Attention all tree lovers! We're an environmental nonprofit based in the Silicon Valley that depends heavily on volunteers to plant trees - over 65,000 so far! We also host pruning/tree care workshops, sustainable living courses, and community potlucks. If you're looking for a way to get active in the community and connect with other environmental-minded members, join today! All backgrounds and levels of experience/commitment are welcome and we hope to see you out there making a difference. For …

(Please note: This is a women-only gathering) Ancient Belly Dance was once a sacred, sensual dance, made by women for women, to honor and invoke the mysteries of life. It was a space for women to safely express their wild beauty and desires, and sacred emotions of joy, sensuality and even grief. The ancient dance was a pathway to invite and channel the Divine, and prepare and celebrate a birthing mother-to-be. I teach ancient belly dance as an embodied spiritual practice of sensual movement, med …

Welcome to the Bhakti Yoga Group In this group we learn and practice the art of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of love and devotion originally taught by the great sages of the original Indian culture. Bhakti Yoga combines special techniques of meditation, the utterance of sacred mantras to calm and uplift our minds and hearts, and the cultivation of a pure, healthy, and balanced way of life. From the original source, the most authoritative spiritual books available to us today, some of them well o …

This is a Bay Area meetup group for photographers, models and makeup artists to get together. Let's take great photos and share with each other. If you like photography or modelling, you will find this group interesting. It doesn't matter you are a beginner or expert; it doesn't matter you are a landscape, portrait, iphone or sports photographer; it doesn't matter you are a fashion, art, glamour model or aspiring model; you will always find refreshing ideas and learn new techniques from fellow …

Learn to survive wilderness emergencies - or get closer to Nature than you ever thought possible! Together we learn and explore the skills used by our most ancient ancestors to survive the challenges of the wilderness: Wild edible plant identification and preparation Tracking and wildlife observation Primitive shelter and fire-making

First and foremost, we wanted to create a place where everyone in the Bay Area can meet and make new friends doing something fun. This group is for all ages over 18!!! WHAT WE DO?   We do things around the Bay Area (from San Francisco to Santa Barbara): We eat: dinners, pot lucks, happy hours, parties with food We have fun: zip lines, paddle boats, beach parties, camping, treat yourself to a massage/spa treatment, holiday parties, monopoly board games, social dances We get fit: hiking, walking …

If you can't find a group.. start a group. :) I have 2 wonderful special needs kids.. a 10 year old boy with Aspergers and an 8 year old girl with ADHD. I'm looking for other parents to connect with and share the experience. Seems like we could help eachother avoid the IEP pitfalls, find better resources and possibly create lasting friendships for our children as well as ourselves. As great as our families and friends are, they aren't in our shoes... Heck, sometimes it's a problem trying to …

From a historical viewpoint, Druidry is veiled in mystery and myth. It is a belief system of deep spiritual connection with the Universal forces and Earth magic. Modern day Druids come from all walks of life and various religious backgrounds. While Druidic practices lend themselves beautifully to a religious practice, this Grove will primarily focus on Druidry as a vocation, allowing each participant to chose their own spiritual path. This Grove is open to those who are established in their prac …

Creating a successful business starts with creating a successful mindset and treating yourself like a VIP client. Come and learn powerful tools to become magnetic to your ideal client and network with heart centered women entrepreneurs. The motto of this group is "We Thrive Together." This is a place where you can be yourself and get support for your heart centered business mission and create business friendships that will create prosperity for all!

We love life and seek supportive friendships. We believe in the mind-body connection and learn holistic health practices that empower individuals to manage their own health and even rejuvenate themselves. We hold events where you will meet health practioners that will teach you a wide variety of practices including detoxification, nutrition, healthy cooking, stress balancing, energy medicine, sound healing, natural remedies and effective fitness routines. Since this is a lifestyle improvement su …

Let's hike and explore nature together while meeting new people. All levels are welcome, we will start with easy to moderate hikes of 8-10 miles with some elevation gains. We will walk at a moderate speed and wait in intersections. After the hike we will have a potluck picnic in which I will be giving hiking prizes :-)

Chanoch Ben Yaacov, a Teacher of Kabbalah is coming to San Jose. He will be teaching Sunday Evenings, Monday Noon, and Monday Evenings, expressing an answer to the age old question Why am i living on this earth at this moment? and What am i here to do? and also that old standby "How can i be happier than i am?" The class assumes no background in Kabbalah or Judaism and will progress quickly to information that allows you to use this knowledge in your daily life for the purpose of becoming a hap …

This is a nice group of singles who want to expand their social circle.  It is where you will meet other professional, well-mannered and happy singles. We are chill, we love to laugh and have fun. We like to do activities that focus on volunteerism, music, dance and all other forms of art, entrepreneurship and networking, education, food, travel, personal growth, physical fitness and other fun activities. We aim to make our meet-ups as natural as possible. If you are searching and tired of waiti …

Let's feel, enjoy and discuss about what is visual communication here! We are crazy to find better way of communication which is visual based for fun. Welcome everybody who has interested in visual communication!

The vision of Open to Light ministry is individual and global enlightenment. Our purpose is to provide a sanctuary for spiritual community and support; to focus on all people, regardless of religious affiliation, who are ready to experience a conscious, fulfilled life. We believe in Universal Truth; that there is One reality known by many names and forms.  We believe that each one of us is an expression of this One reality. We believe we are here on Earth to let go of our false sense of separate …

We are divine creatures whose true nature is bliss. We are created to enjoy the pleasures and the bounty of the Earth. The source for this pleasure is from within. Only when bliss, joy, and pleasure spring from within, do they bring lasting joy. Being continuously in the state of inner bliss is called Enlightenment. Be clear. We all experience moments of pleasure. What we think as pleasure is nothing but living through the present moment. We experience pleasure when we happen to live in the mome …

I wanted to create a place where people in San Jose, Campbell, Morgan Hill, Milpitas and the Bay Area can meet and make new friends. Hiking, walking, biking, camping, dinning. Run into old friend! Everybody has to eat and exercise sometime – might as well do it in good company of others. Meet with people who like adventures - getting thrills through adventurous sports like camping, caving, climbing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, skydiving, whitewater rafting, just to name a few. We plan most of our …

Purpose: The Camping and Hiking group exists to explore the beautiful California outdoors and have outdoor adventures. Who should join: If you are looking for adventurous and beautiful day hikes and camping trips, Camping and Hiking is the right group for you. Camping: Each year, we book some camp sites, and post Hiking and Camping activities, most of them are weekend camping trips 1 to 2 days. I would like to share the campsite and hiking trips with others to share the fun and experiences. For …

Increasingly, more and more people are living longer based on living healthy life styles, diets and nutrition. Have you ever been concerned about your health and felt like you just didn't know what to do or where to look? And when you do google it, have you ever wondered who you should listen to? This group is designed to bring education through seminars to empower to average American to learn how to take care of their body through natural health.