Best of the Triangle 2022: Health & Body

Durham Women’s Clinic played a huge role in bringing me into this world—a midwife from the practice literally pulled me out of the birth canal with a vacuum—and now, they’re helping me live in it: I’ve seen Dr. Nichelle Satterfield, who won our category for Best Women’s Health Practitioner in Wake County, for annual gynecological exams, STI screenings, and birth control access, and her care has been about as personalized, friendly, and compassionate as you can imagine. Founded in 1941 by the first woman to ever receive a four-year medical degree from Duke University, Durham Women’s Clinic has a long history of listening to women’s needs, and the practice is playing an especially vital role these days, as women’s access to comprehensive medical care hangs in the balance. (The clinic doesn’t provide abortion services, but offers a list of references to anyone who calls.)—LG

Finalists: Chapel Hill OB-GYN – Southpoint, Durham OB-GYN

Best Women’s Health Practice in Orange / Chatham County

Chapel Hill OB-GYN

Finalists: Women’s Birth and Wellness Center, Avance Care – Chapel Hill

Best Women’s Health Practice in Wake County

Arbor OB-GYN

Finalist: Dr. Bhavna Vaidya-Tank

Best Women’s Health Practitioner in Durham County

Dr. Nichelle Satterfield

Finalists: Dr. Birgit Reher

Best Women’s Health Practitioner in Orange / Chatham County

Melinda Everett, WHCNP

Finalists: Dr. Sonya Williams; Joshua Hardison, MD; Dr. Pat Chappell

Best Women’s Health Practitioner in Wake County

Stacie Diette CNM WHNP

Finalists: Dr. Bhavna Vaidya-Tank

Best Yoga Studio in Durham County

Threehouse Studios

Finalists: Global Breath, Yoga Off East, Durham Yoga Company

Best Yoga Studio in Orange / Chatham County

Franklin Street Yoga Center

Located off of Chapel Hill’s main drag, Franklin Street Yoga is walkable for UNC-Chapel Hill students and downtown Chapel Hill residents alike. A spacious, clean studio offers space for a wide range of classes that walk the line between sweat-inducing workouts and more meditative spiritual sessions; Kundalini Yoga classes also recently became available in Spanish. For those hesitant about rejoining an exercise facility during the pandemic, thoughtful public health protocols—a mask requirement, smaller classes, limited adjustments—offer reassurance; some classes are also offered virtually. Discounted newcomer specials make for an easy entry point for beginners just starting out a practice, too.—SE

Finalists: Thousand Petals Yoga, Loving Kindness Yoga School, Joy of Movement Studio

Best Yoga Studio in Wake County

Barre-Up Raleigh

Finalists: Bliss Body Yoga, YoBa Studio, Alchemy Hot Yoga

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