Greatwoods Zen

Greatwoods Zen A mindfulness community and retreat center in the heart of east Charlotte, NC.

12/22/2025

A gift from one of our sangha members now lives in our meditation hall.

Threads of color, care, and lineageโ€”holding the room as we move through the dark of winter.

After a luminous Winter Solstice celebration and a joyful Christmas gathering, we rest.

Weโ€™ll return for our New Year Mindfulness Retreat, ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎโ€“๐Ÿฐ.
Our next Day of Mindfulness is ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ.

Wishing you gentle holidays. Weโ€™ll see you in the new year! ๐Ÿ’ƒ

Did you know some trees were intentionally bent by Native peoples to mark trails, water sources, or gathering places?Thi...
12/17/2025

Did you know some trees were intentionally bent by Native peoples to mark trails, water sources, or gathering places?

This marker tree near our new Greatwoods Zen house in Reedy Creek Park may trace back to the Catawba and other Indigenous stewards of this land. These trees were bent when young and then grew for generationsโ€”many are believed to be well over a century old!

Have you encountered trees like this?

New Yearโ€™s Mindfulness Retreat โ€” a space to pause, listen, and let the year speak through the whole body.Weโ€™ll reflect o...
12/15/2025

New Yearโ€™s Mindfulness Retreat โ€” a space to pause, listen, and let the year speak through the whole body.

Weโ€™ll reflect on the year behind us and vision the one ahead through meditation, embodied practices, journaling, art, and authentic connection โ€” not to make something perfect, but to express whatโ€™s true.

When? January 2-4 at Greatwoods Zen ๐ŸŒฒ

Learn more via the website link in our bio โ†’ Programs โ†’ Retreats




Warm, crackling memories from our last retreat โ€ฆ perfect for this rainy, drizzly day in Charlotte ๐Ÿ˜โ˜”๏ธ
12/05/2025

Warm, crackling memories from our last retreat โ€ฆ perfect for this rainy, drizzly day in Charlotte ๐Ÿ˜โ˜”๏ธ

12/01/2025

Welcome, new members of the Greatwoods Zen community!

Our Mother Bromeliad has given birth to three pups who finally had a chance to separate and begin their own independent lives. Some of them have roots, some donโ€™t โ€” weโ€™ll see which of the three will thrive in the adult world.

Stay tuned for updates!

11/24/2025

Another beautiful quote shared by our sangha member!

What is one effective strategy for you to anchor to the peace of the present moment? ๐ŸŒป

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During these very difficult times, when fear, stress, rage, and grief are so present, having a place to come together an...
11/18/2025

During these very difficult times, when fear, stress, rage, and grief are so present, having a place to come together and tend to our nervous systems is invaluable. Truly โ€” it canโ€™t be overstated.

This is what carried Thich Nhat Hanh and so many others through the Vietnam war, shaping them into clearer, steadier, more compassionate human beings.

When we learn to channel these intense emotions into compassion and stability, rather than fear and reactivity, everyone around us feels the impact. And the work we do in the world has a much greater chance of actually helping โ€” because the value of our actions depends so much on the quality and presence of our minds.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ โ€” ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

If you feel called to practice together, our next ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ will be on
๐ŸŒฟ November 22
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 10am
๐Ÿ“ Greatwoods Nature (8015 Sullivan Dr)

Youโ€™re welcome to join us.

Address

8015 Sullivan Drive
Charlotte, NC
28215

Opening Hours

9:45am - 2pm

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