not ours to carry alone.

The local provider guiding this event is Kristin Whiting-Davis, LCSW-C a licensed clinical social worker. It is her first time as a speaker with The Emotional Fitness Studio.

Looking forward to seeing you all.

Register for FREE here:

A gentle workshop to release emotional load and reconnect with yourself

01/09/2026

The Emotional Fitness Studio is ready for another wonderful year of connection and growth.
Our first FREE event of the year is happening next week on Tuesday the 13th at 6:30, and we’d love to see you there.
If you haven’t registered yet, the link is below.

See you all next week 💛

A gentle workshop to release emotional load and reconnect with yourself

01/07/2026

Hello, 2026 ✨
The Emotional Fitness Studio is ready for another wonderful year of connection amd growth.
Our first FREE event of the year is happening next week on Tuesday the 13th at 6:30, and we’d love to see you there.
If you haven’t registered yet, the link is below.
I’ll be sharing the full lineup of events for the year very soon.
See you all next week 💛

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1978937035946?aff=oddtdtcreato

01/02/2026

Links to the first events in January in the comments!

12/29/2025

✨ 2025 ✨
This year, the Emotional Fitness Studio once again became a safe space to feel seen, supported, and cared for. Together, we learned, healed, and grew as a community.
Thank you to our sponsors, our speakers, and every single person who showed up.
2026 is bringing even more wellness, connection, and shared moments, and I truly can’t wait to see you all again soon.

Sponsors: Krissia's Cleaning Services Thrive Gym Annapolis Bright Beginning Children's Learning Center Annapolis Orthodontics Bethany Swain A Team Family Law, LLC Rowe Chiropractic & Physical Therapy Center

Speakers:
Teen Savvy Coaching with Samantha Straub Ruth Milsten, Lauren Jenkins Lauren Massa, TJ Matton, Stretch Your Spirit Sara Poldmae, Tara De Leon Rebekah Weymes, Vela Haven Alexa Moran, Elizabeth Harris Nutrition and Wellness Casey Elaine Photography Jesse Tubb, Diana Bobrow, Trish D. Brewer Chelsea Haverly, Guiding Therapy