Community Events

Our weekly gathering at Bright Haven Farm. Join us for guided spiritual reflection, live music, group meditation, and an open sharing circle — followed by a community potluck lunch from 12:30–1pm. All are welcome, no experience needed. Bring a chair, blanket, or yoga mat and a mug for cacao.

Join this safe, confidential small group to explore our experiences with Psychedelic medicines. We have several experienced guides who are available to answer your questions about Psychedelics and to help you integrate & understand your own experiences with people who understand the inner landscape of the mind through their own Psychedelic experiences. This group is open to anyone interested in Psychedelics and is an ongoing offering to support the community as these amazing compounds emerge more readily in our culture. The main facilitator is Jennifer "Bodhi" Holley - a licensed and trained Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist with over 25 years experience with Psychedelic medicines in many cultures. Your kind donation goes to support our Sacred Roots Community

Women of all ages (18+) and backgrounds are invited to join in a conversation grounded in trust, vulnerability and community to explore our life’s experience through our own stories and those of our sisters. We will gather to co-create a container offering support and accountability for one another, providing a safe space to lean into showing up with integrity in our own lives. The group focus will be formulated around getting more in contact with our authentic Self and one another more deeply. We will also learn ways to connect more deeply into ritual based in Nature and indigenous traditions in order to support us in developing right relationship to Nature and Self, as well, we will explore somatic work to help us learn to connect more deeply with our own bodies and take control of our subjective experience of life. This group is for those on a spiritual and personal discovery path on any level. All people who identify as a woman and of any age above 16 are invited. This group will initially be open to anyone and will eventually include a closed group option for those who want to go deeper together. Suggested donation $25

Sacred Roots is happy to announce a forming men’s group offering for male community members. The group will next meet Wednesday Jan 15th from 7-9pm (arrive at 6:30pm for optional drumming) Monthly scheduling for remainder of year will be updated soon Men of all ages (18+) and backgrounds are invited to join in a conversation grounded in trust, vulnerability and community to explore our life’s experience through our own stories and those of our brothers. We will gather to co-create a container offering support and accountability for one another, providing a safe space to lean into showing up with integrity in our own lives. "We become visible and real when we give our gift and stop waiting for the gift to be given to us." - David Whyte

🪷 PLATONIC INTIMACY 🪷 The Art & Practice of Cuddles, Consent, and Connection ✨ Every Other Thursday | 6:30–9:30PM 📍 Sacred Roots | 5801 Simpson Rd, Charlotte, NC In a world where so many people feel isolated, touch-starved, disconnected, or unsure how to safely connect with others… this space was created with deep intention. Platonic Intimacy is a guided experience focused on: 🤝 Consent 🫶 Safe human connection 🌱 Emotional attunement 💬 Boundaries & communication 🧠 Healing attachment patterns ❤️ Learning to feel safe giving and receiving connection This is NOT a dating event. This is NOT sexual. This IS a structured, trauma-informed space to practice authentic connection through conscious touch, communication, and presence. ✨ What to Expect ✨ 🪷 Arrival & settling in 🪷 Group introductions & intentions 🪷 Our FRIES Consent Talk 🪷 Guided connection & boundary exercises 🪷 Optional partner/group experiences 🪷 A supportive environment where “No” is honored as sacred Every activity is optional. You are always encouraged to honor your body, your boundaries, and your comfort level. 💡 This space may especially resonate with those who: • Crave deeper human connection • Want to practice healthier boundaries • Are healing attachment trauma • Feel anxious initiating connection • Miss safe, nurturing touch • Desire authentic community ❗IMPORTANT❗ Doors close promptly at 7PM for the Consent Talk. No late entry permitted after 7PM under any circumstances. 🌿 Community Agreements 🌿 ✔ Clothes stay on ✔ Ask before touching anyone ✔ Receive a verbal YES ✔ Confidentiality is essential ✔ Sober space only ✔ Ages 18+ ✔ Tears and laughter are both welcome 🪷 New to Sacred Roots? Please introduce yourself before attending by texting Bodhi at (304) 840-2500. Facilitated by Cody, Bodhi, and Don.

Connection Lab Charlotte: Monthly experiments in curiosity, awareness, and human connection. Hosted by James Dial Claim your seat at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connection-lab-charlotte-tickets-1992316652740?aff=oddtdtcreator Most of us long for deeper connection. We want more than techniques, advice, or better communication skills. We want to feel more alive in our relationships. We want connections that reveal us to ourselves, deepen our understanding of others, and open new possibilities for how we live and relate together. Yet for all the importance relationships have in our lives, few of us ever intentionally practice them. For years, I immersed myself in personal growth through books, workshops, meditation, and reflection. Much of it was genuinely helpful. And yet I kept encountering the same question: if these insights matter so much, why is it often hardest to live them in my relationships? Why did the wisdom or state I could access while sitting on a meditation cushion, attending a workshop, or reading a book so often seem to disappear when another human being entered the picture? That question eventually led me to my first Relateful session. For the first time, I experienced what my partner later called "mindfulness come to life." Not awareness in isolation, but awareness in relationship. A practice that invited me to see myself more clearly, become more curious about the realities others were living in, and discover what emerges when people meet with honesty, presence, and care. Connection Lab grew out of that question. Each month, we'll come together to explore the art of relating through the practice of Relatefulness. Rather than discussing relationships from a distance, we'll use the relationships already present in the room as our laboratory. Why Come? You don't need any background in this kind of work. You might be drawn to Connection Lab if you: Want relationships that feel more honest and alive, not just smoother or easier Have done some kind of inner work, whether that's therapy, faith, recovery, journaling, or meditation, and are curious how that actually shows up when you're with people Want to understand yourself better, and get more curious about what it's like to be someone else Learn better by doing than by being told what to do Want to grow without turning yourself or other people into a problem to be fixed Are simply curious, even if none of this is familiar yet Whether you've never heard the word "Relatefulness" before or you've been practicing for years, you're welcome here. What We'll Do Each month we'll explore a different aspect of human connection, not through theory, but through direct experience. In one recent gathering, the room moved into grief together, grief about how absurd and isolating it can feel just to exist. And somehow, inside that grief, we found ourselves laughing. Connected in our isolation. Aware of the heaviness, and somehow no longer only inside it. That's often what this practice opens up: moments where our awareness can hold what's happening and also see past it, at the same time. Some evenings will invite you to slow down and notice your own experience. Others will invite curiosity about what someone else is experiencing. Often it's both, woven together in real time. I'll offer practices, observations, and questions drawn from years of facilitating this work, not as answers to follow, but as invitations to explore. Each gathering takes on a life of its own, because each group is unique. Some are playful. Some are challenging. Some are deeply moving. But the invitation stays the same: get curious about yourself, curious about others, and curious about what becomes possible when people meet with honesty, presence, and care. What Not To Expect This is not a therapy session or group healing experience, although healing can occur. It's a group exploration of truth, love, and awareness, created by the people who are present. We don't promise comfort, breakthroughs, resolution, or specific outcomes. Instead, we create conditions where awareness, curiosity, honesty, and care can emerge in relationship. You will never be required to share beyond your boundaries or participate in any exercise. We welcome both challenge and nourishment as valuable parts of being human. And lastly, we value honest expression, and we also stay attentive to its impact on others. This is a space for mindful connection, not expression at any cost. Facilitators may pause or redirect moments that move away from relational presence. Details 📍 Location: 5801 Simpson Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216, Sacred Roots, Charlotte, NC 🕰️ Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm. You're welcome to arrive around 6:45pm to settle in, enjoy a cup of tea, and connect with others before we begin. 📅 Date: 2nd Tuesday of Every Month (7/14/26, 8/11, 9/8, 10/13, 11/10, 12/8) 💵 Cost: $10 Scholarship Rate | $20 Sustainer Rate | $30 Supporter Rate 🚗 Parking & Arrival: The cabin is located down a long gravel driveway and isn't visible from the road. Don't worry—you're in the right place. Just continue down the driveway and you'll arrive at our cozy gathering space. 📩 Questions: jamesdial99@gmail.com Bring Your Curiosity You don't need experience with Relatefulness. You don't need to be self-aware or good at relationships. You don't need to prepare. Just bring your curiosity, and let the practice meet you there. It's a simple choice, and it's not always an easy one. But it's the choice that keeps opening more life, more closeness, and more nourishment in my relationships, again and again. If that kind of connection is something you're longing for, I hope to see you there.