Mindfulness Cafe
Mindfulness Cafes are designed to explore a topic in mindfulness in an inviting cafe environment in order to support meditation, discussion and contemplation. These Cafes are appropriate for both beginning and experienced meditators. We will spend time with guided meditations, mindful small group sharing, community discussion, and grounding. All of the practices will be appropriate for anybody with plenty of room for taking care of your body's needs with what feels best for you. And of course, there will be tea and treats!
What is a Green Burial? Field trip to Kings Mountain Preserve
Join us on a field trip to Kings Mountain Preserve to learn about the practice of a green burial.
Experience an afternoon of presence, contemplation, and profound connection.
When: Saturday, May 3, 2025 11a - 1:30p
Location: Kings Mountain Preserve (For carpooling, meet at Watershed @ 10a)
Contact: Please reach out to Kym Motley ([email protected]) with any questions
We believe strongly in making our offerings available to anyone who believes that it might be helpful. Therefore, we offer this outing on an honor-based "pay as you are able" system with suggested rates. The generosity of everyone paying as much as you are able towards your suggested rate directly supports our ability to offer the class to everyone regardless of finances.
Our suggested rates are:
Experience an afternoon of presence, contemplation, and profound connection.
When: Saturday, May 3, 2025 11a - 1:30p
Location: Kings Mountain Preserve (For carpooling, meet at Watershed @ 10a)
Contact: Please reach out to Kym Motley ([email protected]) with any questions
We believe strongly in making our offerings available to anyone who believes that it might be helpful. Therefore, we offer this outing on an honor-based "pay as you are able" system with suggested rates. The generosity of everyone paying as much as you are able towards your suggested rate directly supports our ability to offer the class to everyone regardless of finances.
Our suggested rates are:
- High Income - $50 | Medium Income - $25 | Low Income - $5
Mindfulness Cafe of Death & Dying Book Club
Date: Second Wednesday of each month*
Leader: Melissa Salpietra
(Please note the date has change from the 1st Wednesday to the 2nd Wednesday of each month)
Join us each month as we explore a different book on death and dying in a thoughtful, supportive space. To participate, email Melissa at [email protected] with the date(s) you’d like to attend. See below for more details.
March Meeting
Date/Time: Wed, 03/05/2025 7pm - 8:30pm
Book: How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King
April Meeting
Date/Time: Wed, 04/09/2025 7pm - 8:30pm
Book: Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale
May Meeting
Date/Time: Wed, 05/14/2025 7pm - 8:30pm
Book: Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, TearJerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid
Russ Kick (Editor)
Leader: Melissa Salpietra
(Please note the date has change from the 1st Wednesday to the 2nd Wednesday of each month)
Join us each month as we explore a different book on death and dying in a thoughtful, supportive space. To participate, email Melissa at [email protected] with the date(s) you’d like to attend. See below for more details.
March Meeting
Date/Time: Wed, 03/05/2025 7pm - 8:30pm
Book: How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King
April Meeting
Date/Time: Wed, 04/09/2025 7pm - 8:30pm
Book: Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale
May Meeting
Date/Time: Wed, 05/14/2025 7pm - 8:30pm
Book: Death Poems: Classic, Contemporary, Witty, Serious, TearJerking, Wise, Profound, Angry, Funny, Spiritual, Atheistic, Uncertain, Personal, Political, Mythic, Earthy, and Only Occasionally Morbid
Russ Kick (Editor)
Some of our previous offerings:
Mindfulness Cafe of Death and Dying: September 2024
When: September 9th, 7:00-8:30pm
Where: Watershed, 2101 Shenandoah Ave, 28205. Room 119
Leaders: Kym Motley, Marge Brokaw, Melissa Salpietra
Cost: This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Death and dying are a part of life. But in our culture, we often miss the opportunity to talk about our relationship with death and dying in an open and mindful way.
In this Mindfulness Cafe, we will contemplate what makes a good death? That is the question we will contemplate through meditation, discussion and journaling. Tea and treats provided.
Where: Watershed, 2101 Shenandoah Ave, 28205. Room 119
Leaders: Kym Motley, Marge Brokaw, Melissa Salpietra
Cost: This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Death and dying are a part of life. But in our culture, we often miss the opportunity to talk about our relationship with death and dying in an open and mindful way.
In this Mindfulness Cafe, we will contemplate what makes a good death? That is the question we will contemplate through meditation, discussion and journaling. Tea and treats provided.
Mindfulness Cafe of Summer Solstice and Poetry
When: Friday, June 21. 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Where: Watershed, 2101 Shenandoah Ave, 28205. Room 119
Leaders: Brooke Lehmann
Cost: Donation
This Mindfulness Cafe is an evening of poetry and mindfulness to celebrate the Summer Solstice. This will be an invitation to to be with the light and shadows that co-exist. We'll begin with an opening meditation then read some poems that center on awe and wonder, joy and sorrow, looking for inspiration and solace in nature and the changing seasons. We'll have time for journaling and group share. Tea and snacks provided.
This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Where: Watershed, 2101 Shenandoah Ave, 28205. Room 119
Leaders: Brooke Lehmann
Cost: Donation
This Mindfulness Cafe is an evening of poetry and mindfulness to celebrate the Summer Solstice. This will be an invitation to to be with the light and shadows that co-exist. We'll begin with an opening meditation then read some poems that center on awe and wonder, joy and sorrow, looking for inspiration and solace in nature and the changing seasons. We'll have time for journaling and group share. Tea and snacks provided.
This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Mindfulness Cafe of Death and Dying: January 2024
When: Monday, January 29. 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Where: Watershed - 2101 Shenandoah Ave. 28205
Leaders: Marge Brokaw, Lindsay Bridges, Kym Motley
Cost: This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Death and dying are a part of life. But in our culture, we often miss the opportunity to talk about our relationship with death and dying in an open and mindful way.
In this Mindfulness Cafe, we will gather to contemplate what comforts and troubles us in our thoughts of death and dying. We will meditate, share our thoughts and experiences, and have tea & treats.
We hope you can join us as we explore how we can be mindful about the relationship we all have to death and dying.
Where: Watershed - 2101 Shenandoah Ave. 28205
Leaders: Marge Brokaw, Lindsay Bridges, Kym Motley
Cost: This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Death and dying are a part of life. But in our culture, we often miss the opportunity to talk about our relationship with death and dying in an open and mindful way.
In this Mindfulness Cafe, we will gather to contemplate what comforts and troubles us in our thoughts of death and dying. We will meditate, share our thoughts and experiences, and have tea & treats.
We hope you can join us as we explore how we can be mindful about the relationship we all have to death and dying.
Mindfulness Cafe of Winter Solstice and Poetry
When: Friday, December 22, 2023. 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Where: Watershed, 2101 Shenandoah Ave, 28205. Room 119
Leaders: Brooke Lehmann
Cost: Donation
This Mindfulness Cafe is an evening of poetry and mindfulness to celebrate the Winter Solstice. This will be an invitation to to be with ourselves in times of darkness and uncertainty. We'll begin with an opening meditation then read some poems that center on hope in times of grief and despair, searching for glimmers of light and beauty in the season of fallow and restoration. We'll have time for journaling and group share. Tea and snacks provided.
This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
Where: Watershed, 2101 Shenandoah Ave, 28205. Room 119
Leaders: Brooke Lehmann
Cost: Donation
This Mindfulness Cafe is an evening of poetry and mindfulness to celebrate the Winter Solstice. This will be an invitation to to be with ourselves in times of darkness and uncertainty. We'll begin with an opening meditation then read some poems that center on hope in times of grief and despair, searching for glimmers of light and beauty in the season of fallow and restoration. We'll have time for journaling and group share. Tea and snacks provided.
This retreat will be offered by donation to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.
These cafes are offered on a donation basis to help support Charlotte Center for Mindfulness. Please consider giving generously as you are able in support of our mission of growing better access and availability of mindfulness as a resource for all.