Susan Weis-Bohlen has put breathe bookstore café in Baltimore, Md., up for sale so that she can spend less time "running a café" and more time doing what is most important to her, including being with Ayurvedic clients, leading workshops, organizing events, teaching cooking and meditation, and lecturing around the region.
In an e-mail to customers, she explained, "My thoughts when opening the café were to add a little boost to the bookstore business. The demand for our amazing food has been great, and my vision of a bookstore with some café items became a café with some books."
Weis-Bohlen recently moved from Baltimore to a home in Reisterstown, Md., that has "a beautiful state-of-the-art teaching kitchen.... I knew I would be expanding my business to our home, but what I didn't know was that I would want to concentrate ALL of my business there."
She said the store's lease can be taken over at any time. "If you have a dream to run a vegetarian café or want to create your own concept, let me know. We have a brand-new kitchen with the top equipment, a fabulous historic house (two floors and a carriage house) and great karma! Everything is negotiable. And my staff would LOVE to continue working here!"
She added: "I thank you for your 10 years of support. It's been an incredible ride! I can't wait to see new adventures unfold. I hope you can come along with me! I look forward to serving you in another capacity and another place soon."
Weis-Bohlen told Shelf Awareness that she intends to continue running offsite events and will keep the breathe books website. She may also open a small bookstore near her home in Reisterstown.
She noted that having a bookstore was "my dream always. I have so loved having bookstore; my life changed because of it. Untold abundance came to me, and I just want to continue it in a different way."
