In a world saturated with noise and shallow exchange, there is a quiet hunger for something real — a space where ideas breathe, where your voice matters, and where genuine human connection still happens. Mindsalon is that space.

Karolina Broskova
About

Hello, I'm Karolina

I am a facilitator of meaningful dialogue, a coach, and the host of Mindsalon — a series of intimate intellectual gatherings rooted in the great French salon tradition of the 17th century, reimagined for our time.

Based in Madrid, I work with curious, thoughtful people who are seeking more than surface-level connection. Whether through a carefully curated salon gathering or a dedicated coaching journey, my work is guided by a single conviction: that the quality of our conversations determines the quality of our lives.

I hold space for the conversations that matter — about identity, meaning, relationship, creativity, and the art of living fully and authentically.

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The Salon

Intimate Gatherings.
Lasting Connections.

Monthly salon evenings in private homes in Madrid — a living revival of one of history's most generative social institutions. Six participants. One pre-selected theme. Moderated dialogue. Real encounter.

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Curated Intimacy

Each salon welcomes no more than six participants — an intentional constraint that creates genuine depth, ensures every voice is heard, and allows true intellectual and emotional presence.

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Guided Dialogue

Every gathering is anchored by a pre-selected theme — from philosophy and identity to creativity and the future of human connection — explored through thoughtful, facilitated conversation.

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Private & Personal

Held in the warmth of private homes, not institutional spaces. The domestic setting is deliberate — it signals trust, lowers defenses, and invites the kind of openness that public venues rarely allow.

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Cross-Disciplinary

Guests come from varied generations, nationalities, and professions. The salon thrives on this diversity — artists sit beside engineers, philosophers beside entrepreneurs, seekers beside sceptics.

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Monthly Rhythm

A new theme, a new gathering, every month. Each evening stands on its own — yet together they form a living, evolving intellectual community in Madrid.

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In English & Spanish

Sessions are currently held in English, with Spanish-language salons coming soon — reflecting Madrid's vibrant international character and the universal human need to be truly heard in one's own language.

"A salon is like a deep-tissue massage for the mind — it works out the knots that ordinary life leaves behind."
— Karolina Broskova
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How It Works

The Path to Your Seat

Open to anyone who feels the pull of real conversation. Six seats per evening — reserve yours before they are gone.

  • I

    Browse the Calendar

    Explore upcoming salons below — each centred on a theme chosen for its depth and urgency.

  • II

    Choose Your Evening

    Find the topic that speaks to you. Read the description. If it resonates — you belong in the room.

  • III

    Reserve Your Seat

    Request your spot via the event page. Capacity is strictly limited to six. Your place is confirmed once approved by Karolina.

  • IV

    The Conversation

    You arrive. You meet strangers who become real to you. And you leave changed — however subtly.

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Upcoming Gatherings

Open Salons

Six seats per evening. Reserve yours before they are gone.

May
09
2026
5:30 – 8:30 PM Private Residence, Madrid Approval Required

Salon: (De)Globalisation — State of the Art

Is globalisation reversing? Drawing on Elisabeth Braw's Goodbye Globalisation, we explore what the interconnected world brought us — and what it took. In a room of six people who have lived across borders, no theory survives without a personal counterpoint.

€40
per person
6 seats only
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Jun
13
2026
4:30 – 7:30 PM Private Residence, Madrid Approval Required

Salon: Expat Experience — Curse or Blessing?

You left. And in doing so, joined one of the quiet tribes of modernity — people who live their lives at an angle to the place they were born. A conversation about identity, belonging, rootlessness, and whether you would do it again knowing everything you know now.

€40
per person
6 seats only
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Jul
04
2026
4:30 – 7:30 PM Private Residence, Madrid Approval Required

Salon: Transformative & Non-Transferable — The Experiences That Change You Without Permission

Becoming a parent. Living abroad. Managing people. Holding a scalpel. There are experiences that restructure you — and that you can never fully explain to someone who hasn't crossed the same threshold. A conversation about what changes us, and what remains untranslatable.

€40
per person
6 seats only
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Coaching

Transformative
1:1 Coaching

My coaching practice is grounded in the same philosophy as the salon: that the right conversation, held in the right conditions, can change everything. I work with individuals at genuine inflection points — people who sense that something important needs to shift but aren't yet sure what, or how.

My approach is human-centric, inquiry-led, and deeply respectful of your own wisdom. I don't provide answers; I ask the questions that help you find your own — and hold space for the answers that truly belong to you.

Sessions are conducted in English and Czech, in person in Madrid or online worldwide.

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Discovery

Single Session

A focused 90-minute conversation to clarify a specific challenge, decision, or question. Ideal for those new to coaching or seeking a meaningful one-time conversation.

Deep Work

Coaching Journey

A structured series of 6–12 sessions over three to six months. Together we work through a theme that matters deeply to you, building real clarity, capacity, and change over time.

Collective

Group Coaching

Small-group coaching in the spirit of the salon — combining the intimacy of individual attention with the generative power of shared reflection and peer wisdom.

Organisations

Facilitation & Workshops

Bespoke facilitation and conversation design for teams and organisations that want to build cultures of genuine dialogue, psychological safety, and meaningful connection.

Themes & Topics

Areas of Exploration

The questions that animate both the salon and the coaching room — chosen not because they are easy, but because they are essential.

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Identity & Self-Discovery

Who are you beneath the roles, expectations, and stories you've inherited? What becomes possible when you meet yourself honestly?

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Relationships & Intimacy

How do we build depth, trust, and real connection — in love, friendship, and professional life — in an age of distraction?

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Meaning & Purpose

What gives your life weight and direction? How do we live with intention rather than just by default?

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Creativity & Expression

Where does your creativity live, and what is keeping it quiet? Exploring the relationship between expression, courage, and identity.

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Life Transitions

The crossroads between who you have been and who you are becoming. How to navigate change with clarity, courage, and grace.

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Communication & Presence

The art of being truly heard — and truly listening. How we speak, how we silence, and what we make possible when we do both well.

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Human Connection

Belonging, loneliness, and the paradox of our hyperconnected yet isolated age. What does it take to truly meet another person?

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Inner Dialogue & Mindset

The stories we tell ourselves — about capability, worth, and possibility. Examining and rewriting the narratives that shape our lives.

"The quality of our conversations is the quality of our lives."

The Mindsalon Philosophy
Get in Touch

Begin Here

Every meaningful encounter starts with a single conversation

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