Are you interested in stepping up your leadership and personal development skills? We are excited to meet monthly with other leaders/aspiring leaders in the Austin area to discuss books that will not only inspire us, but also give us skills we can utilize to be successful in our lives and our careers. If you have goals you are set on accomplishing, searching for a new challenge or looking for a way to grow personally, you don't want to miss this meetup!

If you love great books, talking about great books and authors, and sharing and learning about new authors over good coffee, good food & good wine- this is the meetup group for you! I know there are plenty of book clubs in Austin, am in fact a member & event organizer of a great one already, and it inspired me to start another book club for Austin Women! I'm hoping to have a one Saturday afternoon a month meetup about the book voted on, and maybe throw in a few extra meetups a month just for fun …

The mission of The Secret Place Book Club is to motivate, encourage, and support women of every walk of life. To inspire women to discover or rediscover the Secret Place, in order to reach for and embrace the greatness that God has deposited in them. The Secret Place use books as a catalyst to provoke deeper thought which ignite to surface long forgotten dreams. In hopes that dreams will become vision (What you See); vision will become plans (What you Do); and plans will become reality (Your cre …

This is Austin's only bookclub dedicated to classical literature from all different eras. Have you wanted to read Huckleberry Finn and be able to discuss it with other nerds? Or actually read the books you were assigned in high school English? Maybe you are curious as to who this Kurt Vonnegut guy is? Or a movie is coming out based on a book and you want a head start. We will vote on books from ALA list of classic, must-reads, banned book lists, Time's 100 greatest novels, etc.... This bookclub …

Real Writers is called Academic because it is designed to be like a workshop you would take at a big university, where the instructor would take seriously the fundamentals of literary techniques and straightforward criticism about member writing in order to understand those techniques. Real Writers is a literary workshop in which substantial literary ideas are developed in order to facilitate 'real' writing both in the form of literature and in related media. Any writer or artist could potential …

Welcome to a wonderful book club dedicated to learning, growing and sharing about the parenting adventure. Hosted by Lisa Smith and Hawthorne Montessori School. Open to all interested parents in the Austin area. We will meet once a month and discuss a different book or article relating to parenting. It's a great way to build your community and support in your effort to be the best parent you can be.

Hello Friends! The purpose of this group is to experience Presence and to meet others who are interested in studying and discussing the essential words of spiritual teachers. The Austin Eckhart Tolle Presence Group has been meeting weekly since 2008 to study the teachings of Eckhart Tolle. Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author who was born in Germany and educated at the Universities of London and Cambridge. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Power of Now and the …

This is a prayer, Bible study, and fellowship group for young women in Austin (20s and 30s) who have a progressive world view. I am liberal, but also take my Christian faith seriously. I feel like too often people think that those two things cannot exist in the same person. It's been hard to find others like me, but I feel certain you are out there in Austin. I want to create a community of supportive women where we can study the Bible together (and admit where it doesn't make sense to us, and t …

Thank you for your interest in joining our group. We have reached our maximun number of 45. If this is still the group you would like to join, please fill out the request & we'll add you as soon as a spot opens up. Thank you! We are a group of diverse, laid back, and active mommies with kids ranging from newborn- teenagers. This group was created with the foundation of emotional and familial support for one another, since most of us are here in TX with no to very little families. It is constant …

Let's get together and spend an enjoyable and productive time with other Cubans and friends.

We are the Geeks. We are Whovians, Browncoats, Techies, Trekkies (Classic and NextGen), Jedi Knights, LARPers, board gamers, video gamers, B5ers, comic book fans (both DC and Marvel), and more. We come in every shape and size, and with countless geekish passions. But we also share much in common. We think differently. We share imagination. We share visions of brighter futures and worlds of adventure. We share a passion for figuring out new strategies and trying out new solutions. We share a love …

Curious about Misty Curious?  This group is named after my nickname...because as you might guess, I am insatiably CURIOUS. I've worked to create a COMMUNITY that fosters growth, learning, and friendship. What are we up to in 2013? I'm really focused on reading books that will improve my quality of life.  I personally like to read one to two books per month and will break the books into parts for easier reading. I do hope you'll join us! Misty

This is a group for people trying to finish a novel. We're going to meet Thursdays 8:30pm at the Lakeline HEB (unless a better venue presents itself).  Each attendee can submit 10 - 15 pages for other members to mark up and review for the following week's meeting. Our goal is to focus on a single work in progress from each member in order to get a better sense of the story and encourage people to move more quickly toward completing their work. We're looking for people who are determined to finis …

Sunday Morning "A Course In Miracles" Study Group. -We are a relaxed, open and friendly group who gather to support each other in understanding and applying the principles of the Course to our lives. Beginners to advanced students are equally welcome.  Since the Course is non-linear you can join any time without feeling you have missed anything.  We have extra books to lend. A typical group is 7 to 12 people. We begin with Course related sharing for those who wish to share.  We then have a brief …

This group is for the experienced and newbies alike. We are creating an avenue for people, who have a common interest in sewing, to come together and learn from each other.  No formalities, just fun! If you are just starting out and you would like to learn, or if you are a sewing guru and would love to share your wealth of knowledge while meeting new people, this is the group for you! The goal in making this a successful meetup group is your participation. That being said, we aim to keep those t …

Based on the lessons of don Juan Matus, this group explores the methods and practices of Toltec/ Native American spirituality. This is a working study group, part open discussion - part workshop. Not a sit down and have someone talk at you or lead you group. This Meetup is for serious practitioners of sorcery – people on the path to knowledge. We will practice together gazing, not-doing, meditation/ breath-work, visualization, dreaming techniques, recapitulation, stopping the world, tracking, pl …

Job searching can be very frustrating and discouraging. This group offers emotional support for people who want to successfully deal with difficulties that can be encountered while searching for a job or other situations in life. Members will have the opportunity to meet others in similar situations, share what's going on in your life and encourage each other through small group discussion. Information from DVDs offered by the American Association of Christian Counselors and books from top exper …

Calling all Nerdfighters! We don't care if you are in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, or Alaska. All Nerdfighters welcome. I saw 1,100 of you at the Austin book signing (Jan 2012) of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars" and was shocked that there is not an Austin Nerdfighter group. Austin Nerdfighters are focused on the reducing worldsuck part of Nerdfighteria. We each have a small role to play, wouldn't it be nice to have a group to talk about it with? This chapter will be primarily to support fe …