Janna Cross is a local South Bend small-business owner, artist and meditation enthusiast. She is co-creator of the Sunday Drive Meditation Collective (SDMC) and co- facilitator for the High Vibes Discussion Group (both founded in 2023), currently located at LangLab South Bend, Indiana.

Soon after realizing the benefits of daily meditation and a mindful outlook, Janna visited the KTC (Karma Thegsum Chöling) Buddhist Center in Columbus, OH to attend a Sunday group meditation. The experience of meditation in community left a profound peaceful and lasting impression on her. After returning to South Bend and finding no such place locally, Janna was inspired to create a space for coming together with others to learn, teach and practice. She knows that by cultivating space for a middle path inward within each of us, the Michiana area will become a more calm abiding and fertile ground for present and future generations of peaceful living.

In August 2024, Janna became a Certified Meditation Teacher, Coach & Mentor through both the Complementary Therapists Accredited Association (CTAA) & Yoga Alliance/Continuing Education Providers (YACEP). She now offers both free and private meditation classes, one-on-one meditation coaching, and, “Mentor through Meditation” instruction for at-risk youth & marginalized adults. (10/2024)