Bookworms! Discuss your favorite books, authors, genres, and literary events. We usually meet on the first Monday of the month for a book chat. [note if this month is different] 

This month we'll be meeting to discuss our Book Club pick, [title] by [author].

There will be yummy snacks, beverages, and juicy conversation about a book that is sure to spark some thoughts.

Book Club is welcoming new members and we’d love to see you there.

Welcome to The Cocktail Club – a community where the appreciation of a finely crafted cocktail brings people together. Whether you're a cocktail geek or just beginning to explore the world of mixology, join us in celebrating the artistry of well-made drinks.

Our club is built on the belief that great cocktails spark great conversations, and here, you'll find a diverse group of individuals united by a shared passion.

Together, we'll exchange tips, recipes, and of course our favorite drink spots. We'll learn from one another and deepen our understanding of the alchemy that happens when you mix spirits together.

Above all, we’re here to have fun, enjoy good drinks, and forge lasting connections. Cheers!

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States, commemorating the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

All Groundfloor locations are open but staff is enjoying the Federal Holiday.

Join us for our monthly Film & TV happy hour! All are welcome - those working in and around Film & TV and/or eager enthusiasts!

Stay tuned for more details on this month's Industry Spotlight.

The Creatives Club is your go-to hub for igniting creativity and making progress in your artistic endeavors. We want to The club hosts a diverse range of events, including Creation Hours, 30-day accountability challenges, Creative Speed Dating, and more.

The Creatives Club is your go-to hub for igniting creativity and making progress in your artistic endeavors. We want to The club hosts a diverse range of events, including Creation Hours, 30-day accountability challenges, Creative Speed Dating, and more.

Join us for our monthly Film & TV happy hour! All are welcome - those working in and around Film & TV and/or eager enthusiasts!

Stay tuned for more details on this month's Industry Spotlight.

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States, commemorating the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

All Groundfloor locations are open but staff is enjoying the Federal Holiday.

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States, commemorating the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

All Groundfloor locations are open but staff is enjoying the Federal Holiday.

It’s just a party.

PRIVATE EVENT

Welcome to The Cocktail Club – a community where the appreciation of a finely crafted cocktail brings people together. Whether you're a cocktail geek or just beginning to explore the world of mixology, join us in celebrating the artistry of well-made drinks.

Our club is built on the belief that great cocktails spark great conversations, and here, you'll find a diverse group of individuals united by a shared passion.

Together, we'll exchange tips, recipes, and of course our favorite drink spots. We'll learn from one another and deepen our understanding of the alchemy that happens when you mix spirits together.

Above all, we’re here to have fun, enjoy good drinks, and forge lasting connections. Cheers!

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Slide into the weekend with drinks, snacks, and seriously good vibes at Five o’Groove—our signature Friday happy hour hangout.

Whether you’re winding down from the week or just warming up for the weekend, come kick it with the crew for some easy laughs, tasty bites, and a playlist that keeps the energy just right.

✨ Expect:

– Refreshing drinks

– Yummy snacks

– Chill convo & new connections

– That ahhh-it’s-Friday feeling

Bring your good energy and let’s groove into the weekend, one sip at a time.

**Black & White Bay Cruise: A Night of Celebration on the Water!**  

Step aboard for an unforgettable night as we sail into the **ultimate summer party**—a stylish **Black & White Bay Cruise** like no other!  

For just **$44.19** for early bird tickets, and $50 for general admission, you’ll enjoy breathtaking **views of the city skyline**, a **live DJ spinning the hottest tracks**, and a **deck filled with great vibes**. And guess what? This night isn’t just about the cruise—it’s also a special **birthday celebration** for Groundfloor Member **India**!  

🎉 **What to expect:**  

✔ A stunning evening cruise from **10 PM – 1 AM** (the app won’t let me update the correct time)

✔ Music, dancing, and unbeatable energy  

✔ A **Black & White theme**—dress to impress!  

✔ Drinks flowing, good vibes all around  

✔ Birthday festivities for **India**  

Gather your crew, grab your tickets, and let’s make **July 19th** a **night to remember**!  

🔗 **Secure your spot now:** [Eventbrite link](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-n-white-bay-cruise-tickets-1352521812149?aff=oddtdtcreator)  

The water’s calling—are you ready to celebrate? 🚢🥂

PRIVATE EVENT

PRIVATE EVENT

Are you exhausted by your inner critic or held back by imposter syndrome? 

Join us for Allyship WITH Your Inner Critic, a transformative, in-person workshop where you'll learn to befriend that inner voice instead of battling it. 

In a safe and judgment-free space, facilitator Ahran will guide you through playful improv games and reflective exercises to help you navigate your inner world with compassion and curiosity. 

Whether you're looking to quiet self-doubt, grow your confidence, or become a braver improviser, this experience will empower you to turn your inner critic into a trusted ally.

No improv experience needed—just bring your inner critic, an open mind, and a yes-and attitude. Come build community, embrace growth, and strengthen the most important relationship in your life: the one with yourself.

Facilitator bio: Ahran is a 1.5 Korean American personal coach, facilitator, and multidisciplinary artist based in Oakland, California. Ahran focuses on community building by empowering individuals to explore their identities beyond oppressive frameworks and reclaim their inherent power and authentic selves. She offers personalized experiences, including one-on-one coaching, group facilitation on skillful communication, and creativity workshops. Ahran combines her experience as an artist, daughter of blue collar immigrants, and survivor, weaving mind-body modalities and anti-racist practices into her work. 

Ahran wants to be the first generation in her lineage who boldly breaks away from unhealthy patterns by creating and occupying space loudly and proudly. Ahran is an energy mover. Ahran is an ancestral pattern shifter. You can learn more about her work here: ahranleecoaching.com ✨@ahranmakes ✨

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States, commemorating the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

All Groundfloor locations are open but staff is enjoying the Federal Holiday.

Creatives Club hosts a variety of events to encourage, practice, and celebrate creativity. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month with light snacks, drinks, and fun ice-breakers. Creatives Club is a great way to meet & greet other GF Creatives and features a wide range of topics related to creativity.

(Placeholder) Creation Hour is: 

a time to work on creative projects at the dining table, with the support and joy of community! We bring our own materials and it's a fun hour of working side-by-side. // Creatives Club also has an art supply box (watercolor paints, brushes, watercolor paper, stamps, ink, cards, etc.) and a sewing machine for member use during this time. Just ask Ning or Jamie for these items.

Some of the recent projects that folks have been working on:

- watercolor painting gift tags and greeting cards

- website creation

- digital photo editing

- researching and finding recipes to cook

- portrait drawing from a photograph

- stamp making & printing gifts tags 

- digital watercoloring a wedding invitation

- researching dress patterns to make a dress to attend a wedding

- embroidering patches for pants

- writing poetry 

- sewing their first pillow cover

- working on a music track in Logic software

- writing an article to publish in their substack

- researching furniture and design inspiration to update their home office

- knitting a sweater

- learning ProCreate on their iPad

- writing songs and script for a musical

- painting an abstract painting with acrylic paints

The list goes on and on!

Whatever you consider a creative endeavor or project is most welcome!

We will also start on time and promptly. Please cancel if your plans change to allow someone else to join. We can’t wait to see you there!

It’s a Bay Area backyard hangout, Groundfloor style! Kick off the summer together in Marin, Saturday May 24th, 12-5pm.

This is a shared creation event at a member’s creekside home. Bring your beloveds, a dish/bevs to share or prepare food on site (pizza oven + 2 grills available, plus rustic bar for cocktails & mocktail making. You can also bring a retro game or create an activity (focus is on connection/mingling rather than performance). 

Social anxiety? It’s a big space with quiet edges and cozy hammocks!

Grill & Chill 2024 pics here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/J9RZmrCuWWGwJNtz9

Join us for a wonderfully weird discussion of When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi. This brilliantly absurd novel asks: what happens when the moon literally turns into cheese and humanity has to deal with it?

Come ready to explore how Scalzi uses this ridiculous premise to dive deep into questions of faith, science, and what it means to be human when faced with the impossible. Whether you love sci-fi or just enjoy stories that blend humor with heart, join us for what promises to be a delightfully strange conversation! All readers welcome! 🌙🧀✨

Welcome to Shift! This is a space where we explore books, podcasts, and ideas that can create small but meaningful shifts in our lives.

For July, let's watch and discuss Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, a thought-provoking documentary on Netflix. We’ll also take a few moments to check in on how things are going with your accountability groups.

Looking ahead, our August read will be Why We Sleep, and later this year we'll be discussing How to Know a Person. Be sure to place holds on both books now as the wait time can be long.

PRIVATE EVENT: Simply the Basics

RSVP here if you'd like to learn more about joining a small group of 12 women at our first Groundfloor women's trip to Thailand. Your host, Cara, will lead this transformative group trip — blending adventure, connection, and personal growth. Kick-off your year with an unforgettable journey filled with meaningful experiences! 💃🌺 Full details: https://www.coachedbycara.com/upcoming-events Make sure to also join the Groundfloor Q&A session on 5/30 (see event in app) RSVP to this listing to express your interest - but make sure to claim your spot by sending in your deposit by Sept 1st https://lu.ma/pj1y71id Full payment is due at the end of October. Timing or location not a fit? Ask about other upcoming trips - including Costa Rica!

First Monday of every month 

6:30-8:30pm

Cultivating connection, depth and sacred space through community ritual.

In our modern, hyper-independent world, we've lost sight of the crucial role that community witnessing and processing play in our overall sense of well-being and connectedness. Ritual is a sacred container where we come together to embrace the fullness of our human experience, cultivate authentic presence, and support each other's journey of self-discovery and transformation.

Each monthly gathering explores a specific theme related to personal growth, emotional healing, and spiritual awakening. Through a structured process of guided meditation, reflective prompts, and small group sharing, we create a safe, nurturing container for deep inner work and soul-nourishing connection.

Some of the core focus areas we explore include:

Navigating life's challenges and transitions with grace and resilience

Cultivating self-compassion, acceptance, and loving-kindness

Reconnecting with our inner wisdom, intuition, and authentic voice

Healing past wounds, ancestral patterns, traumas, and limiting beliefs

Awakening to our soul's purpose and unique gifts

Embodying mindfulness, presence, and conscious awareness

Fostering meaningful connections and a sense of belonging

Restoring connectedness with nature

In this supportive space, we have the opportunity to be seen, heard, and held in our full humanity. Through the power of community reflection and mirroring, we gain new insights, perspectives, and resources to support our ongoing growth and transformation.

Whether you're seeking greater self-understanding, emotional resilience, or spiritual alignment, Ritual offers a sanctuary for your soul. Here, you'll find a circle of kindred spirits who honor the sacredness in all of life and celebrate the beauty, complexity, and wisdom of the human journey.

All are welcome, regardless of background or belief. Come as you are, with a willingness to show up authentically, respect others and embrace the transformative power of sacred community ritual. Let's gather together to witness, process, and support each other's unfolding with compassion, curiosity, and open hearts.

About Tracy:

Tracy James, MA, CPCC is a Coach working at the intersection of shamanism, plant spirit healing, leadership and mindful embodiment. Tracy blends mystical, practical and research-based approaches to those seeking centeredness, creative flow and the fulfillment of their potential. She has over two decades of experience facilitating transformational individual and group coaching and leading international tours and retreats.

From her training with indigenous shamans in the Amazon jungle and with mystics from Nepal and India to her studies in psychology and the technologies of human transformation, Tracy integrates ancient and modern approaches into the Nature-based coaching methodology she terms Elemental Energetics™.

We’re opening the doors during the Downtown San Rafael Art Walk and Summer Market for a relaxed evening of music, creativity, and connection, GroundFloor style.

Expect an easy, come-as-you-are vibe with live music from our own community (maybe you?). If you’ve been thinking about sharing a song, poem, story, or other creative piece, we’d love to include you. Just reach out and let us know if you’d like to participate.

We’ll also have a casual art-making corner in the kitchen, playful and low-key, no art degree needed!

Light drinks and snacks will be out to keep the energy flowing, and the space will be open for members to gather, bring friends, or just hang out as people drift in from the Art Walk.

This is a great moment to help show off what we love about GroundFloor, our creativity, our warmth, our community. Hope you can be part of it.

Join us for a classic slice of Americana as we walk over to Albert Park to cheer on our hometown team, the San Rafael Pacifics! It’s perfect summertime fun as the season winds down—hot dogs, cold drinks, and baseball under the lights. We’ll meet at GF around 5PM and stroll over together for the 6PM first pitch. Tickets are just $10—let us know if you're in so we can coordinate!

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Join Martin, an avid biohacker for many years, as he leads a monthly exploration into the cutting-edge world of biohacking. Martin's journey began with a simple curiosity about how to optimize his own health and has since evolved into a passion for uncovering the secrets of the human body. Each month, he shares his discoveries and experiments, from nootropics and fasting protocols to advanced wearable technology. This group is more than just a meeting; it's a community of like-minded individuals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what's possible with their bodies and minds. Whether you're a seasoned biohacker or just starting to explore the possibilities, Martin's insights and guidance will open the door to a new level of personal optimization. Biohacking is about taking control of your own biology. It's a broad and fascinating field that intersects with disciplines such as nutrition, physiology, genetics, and technology. At its core, biohacking involves experimenting with lifestyle and environmental changes to make precise, targeted improvements to your health and well-being. This approach is as diverse as the individuals it attracts, ranging from tech enthusiasts exploring the latest gadgets to improve sleep quality, to fitness lovers using cutting-edge science to enhance physical performance, and curious minds seeking to extend their lifespan through genetic editing and regenerative medicine. Our monthly group dives into these topics and more, providing a supportive and stimulating environment for everyone from the curious newcomer to the advanced practitioner. Together, we explore the art and science of biohacking, sharing knowledge, experiences, and experiments in our quest to become the best versions of ourselves.

The Creatives Club is your go-to hub for igniting creativity and making progress in your artistic endeavors. We want to The club hosts a diverse range of events, including Creation Hours, 30-day accountability challenges, Creative Speed Dating, and more.