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An invitation to shed the chaos, connect with the natural world, and come home to your body and community. Supported by the steady flow of Reiki healing energy, you’ll be guided into deep grounding—connecting with the earth beneath you, your breath, and the quiet wisdom within. Each participant will be given a small living plant to hold during the meditation, serving as a tangible anchor for presence, growth, and connection. As Reiki is channeled, the plant becomes a symbol and companion—reminding your body how to root, receive, and restore its natural balance. The experience is calming, nourishing, and regulating, helping to release stress, clear energetic congestion, and strengthen your sense of stability and belonging. You’ll leave feeling centered, supported, and more connected to yourself, your heart and the world around you. At the end of the session, you’ll take your plant home as a living reminder of the grounding, healing, and intention you cultivated—something to continue nurturing long after the meditation ends. After the meditation there will be tea and conversation for integration. 10% OFF Early Bird Special if you register by Thursday 6/11 with code EARLYBIRD Register at[ https://tidycal.com/dailyreikiaustin/r-and-r-plant-meditation](https://tidycal.com/dailyreikiaustin/r-and-r-plant-meditation)

Bring your guitar and join us for a practice session. Let's meet on the second level at Whole Foods in the Domain. All levels welcome See you there!

Start your weekday strong. This morning meetup is for people who want consistency, accountability, and good company while doing their own workout. No group programming, no coaching. Just show up, train, stay motivated, and support each other. Strength, cardio, mobility, or skill work — whatever fits your goals. **Important Note** Participation requires an active Anytime Fitness membership for this location (or a valid multi-location pass). We cannot provide access to the gym. **Who It’s For** • Preparing for hikes or outdoor trips • Building a steady morning routine • Prefer independent workouts with community around **Location** Anytime Fitness 5290 N A.W. Grimes Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665 Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oEzp2osVFzHvGy9L7 **Schedule** 4:00 AM — Arrive, warm up 4:15–5:45 AM — Individual workouts (optional shared circuits) 5:45–6:00 AM — Cooldown and quick check-in Stay the entire time or come for what you can. Consistency matters more than duration. **Bring** • Water and workout gear • Your workout plan (optional) **Expectations** • Update your RSVP if your plans change • Be on time when possible • Respect the gym environment and other members • Aim for steady attendance — habit is the goal A friendly, low-pressure way to start the day strong, build discipline, and train alongside others without needing a structured class.

Not every single Meetup this month is necessarily a World Cup watching event. This is our regularly scheduled, monthly Meetup. We're meeting at the **Draught House**, a neighborhood brew pub in Rosedale on Medical Parkway and 42nd Street, a couple of blocks west of North Lamar Blvd. For parking information, please refer to the bottom of the [Draught House about page](https://www.draughthouse.com/about). We will be meeting outside - air temperatures are forecast to be in the low 90s to mid 80s. If you'd like to get together before the posted 7pm start time, I plan to set up shop a little after 5pm and welcome all early birds.

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/round-rock-tx/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

*Hello, and welcome! The Austin Swing Syndicate has been holding their Swing dance every single Thursday for 23 years.* *Every week, we set up a sound system in an authentic, vintage, 1930s mansion and play DJed Swing music in the ballroom for dancers.* *For only a few nights a year, however, we host a live band in our ballroom––an even more magical experience. Visit our [website](https://austinswingsyndicate.org/) for more info!* This group is for new and experienced dancers alike. Great for those who are new to town, visiting from out of town, or wanting to try something new! Dancers range from ages 18-68+ * **Regular Admission: $8** * **LIVE BAND Admission: $20** The meetup is attending the lesson and joining the dance. There are hundreds of people to meet and everyone is very friendly but we are not doing social hours until the meetup attendance grows. **The How-To:** 1\. Pay for admission\. 2\. Intro lesson begins @ **8:15-9 PM.** 3\. Music **9-12 AM**. Note: You do not need to stay for the *entire* dance! **What To Bring:** -Semi-formal to formal wear you'd comfortable sweating in (skirts/dresses/button-up shirts/slacks) -Gum/mints -Deodorant, if you think you'll need to reapply. -Water bottle (optional) -Hair ties (optional) **Free** **parking** at garage in the alley between Longview St. and Leon St. Included: Bathrooms (and an authentic "powder room"), exceptional AC, water fountains, an abundance of chairs, and hard-wood floors–perfect for dancing. Questions/concerns? Contact us! [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AustinSwingSyndicate/) [Website](https://austinswingsyndicate.org/connect/) Instagram: @atxswingsyndicate TikTok: @austin.swing.syndicate

Prerequisites: This program is only available for those who have already completed the Yogasanas program. The review session is being organized for the benefit of people who have learnt Yogasanas before. It is a wonderful opportunity to deepen (refresh or restart) your practice with the guidance of an Isha Hatha teacher. We want to ensure that as many people as possible get to experience this chance to get their practices corrected and have any questions answered. We encourage you to register early as the class capacity is limited. RSVP: https://online.innerengineering.com/en/program-details/yogasanas-review-cityprogram-the-texas-hall-texas-us-jun-19-2026 Date And Time: Friday, June 19th, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM Venue: The Texas Hall, 4412 Sam Bass Rd, Round Rock, Texas, US, 78681 Contact Details: [austin@ishausa.org](mailto:austin@ishausa.org) (512) 655-9589

The goal of this group is to practice speaking a second language. The group is open to all levels of learners, from beginners to native speakers. *La meta de este grupo es practicar hablando un idioma secundario. El grupo está abierto a todos los niveles de hablantes, de principiantes a nativos.* This group currently has only **Spanish** and **English.** If you speak another language and would like to add it, please contact me (Olivia) directly. *Actualmente, este grupo solo tiene español e inglés. Si hablas otro idioma y quiere añadirlo, por favor, habla conmigo (Olivia).* \*\*If you can't make it, please update your RSVP! *\*\*Si no puede juntar una sesión del grupo, por favor cambia su RSVP* We meet at 309 Coffee in Georgetown, TX, on Saturdays from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. *Reunimos en sábados en 309 Coffee en Georgetown 10:30 am - 12:30 pm* Address: 309 S Main St. Georgetown, TX *Dirección: 309 S Main St. Georgetown, TX*

Lakeline Toastmasters is one of the Austin Area’s most accomplished Toastmasters Clubs. We are proud of our diverse members who are striving to be better communicators and leaders. You are invited to visit us on any Friday, in person, to experience how the Toastmasters program improves communication and leadership skills. Location: Cedar Park First United Methodist Church 600 W Park St, Cedar Park, TX 78613 Time: Meeting starts at 7:15 PM, Doors open at 7 PM For more details go to [https://lakeline.toastmastersclubs.org/](https://lakeline.toastmastersclubs.org/)

Come join us for a fun night out with drinks, dinner and new friends! We’ll hangout, watch sports, play games, converse and have a great time. Feel free to bring your friends with you and we’ll see you there! Disclaimer: The host of this event and meetup are not liable for any injuries, loss of funds, or any type of unfortunate event that happens to any attendees of the meetup.

Let's have a singles mingle at 77° Rooftop in the Domain. Here is some information about it from the net. *77° Rooftop is Rock Rose's newest addition. Our 3-story rooftop patio bar takes drinking in Austin to a perfect 77°, the optimal cocktailing temperature. We've got a palette-pleasing assortment of finger foods, and some mind-altering hookah flavors as well. Stop by and enjoy our open-air patio, beautiful cocktails, and unique tapas dishes.* For parking I recommend parking in the Nordstrom parking garage. Enter in these coordinates below and this will take you to the garage. *30.401626, -97.719689* This will be just an informal event to connect with other singles. I will bring name tags. If you can't find me please call or text me at 512-922-2006.

Saturday In-Person Writing Session – Join Us! Join us every Saturday at 9 AM for a live writing session at Lamppost Coffee on E Main in Round Rock. Whether you're diving into your novel, working on a short story, or just looking to get some words on the page, this is a welcoming space for writers of all kinds. * Drop in anytime during the session * Get feedback, give feedback, or just write * Say hello and meet fellow local writers Interested in organizing a future write-in, attending a writing conference, or submitting to a flash fiction contest? Let us know! We’re always looking for new ways to support our writing community and sharpen our craft. **Lamppost Coffee** 201 E Main St #101, Round Rock, TX 78664 If you don't see us at the big table in the front, check in the back room! See you on Saturday!

***Jala Neti is a simple but effective process of cleansing the nasal passages with salt water using a copper Jala Neti pot designed by Sadhguru. The process makes breathing easier by helping air enter the lungs unimpeded by mucus and dirt which easily builds up during the day.*** Benefits: * Prevents and helps with respiratory tract diseases like asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis. * Relieves cold, allergies and sinusitis. * Calms and activates the nervous system. * Removes excess mucus and pollutants from nasal passages and sinuses. * Gets rid of insomnia, tiredness and improves quality of sleep. * Helps with diseases of eyes, nose, throat, tonsillitis, allergic rhinitis, hay fever. For Ages 14 and up ***RSVP*** : https://online.innerengineering.com/en/program-details/jala-neti-cityprogram-the-texas-hall-texas-us-jun-20-2026 Date & Time: Saturday, June 20, 2025, 5:00pm-6:00pm Venue: The Texas Hall, 4412 Sam Bass Rd, Round Rock, Texas, US, 78681 Contact Details: * (512)-655-9589 * austin@ishausa.org

☕ Coffee and Kaiwa: Casual Japanese Conversation Please purchase a beverage or snack to support the venue. Join us for a relaxed, informal hour of Japanese-English language exchange and cultural chat! Whether you are a native Japanese speaker, a fluent bilingual, or just starting your language journey, everyone is welcome. There is no set agenda—just grab a drink, pull up a chair, and practice speaking at your own pace. Who Should Attend? Beginners: Practice basic greetings and phrases. Advanced Speakers: Maintain your fluency. Native Speakers: Meet locals and share your culture.

Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle. **Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?** In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox. One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread. Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for. **Questions to wrestle with:** * Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving? * Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why? * If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming? * Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection? * And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species? * Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now? As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who enjoy talking to people from other countries, and those who would like to discuss international travel and culture, and who enjoy getting together for good conversations."

We will be going to Jenny's Tex Mex after our English Chat at East Market. Whether you're a language learner, ESL student, or simply passionate about exploring new cultures, this event is perfect for anyone looking to immerse themselves in a diverse and welcoming community. Come join us for an enlightening afternoon of language, culture, food, of course, and connections! (Everyone will choose individually from the menu and pay for their meal.) I was told about this place and told that the food was great. We haven't been there yet so don't exactly know where we will meet there. We will try to find tables for everyone and put ESL signs on the tables. See you there!!

**🔥 Lincoln Street Salsa HAS MOVED TO EVERY FRIDAY, NO MORE SATURDAYS!** **🔥 Lincoln Street Salsa @ 1717 Brice Rd, Reynoldsburg 43068** **🔥 Salsa, Bachata, Merengue Dancing!** **🔥 NO PARTNER OR EXPERIENCE NEEDED!** **🔥 Every FRIDAY, 8 pm - 1 am** **🔥 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm = Registration** **🔥 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm = Beginner Dance Class** **🔥 9:30 pm - 1:00 am = Open Dance Party** **🔥 LincolnStreetSalsa.com** **🔥 Questions? Text Todd 614-774-8146**