Meet, greet, draw, paint and sketch at parks, gardens, museums and cafes. Occasionally we might take a trip to San Francisco, but primarily, this will be centered in the East Bay.

… Knowing this, all that arises in life becomes enjoyable. We are present, even to apparant suffering with compassion. www.theopenway.org\   We host teachers from around the world as well as my local onging gathering as shared below...   The Open Way Gathering with Cory Bright   We will do a short meditation.  Then sit, share and dialogue on the true nature of who we are as Open Awareness.  A nondual oriented sharing that you can find similarities in Buddism, Zen, A Course in Miracles, Advaita, …

… Our quizzes and leagues are ideal for drawing in customers during the week. It is also a great tool for fundraising and corporate team building events. Learn more at http://www.brainstormer.com/triviaquiz.aspx

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 7 cities across the country (Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Detroit, Philadelphia and San Diego). Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinat …

Let's get together on weekends to wander around San Francisco, sketching people and places. You don't have to be the next Paul Madonna, just someone who likes observing city life and making marks on paper.    (Note that we used to be called Urban Sketchers. Same group, just a different name.)  

… They help us to awaken and unfold subtle forces (prana) and the energy of life. These movements and dances can be practiced by anybody, no formal training in dance or any kind of movement is required. We sincerely invite you to come and explore our community of authentic practitioners, who are seekers of truth, beauty and goodness in this eternally evolving mysterious Universe. ------------ Human beings are designed for movement.  It is as natural as breathing.  Like breathing, movemen …

… Each month, there will be time for a brief check-in about your art life and projects, plus any art-related announcements (i.e., upcoming shows, etc.). There will also be opportunities for each group member to do a workshop for the second half of each meeting on a different topic of interest, such as time management for artists, multimedia collage, Web design, networking, journaling, the art of blogging, creative visualization, meditation, still life photography, etc. Other programs that can be p …

This is a hands-on practice group. Our motto is "You do the drills... you get the skills!" No previous experience is necessary. All you need is curiosity, an open mind and a desire to learn. Our focus is on practicing techniques such as hypnotic inductions with many partners so you get competent very quickly. We cover a range of hypnotic phenomena and topics drawing from Classical Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP). Past practice sessions have inc …

… Every week there will be a drawing for a f.ree 30 minute intuitive reading/clearing. You should join this circle if you are ready to raise your vibration, gain more clarity, and embrace your personal power towards your next step in a supportive and healing environment.

This group is for people who are seeking to establish deep spiritual friendships both with others, and with themselves. We will commit to co-creating an atmosphere that offers deep listening, unwavering compassion -- and potentially life-altering challenge to the status quo. This ongoing group will explore and practice ways to 1) Access our deepest wisdom, and 2) More completely integrate and embody that wisdom in all aspects of our lives. In this process, we’ll draw respectfully from many …

… We can become more alert to the magic of life, more able to recognize, receive and celebrate all the small blessings that are daily offered up to us. In our writing we can honor ourselves and each other, even in our most painful moments. As poet Bruce Weigl says in a poem about his own childhood sexual abuse, “Say it clearly and you make it beautiful, no matter what.” These gifts are not available only to those who meet a certain standard of achievement as writers. They are available to all who …

… Knowing this, all that arises in life becomes enjoyable. We are present, even to apparant suffering with compassion. www.theopenway.org\   We host teachers from around the world as well as my local onging gathering as shared below...   The Open Way Gathering with Cory Bright     We will do a short meditation.  Then sit, share and dialogue on the true nature of who we are as Open Awareness.  A nondual oriented sharing that you can find similarities in Buddism, Zen, A Course in Miracles, Advaita, …

… I have found through the years, that this work is a wonderful way of accessing deep parts within us; release the pressures from daily life; expand our awareness of ourselves, those around us and the cosmos we are part of; as well as have a permissive and nourishing space that can allow the healing intelligence within our psyche to emerge from inside rather than directed by the outside. Holotropic Breathwork is a method of using expanded states of awareness for self exploration, healing and pers …

… In the individual practitioner’s case this translates to an emphasis on development in one’s daily life rather than some of the more retiring methods of the past. Here and now means here and now. Lost Coin also draws heavily on insights from modern science and culture, and never loses sight of the fact that few of us lead monastic lives, but instead are actively engaged in the world: working, raising families, living in variousrelationships and communities, and following different passions …

… Join this experiential Meetup and you'll be on your way to more Intimacy and love in your life! For more information about the Human Awareness Institute our website address is www.hai.org

… Breath is life and if our breathing habit is bad it impedes our life force and capacity to alive fully. Many people’s breath is unnaturally shallow. The more we are aware of the breath, the more its natural depth will reestablish itself. Creating more space with the breath allowing to deepen our awareness more in vertical direction helps us to touch space where we know who we really are. its powerful tool to live in present moment and cultivate I-AM- awareness. The aim of this Circle is  co-crea …