Core 4 Healing And Wellness, LLC

✨Upcoming Event at Core 4 Healing and Wellness✨
Join us in the backyard of Core 4 Healing and Wellness for a cozy and candid discussion of concepts related to Female Desire, S*x, and Arousal from the book “Come As You Are” by Emily Nagoski. This discussion will be led by licensed professional counselor and s*xual wellness educator, Sara Edwards. Sara is a dear friend and colleague and we are so excited to be collaborating with her to make this “fireside chat” a reality!
We’ll be gathering around the fire to make s’mores together and discuss the book! Invite your friends :)
If you would like to read the book before the discussion, head to the link in our website and navigate to the Products Tab. There you will find all of my book recommendations, including Come As You Are.
I truly believe this book should be required reading for every human!
To register, head to our website (link in bio) and navigate to the Events Tab. See you there! 🔥

Rule #1 of being a being a Pelvic Health Physical Therapy: Always have a pelvis model in arms reach!
If you know me, you know I’m always ready to pull out a pelvis and talk about our amazing bodies. My philosophy and “brand” of care is to give all of my clients the tools they need to thrive and take care of their bodies.
Education is a tool that I feel may be one of the most important in our healing journeys. Knowledge is powerful. Knowledge about our bodies gives us sovereignty, autonomy, and the power to make aligned decisions for our health and wellness for a lifetime!
Knowledge about our bodies allows us to take our bodies back - back from cultural narratives, taboos, and capitalistic strategies that gate-keep intrinsic knowledge so we spend more money trying to find the answers we need to thrive.
About 1/3 of the clients I see on a daily basis have seen a Pelvic Health PT before and did not experience the outcomes they were looking for. I’ve noticed that a common theme for these clients is that they were given exercises without any explanation of the WHY behind doing them, nor was their diagnosis or what they were experiencing in their body explained to them.
When we don’t have a grounding WHY for how certain techniques or exercises can serve us and directly change our experience in our bodies for the better, we put put our bodies at a disadvantage for optimal healing.
HOWEVER, what has been proven to me clinically day in and day out is that when we can see and feel and understand how our bodies work and WHY we are experiencing symptoms in our body, the body responds in a powerful way and we reach our goals FASTER!
At Core 4 Healing and Wellness, my goal is to help each client come into a deeper knowing and understanding of their body, to trust their intuitive wisdom, and feel confident giving their body the tools they need for a lifetime of health and wellness 🤍

Join us for our 3rd monthly CommuniTea Women’s Gathering of the summer!
Head to the Events tab at our website (link in bio) to save your spot!

✨Upcoming Summer Event! ✨
We are excited to welcome counselor at law, Kalyna Procyk, to our backyard space at Core 4 Healing and Wellness to discuss financial wellness and life/legacy planning for women!
As women, creative energy runs in every cell of our being! Creating and curating the life and legacy we desire for ourselves and our family is within our power.
When Ally and I both met with Kalyna, she had just returned from a seminar hosted by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of one of our favorite books “Women Who Run With The Wolves.” As we got to know Kalyna over some tea, it was like a breath of fresh air hearing her talk about life planning in a way that was so empowering for women. Her life mission and passion throughout her work is to give women the tools they need to take care of themselves and their families. I loved her message so much it made me tear up! 🥲
Use the registration link below to save your spot! Spots are limited.
Baked goods and drinks will be provided. Join us in the serenity of our backyard as we soak in Kalyna’s wisdom and gain tools to create the life we desire!
https://events.procyklaw.com/estate-planning-core-4-healing-wellness/

At Core 4 Healing and Wellness we believe in mothering the mother. We believe that all mothers deserve to feel seen, heard, understood, cared for, and surrounded by a team and community that they trust.
We feel this heartbeat for women so strongly in our work because we recognize that maternal care in our country is failing many women by stealing their autonomy, using fear tactics, and sowing mistrust in their body’s ability to carry a pregnancy and have the birth story they desire. Together we can change this for ourselves, our daughters, and women throughout the nation into the next generation!
Our clinic has served as beacon of hope and empowerment for many women who are experiencing pregnancy for the first time, or looking for a different experience for their next pregnancy. We have been honored help countless women in our community enjoy their pregnancies without pain, provide them and their partners with the tools to feel confident in their labors & deliveries, and to have the best postpartum outcomes and recovery possible!
We also take pride in working closely alongside and helping our clients connect with doulas, midwives, and allied care professionals (from chiropractors to massage therapists), so that they can curate a trusted maternal care team to surround them during their journey!

Join us the second Thursday of July for an intimate women’s tea party!
We’re already filling up fast & will cap this event at 15! Be sure to head to our website (link in bio) and click on the Events Tab in the menu to save your spot!

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Be sure to follow .aura.wellness for upcoming Happy Belly Baby Massage Workshops, Baby Yoga, and Baby Circle Events!
It is always an honor to host her at Core 4 Healing and Wellness!

✨A few more pics from our first summer CommuniTea Women’s Gathering! ✨ Feeling so grateful for the amazing group of women who joined us! Pure magic.
Explore all of our upcoming events at our website! Link in bio :)

✨Summer Event ✨

Saturday, June 15, 10-11:30 AM:
Happy Belly Workshop
Back By Popular Demand!
In this in person workshop, you will learn all about your baby’s digestive system and how you can support healthy digestion through gentle movement and massage. We will discuss common symptoms of colic and reflux and ways to work with your babies natural system to decrease pain and discomfort. We will practice baby massage strokes and guided movements that can be incorporated into your existing daily activities for a happy relaxed baby.
*BABIES WELCOME TO ATTEND!!! This event is suitable for babies 6 weeks to PRE-crawling.*
Cost is $45.
This event will be offered outside, in the backyard of Core 4 Healing and Wellness. Shade, water, and blankets will be provided. Be sure to bring sunscreen for you and your little one.
Spots are limited! Don’t wait & register now: www.mamaaurawellness.com

Just stopping by with a new re-introduction post since we have some new followers!
Hi! My name is Dr. Julia and I am the owner and treating therapist at Core 4 Healing and Wellness. It’s great to meet you!
You might say I’m a second generation Physical Therapist. My mother was a Physical Therapist for 35 years and I grew up in her clinic that was a mile down the road from our home in rural central PA. I loved being in my mom’s clinic and I always knew I wanted to empower clients with hope and healing just like her!
While I started in the field as a dual credentialed Athletic Trainer and Doctor of Physical Therapy working exclusively with triathletes, I eventually stumbled upon Pelvic Health Physical Therapy, fell head over heels in love with it, and never looked back! When I realized that literally everything connects back to the pelvis and all human movement originates in the pelvic floor, I knew that Pelvic Health care was the answer that so many people needed!
My goal has always been to be the very best I can be for my clients. This has led me down a very diverse path of study - everything from studying the fascial system (where our body holds somatic memories) to visceral mobilization (literally moving organs around to improve their function). I also inherited a number of techniques my mom invented that are pure magic! This makes my “brand” of care truly holistic and integrative. And a lot of fun for me while watching my clients get great results!
My passions are centered on supporting and empowering women through all of life’s journeys. Working with couples who are trying to conceive, supporting clients through their pregnancies and preparing for the best birth outcomes, and helping new moms heal postpartum is where my heart truly lies.
Outside of the clinic, I love outdoor adventures with my mini Aussie puppy, Bhindi, growing and learning about medicinal plants, taking every online course I can get my hands on, traveling traveling traveling, and creating a life that makes me excited to wake up each morning.

✨Summer Events✨
CommuniTea Summer Series: The Root Chakra
Thursday, June 13, 2024 6:30 PM EDT
Topic: Creating Safety in the Body & Activating the Pelvic Floor
Join us in the backyard of Core 4 Healing and Wellness for an intimate tea party gathering for women.
(No children at this event, please!)
Sip your tea slowly underneath twinkling fairy lights and indulge on tea party goodies. Be carried by the sounds of laughter and community, as we discuss and reclaim the attributes of the Root Chakra and the Earth Element to optimize our mental and physical health.
Tea, tea party fare, and a special take-home gift created by our community will be provided :)
This is a donations only event. Please bring cash or have your venmo ready to give in alignment with how your heart feels led.
This is an outdoor event. Please bring layers and bug spray.
We’re so excited to see you there!

✨Summer Events ✨
🌕 June 21, 2024, 7:30-8:30 PM:
Full Moon Sound Bath with Moe Jerant 🌕
Join us in the backyard of Core 4 Healing and Wellness for a Full Moon Sound Bath experience led by local sound musician, Moe Jerant.
Sound is a powerful modality that can calm the nervous system, increase elation, decrease pain, improve sleep, improve mood, and bring you into more awareness of your body.
This is an outdoor, donations only event. Be sure to have your cash donation or venmo account ready. Bring layers and a yoga mat or blanket to lay in the grass.
Save your spot by visiting our website, www.core4healingandwellness.com, and clicking on EVENTS in the menu!
We’ll see you there!

I love getting progress texts from clients! I love the excitement when they feel everything “click!”
This super active client had been experiencing low back pain for years following a snowboarding accident. He had been in and out of traditional physical therapy most of his life. Things would get better for a time, but then he’d feel like he was right back to where he started and need to start physical therapy all over again. He wasn’t getting the lasting results he needed to live life to the fullest. When he reached out to a friend from the CrossFit world to vent his frustration, she referred him to Core 4.
His excitement after just one session of Pelvic Health PT is palpable! Together we’re working to unravel motor patterns that are no longer serving him and “re-member” motor patterns that allow his body to work the way it was designed to! We’re also learning how to assess his own pelvic, sacral, and spinal alignments to make adjustments at home - essentially becoming his own PT and chiropractor. Giving clients the tools they need to care for their body is the goal!

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Menstrual hygiene is soooo important for our overall health and wellness and is a big factor when it comes to optimizing our fertility!
Did you know that tampons and pads contain harmful chemicals like dioxin from bleach, pesticides from conventional cotton, and phalates and other mystery “fragrance” ingredients?
Despite there being harmful chemicals in our period products that are EXTREMELY documented in the research, change is slow. And when it comes to women’s health in our country, making changes that serve women tends to be the slowest of slows.
I recommend that all of my clients seek out organic, non-bleached cotton, fragrance-free pads and tampons, OR make the switch to a menstrual cup or disc. Switching to a menstrual cup or disc has reduced painful and heavy period symptoms in women around the world, myself included!
The lining of the vaginal canal is highly absorptive. Whatever is placed in the vaginal canal has the potential to circulate throughout our entire body! This is why it is so important to know what products we are using in and around our vaginas.
My favorite company for purchasing menstrual hygiene products is Saalt. I’ve been using the Saalt menstrual cup and period underwear for years. After trying many other brands, I’ve stayed a loyal fan of their amazing products, customer service, and love for womankind!
Come celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day by making some simple, yet HIGHLY IMPACTFUL changes for the health of your whole body!
Copy and paste this link to pick up your new favorite period products: https://saalt.com/JULIA48167

If you’re a resident of Green Pond HOA, be sure to join me next week Thursday for a super fun workshop exploring how to reclaim our connection to our core!
I’ll be pulling out all the stops and offering a laughter-filled hour of information and techniques you can start using NOW to feel more connected to your core, stop leakage, and prevent or heal prolapse!
✨Goodie Bags
✨Fun, movement-based workshop (I’ll be loading my car with everything from pelvic models to balance tools!)
✨Actionable steps that you can take NOW to improve your pelvic floor and core strength
✨All of your questions answered (no such thing as TMI!)
✨Laughter and fun guaranteed 🥰

It’s my birthday! 🎉
Spending it in true Julia fashion by caring for my body (thanks for the great session .cp!) and learning how to care for my clients better and better everyday (while surrounded by plants of course, courtesy of ).
I feel so honored and filled with joy to know each of you and to be on this journey with you! Thank you to each person who sees this little message - whether you are one of the many who has entrusted me with their care, has cared for me and helped to open me up more and more to my path, and/or has collaborated with me to care for our community - I love you and I’m grateful for you!
All blessings bright and beautiful.
Lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu 🫶

Did you know that Pelvic Health PTs are an integral part of the fertility optimization team?
It’s true!
Check out the slides above to see how we work with clients who are trying to conceive!

Happy C-Section Awareness Month!
Did you know that c-sections are the ONLY major abdominal surgery that does not automatically receive a referral for rehab care? If you have had a c-section you DESERVE rehab care, because it truly is vital for your health! Let’s explore why proper management post-c-section is so important.
During a c-section, your doctor cuts through 9 layers of abdominal tissue to reach your baby. All 9 of these tissue layers need to heal and draw themselves back together. The way they do so is by laying down scar tissue.
Scar tissue is dense connective tissue that has deep roots and anchors to hold the tissues in place while the body mends itself back together. Because of a c-section scar’s location, the roots of the scar tend to reach back into the pelvis and can wrap around and constrict our pelvic organs - like our bladder, bowel, and fallopian tubes. This can be a HUGE driver in urine leakage, infertility (tubal blockages), and constipation.
The roots of scar tissue can even reach back to the tailbone and inhibit movement in the spine that can create pain and dysfunction all the way up into our neck and shoulders.
Additionally, scar tissue in the abdomen can create up to 22 lbs per sq inch of added pressure in our deep core system. This is often a key driver in poor pressure management in our bodies that often leads to low back pain, herniations, diastasis recti (mommy tummy), and pelvic organ prolapse.
Managing scar tissue from our c-sections is vital! However, in the 7 years I have been treating clients as a Pelvic Health PT, I have not met a single client who received instruction from their Dr or nurses on how to rehab their scar. This needs to change!
Rehabbing our c-section scars is very easy and simple! But we need to have the knowledge of what to do.
I highly recommend working with a PHPT after your c-section to make sure that dysfunctions associated with unmanaged scars never become a part of your story! You can also spread the word about how to manage c-section scars by sharing my book “5 Things Your Doctor Never Told You About Your C-Section Recovery and Healing” with friends and family! Available on Amazon!

When a client includes you in their birth ritual! 😭♥️
One of my favorite birthing rituals that I like to share with my pregnant clients involves sending all of your loved ones a candle. When you go into labor, a mass text is sent out to the candle bearers that baby is one the way and everyone lights their candle.
The candles stay lit to signify loving energy being sent to the mother throughout her labor. It is a way to hold space and envelop the mother in the love of her community without having the birthing space physically packed with loved ones.
When the candle bearers receive a text that baby has arrived, they all blow out their candles. The blowing out of the candles feels very akin to a birthday party celebration, and holds symbolic reverence for the new baby’s first day of life earth-side.
Every time I share this birth ritual idea with clients, it makes me cry. I just think it is such a beautiful way to hold space during birth! I’m excited for the day I get to use this ritual for the birth of my child.
It is such an honor to have been included in the birth ritual for one of my clients! If you see this candle burning in the clinic, send some loving energy to all of the birthing mothers in the world! (And most especially, sending some loving energy to one particular little girl who is being born in our community in that moment!) 🤍🤍🤍

Core 4 Healing and Wellness is honored to have helped Finely publish his first book and to have our logo displayed on the last page :)
Easton’s first children’s book is absolutely beautiful! Be sure to follow for information on locations where you can purchase your copy for your children’s’ library, as well as look back on the entire creation process of this wonderful book!

Did you know our menstrual cycles offer us a monthly report card of our health?

Every cell in our body has receptors for the s*x hormones that are produced via our menstrual cycles, meaning that the health of our mensutal cycles directly affects EVERYTHING in our body, from the health of our heart and our bone density, to our moods and brain health.

It is so important to be able to interpret our menstrual cycles that the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology declared that the menstrual cycle should be considered the 5th vital sign.

This means that health professionals should not only assess blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, and heart rate as the key markers of health in our bodies, BUT should also be assessing the menstrual cycle.

However, when was the last time a doctor asked you about your menstrual cycle?

Or if they did, did you have the ability to provide them with information on the length of your cycles, your period health, the length of your fertile window, rate of confirmed ovulations, cervical fluid observations, or the balance of your hormones in your cycle?

The art and practice of tracking our cycles with fertility awareness-based methods offer us this insight that we can use to optimize our health, balance our hormones, and take charge of our fertility.

Cycle tracking with fertility awareness-based methods is a vital self-care and healthcare practice that every menstruating person should know how to do. It is a practice we should be passing onto our daughters and granddaughters.

It’s time to put this time-honored practice of cycle tracking back into the hands of women everywhere!

Join us for this 4 week deep dive into how to track and interpret our menstrual cycles beginning this May!

Weekly training videos will offer foundational step-by-step guidance into the practice of cycle tracking. Weekly gatherings via Zoom will allow us the chance to share insights, ask questions, and practice our skills together. It will be a fun journey of self-discovery, community, and empowerment!

Join the waitlist and be the first to know when the course is open: https://www.infradianinstitute.com/joinus

For centuries, women have gathered to share wisdom and inner knowledge of their bodies.

Birth, s*x, menopause, the menstrual cycle - things that are considered taboo topics in our modern society - were woven into the framework of communities and this wisdom was held and kept by women.

In our modern day society, much of this knowledge has been outsourced to others - doctors, self-help books, and the modern medical system.

Many of us have become “body illiterate” - we’ve forgotten the tools and the practice of listening to and interpreting the messages of our body.

Our menstrual cycle is one of the key ways that our body talks to us.

Being able to observe and interpret our menstrual cycles clues us into the health of our overall body, gives us clear insight into how to balance our hormones, brings us into a closer relationship with our bodies, and allows us to take charge of our fertility to help us get pregnant faster OR avoid pregnancy.

Our menstrual cycles offer us a monthly report card of our health.

Every cell in our body has receptors for the s*x hormones that are produced via our menstrual cycles, meaning that the health of our mensutal cycles directly affects EVERYTHING in our body, from the health of our heart and our bone density, to our moods and brain health.

It is so important to be able to interpret our menstrual cycles that the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology declared that the menstrual cycle should be considered the 5th vital sign.

This means that health professionals should not only assess blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, and heart rate as the key markers of health in our bodies, BUT should also be assessing the menstrual cycle.

However, when was the last time a doctor asked you about your menstrual cycle?

Or if they did, did you have the ability to provide them with information on the length of your cycles, your period health, the length of your fertile window, rate of confirmed ovulations, cervical fluid observations, or the balance of your hormones in your cycle?

The art and practice of tracking our cycles with fertility awareness-based methods offer us this insight that we can use to optimize our health, balance our hormones, and take charge of our fertility.

Cycle tracking with fertility awareness-based methods is a vital self-care and healthcare practice that every menstruating person should know how to do. It is a practice we should be passing onto our daughters and granddaughters.

It’s time to put this time-honored practice of cycle tracking back into the hands of women everywhere!

Join us for this 4 week deep dive into how to track and interpret our menstrual cycles beginning this May!

Weekly training videos will offer foundational step-by-step guidance into the practice of cycle tracking. Weekly gatherings via Zoom will allow us the chance to share insights, ask questions, and practice our skills together. It will be a fun journey of self-discovery, community, and empowerment!

Join the waitlist and be the first to know when the course is open: https://www.infradianinstitute.com/joinus

This may be the most important skill you learn for your health!

It’s time to reclaim your fertility, s*x, cycles, and power.

I received this wonderful message from a client this morning who just gave birth to her third child! Welcome to the world, baby girl! 🎀
I had worked with this client’s sister to support her very first pregnancy, prepare for L&D, and heal postpartum, and was so happy when she referred her sister to me to support her third pregnancy! I love working with family members!
This client knew that she wanted a different experience for her third birth - she wanted to feel empowered and have the autonomy to make decisions about the birth story she wanted. She wanted to feel like she could advocate for herself and have a birthing experience that made her feel comfortable and confident. She wanted to trust her body.
While working together, we talked about her other two births and what she wanted this upcoming birth to look like. We discussed birth preferences to create a flexible birth plan, discussed the phases of labor and what to expect, used Myofascial release techniques to keep her pelvis mobile throughout her pregnancy to avoid pain and dysfunction, strengthened her core to support her pregnancy and be able to push with ease during L&D, practiced labor positions and pushing strategies to find the ones that work best for her body and that would avoid tearing, and discussed comfort measures and ways that her husband could offer support and advocate for her during her birth.
My goal for each of my clients who are pregnant is that they will head into their birth feeling calm and confident. That they will be able to trust their body because they understand the physiology of what is happening. That they will feel supported and loved every step of the way.
When a baby is born, a mother is born as well. And a mother will be reborn with every birth. It has been an honor to support this client throughout her pregnancy and partner with her in creating a birth story that she is excited to share!

Always excited for a visit from my mom (and even more grateful when she works on me!)! Every PT needs some therapy, too!
Many clients ask me how I got into my work and I always answer that I was born into the world of Physical Therapy. My mom was a Sports and Orthopedics Physical Therapist for 35 years. When my brother and I were born, my mom made the decision to open up her own clinic so that she could be present in the lives of my brother and me. Her PT practice literally started in the dining room of our old farmhouse in Central PA, and later moved to a remodeled clinic space 1 mile down the road from our house. I grew up in my mom’s clinic and always knew I wanted to be a PT like my mom.
When COVID hit, my mom encouraged me to take the leap and open up a practice here in Bethlehem. She helped me remodel the clinic space - transforming it from a dental practice to a PT clinic. Starting a business is extremely hard, but my mom’s encouragement kept me going. To this day, I can always count on a monthly card from my mom encouraging me to keep going.
Now that I have been a practicing PT for over 7 years, I truly recognize how amazing my mom is, both as a PT and as a person. My mom’s “style” of PT has been really influential in my work. In fact, many of the techniques that I use with clients were literally invented by my mom! That is just mind-blowing to me!
I am a living legacy of my mom’s ingenuity, compassion, creativity, and grasp of the human body. My mom inspired me with her work, and here I am with the honor of continuing that work and helping my community thrive. How amazing! Life is magic!