CALENDAR
| Austin 2008 |
| MAY |
Tuesday, May 6 Sat., May 20 & Sat., June 21 Tuesday, May 20 Sat.-Sun, May 25-26 Sat.-Mon, May 25-27
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| JUNE |
Tuesday, June 3
Tuesday, June 17 Fri.-Sat., June 28 & 29 |
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| ONGOING EVENTS |
Outdoor Yoga! By donation! Experience hatha yoga as you relax and melt away while toning your body and increasing its flexibility! You will be guided through a delicious outdoor yoga practice. We are in the park on docks over the water. An idyllic setting for yoga! Join Us Daily! Weather Permitting*
Weekdays 5:30 - 6:30pm Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays, 8:00 a.m. Locations throughout Austin. Outdoor stroller fitness class open to all caregivers/children 6 weeks/up. The first class is always FREE; we’re running some great specials! www.momsandtotsfitness.com. Call 512-461-6823. Nia—I love what it does for me! Carver Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina St. www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:15–11:15 a.m. Mondays, 4:00–5:00 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Saturdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m. FIRST CLASS FREE. Dance, Dance, Dance. Wondering what style of dance is made just for you, and where to find it? Get complete listings of where to dance in Austin, and how to get started. www.movineasy.com Developmentally appropriate support groups/individual counseling: children/youth with parent with cancer/serious illness. Or seriously ill children/young adults. Free services; Spanish/English. Wonders and Worries, 923 Westbank Drive, Suite C. Meredith Cooper, 512-329-5757. www.wondersandworries.org. The Crossings is seeking volunteers to assist with our day-to-day operations. Please call 512-258-7243 or view our Web site at www.thecrossingsaustin.com for more information on our Volunteer Service Program. Footworks in Southwest Austin: One-time FREE rental use of 14,500 s.f. facility to nonprofits for events or fund-raising activities! Cleaning/staffing fees still apply. 7010 W HWY 71, #120, in Oak Hill. 512-288-9577 for details. Sundays Eckankar Worship Services, 1st & 3rd Sundays. 11 am. Austin Eckankar Center, 223 W. Anderson Lane, Suite B-206, Austin. Call 512-453-0331. www.eckankar-texas.org. Free Kids’ Show every Sunday at 10:30 am. Join us for great shows for all ages! Ruta Maya Cafe, 3601 S. Congress. 512-707-9637, www.rutamaya.net Free Life Mastery Workshops - informal question and answer discussions with guest speakers that teach how to adjust your thoughts, feelings and intentions to create the life you want to be living. All Ways Zen & Austin Martial Arts, 5000 Bee Caves Road, Suite 210. 512-327-2900, www.allwayszen.com or www.austinmartialarts.com. Happy Living With Justice. FREE. Yoga Practice followed by efforts to increase awareness on environment and justice issues so that we live in harmony with nature and justice. Contact Jogendra, 512-292-8093, or happylivingwithjustice@gmail.com. Chittamani Buddhist Center. Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace Is Impossible. Classes and Meditation every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Spiritual counseling by appointment. 512-916-4444. 2919 Manchaca #102A (at S. Lamar). Web: www.meditationinaustin.org. Discussion group, “The Coping Corner.” Free; meets 2nd Sundays monthly, Genuine Joe’s Coffeehouse, Anderson Lane, across from Lack’s Furniture. Sunday, 4:00–5:30 p.m. Focus: Life Transitions. Susanne Slay-Westbrook L.P.C., L.M.F.T. www.aworldofrespect.com. ZIKR, CHANTING IN THE SUFI TRADITION, reading, practices. 5:00–6:00 p.m. Free. Beginners welcome. Sufi Order of Austin, 8400 Flagstone Drive. Jan Stoddard-Smith, 512-206-0227, jstoddardsmith@austin.rr.com, or Xvarnah D’Obrenovic, 512-280-0584, parvati1199@yahoo.com, towardtheone.com. Call before coming. BHAKTI YOGA DEVOTIONAL OFFERING, VEGETARIAN DINNER, AND MEDITATION. 6:00–9:00 p.m. No charge. Reservations required by 3:00 p.m. Meditation includes a lecture on Bhakti Yoga. Austin Meditation Center, 2307 Rio Grande, 512-472-YOGA, www.austin Mondays–Fridays 5:30–6:30 p.m. Chanted Prayers (Puja) at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 2919 Manchaca Road #102A. 512-916-4444. www.meditationinaustin.org. Open to all—FREE. Mondays Holographic Sound Healing Meditation 7:30-8:30pm. Powerful healing and meditative experience. Unity Church of the Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd., Austin. For more INTRODUCTION TO SUFISM, 7:30–9:00 p.m. Free. Other days, times, available. Sufi Order of Austin. Enjoy learning Sufi meditation, chanting, readings, discussions. Learn about the Sufi Order International. Beginners welcome. Rabia Clark, rabia3183@aol.com, 512-892-0788. towardtheone.com, Call for appointment, directions. Tuesdays MASTER’S TEACHINGS: METATRON WITH SAINT GERMAIN. The 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 7:30PM. Healing Light Center. 7018 William Wallace Way, Austin 78754. 512-278-0559. www.sashawhite.com. Inquire about Psychic/Medical sessions in person/phone Free deeksha every Tuesday night in Deep South Austin with Beth Clare and Meridian Grace, N.D. A light dinner begins 7:00 p.m.; discussion, meditation, Oneness Deeksha follow. You are warmly invited. Location, call 512-280-9621 or e-mail awakeninghealth@austin.rr.com. Simple, quiet, free, Karma/Laya Yoga group meditation. Help the Masters help humanity! Austin Transmission Meditation Group, 7:30 p.m. Eternal Way Center, 1122 S. Lamar. http://transmissionmeditation.org. TEXAS OUTDOOR WOMEN’S NETWORK (TOWN) - Austin Chapter - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor acitivites. Fishing, kayaking, camping, hiking, and more! Monthly meetings are the 4th Tuesday of each month, 6pm at the LCRA Hancock Bldg., 3700 Lake Austiin Blvd. For more information, see: www.townaustin.org INTRODUCTION TO MANTRA MEDITATION. August 15 and 22, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Calm the mind, control the senses, develop love for God. No charge. Reservations required by 3:00 p.m. Austin Meditation Center, 2307 Rio Grande, 512-472-YOGA, www.austinmeditation.org. Thursdays Discovery Night Thursday/Friday: For great wines to sample, food to munch on and stories to tell, come join us from 5:30-9:00 as we remember the good old days and think back fondly to the days of Butterfield Cab (10 cases are on order!) and Peter Brum Vino Noir (Ditto!). WineStyles Anderson Arbor, 13435 Hwy 183 N, Suite 306, Austin, 512-331-WINE (9463). 1st Thursday - West End Gallery Night on 6th street. Spend the evening from 6 to 8 pm gallery hopping. Enjoy 8 galleries within walking distance and plenty of parking. See Book Discussions: Ask the Master by Harold Klemp. 7-8pm, FREE. Austin Eckankar Center, 223 W. Anderson Lane, Suite B-206, Austin. Call 512-453-0331. Yoga for Diabetes: 2:30–4:00 p.m. Jogi Bhagat from Yoga Solutions presents this workshop through a combination of Yogic postures, breathing exercises/techniques of deep relaxation. Reservation required. Free. 10008 Mount Rainier Drive. E-mail: yogasolutions@gmail.com. 512-963-8364. Chittamani Buddhist Center. Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace Is Impossible. Classes and Meditation every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Spiritual counseling by appointment. 512-916-4444. 2919 Manchaca #102A (at S. Lamar). www.meditationinaustin.org. Thursdays 7:15–9:15 p.m. Free, Thursday Nights with the Sufis: Sufi Order of Austin: 1st Thursday, Universal Worship and Healing; 2nd Thursday, Contemplative practices; 3rd Thursday, Ziraat nature attunement, music and celebration; 4th Thursday, Dances of Universal Peace. Eternal Way Center, 1122 South Lamar (next to Alamo Drafthouse). Ata’allah Bill Meacham: 512-291-4300, bmeacham01@earthlink.net, towardtheone.com. Fourth Thursdays: SUFI DANCING (Dances of Universal Peace), free. Easy circle dances, chants from world’s religions. Opens your heart! Ata’allah Bill Meacham: 512-291-4300, bmeacham01@earthlink.net; Xvarnah D’Obrenovic: 512-280-0584, parvati1199@yahoo.com, sufidance.org. 7:15–9:15 p.m. Eternal Way Center, 1122 South Lamar (next to Alamo Drafthouse). Fridays “Sistah Circle” meets second Friday of every month. Join other phenomenal women-sisters-friends to connect, celebrate, support, share, laugh, cry and just BE! Contact The Center for Well Being for more information and locations. 512-249-5683 or on the web www.thecenterforwellbeing.com Chanted prayers (Heart Jewel Puja)/meditation, weekdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Fridays 5:30–6:30 p.m.: “Stop the Week”—Wishfulfilling Jewel Puja with Offerings. Free prayers. Public welcome. Chittamani Buddhist Center, 2919 Manchaca Road #102A, Austin, 78704. 512-916-4444. www.meditationinaustin.org. Freeform dance. 7.45-–9.45 p.m. First class free. Barefoot dancing, nonsmoking. A two-hour dance celebrating/discovering being human, authentic, spontaneous, raw. For those who love to dance. Austin Yoga School, 1122C South Lamar. Web: Saturdays Magdalene Circle Gnostic Group meets Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. at a North and Central Location in Austin. Gnosticism and Kabbalah. For more information and directions: www.magdalene-circle.org. 512-663-7637. GET NOTICED! ADVERTISE in this CALENDAR for as little as $15/month! Free Community Events |