Moondance Creative Workshops
Your life is a living work of art!
About Us
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." -- Anais Nin
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." -- Anais Nin
Photo by Sarah Beal
Hannah Williams is a singer-songwriter, actor, performer, guitarist, yogini and soul-seeker. She has been performing since she was about five. She began doing a variety of different workshops, mostly self-healing/ personal growth when she was a teenager and began her quest at that time for a deeper meaning to life. Her creative and educational experiences include music, theater, and improv training with members of Second City in Chicago and the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles.
She first fell in love with Austin when invited to play SXSW with her all-girl band in 2003. After years of trial and error in Hollywood doing music and acting, she moved to Austin in search of a community that had greater respect and appreciation for craft than Hollywood does. She definitely found it here; in Austin she came full circle with her creative process. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in August of 2007 and immediately saw a link between yoga and the creative process.
She first fell in love with Austin when invited to play SXSW with her all-girl band in 2003. After years of trial and error in Hollywood doing music and acting, she moved to Austin in search of a community that had greater respect and appreciation for craft than Hollywood does. She definitely found it here; in Austin she came full circle with her creative process. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in August of 2007 and immediately saw a link between yoga and the creative process.
Melinda Rothouse is a performer, writer, and teacher. She holds a B.A. in Biopsychology from Vassar College, and Master's degrees in Religious Studies from Indiana University and Performance Studies from New York University's Tisch School for the Arts. She is a classically trained singer, as well as a songwriter and musician, and her performance/arts experience includes music, theater, dance, performance art, and visual arts. She has studied yoga for 14 years, and recently received training to give meditation instruction through the Austin Shambhala Meditation Center.
Melinda has taught religious studies, anthropology, academic writing, and creative non-fiction at Tulane University, the University of North Carolina, Indiana University, Austin Community College, St. Edward's University, and Texas State University. In addition to leading workshops, she serves as a writing coach, teaches comparative religion at Austin Community College, and has worked as a freelance educational and travel writer for a number of years.
Melinda has taught religious studies, anthropology, academic writing, and creative non-fiction at Tulane University, the University of North Carolina, Indiana University, Austin Community College, St. Edward's University, and Texas State University. In addition to leading workshops, she serves as a writing coach, teaches comparative religion at Austin Community College, and has worked as a freelance educational and travel writer for a number of years.
