Matthew and Terces Engelhart
Matthew and Terces Engelhart – founders of CAFE GRATITUDE , their business ventures aspire to shake up the existing paradigm. Their seven restaurant chain Café Gratitude and Gracias Madre reflect their vision of business as an opportunity to awaken.
Matthew and Terces lead monthly workshops in Sacred Commerce, Being Abundant, and Relationship, and are the creators of “The Abounding River” logbook and board game, and authors of the books Sacred Commerce and I Am Grateful: Recipes and Lifestyle of Cafe Gratitude . They are the stewards of Laulima Farm, a jewel of tropical permaculture in east Maui, and Be Love Farm in Pleasants Valley, Ca. which produces organic fruits and vegetables for their restaurants. Says actor Woody Harrelson: “…Matthew and Terces have proven they understand the importance of bringing respect, reverence, and love into the workplace.”
This all C.O.D. company (unheard of in the garment industry) was run out of an old dairy barn in central N.Y. In the next insurrection, he and his wife Terces took on being restaurateurs. Matthew and Terces also lead monthly workshops in Sacred Commerce, Being Abundant, and Relationship.
Matthew is skillful at being able to keep his attention on all there is to be grateful for. His presence inspires us to be present to the endless beauty and bounty of life. What he shares are tools to develop a view of life through the eyes of unconditional love.
Her life lessons come from recovering from twenty years of an eating disorder and being a single parent of three children. She has expressed herself in many different ways as a dental hygienist, flight attendant, Mary Kay cosmetics executive, business owner, massage therapist and eating disorder counselor.