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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME FUN AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES TO DO THIS SUMMER?

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME FUN AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES TO DO THIS SUMMER?

Beauty in the Backyard is more than just a festival. It is a community of people who value creativity, diversity, and harmony. It is a place where you can be yourself, express yourself, and enjoy yourself. It is a celebration of life in all its beauty. If you are interested in joining this amazing event, visit their website for more information and tickets. Don't miss this chance to have an unforgettable summer experience at Beauty in the Backyard!

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Creativity Comes Easy (But the Business Aspect Might Not)

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Creativity Comes Easy (But the Business Aspect Might Not)

If you’re an artist, it might be hard for you to believe that creativity doesn’t come easy to everyone. But although your talents flow like paint on a blank canvas, many artistic types struggle with the business side of entrepreneurship. Never fear: There are many things you can do to smooth out the painfully logical aspects of running a business — and shake off the ‘starving artist’ label for good. Mettā Creative shares the goods.

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18 Resources for Racial reciprocIty

18 Resources for Racial reciprocIty

A Beacon of Hope

A Beacon of Hope

A Beacon of Hope On May 2nd, The REED Center & Mettā Creative safely and cleanly hosted organizers of Catharsis on the Mall to build, live stream, and burn a ceremonial beacon, standing in solidarity with Vigil Beacons throughout the Washington DC region as a part of Catharsis on The Net's 'Online Vigil'.

Adorned with flowers, The full-size grandfather clock, procured and reimagined by Catharsis on the Mall Trunk Member and Metta Creative's Minister of Magic, Sha Golanski, represented so beautifully the current state of the world. Distanced from the usual pace of life, we watched, the burning of time, sharing the moment with thousands of peers around the world, through cyberspace. Many participants chose to fill out a form online, communicating things they wanted to let go of, or things that inspire joy and hope.

These verbal energetic offerings were all printed out and burned in the Ceremonial Beacon as a method of offering Cathartic release for our extended community. Inevitably, we all burn time, consciously or unconsciously. Some of us have been graced with more time on our hands, and some of us have felt drowned by the minutes that have run out...

No matter our situation, the Beacon of Hope presented us with an opportunity to look inwardly and offer meaning as we experience the whirlwind of emotions of elemental energy.

For more information about the vigil and the organization, visit Catharsis on the Mall And stay in touch with Metta Creative as they continue to connect and inspire communities around the world through transformational experiences. @mettamakers

There's so much goodness being prepared to be shared with the community at The REED Center @thereedcenter , with a Permaculture Design Course on the horizon.

To connect with the designer of the Beacon of Hope, Sha Golanski, reach out on Instagram @plantbasedpirate and @rainbow_crow_creative

Indulge in Good Food and Good Vibrations with Sound Bath & Potluck Sundays!

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Indulge in Good Food and Good Vibrations with Sound Bath & Potluck Sundays!

Creative Labs, in collaboration with Metta Creative, will be offering a refreshing and comfortable space for makers and shakers to come together weekly! On Sunday evenings from 5:30-9 PM, the incredible artistic community of Baltimore and beyond can come together in Creative Labs’s collaborate art warehouse and indulge in a bountiful potluck and rejuvenating sound bath experience. Fill up with an abundant spread of plant-based food options and unwind as powerful, healing tones resonate through your body and mind.

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At the forefront of the event, Justin Patterson offers his culinary expertise in the realm of plant-based foods. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own dishes as well, to share with and nourish the community. All attendees who arrive with food in hand receive $5 off entry! Whether you’re taking the opportunity to learn to make that vegan dish you’ve been dreaming of, or simply clearing out perishables to avoid food waste, every effort is appreciated in this space! Justin will be providing one specially-curated dish and a salad weekly, so don’t let empty arms and an empty belly deter you!

This event’s starring feature is a deeply immersive sound bath experience led by Mary Gellen (@soundwizardmary), a self-proclaimed and widely-respected Sound Wizard. Participants enter the space through a converted-van-turned-art-project, inspiring an artistic environment similar to that of the famous Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The healing experience is held in a geodesic dome piled high with pillows while psychedelic fractals and imagery are projected overhead, pulsating as bodies fill the intimate space. 

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Channeling divine feminine energy and focused expertise, Mary utilizes a massive gong to carry the group through guided meditation, creating powerful sound waves to wash over and refresh your being. On occasion, Mary will be accompanied by guest facilitators who provide healing vocals, tibetan singing bowls, and other energetically-charging tools. Last week, Sha Golanski (@plantbasedpirate) led a ceremony with freshly-brewed cacao manifested directly from Guatemala. To round out the experience, the community goes around the room introducing themselves, opening up to one another about the experience. They’re even able to participate in some sound production of their own, from collective oms to shaking tambourines and maracas!

For tickets

FB Event Link, Alternate

Creative Labs Facebook

Mettā Creative Facebook

MightyNetworks Metta members receive $5 off!

For information on Metta Creative… 

@mettamakers

https://mettacreative.world

For information on Creative Labs… 

@creativelabsbmore

www.creativelabsbmore.com 

For more information on sound baths and sound healing…

https://www.soundbathhealing.com/sound-bath-sessions/what-is-a-sound-bath/

https://thesoundhealer.org/sound-therapy-and-the-vagus-nerve/?fbclid=IwAR2hnNTzDRsg2X54-RtWHi8CUytPVOMvLtESRndHYUNS3i2okDU3enbiGJ4

https://sound-bath.com/about-soundbaths/

https://www.thesoundhealing.com/what-is-sound-healing.html

For more information on plant-based eating & health benefits…

https://www.forksoverknives.com/plant-based-primer-beginners-guide-starting-plant-based-diet/#gs.xl8dvv

https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/plant-based-diet-for-heart-health

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-a-plant-based-diet-and-why-should-you-try-it-2018092614760

Article by Rachel Grimsley (@hoopfairy)

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The Bethesda Maryland Slackline Social Club and Spaceworks Present: Bassline Flow!

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The Bethesda Maryland Slackline Social Club and Spaceworks Present: Bassline Flow!

Been on the lookout for community slackline events in Washington DC and Maryland? Give yourself some slack, there haven’t been many available. 

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Starting in February 2020, there will be some new events available to keep you on your toes in 2020! The Bethesda Slackline Social Club (@bethesdaslackline) and Spaceworks (@spaceworks_ee) are teaming up to offer a community skill-sharing meetup every Sunday afternoon!

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Numerous slacklines streak their way across the park, at different tension levels and heights, creating an ideal space for pros and practicers alike. Incorporating music, flow arts, hammocking and more, these events are prepared to offer much more than just slacklining. Bassline Flow is an incredible place to come together with your local community and share in adventurous hobbies! Bethesda Slackline Social Club, led by Carson Schneider, is leading the way in community-oriented slacklining events out of the DC metro area. Spaceworks (@spaceworks_ee), headed by community leader and highlining enthusiast Ethan Arkin, is a slackline-oriented business that is gearing up to deck out all kinds of events with slacklines, highlines and spacenets. 

The Balance in the Backyard team

The Balance in the Backyard team

For those who aren’t familiar, a slackline is essentially a wide tightrope. They can be pulled taught for rigidity and precision or hung somewhat loosely for a bouncier, more surf-like experience. Highlining is exactly as it sounds: a slackline but higher off the ground. That being said, there is a significant safety and security process that goes along with arranging lines like this, and that’s where organized and knowledgeable communities such as this come in handy! “Spacenets” follow classic climbing techniques that incorporate creative, intricate designs. By webbing together numerous nets, lines and other structures, you can climb with ease through the trees! People have gone so far as to set up spacenets inside and between buildings, over and around dance floors at music events, and so much more. In 2019, spacenets were featured at the Makers camp at DC’s Catharsis on the Mall event and at Beauty In The Backyard, a local festival event based out of Maryland (see links below).

Marshall at Beauty in the Backyard 2019

Marshall at Beauty in the Backyard 2019

Events like this, in tandem with music and arts festivals, community projects and more will be taking the world by stride. One stride across the slackline at a time, that is. From adventurers and thrill seekers to those who just like to “hang out” - these events have a little something for everyone.

For more information on Bethesda Slackline and other DC slackline opportunities…

@bethesdaslackline

https://www.reddit.com/r/Slackline/comments/co3mmz/calling_all_slackliners_in_dc_area/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/dmvslackline/For more information on spaceworks… 

@spaceworks_ee

https://open.spotify.com/episode/53MplIyei13Bkvdq5vKYvt

For more information on slacklining, high-lining, and space nets… 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/53MplIyei13Bkvdq5vKYvt

https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/highlining.htm

More more information on events that incorporate space nets…

https://www.thebackyard.world

https://www.facebook.com/beautyinthebackyard/ https://www.catharsisonthemall.com

https://www.facebook.com/catharsisonthemall/

To purchase your own slackline…

https://www.balancecommunity.com

Article by Rachel Grimsley (@Hoopfairy)

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Catharsis + Mettā Dance Medicine NYE Edition

Catharsis + Mettā Dance Medicine NYE Edition

Somehow, though, I’ve found myself nurturing the happiest parts of being human time and time again while being alongside strangers thanks to Mettā Creative. It’s exactly because this group is innovating what it means to curate a social event.

Catharsis

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Catharsis

“It all seemed quite exquisite, especially in that this temple was all inclusive, and its beauty was only magnified by the fact that everyone could write on the walls---their fears, hopes, dreams. Things to let go and renew. “

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