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February 22nd join us for the Love Edition of our Open Mic Night. If you are a poet, storyteller or singer, 💖unleash your heart and wit on stage with love-themed pieces that celebrate every shade of emotion. Whether your verse is tender, fiery, or hilariously honest, we want to hear your unique voice! A vibrant, inclusive space where diverse stories shine and intimate moments connect us all. Step up, share your passion, and watch the magic unfold! 🎤❤️ Whether performing or soaking in the vibes, get ready to be moved by the power of words and love. Come by yourself, with a friend, partner, or family member 💖 \*There will be some filming and photography on the night\* Tickets through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979746515120?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our beloved Sunday Supper club at one of our all time favourite venues. MEAL VENUE: The Bhel Poori House AKA Indian Veg............... @ 92/93 Chapel Market, Angel, N1 9EX · London. Angel Underground Station, Northern Line OR Bus: 472. If driving, there is free parking in and around White Lion Street and Penton Street (but do watch out for Khan's tax theft "ULEZ" scam) Brief run down, It is an all you can eat Indian buffet for £12 last event.. THEY ONLY TAKE CASH....... (please bring small notes and change :-) ) (drinks & non-buffet deserts extra ) I am quite hard to miss, and look like the bloke above Any questions? Please don't hesitate to ask and it would be great to see you all on the 22nd. Now the weather is improving a little come and join us at the first Supper Club of the New Year and If you fancy turning up a little earlier, you will almost certainly find me and some of the others in The Chapel Market Tavern , on the other side of Chapel Market (I will post my eta closer to the event).

🔵 THE FIRST 10 TICKETS ARE £4.50 ONLY 🔴 REMAINING TICKETS ONLINE ARE £9.50 ONLY 🟢 TICKETS AT THE DOOR ARE £15.0 CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO BUY TICKETS - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1978232262951 In this workshop Ryan explains how conversations function, how to make them flow with brain training exercises that can be practiced to get sharper at conversations. This also helps conversations to be more engaging for everyone involved including yourself. 🟡 - Get rid of awkward silences in your conversations 🟤 - Make your conversations flow smoothly ⚪ - Make your conversations more engaging for everyone involved including yourself 🔴 - Indirectly benefit other areas of your social skills because if you’re not thinking about how to keep the 🟢 - conversation flowing you have more free thinking space to focus on other areas like humour or body language 🔴- Decrease your nervousness in social situations as often nervousness comes from not knowing what to say 🟣 - Brain training exercises designed to increase sharpness at this area of social skills 🟡 - A challenge at the end to bring everything from the workshop together Ryan has been coaching people social skills full time for over 10 years. As a quiet & shy person he wanted to work on his own social skills & after making huge improvements plus understanding how social situations work & how to improve he developed a process to help others for every area of social skills. He has helped thousands of people over the years to improve & now has a huge following including over 180000 followers on TikTok. More info on Ryan & Social Shortcuts can be found on the website https://www.socialshortcuts.com 
After workshops we spend time hanging out together, a great opportunity to practice the workshop content & make new friends. Plus Ryan is happy to answer any questions you want to ask one to one. 
🟢Workshop happening after this: 🟠 Creating Or Joining A Social Circle Workshop Sun, March 1, 2026, 5:45 PM - IN LONDON Click to purchase ticket - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-or-joining-a-social-circle-workshop-tickets-1978232282008 In this workshop Ryan explains how to easily expand, create or join a social circle with the kind of people you want to hang out with plus how to maintain it long term. Ryan also gives some brain training exercises to sharpen your conversation skills to make conversations flow. 🟡 - How social circles function 🟤 - How modern society changes the dynamics of a social circle ⚪ - How to add to your existing social circle if you have one 🔴 - How to build a completely new social circle 🟢 - How to join one that’s already existing 🔴- Ways to make sure you hang out with the types of people you want to 🟣 - How to maintain your social circle over time 🟡 - Brain training exercises designed to increase sharpness at holding & maintaining conversation In person workshops are at 40 Store St. - Store Street Espresso: London. 
For any questions feel free to contact Ryan or Gabriel. Please don't contact the other group organisers as they are not involved in running the event & won't be able to provide much help:
✉ Ryan: info@socialshortcuts.com
✉ Gabriel: gabrielsocialshortcuts@gmail.com 
OTHER EVENTS LINED UP
🟡 Developing Humor And Quick Thinking In Social Situations
🟢 Persuasion Workshop
🟤 How To Manage Emotions Workshop 
5 minute documentary on our workshops - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rlbCYdeaws 
We have a score of 4.9 out 5 on Trustpilot - https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/socialshortcuts.com 
Our WhatsApp chat where we discuss social skill, give updates about our events & you can ask questions - https://chat.whatsapp.com/FuT9gAwf9oMKACjbWFLmxk 
For one to one coaching on social skills and also our free trial session - [ http://www.socialshortcuts.com 
We have over 180000 followers on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@socialshortcuts.com 
Our video courses - [https://social-shortcuts.teachable.com/p/conversation-course 
DISCLAIMER
This workshop is intended for educational and or entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any medical condition. 
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🟣 Mary Kay Ash 🟤 Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life

**Bookable via our website ➡️** https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/vegetable-gardening-in-small-spaces-16/ ⋆⋆⋆ If you are just starting out or yearning for more crops in your space this workshop is for you. Growing your own is possible in even the smallest space. Let’s dig in and create a community of thriving gardeners, embracing the joys of sustainable living, even those of us living in central London. Designed especially for those with limited space but an insatiable desire to cultivate their own lush gardens, this is an incredible opportunity to learn valuable techniques and unleash your green thumb potential. Innovative Container Gardening: Discover creative ways to utilize containers, vertical gardens, and hanging planters to maximize space while ensuring optimal growing conditions. There is something for every space be it: potatoes in a pot, beans on a balcony or fresh herbs on your windowsill. Soil Preparation and Plant Nutrition: Learn the art of soil selection, enrichment, and the proper use of organic fertilizers to create the perfect environment for your vegetables to flourish. Selection of Vegetables: Gain insights into the best vegetable varieties for small spaces and explore how to plan your garden layout efficiently for both beauty and productivity. Essential Plant Care: Acquire essential skills in watering, pruning, pest control, and disease prevention to ensure the health and vitality of your vegetable plants. Harvesting and Maintenance: Master the art of harvesting your crops at their peak and receive guidance on maintaining a continuous harvest throughout the growing season. You will leave with your own indoor growing project and bags of ideas to start a successful vegetable garden. Perfect for beginners and purple thumbs. The use of all tools and materials is included. Tutor, Jane Rogers is a busy professional gardener and has led many workshops including long and short courses at Kew Gardens, London. She is [@janerogersplot](https://www.instagram.com/janerogersplot/) on Instagram. Come and join Jane as she leads you through the possibilities.

Join us for an energetic and fun-filled evening at Salsa North London's weekly event, Salsa Saturdays! Get ready to hit the dance floor, move to the rhythm of Latin music, and meet new friends who share your passion for dancing and healthy living. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a beginner looking to learn some new moves, our inclusive and welcoming atmosphere is perfect for everyone. Experience the joy of dancing while getting a great workout, all while connecting with like-minded individuals who are dedicated to leading a healthy and active lifestyle. Our instructors will guide you through the steps, ensuring you have a fantastic time while improving your dance skills. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to salsa, mingle, and have a blast every Sunday at Salsa North London!

**Bookable via our website ➡️** https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/vegetable-gardening-in-small-spaces-afternoon/ ⋆⋆⋆ If you are just starting out or yearning for more crops in your space this workshop is for you. Growing your own is possible in even the smallest space. Let’s dig in and create a community of thriving gardeners, embracing the joys of sustainable living, even those of us living in central London. Designed especially for those with limited space but an insatiable desire to cultivate their own lush gardens, this is an incredible opportunity to learn valuable techniques and unleash your green thumb potential. Innovative Container Gardening: Discover creative ways to utilize containers, vertical gardens, and hanging planters to maximize space while ensuring optimal growing conditions. There is something for every space be it: potatoes in a pot, beans on a balcony or fresh herbs on your windowsill. Soil Preparation and Plant Nutrition: Learn the art of soil selection, enrichment, and the proper use of organic fertilizers to create the perfect environment for your vegetables to flourish. Selection of Vegetables: Gain insights into the best vegetable varieties for small spaces and explore how to plan your garden layout efficiently for both beauty and productivity. Essential Plant Care: Acquire essential skills in watering, pruning, pest control, and disease prevention to ensure the health and vitality of your vegetable plants. Harvesting and Maintenance: Master the art of harvesting your crops at their peak and receive guidance on maintaining a continuous harvest throughout the growing season. You will leave with your own indoor growing project and bags of ideas to start a successful vegetable garden. Perfect for beginners and purple thumbs. The use of all tools and materials is included. Tutor, Jane Rogers is a busy professional gardener and has led many workshops including long and short courses at Kew Gardens, London. She is [@janerogersplot](https://www.instagram.com/janerogersplot/) on Instagram. Come and join Jane as she leads you through the possibilities.

**MEAL VENUE:** The Bhel Poori House AKA Indian Veg, 92/93 Chapel Market, Angel, N1 9EX · London. Angel Underground Station, Northern Line OR Bus: 472. If driving, there is free parking in and around White Lion Street and Penton Street. It is an all you can eat Indian buffet for £12ish. We usually have the table at the back of the restaurant. **THEY ONLY TAKE CASH**....... (please bring small notes and change :-) ) (drinks & non-buffet deserts extra ) It's an all you can eat buffet. Most of the food is vegan. Non-vegan items are labeled. **FULL DETAILS AT:** https://www.meetup.com/vegetarian-419/events/313338622/?

**Bookable via our website ➡️** https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/whittle-a-spoon-8/ **⋆⋆⋆** Like spoons? You’ll love this. If the idea of carving a spoon appeals to you, but setting out into a muddy wood and starting your learning by wielding an axe seems somewhat daunting, join us for a one-day course that will bypass all that and yet give you the immense satisfaction of watching a fully-fledged spoon emerge from your handiwork. Each spoon will be carved using seasoned wood and we will use Lime – a light, silky smooth and close-grained wood- used by great master carvers in St Paul Cathedral and stately homes. In one day, you will learn how to create a spoon from Lime wood- a traditional seasoned hardwood that holds detail and is a pleasure to carve with a cutout decoration detail in the handle. This can be a straight handle or a heart, but if you have an idea for a simple design, we can try and make this possible too. Your spoon will be a gift to keep for yourself or give to your loved one. This course is taught by Jon Hall, a talented professional City and Guild trained carver who teaches our one-day ‘Intro to Woodcarving’. We supply all the tools and materials and can advise you on which simple tools to buy to carry on this fascinating hobby. Love Spoons. In folk museums and heritage craft collections throughout Europe and the UK, you can sometimes see versions of these charming ‘Lovespoons’- some with one or two hearts carved out of their handles. The traditional lovespoon was made by a man who gave it to his beloved in order to show his skills and commitment. Her father would also have been able to see the man’s craftsmanship. Some of them are full of complex symbolism. A lock denoting security, a cross for faith, horseshoes for luck, bells for marriage and some including interlinked chains. As a ‘pastime’, many hours were spent on them and sailors passed their free time embellishing them with mermaids and anchors. One-day course 10.00 – 5.00pm.

Join me for an exploration of the V&A East Storehouse! I'll be outside, or just inside sat near the entrance if its raining, of Saint Espresso HereEast Coffee Bar, next to the main entrance of V&A East Storehouse, between 11.45 & 12pm, then we'll head into the museum 😊👗👘🎨 We'll explore the Storehouse for a few hours; there's vegan options in the museum e3 Bakehouse, and around 3ish or so, nearby we may get a late lunch / early dinner at Westfield Stratford. See you there! 😊

**Bookable via our website ➡️** [https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/make-a-lined-curtain-67/](https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/make-a-lined-curtain-67/) **⋆⋆⋆** Ever wanted to make your own curtains but not wanted to risk ruining expensive fabric if you tried? Try this small friendly workshop to jump-start your skills. In this one-day workshop, experienced curtain maker Ian McQueen will teach you how to produce beautiful flowing curtains for any room. Even if you are an absolute beginner and have never used a sewing machine, we will guide you through measuring the window, marking and cutting out fabric to assemble a fully lined curtain with a smart machined pencil pleat header. Everything is explained as we sew along and we will also demonstrate how to interline curtains to make them extra sumptuous and heat-saving. We will also show how to use a triple pleat tape and make hand pleats. The curtain is all hand-sewn with only a minimum of straight machine stitching. Everyone will take home a sample curtain made from one metre of fabric. We have a small selection of fabrics for you to use. All personal protection, tools and materials are included. Suitable for beginners. Enjoyable for everyone.

Taisoken Sword Fitness classes are formulated to sculpt your whole body, build lean muscle and focus the mind. Based on traditional Japanese sword movements (‘Taisoken’ literally means ‘exercise sword’ in Japanese) the class blends cardio and light weight resistance training to burn fat and build long lean muscles. We make use of traditional Japanese training swords (called ‘Bokken’) to tone our arms and strengthen our cores. No prior training or martial arts experience is required, the class is completely non-contact and suited to all levels of fitness. Come and join us every second Sunday for a strong work out - most weeks be pop to the local pub/café for a quick coffee or cake (and let’s be honest, sometimes both!) Meetup Cost: £10 Please bring the payment with you on the day and pay directly to Taisoken or you can make a bank transfer on the day. Classes are for ladies only. Back ground Info: Taisoken Sword Fitness has been developed and is led by Jeff Humm, who has been studying studying the use of the Japanese sword for over 45 years together with other traditional martial arts. He holds a Masters degree in Traditional Japanese Martial Arts and a 7th Dan in Japanese fencing (Kendo). The movements are authentic cutting actions, some dating back more than 3 hundred years when your life depend on how well you wield the Sword. By taking authentic Japanese sword movements of attack and defence, these actions have been formulated into practice routines which work and sculpt the full range of the body’s muscles. Additionally the routines require participates to focus and visualise their actions leading them to seeking perfection in application which in turn empowers the mind and develops greater body and mind equilibrium. The Japanese sword is sharp and slender, renowned and admired across the world for its beauty and image; those that can weld it effectively are held in great esteem and revered. They are resilient and tranquil, with poise and grace they move without effort, mind, body and sword as one. Please bring the payment with you on the day and pay directly to Taisoken.

A very Midwest way to spend the night. 🖤 Euchre Night at TownHall Short North brings cards, cocktails, and community together for an easygoing evening of friendly competition. All skill levels welcome—confidence encouraged.

Sunday Lunch at Little Grand. Something for everyone at their Eatery. Enjoy a variety of culinary delights from Vietnamese and Italian to Cuban and Korean cuisines satisfying any craving. The market also boast two bars, serving craft cocktails & local brews.

Welcome, readers! Our February read is **_1984 by George Orwell._** In 1984, George Orwell imagines a world where the government watches everyone, rewrites reality, and punishes even private thoughts. Winston Smith dares to question this system, believing that truth and love might still exist. His rebellion draws him into a chilling struggle against a power that knows him better than he knows himself. The novel leaves readers asking whether freedom is possible when reality itself can be controlled. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖

This is a free, in person meeting. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

Let's gather for lunch at Carfagna's followed by an optional stop in Carfagna's Market to check out the tastes and smells of Italy. Carfagna's address is 1440 Gemini Pl, Columbus, OH 43240