No matter where you are on your whole-health journey, the Center for Health & Wellbeing offers a variety of webinars, seminars and demonstrations, featuring local and nationally-recognized health and wellness experts, to nurture your mind, body and spiritual growth.
Browse our current Wholeness programs to learn more and register for your favorites.
CHWB turns five on Monday, April 29! To commemorate this milestone, we want to celebrate how CHWB has changed your life: Snap a photo while you do what you love at CHWB – for example, sweating in your favorite fitness class at Crosby, enjoying a meal at Nourish Coffee Bar + Kitchen, learning during...
In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of memoir writing, telling your own story, one moment at a time. We write our memoirs to preserve our legacy, to help us understand a situation, and to tell a story as only we can. In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of memoir writing, telling your own...
Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone. Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone with Parkinson's disease. Connect with others, discover new skills, and let...
At this month’s IDEAS Hive, a panel of experts will discuss the threat of fertilizers on our ecosystems. Our local ecosystem is fragile and there are things each of us can do -- and should not do -- in order to protect it. At this month’s IDEAS Hive, a panel of experts will discuss the...
Caught in a rut during your lunch break? Join Crosby Wellness Center group exercise instructor KK Swanson as she shares tons of great ideas. Caught in a rut during your lunch break? With just a little bit of planning and some inspiration, you’ll soon be packing lunches that are better for your body and your...
Experience this unique form of meditation for yourself with Crosby Wellness Center’s Nicole Elliott. Join experienced sound healing practitioners from the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center at the Center for Health & Wellbeing for a relaxing guided meditation and sound healing experience. The use of sound therapy has existed across cultures and throughout...
Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection throughout the month. Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection, and to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Part meditation, part listening exercise, Sound Baths are healing musical performances played with crystal singing bowls and...
In this class, certified lifestyle medicine physician Laura Varich, MD, will discuss the latest longevity findings. Of course, we all want to live longer lives, but the real goal is longer, healthier lives. One of the best ways to achieve these goals starts in the kitchen. Longevity is the current focus of much scientific research,...
This spring, join Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role music can play in creating a joyful life for everyone. Join a teaching artist from Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role that music can play in creating a joyful life for EVERYONE. No previous musical experience is needed. The five-part...
Join Chef Collette in the CHWB Nutrition Theatre where she will demonstrate how to make an amazing Mother's Day Lunch. Mother’s Day is a wonderful day to gather with family and loved ones to celebrate the maternal figures in your life. It can also be a day spent in crowded, loud and expensive buffet lines....
Exercise Your Creativity is back in 2024, with an all-new series of classes designed to inspire your creative side. Exercise Your Creativity is back in 2024, with an all-new series of classes designed to inspire your creative side. In these monthly art workshops, you’ll enjoy the opportunity to experiment with a variety of mediums and...
Spring has sprung at the Commons Co-Op! Visit the Center for Health & Wellbeing and shop more than 30 vendors selling the perfect items for spring. Shop plants, honey, candles, aromatherapy, self-care items, microgreens, flowers, gift baskets and more! Shop these local vendors and more at our CHWB Commons Co-Op: 1559 DESIGNS Bahaari Bite Out...
Join one of the expert gardeners from Fleet Farming for Plant Propagation 101. If you’re an avid gardener, you may have encountered the term “plant propagation” and understand that this is a technique of creating new plants from existing plants. But if you are scratching your head with curiosity about this technical term, this program...
Come and discover the world of raw desserts as you learn to make tasty, nutritious sweets. Come and discover the world of raw desserts as you learn to make tasty, nutritious sweets. Raw food desserts are healthy, tasty, and free from all the sugar, flour, butter and cream of traditional recipes. Often people can’t believe...
In honor of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re excited to bring back the popular Museum of Happiness workshop. The Museum of Happiness Experience offers a fun and engaging workshop to explore ways you can access more joy in your everyday life. The Museum of Happiness Experience is designed to do exactly what a...
Learn how to grow a variety of beautiful, edible spinach that you can enjoy year-round. Learn how to grow a variety of beautiful, edible spinach that you can enjoy year-round. These are superfoods that you can use in salads, wraps, stir fry, and soups and stews. The neighbors will never even know you are growing...
This spring, join Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role music can play in creating a joyful life for everyone. Join a teaching artist from Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role that music can play in creating a joyful life for EVERYONE. No previous musical experience is needed. The five-part...
Join cookbook author Katie Farmand in the CHWB Nutrition Theatre as she makes three yummy chickpea recipes! All hail the tiny, mighty chickpea! Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, have been a cherished part of Middle Eastern diets for centuries. In the Western world, until recently, you likely only encountered them on cold salad bars....
Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone. Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone with Parkinson's disease. Connect with others, discover new skills, and let...
On May 15, join counselors from the OCPS CHILL program for an educational seminar that will provide the opportunity for parents to learn about the different aspects of adolescent growth and development. Healthy development begins at the start of a child's life, and the role of parents is enormous to help shape and support healthy...
Join us in 2024 for all-new conversations with some of Central Florida’s most talented performers and artists. Join us in 2024 for all-new conversations with some of Central Florida’s most talented performers and artists. In our monthly Artists’ Series, presented by Central Florida Vocal Arts, you’ll enjoy a lunchtime performance from some of Central Florida’s...
Experience this unique form of meditation for yourself with Crosby Wellness Center’s Kurt Kors. Join experienced sound healing practitioners from the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center at the Center for Health & Wellbeing for a relaxing guided meditation and sound healing experience. The use of sound therapy has existed across cultures and throughout...
Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection throughout the month. Join Certified Meditation Instructor Camille Sacco for community + connection, and to learn the basics of meditation and to experience a crystal bowl sound bath. Part meditation, part listening exercise, Sound Baths are healing musical performances played with crystal singing bowls and...
Join Julie Ward for a a tasting of three different herbal teas and a guide to notice where the energy moves in your body. Tea, with its centuries-old roots in Eastern medicine and cultural practices, has long been considered a way to good health, happiness, and wisdom. Now, modern western researchers are realizing tea’s role...
Sign up for part 1 of a three-part Museum of Happiness series about field of neuroimmunology. We all know that stress contributes to disease and worse health outcomes; so why can’t we take advantage of this phenomenon and use our thoughts and emotions to help ourselves more? In this workshop, you’ll learn how the field...
This spring, join Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role music can play in creating a joyful life for everyone. Join a teaching artist from Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role that music can play in creating a joyful life for EVERYONE. No previous musical experience is needed. The five-part...
Join us at CHWB for a live performance from the Upbeat! Performers and learn more about their artistic process. This spring, the Center for Health & Wellbeing invites you to enjoy a very special performance. Central Florida Community Arts’ UpBeat! provides an artistic platform for youth, teen, and adult exceptional learners and neurodivergent performers. The...
Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone. Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone with Parkinson's disease. Connect with others, discover new skills, and let...
Chef Collette Keller has all the tips, tricks and kitchen hacks you need to know to host an easy summer outdoor party. The summer season is just around the corner. It’s time for long days spent lounging by the pool, relaxing on the patio and soaking up a slower pace of life. It’s definitely not...
Join CFCArts teaching artist Chris Hicks, for this do-it-yourself session by bringing a piece of original writing to present to the group. ”Do you ever have workshops where we can get feedback on our own writing?” YES! You asked for it; we listened. In this do-it-yourself session, writers of all skill levels are encouraged to bring...
This workshop will offer tools to recognize the differences between stress, fear and anxiety and help you turn anxiety into strength. Everyone experiences mild anxiety from time to time, but debilitating anxiety disorders are being diagnosed at higher rates than ever before. This workshop will offer tools to recognize the differences between stress, fear and anxiety...
This spring, join Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role music can play in creating a joyful life for everyone. Join a teaching artist from Central Florida Vocal Arts as we explore the role that music can play in creating a joyful life for EVERYONE. No previous musical experience is needed. The five-part...
Join us in celebrating National Senior Health & Fitness Day at the CHWB. Join us on Wednesday, May 29, to celebrate National Senior Health & Fitness Day at the Center for Health & Wellbeing. This annual event is celebrated by tens of thousands of active older adults across the country, and we’re excited to bring...
Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone. Experience the uplifting power of Singin' for Parkinson's, a group that goes beyond singing, offering a warm and welcoming space for anyone with Parkinson's disease. Connect with others, discover new skills, and let...
Amy Sweezey will share her forecast for safely equipping yourself, your home, and your business for impending tropical weather. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. For many Floridians, especially those new to the state, hurricane season can be stressful and anxiety inducing. But it doesn’t have to be! Learning about...
