Our OrganizationMission
Empowering individuals and our diverse communities through mindfulness to create a more intentionally compassionate and engaged Charlotte. Vision
Charlotte Center for Mindfulness is an essential resource rooted in the community where ALL (regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, age, income, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status) come together to cultivate a more mindful life and bring healing to ourselves and each other. |
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There is no difference between the one who gives, the one who receives and the gift itself. " |
There is no difference between the one who offers mindfulness, the one who receives mindfulness, and the mindfulness itself." |
Values Statement
In creating our non-profit organization, we took the time to pause and deeply contemplate what kind of organization we wanted to grow. In this pause we found agreement in wanting an organization that recognizes that all voices matter and that each of us has an inner capacity to support healing for ourselves and each other. Because there is wisdom all around us, we wanted an organization founded on this principle of respect with a structure that naturally encourages that wisdom within each of us to emerge.
Therefore, our organization’s values are based on the core qualities of mindfulness, such as compassion, respect, trust, and radical acceptance. We seek to organize everything we do in service of mindfulness as a healing potential for ourselves and our community. Therefore, our intention is to invite others to join us in exploring mindfulness through participating in our general offerings, while also actively reaching out into our community to share mindfulness where access to these teachings is limited.
In a community and world with deep divisions across differences (e.g., economic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, and age), we seek to foster an organization that openly engages in inclusivity, works to understand and bring down barriers, and offers pathways for undertaking the hard work of healing divisions.
Our structure is an organic system of autonomous yet interconnected circles of people engaging together in sharing the healing work of mindfulness while maintaining a core of shared principles and norms. Center Circles watch over the health and community growth of the whole organization while Project Circles explore a wide variety of ways of sharing mindfulness throughout our community to heal and empower as many people as possible.
Therefore, our organization’s values are based on the core qualities of mindfulness, such as compassion, respect, trust, and radical acceptance. We seek to organize everything we do in service of mindfulness as a healing potential for ourselves and our community. Therefore, our intention is to invite others to join us in exploring mindfulness through participating in our general offerings, while also actively reaching out into our community to share mindfulness where access to these teachings is limited.
In a community and world with deep divisions across differences (e.g., economic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, and age), we seek to foster an organization that openly engages in inclusivity, works to understand and bring down barriers, and offers pathways for undertaking the hard work of healing divisions.
Our structure is an organic system of autonomous yet interconnected circles of people engaging together in sharing the healing work of mindfulness while maintaining a core of shared principles and norms. Center Circles watch over the health and community growth of the whole organization while Project Circles explore a wide variety of ways of sharing mindfulness throughout our community to heal and empower as many people as possible.
How We Organize Our Work
We organize our work with two main branches. First, we offer mindfulness classes and on-going community groups for people who are actively looking for this in their life. These are on offered on a sliding scale (i.e., pay as you are able, or by donation). We currently offer these classes and groups in several locations. In time, we envision having a large, welcoming, and vibrant center for these offerings.
Second, we also seek ways to carry mindfulness out into the community where people are less likely to have easy access through outreach programs. So far, we have a program in the Mecklenburg County Jail, two school-based programs, and a youth mindfulness drop-in group in partnership with TimeOut Youth, Myers Park Presbyterian Church, and Grier Heights Community Center. In the past we have also taught at a Latino health clinic and at an afterschool program that works with youth in challenging situations. A big part of our reason for becoming a nonprofit was to support our ability to provide greater outreach in our community. We appreciate your support for this ongoing work.
Second, we also seek ways to carry mindfulness out into the community where people are less likely to have easy access through outreach programs. So far, we have a program in the Mecklenburg County Jail, two school-based programs, and a youth mindfulness drop-in group in partnership with TimeOut Youth, Myers Park Presbyterian Church, and Grier Heights Community Center. In the past we have also taught at a Latino health clinic and at an afterschool program that works with youth in challenging situations. A big part of our reason for becoming a nonprofit was to support our ability to provide greater outreach in our community. We appreciate your support for this ongoing work.