Parul Mahajan
Creative & Somatic GuideCreates grounded, thoughtfully-designed experiences that blend ceremonial cacao, somatic awareness, and tactila art-making.
Austin, Texas · Est. MMXXV
Create. Connect. Belong.
Small, thoughtful gatherings about creativity, well-being, and meaningful connections.
Ceremonial cacao · ready to pour The Next Gathering
Cacao and Create
Centered around ceremonial-grade cacao and a tactile art practice, this session invites you to slow down, settle into yourself, and create a small personal keepsake through a grounded, reflective practice.
- Date
- Saturday, July 11, 20264:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Casa De LuzCentral Austin · on the lake
- Facilitator
- Parul MahajanSomatic & creative guide
Reserve Your Place
9 of 24 places remaining
Why We Gather
A community is built through shared moments with others.
Lone Star Lotus is a cultural home for creativity, well-being, and connection here in Austin. It's a place to make something with your hands, slow down and feel present, and find a kind of belonging that doesn't ask you to perform. Every gathering is thoughtfully curated with care, hosted in meaningful spaces, and led by people who know the best moments tend to happen when nobody's rushing.
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What you'll experience
Every Lone Star Lotus gathering is unique, but six unifying threads run through everything we do, woven together in a different mix and emphasis each time.
01
Creative Expression
Hands busy with ink, clay, or paint, making something for the simple, unhurried joy of it. No skill required here, only curiosity.
02
Mindfulness
Guided stillness and ancient techniques that gently bring you back to the present moment. Grounded in your body and your own steady breath.
03
Community
Welcoming circles, real names, and the easy warmth of good company. A space where you are seen for who you are and not what you do.
04
Intimate Sound
Live, acoustic, or ambient music curated specifically for small audiences. Could be a solo cellist in the background or an ambient record setting the tone.
05
Gentle Movement
Soft and optional physical practices rooted in the path of yoga. The kind that releases stored tension and invites the body back into the conversation.
06
Soulful Conversation
Thoughtful prompts that skip past the what-do-you-do small talk and give you the room to speak from the heart and be heard.
The People Who Hold the Room
This month's featured facilitators
Artists, teachers, and quiet hosts. Chosen for the way a room softens when they walk in.
Think that could be you? Apply to facilitate 
Kirti Sinha
Artist & Therapeutic ArtsUses the healing intricate patterns of traditional Indian folk art to guide people into using art as a vehicle for self-care and therapeutic healing.
Myranda Harris
Musician & EthnomusicologistCreates empowering spaces for women to connect and reclaim their voice as creators and healers through meditative frame drumming and rhythmic recitation.
Bring your space or your gift to the circle
Lone Star Lotus is built with Austin, not just in it. If you steward a room that already feels like somewhere, or you hold a craft you love to teach, there's a place for you in what we're building next.
Join the Circle
Belong between gatherings
A Letter, Now & Then
Notes from Lone Star Lotus
Occasional notes about what we’re making and where we’ll gather next.
We'll only write when there's actually something worth saying.
Through the Window
On Instagram
Moments from recent gatherings: the light, the hands, the long tables.
@lone_star_lotus
The Road Ahead
Future experiences
A glimpse of what we're shaping in the weeks to come.
- JulCasa & De Luz, Central Austin
- AugAARC, Northeast Austin
- SepTo be Announced, East Austin
Create · Connect · Belong
There's a place for you at the table.
The next experience is open. Come make something, meet someone, and feel a little more at home in your city.