The Book of Mindfulness: Finding Mindfulness in Unexpected Places

Greatwoods Zen and the Charlotte Center for Mindfulness have partnered to offer a unique and engaging book club exploring mindfulness as it appears—sometimes intentionally, sometimes unexpectedly—through literature.

Each month, we read and discuss books where mindfulness is a major theme. These may be classic mindfulness texts, or works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, mythology, biography, autobiography, or personal memoir. Again and again, examples of presence, awareness, and insight emerge in literature—often in surprising ways. Discovering these moments together can be a special delight.

Each gathering begins with a short meditation, followed by a group discussion of our monthly reading.

Current Reading Theme
For our January reading, each participant selected a book from Thich Nhat Hanh’s How to Live: Mindfulness Essentials series—choosing the title that most resonated with their current life and practice.

At our February gathering, we’ll share reflections and insights from the individual books we selected and explore how these teachings speak to us now.

You can view the series here:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/158624-mindfulness-essentials

Questions
Mike Davis – [davismj001@gmail.com](mailto:davismj001@gmail.com)
Will Ritchey – [wjritcheydesign@gmail.com](mailto:wjritcheydesign@gmail.com)

Dana / Donations
This offering is supported by generosity. If you feel moved to contribute, you’re welcome to donate to either or both partner organizations:

Greatwoods Zen:
https://www.greatwoodszen.org/dana
Charlotte Center for Mindfulness:
https://www.ccmindful.org/donate.html

All are welcome—whether you’ve read the whole book, read a few passages that caught your interest, didn’t have a chance to open the book at all, are new to mindfulness, new to book discussions, or simply curious. We look forward to practicing and reflecting together.