We live in a very promising time. It is also a very challenging time. At least that’s how it looks like to us humans. It’s a time when the human spirit is triumphing and books are being rewritten. Love, sharing & the healing of our fellow man is becoming what is normal. The other side of this coin is a reality full of people who are hurting - who are hurting other people who are hurting. It is causing a great disturbance that is rooted in the spiritual and that manifests physically as war, …

ecstatic commUNITY dance ~ movement, rhythm, and music have been used by cultures throughout the world for millennia to induce healing and ecstatic states of being. gathering together in community, on the dance floor, in movement and music and breath, activates potent life force energy for transformation and creation.  it frees our joy and inspiration!  THIS is why we dance!!! ~ a note from the founder & facilitator of Ecstatic Dance Dallas ~ beloved tribe:  we offer Ecstatic Dance in DFW becau …

This group explores writing opportunities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; forms critique circles; and shares writing resources and talents for personal improvement and the greater good.  We welcome writers of all skill levels, including beginners, and our work spans a wide variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, journaling, grant-writing, business-writing, news writing, creative nonfiction, ekphrastic writing, and other types of composition.  Our meetings are nonjudgemental events in which …

Hi Guys and Gals! Welcome to the Texas Backlot MeetUp Group! EVERYONE is welcome to join in on our unusually fun, creative and exciting meetups! New to this scene? Come join us and meet Actors/Actresses, Stuntmen, Stuntwomen, Costumers, Set Builders, FX/Props, Camera/Video, Writers, Soundmen, Stagehands, etc., that really enjoy what they do and want to network, interact, have fun and develop and sharpen their skills, by creating shows, script reading, blocking, rehearsing, sharing costuming idea …

I decided to create this group after completing my first 12 month project and realizing that it was kind of a lonely go! My goal is to make some new friends who are doing positive, creative things with their lives. This is a group for all things creative... painting, writing, music, photography, scrap-booking, culinary art - you name it! We will support, uplift, and inspire each other! We will have a monthly Creative Jam to share our projects and also occasional inspiration trips to art festival …

Project Memoir is a group designed for those of us who have always wanted to write a memoir, but who also might have lacked the motivation to finish, or even begin the process. This will be a biweekly gathering of like-minded people who would like to participate in a discussion group dedicated to the writing process. Additionally, we'll all set goals to reach by each following meeting. Let's do this!!

We're a local writers group based in Keller, TX that provides critiques, support, education, and networking to both published and aspiring authors in all genres of writing. We meet the SECOND and LAST Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Keller Public Library on Johnson Rd. Annual dues are $35 (via check or cash in person, mailing address provided upon request). Dues include: °Free admission to our meetings (2nd and last Sunday of every month). °Online critique, as well as in person critique sessi …

We are a group meant to bring authors together so that we can learn marketing tips and ideas from each other. PR, social media, publishing, media, press release info and any other industry sales and marketing experts are welcome to share their knowledge and help independent authors especially find space in the online and offline marketplaces. This is NOT a critique workshop nor a book club, but avid readers, reviewers and blogger influencers who put their hands out to authors and writers are abs …

2:00-4:00 You will be given about 20 minutes to read aloud and receive uplifting critiques. Bring multiple copies. Any genre is appropriate. We will break off into two groups when necessary to be sure everyone has plenty of time. Thank you for only bringing work that is respectful to the sensitivities and liberties of others. Please call or email if you have any questions. Micaela Pennell 972-537-6747 micaela@diva-university.com

A circle where womyn writers of all ages, levels, and genres may practice, explore, and discuss the written & spoken-word arts and where womyn are empowered to give sound to our story and volume to our voice!

This group centers around a fun writing exercise. To create Fast and Furious fiction based on a single inspirational sentence or excerpt from a newspaper, magazine or tabloid publication. I'll bring the pub, the group chooses the starter and we write for 30-45 minutes (tbd per meeting). Once we "put down our pencils" you can sit back and listen or share what you wrote. Depending on the size of the group and the venue we will read our mini masterpieces aloud or play musical laptops until everyone …

Writers and readers of any genre, but fantasy and science fiction in particular, getting together on a weekly(or bi-weekly) basis to discuss their projects. Let's get together and offer encouragement and advice over coffee or cocktails. Whether you need a sounding board for you ideas, or just someone to motivate you to keep writing, this is the group for you. And if you don't write, but would love to be an alpha reader and someone to bounce ideas off, you are welcome too. All are welcome, but me …

Taos Tribe is a fabulous “soul family” made up of creatives, artists, writers, visionaries, healers, changemakers, and those who want to be any of those things but don't feel they are just yet. This group was inspired by several of my coaching clients who all mentioned how they wished they had a group of people in their lives who really understood them and spoke their language. They wanted to have a place to be heard, seen, understood, and appreciated. So often, we live our lives in a somewhat s …