Name: Charlotte Relateful Immersion, May 29-31, 2026
Start: 2026-05-29T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-31T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 2631 Buckleigh Dr, Charlotte, NC 28215-7544, United States

Charlotte Relateful Immersion, May 29-31, 2026
Time and Location:

Friday, May 29 – Sunday, May 31, 2026
Friday: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 Greatwood Zen Center
2631 Buckleigh Dr, Charlotte, NC
Facilitated by Valerie Daniel & James Dial
Registration: https://www.relateful.com/offers/VzQmHCXH/checkout

There is a place in connection where what is true and what is loving are the same. Where we can speak honestly without losing care, and with compassion without losing candor. Where authenticity and belonging are not in tension, but deepen each other.
You’re invited to a two-and-a-half-day 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, where you will practice slowing down and exploring what’s unfolding between us in real time. Through the practice of Relatefulness, we won’t just talk about how to relate better, we will embody better relating.
We are grateful to have 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 (Managing Director of The Relateful Company) traveling in from Texas to co-lead. She has been James’ primary mentor for the last eight years, shaping his development through a rare combination of loving acceptance and courageous directness. This event marks a unique opportunity to experience the powerful clarity, fierce love, and mutual respect they bring to their co-facilitation.
This journey of relational presence will be held at 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗭𝗲𝗻, a vibrant Plum Village–style community center next door to Reedy Creek Park. Surrounded by nature and grounded in mindful practice, it offers a supportive environment for slowing down and connecting with more presence and care.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲?
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
You might be someone who:
• Longs for more 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, where you can be yourself and stay connected
• Desires more 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 in how you relate
• Wants to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗹𝘆 in a way that expands your sense of self, not diminishes it
• Practices mindfulness and is curious how to “𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲” 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
• Is used to choosing between 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, and wonders what it feels like to 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵
• Wants to set 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 and is tired of repeating painful patterns
• Craves a space where 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁
This retreat is a chance to turn those longings into lived experience.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Across large-group sessions, small groups, and pairs, we’ll play in the field of connection:
• 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 feel what’s actually here between us
• 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀, in body, heart, mind, and awareness
• 𝗧𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 and updating our assumptions
• 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 and discovering what unfolds when we trust the moment
• Practicing 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 together, live in conversation
You’ll be invited to stay close to your own experience. No one is asked to perform, share beyond their boundaries, or “break through.”
Transformation doesn’t come from effort, but from 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
As Valerie says, “𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙤𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚.”
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
While each person’s journey is unique, past participants often leave with:
• A fuller sense of 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 in connection
• Feeling much more fully “𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱” in themselves
• A sense of 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 without needing to push past boundaries
• More access to 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 that carries into everyday life
• Greater courage to shine and love 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
Many people also experience, directly and in the body, what it’s like to move beyond the false tradeoffs they’ve carried about connection.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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.
Here’s what not to expect:
• 𝗡𝗼 “𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲” 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀. We aim for 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, where safety grows from honesty and genuine care, not from rules that protect us from feeling. If there is care here, it will be because we bring it.
• 𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Beauty, awkwardness, boredom, and joy, all are welcome. Each experience has worth, and none automatically justify themselves as more important.
• 𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. We oscillate between challenge and ease. Both are nutrients in this living practice.
• 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 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.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🕰 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀: May 29th–31st, 2026
Friday 6–9pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am–6pm
🗺 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Greatwoods Zen Center
2631 Buckleigh Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215
🍔 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱: We will break for a 90-minute lunch around 1pm.
🙏 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲: $365 Early Bird until May 15th. $445 Full Price after May 15th.
If cost is a barrier, reach out to [email protected] to discuss possible solutions.
📝 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Register through Relateful.com
🏨 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: If you are wanting support in finding lodging, James can help connect you with other community members who may be open to you staying with them. Otherwise, there are many hotels and Airbnbs near the venue.
📩 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: [email protected]
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹 is the steward of Relateful Charlotte, devoted to building local spaces of real connection where presence and growth intertwine. He is known for his warm, earnest, heartfelt presence. He is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Talent and Organizational Development.
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 serves as Managing Director of the Relateful Company, where she leads a thriving global organization of 48 facilitators ushering thousands of Relateful practitioners through a Leadership Academy, Coaching School, online practice platform, and in-person Studio. She integrates decades of corporate management experience with her spiritual practice to maintain a totally unique Relateful culture that embodies the values of truth, love, and a full embrace of being human. In her free time, Valerie enjoys watching football and serves as a founding member of the Bramble Center, a nonprofit dedicated to researching collective awareness and cultivating cultures of wholeness.
If you’re curious to experience how James and Val lead together, watch our YouTube videos here: https://bit.ly/CLTPlaylist
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
𝗔 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
You don’t need to prepare.
You don’t need to know how to be more present, loving, or truthful.
Just come as you are, and let the practice meet you there.
This is the simple courageous choice we lean into again and again, which has blessed us with more aliveness, intimacy, and nourishment in our lives and connections.
We hope to see you there.