2027 Health and Wellness Winter I: Meditation for Stress Relief
TO REGISTER:
MEMBER PRESALE: To access the member presale and pricing, please create and/or log into your Vivenu account using your membership email address.
NON-MEMBERS will still be required to create a Vivenu account. Registration access for non-members will open 5 days after the Member Presale.
Class Information:
Dates: Jan 12, 19, 26
This meditation class is for all levels. You will leave feeling more at peace and ease. Consistent meditation has many benefists including: stress reduction, inner peace, clarity of mind, improved focus, better sleep, and improved mood. Students will learn a meditation technique that helps relax the body and mind. Each session will be guided by the instructor. No special materials required.
ABOUT THIS SERIES This is a consistent weekly practice in Max Meditation™ — a structured yet gentle technique that combines breath work, body relaxation, and guided visualization. Each session stands on its own while building on the week before. You will leave feeling more at peace and at ease. No prior meditation experience is needed.
SESSION FORMAT — EVERY WEEK Each 60-minute session follows the same structure, with the guided visualization tailored to the week's theme:
~5 min Welcome and grounding
~5 min Breathwork and body relaxation
~15 min Passive meditation to clear the mind
~20 min Active meditation on specific theme of the week (such as peace, love, etc.)
~10 min Guided visualization (theme of the week, nature scene)
~5 min Integration and group debrief
BENEFITS OF CONSISTENT MEDITATION
•Stress reduction
• Inner peace and balance
•Clarity of mind
• Improved focus
•Better sleep
• Improved mood
WEEKLY THEMES (these are sample themes which can be adjusted based on the groups) Week 1 Grounding Settling in and learning to be here now. Establishing a foundation of stillness. Week 2 Emotional Cleansing Releasing tension, worry, and what no longer serves you to create more inner space. Week 3 Peace & Love Connecting to inner peace, self love, and love for all. Participants are encouraged to attend all 3 sessions, though each class is also welcoming to drop-ins. Comfortable clothing is recommended. This meditation is seated. Led by Dawn Ressel, certified Max Meditation™ coach with the Modern Mystery School.
Winter I
Jan 11 – Feb 20
Break Week Feb 22 – Feb 27
No Class on MLK Day, Jan 18, 2027
Refund Policy: A full tuition refund will be issued for any class that is canceled by the Carrollwood Cultural Center. For website registrations, the full amount of tuition will be refunded minus the online registration fees collected by Vivenu.
Students have 30 days after notification of a class cancellation to resolve a refund; after this point, any registration fees and/or materials fees will be considered a donation to the Carrollwood Cultural Center.
Tuition refunds will not be granted after the first class meeting.
If the instructor must cancel a class, the instructor will schedule a make-up lesson. If a make-up lesson is not made available, a single-class refund may be issued.
Attendance: Failure of a student to attend class does not obligate the Center to provide make-up classes, recordings of classes, tuition credits, or refunds. Make-ups for student absences are upon instructor approval only, space permitting.
Thank you for supporting the Carrollwood Cultural Center and continuing to grow with us!
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Carrollwood Cultural Center
What is the Carrollwood Cultural Center?
It’s where a 5-year-old girl discovers that she’s an artist, a 70-year-old man discovers he’s a musician, a 35-year-old woman learns ballet and a family grows stronger by sharing the stage together.
It’s the banquet hall where Anna married Luis. It’s the meeting room where Jennifer launched her career. It’s the stage where Oliver found a family and a Music Man traded swindling for love.
The Carrollwood Cultural Center is much more than a building. It’s the place where strangers become friends and friends become family.
Above all, it’s a place where a community came together to prove—and continue to prove–that ordinary citizens can, through their labors and generosity, determine the culture of the place in which they live out their lives.