Episode 5:6 Mariah Giunta Speaks about the Club as the Heart of an Active Adult Community

The Cannery Club is an elevated approach to a traditional senior living community center, featuring extensive lifestyle amenities that include health and wellness, lifelong learning, social connections, and involvement with the local community. Learn how resident sharing is a core philosophy, which contributes to a sense of purpose.

About Mariah

Mariah Giunta is the Lifestyle Specialist at Twin Oaks Hollister, located in California.  As a wellness industry expert with over twenty years of experience guiding clients toward optimal health, happiness, and lifestyle through memorable events and presentations, Mariah represents the Blue Star Resort and Golf Management firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona. As a Lifestyle Specialist, she works with Resident Members who live within a new emerging community and paradigm for 55+ active adults, creating unforgettable and impactful events, programming, and education.

Mariah primarily focuses on the intersection of aging and well-being at Twin Oaks Hollister, a 55+ active adult community whose brand pillars include Heath & Wellness, Lifelong Learning, and Social Connections. There, she curates various experiences, education, and outings designed to improve the quality of life and community around these pillars.

She is a coach, educator, and speaker focusing on living your best life while thriving, practicing a holistic lifestyle, and finding true happiness and purpose.

Key Takeaways

• Giunta stresses the importance of language—residents are called members and automatically join the Cannery Club upon move in.
• Twin Oaks is partnered with medical providers who present on health and wellness topics, and with the local community college for life-long learning.
• The culinary studio is a teaching kitchen that offers nutritional classes offered by professionals, and members can also teach classes to share favorite family recipes or a special cultural dish.
• A movement studio doubles as an art space, featuring a large rolling door that opens into an outdoor fitness space and yoga garden.