We are a non-sectarian Buddhist organization. The core of our vision is to communicate Buddhist teachings on how to eliminate pain and suffering, build a community of meditators in the West Los Angeles area, and develop innovative ways to share our work. We teach mindfulness meditation classes grounded in the early Pali canon of the Theravada tradition. Mindfulness meditation classes or insight meditation classes assist us to increase our capacity to cultivate attention in a focused way. Our min …

We practice mindfulness in the tradition of Zen Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. We will occasionally join the local Sanghas that meet once a week. We also practice mindfulness in nature with Gaia Sangha: sometimes that is a meditative beach clean up, or a walk in Griffith Park. We will also meet up for special events like Thich Nhat Hanh's public talk in Pasadena or retreats at Deer Park monastery. We vary in our experience with meditation and the study of Buddhism, but share a common d …

What: We meet every Saturday for a guided meditation and discussion. We practice Mindfulness Meditation (Vipassana) in the style of Shinzen Young. ALL are welcome! The group is led by Jessica Graham. Jessica studies meditation with Shinzen Young and Michael Taft and has been teaching since 2009. She regularly contributes to the blog deconstructingyourself.com. No experience necessary. Where: Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center Dance Studio 1110 Bates Ave Los Angeles, CA 90029 (E …

Mindfulness Meditation is a tool that can enhance and benefit one's life. It has been used to reduce stress in one's life, heal trauma and emotions, as well as contribute to the development of one's spiritual path. This group is meant to offer information and events that relate to the cultivation of Awareness and Mindfulness in one's everyday life through meditation and other contemplative tools. Events listed will be in the southern California area.

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This group invites  women on  family building journey to gain an overall awareness of the connection between the mind, body and spirit to increase fertility and the chances of welcoming the miracle of pregnancy into her life.  In this group you will learn how to harness the power and experience the amazing impact that transformational thinking, meditation, visualizations, and much more can have on her pathway to fertility.

What if everything in your life first started with a thought in your mind? You would then have, either consciously or unconsciously, drawn every result, good or bad, into your life. Would you like to know now how you did that? Whatever that is missing in your life today is only because the thought was never planted in your mind. You can start planting the positive thoughts today. The subconscious mind controls our emotions, habits, how we learn, our behaviors, our memories, our im …

Hello & Welcome! This Meetup is all about The pleasures of Sex and all the forms and ways of enjoying it SAFELY and Fun ! We are a growing group of members who are interested in having Sexual pleasures through any means possible amongst consenting adults. We welcome and are built from: Transgenders: TG's, TV's, TS's: MtF, FtM, CD's, GenderVariant: PantyBoys, Closet CD's, and Straight Men, Women along With BiSexual, Bi-Curious Fellows who enjoy Sex regardless of their Genders. MUST BE OPEN …

What if everything in your life first started with a thought in your mind? You would then have, either consciously or unconsciously, drawn every result, good or bad, into your life. Would you like to know now how you did that? Whatever that is missing in your life today is only because the thought was never planted in your mind. You can start planting the positive thoughts today. The subconscious mind controls our emotions, habits, how we learn, our behaviors, our memories, our immune systems, a …

This group is centered on the philosophy that good health is dependent on proper movement of the body and the mind. In this group, members will learn and discuss the tools necessary for good movement in the mind and body. This includes learning self-care strategies such as consuming certain power foods, performing breathing exercises to calm the mind, learning yoga based exercises to do at the office or at home, and others. Each meet-up will address common issues people have from time to time in …

Speak Your Mind! Do Your Thing! Live Your Life! Express Yourself! Be True, Real & Genuine! All else would be an imitation and just a Wana Be. This should pretty much say it all but I have to write a little more. Are you living a pretend life? Are you playing the Fake it to Make it game? Is being yourself challenging? Are you being judged? There're many out there who walk, talk, think, dress and live a life just to fit in but here you are expected to be yourself showing your style, class and prid …

Donation~Based Meetup Workshop Series 8 Sundays, April 1-May 20, 2012 Suggested Donation $12 at Goda Yoga in Culver City Come when you come or commit to all 8! If you could end your own suffering, would you? The Work is a simple yet radical and life-changing process that involves questioning the thoughts that are causing you stress. “I should have more support…People should listen to me… There is something wrong with me …I don’t have enough time…People should respect me…I need more money…You …

Universal Mind Science is a free-thought non-denominational fellowship where there are no strangers. Universal Mind Science Church was founded in 1968 by the late Damien Simpson. We are the oldest Metaphysical Church in Long Beach. Metaphysics teaches us to be open minded by combining religion and science and gives us the insight to the question "Why do we exist"? We gain knowledge and enlightenment through positive teachings derived from the philosophies of all the greatest spiritual teachers. …

Sick Minds is not your traditional/original book club. No romance novels, best sellers, Oprah's list or tear jerking books allowed. This book club will be reading bizarre and entertaining  books that are also humorous and sometimes considered disturbing to the common folk. Death: A Life by George Pendle is one example. It is a humor book written in a memoir style about Death.  One of my sons helped me name the group after I was trying to define a sick mind. He actually did something sick that I …

Join this group if you are Pregnant! love yoga!, or are new to yoga! This meet up group is designed to provide yoga to the pregnant women so that she strengthens her mind, body and spirit during pregnancy in preparation for their much anticipated child's birth.  Through yoga postures and breathing techniques moms-to-be will use what they learn in yoga in the childbirth setting and they will be able to birth forth their babies in confidence! You will get an opportunity to meet other first time mo …

 This group provides a class where you can get practice of Yoga, Meditation, Tai Chi Chuan free of charge. After meetup, you can give any donation if you wish. About Taiji Yoga (Taiji Movement/Taiji Meditation) Taiji (literally "great pole") is an East Asian cosmological term for the "Supreme Ultimate" state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potentiality, contrasted with the Wuji "Without Ultimate". Taiji Yoga differs from other exercise programs that it gets focused on BODY, BREATH, M …