2:00 to 3:30 pm
CoreTraining: Building the Foundation for Meditative Living
with Dan Rotnem
In person and via Zoom
CoreTraining is a transformative program designed to help individuals develop self-mastery, emotional intelligence, and mental strength through purposeful living. The program features 12 practices–6 meditations and 6 mindfulness exercises—that blend ancient wisdom with modern psychological insights. Dan will lead a 90-minute hybrid session on the first Sunday of each month, focusing on a different CoreTraining practice. This system empowers you to unlock your highest potential and navigate life’s challenges with clarity, purpose, and authenticity.
CoreTraining suits people seeking to integrate spiritual growth with emotional intelligence and practical life skills. Its focus on identity, co-creation, and transformative practice creates a system that supports stress reduction, self-transcendence, and comprehensive personal growth and empowerment.
The twelve practices are divided into six modules, each containing one meditation and one mindfulness practice. Each practice is effective on its own and can be engaged with by beginners and advanced students alike. You do not need to attend all sessions to “keep up” or benefit.
Participation in all sessions is not required.
August 3, 2025:
Choosing I is a
transformative mindfulness exercise that gives you the power to consciously
choose the identity you live from, moment by moment. In this 90-minute
workshop, you’ll learn to stop reacting automatically to life’s challenges and
instead deliberately choose the version of yourself that aligns with your
highest values and intentions. This is not about revisiting the past or
analyzing old patterns—it’s about radically shifting your experience in real
time. Choosing a new identity in each moment creates a transformative shift in
how you think, feel, and act. Choosing I
allows you to step into your full agency and create a self that is aligned with
your deepest purpose, free from the unconscious influences of past
conditioning. It’s a game-changing practice that empowers you to live
authentically, confidently, and with clarity. Join us to experience the
life-changing freedom of choosing who you are.
Dan Rotnem is a mindfulness teacher, dharma teacher, and master martial artist who guides people to transform their lives through self-awareness, emotional mastery, and purposeful living. His goal is to make his teachings practical, relatable, accessible, and life-changing for everyone. Dan combines ancient wisdom, from Alchemy to Zen, with modern ideas from psychology, neuroscience, and somatics. He has a BA and MA in Chinese from The Ohio State University, a BA in Metaphysics, and is working on a Ph.D. at the University of Sedona. Dan created CoreTraining and is writing a new Dao De Jing translation and commentary called Weaving the Way.
Registration:
If you would like to register for this or any of our programs, there are several easy ways to do so.
You may:
• click the "Register" link located at the bottom of this page
• call 724-964-8886 to speak with a member of our friendly staff
• complete and mail a printable registration form along with your payment to:
Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center
2067 Evergreen Road
P.O. Box 424
Villa Maria, PA 16155
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