About
Creating accessibility.
Offering wellness programs.
Sustaining well-being.
Circle Pit Wellness is a small collaborative interested in health equity and the connectedness of environmental, mental and physical health.
Our Digi-zines and services are developed by humans, for humans.
We're bringing connection closer to the analog world, an experience that seems to be on the verge of extinction. You won't see Circle Pit Wellness posting to social media or automating conversations. The writings here are authentically human.
We are working beyond intentions — Designing decisions with applied science, curiosity and heart.
Team members
Kat Hanner, MA, NBC-HWC, E-RYT
Health Strategist and Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach with an affinity for analog experiences
🎧 Likely listening to Periphery
For 15 years, I lived, breathed and existed in the tech world. Then, one day, I broke. Literally, on a team call with my amazingly talented and motivated colleagues, I exploded. How did the computer and Slack become an appendage? I woke up, quit my dream of a job and started moving forward on this collaborative project you've found today.
While my background includes user research, behavioral analysis and front-end website development, now, I enjoy offering wellness programs based in movement studies and identifying patterns, especially behavioral ones. I ask questions out of curiosity, love historical insight, experiment when it’s productive and approach nearly everything with a scientific mindset.
As you may've picked up, I'm nerdy, but I've also learned through practical real-world lessons. With love for some good ol' rock music, from prog and metal to ska and punk, I wanted to focus on more creative applications of wellness coaching and public health programing where practicality and subculture are appreciated. And so, I founded Circle Pit Wellness in 2025.
Personally, I’d say I’m like Ponyboy; staying golden while keeping my working-class roots. I see the good and also recognize the gaps and prejudices in our systems. I've made my own progress by dedicating a lot of energy to my education, working full time while moonlighting to make ends meet and contributing to programs that create accessibility.
While I'm available to educate as needed, my work avoids influencer culture. I’m not a motivational speaker, nor do I persuade actions. When I work with clients, I’m part of their feedback loop—I offer insight that they can take or leave.
As I mentioned, I've come a long way to earn the following credentials, and I plan to continue learning until the lights go out:
🎓 Master of Arts in Media Literacy
🪪 National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach
🪪 Registered Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance)
🪪 Certified Oxygen Advantage® Instructor
🪪 Animal Flow Instructor (pending)
📄 Continuing Education Programs in User Experience, Data Science, Climate Studies, Human Nutrition and Exercise Psychology
The Smy
Professional Snuggle Butt
🎧 Now playing: puppy snores
The best mogwai who’ll claim every fluffy spot in the office.
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The quickest way to contact the team at Circle Pit Wellness is to use this form → or to simply send an email to hello@circlepitwellness.com.
Locations
Circle Pit Wellness operates along the internet webs and in three primary physical locations.
📍Prism Spaces, Ste. 116 in Wicker Park, Chicago
📍Pierce Arrow Building, Ste. 322 in the Central West End, St. Louis
📍Blank Spaces, Ste. 301 in Santa Monica