Practicing in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh since 1993.
Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh‘s teachings of and supported by local Dharma Teacher Leslie Rawls, the Charlotte Community of Mindfulness is a small group of friends who study and practice the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness and meditation. Mindfulness practice can be an effective tool to bring us peace, solidity, and non-fear in this time of upheaval. We aspire to live every moment deeply and compassionately.
We meet Sunday mornings by Zoom and in person at Myers Park Baptist Church, 1931 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina. Zoom sign-in details are on the schedule page. Click here for details on finding our room or select the Visit: Where We Meet page on this website.
While practicing in the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism, we recognize and respect the value of all spiritual traditions as the heritage of humankind.
For a .pdf document about our spiritual lineage, please click here.
Half-Day of Mindfulness, with Five Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony and Musical Celebration ♪ ♫ ♪
Join us on Sunday, March 15th 8:30 AM-Noon for
– Sitting Meditation
– Five Mindfulness Trainings Transmission Ceremony
– Joyful Music! Bring your voice, an instrument, a song.
– Snacks or Potluck – Dharma Sharing – Concluding Meditation
Additional info on the Schedule Page.
Plum Village celebrated Women’s History Month with links to articles by five women teachers in our tradition, including Charlotte Dharma Teacher Leslie Rawls. Read More >>
Sangha Membership
CCM has core community members and extended community members. To become a core community member, one must have been an engaged participant with CCM for at least a year and wish to formally commit to the community. Core community members may participate in decision making by consensus. Extended community members wish to formally associate with CCM, to practice with and support CCM, but either do not wish to be a core member or do not yet qualify. The community welcomes the comments and observations of extended community members, who may contribute to discussions but not participate in decision making. Membership forms should be completed and delivered to a member of the Caretaking Council. The form can be found by clicking here.
To join our Google Group email list, to get updates from the Charlotte Community of Mindfulness, please email sangha@charlottemindfulness.org with some detail about your request. Everyone is welcome, and we ask for detail only to help avoid risk of spamming.
CCM is a 501(c)(3) non profit corporation. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.