I started this group to create a connection for young moms in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have young child(ren) and you want more ties in your life to people who relate to your story then this is for you. My aim for this group is for young moms and their children to be able to come together and just hang out, have play dates & some mom's nights out. I want to bring together all of us young mamas who share the common cause of raising our kids the best way we can while still being young spu …

This group is open only to current members who are "frequent riders" in Peninsula & South Bay Bicycling Group at www.meetup.com/biking, and who find themselves wanting harder, longer rides, as an "advanced" version of that Meetup group. If you have not ridden with that Meetup group, please apply to join www.meetup.com/biking first. If you have ridden in PSBBG for a while, are attending rides often, consider yourself a "frequent rider" BUT .. you find most the rides too easy / short .. then apply …

Are you curious about meditation but unsure how to start? Are you an experienced meditator looking to uncover new depths in your practice? Would you like to feel more connected to yourself and others on a deeper, heart-felt level? Are you desiring more touch and conscious contact in a safe setting? Healing Connection Meditation is a combination of deep interpersonal connection and meditation which encourages you to: Connect deeply to others and witness their unique and perfect nature, and as if …

This is a group for women in their 30s who feel they are going through major transitions in life, i.e., career, family, new home, friendships/relationships, spirituality, etc. As a woman in my 30's, I definitely experienced this transition and I am still going through it now. It seems that the 30's is such an important stage in life when you are redefining yourself, establishing yourself and asserting who you are as an adult in the world. My purpose in creating this group is to create a space fo …

What is the Shadow? The shadow contains all the parts of ourselves that we try to hide, deny or suppress. It is the keeper of all the aspects of ourselves that we dislike and the qualities that we judge as unacceptable. The shadow wears many faces: angry, critical, fearful, lazy, controlling, selfish, weak, pathetic… These are the faces we don ’t want to show the world and the faces we don ’t want to show ourselves. Most of us expend huge amounts of energy trying to get rid of or control these …

Are You Ready To Take Your Business To The Next Level? To take your business to the next level and to be your very best, you will have to change your habits, overcome your fears and develop great discipline. Whether you want to grow your business, take control of your business and your life, increase sales, or create sustainable growth, you've found the right Business Owner's Meet-Up Group! Join us in different California locations each and every month where you meet with other like-minded busin …

Hello and welcome! Are you looking for the present for your friend or the loved one, or perhaps for a unique design item to decorate your home, or discuss new art trends? Or may be you are interested to learn new techniques and create something special all by yourself? Or you want to be surrounded by creative people like yourself? We will be more than happy to meet you ! This group is open for all people who wants to develop his/her own talents and get inspired by new projects. Weekly arts & cra …

Welcome to Woman, StartUp! You are: a woman, startup entrepreneur & want-trepreneur or potential co-founder material a coder, hacker, geek chick, you name it...you are a technically hot woman. independent, unique, good at what you do, a visionary, or a game changer. You face challenges in the technology world.... Let us guess...you go to lots of networking events, workshops, speaker panels, hand out a lot of business cards...oh yeah!, you have nice evenings shared with other entrepreneurs. …

How will a Toastmasters club benefit you? Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. Whether you are a professional, student, stay-at-home parent or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills. By learning to effectively formulate and express your ideas, you open an entirely new world of possibilities. You’ll be more persuasive and confident when giving prese …

Tell me if any of these sound familiar: “I just wish I had the time — then I’d do my creative thing.” “I want to… but I don’t have the talent. I’m not creative..” “My stuff just isn’t good enough.” “How can I justify spending time creating, when there are so many really important things I have to get done?” “I want to create so badly, so why do I always end up procrastinating?” “I’m a very creative person but unable to find a way to express myself.” “I have lots of huge, long term projects start …

Come meet other Dobie lovers. More importantly allow our dogs to socialize with similar size dogs. Group Guidelines -Owners must keep Dogs under close supervision. -Leash your dog in the park at the first sign of aggressive behavior. -Owners accept full responsibility for themselves, their pets & children. -Dogs in heat should be left at home. -Puppies & dogs are to be vaccinated & healthy. - Pick up after your dog & yourself. NO SOLICITING FOR BREEDING MALES/FEMALES IF YOU DON'T RESCUE, DON'T B …

This group is for young women in their 20s, married or single, who are looking to make new friends with other women their age in Silicon Valley. Young 30somethings are welcome as well! We have an amazing group of women. Our meetups are laid back and always fun. Come join us for lunch, coffee, shopping, hikes, movie nights, wine tasting, happy hour, dancing, exploring new places, and more! Two terms for joining our group are that you must upload a clear picture of yourself, and that you must keep …

Single Boomers are an underserved group. Most clubs and events cater to a younger crowd. Single Boomers need more places to dance, mingle and maybe make that special connection in classy locations. We wanted to start a group to help Single Boomers (or 45 plus) to make the most of events and activities that will be created and presented just for them. These will include dances, parties, movies, dining, wine tasting events, entertainment of all kinds, happy hours, seminars, karaoke, outings, retre …

Hi there - and Welcome to our Meetup group! My name is Rick Haffner... a long-time South Bay, professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. LIVE Theatre is my passion! I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting & Directing many years ago and enjoy sharing my knowledge of theatre history, literature, and any "insider information" I may know, with others. Join us and Meetup with other FUN people in the South Bay and the greater SF Bay Area who enjoy LIVE theatre! Let's share some great sh …

Welcome to Bay Area Attached Families! Our community is focused on attachment parenting, gentle discipline and natural family living. This group's goals are to: come together and support one another in a community of like-minded families provide a community of knowledgeable, resourceful people to help one another learn and grow enable our kids to play with other children who are being raised in a gentle/attached environment enjoy time with other parents who have an interest in thoughtful, …

This is an experimental subset of the Bay Area Quantified Self Show&Tell meetup group. It's QS in the valley - an eclectic exploration of self-tracking - geotracking, life-logging, DNA sequencing, etc. - to gain more knowledge about yourself.  If you have a self-tracking story to share or want to come and learn and be inspired, join us! Topics include, but are not limited to: • Aging in Place Technology • Behavior change and monitoring • Caregiving of digital patients • Chemical Body Load Counts …

The Peninsula Men’s Mentoring Circle is a weekly practice of awareness and consciousness of our inner landscape, and how we share ourselves in the world around us. What we get from and how we contribute to the society around us in which we define ourselves as masculine. It gives us the opportunity to contribute to the growth and maturity of other men, while we ourselves benefit from our contribution. It is a place where youth, mid-lifers, and elders can come together in an environment of mutual …

"Public Speaking and Presentation Skills for Everyone" Unleash your hidden power. We all have it as a presenter. Learn to bring yours out. Build and project your confidence in front of an audience, your boss or your customers you know confidence is key to your success. Increase your presence and humor in front of an audience. Learn simple techniques to improve your body language and make others feel at ease around you. Practice your skills in a supportive and safe environment. The secret to lear …

There seem to be plenty of meetups for SAHMs, but its harder to find folks interested in meeting on weekends and weekday evenings, so this group is designed especially for working parents who would like to establish new friends for themselves and their child(ren) aged around 1-3 years old. (Older and younger siblings are welcome, too!) (Stay-at-home moms and dads are also very welcome, but the main objective of this group is to schedule events outside of the standard workweek, so that working p …

Please join us for an evening of collective spiritual songs and chanting followed by silent meditation. The music is more western folk style rather than Indian, and we mix English devotional songs and samskrta chanting. Together we can create a powerful loving spiritual atmosphere, and enjoy divine meditation. We also share spiritual stories and ideas from different traditions. The group leader will guide the group in a universal meditation technique, and free individual meditation instruction i …

We're dedicated to giving mothers the time and space to explore do-it-yourself craft and design, hacker/maker culture, entrepreneurship, and all manner of creative expression. Because our kids learn by watching us, we provide on-site childcare for all daytime (and some evening) meetups. Although we are founded by and for moms, dads are welcome, too! (Many thanks to Mothership HackerMoms for letting us borrow their mission statement!)

Welcome to the Black Women and Asian Men (San Francisco-Bay Area BWAM Group)! This group was specifically created for Bay area African-American (Black) Woman and Asian Man who has always wanted to meet each other but find it hard to do so. In this group, you will have a chance to learn and explore each other culture and beliefs, and hopefully find commonalities. So, if you want to have fun, meet new people, and develop genuine friendships -- perhaps even a long-term relationship, this group is f …

How about having one group where you see your startup dreams coming true? How about meeting the Gurus/Mentors for entrepreneurship/legal/marketing/internet marketing/technology at one stop? And How about not spending a penny for all above? NOPAY is the place for you, whether you are an inventor or designer with product idea or if you have just re-engineered some ideas and you feel you can do better with a start up or if you are a thinker with an idea for startup or if you are a developer/comput …

EcoTuesday is a structured networking event for sustainable business leaders that takes place on the fourth Tuesday of each month in cities across the country. Here's a brief outline of what takes place at each event: * Arrive at the venue, settle in, and meet new people * Learn about the cutting edges of sustainable business from an expert * Quickly introduce yourself & your project to a roomful of people * Network with people you learned about during the Introduction Circle EcoTuesday is o …

...Looking for the edge to optimal business success? Join us as we explore, learn and support each other in our business adventures and ventures. More importantly, we establish personal relationships to expand our networks and our businesses to position ourselves for huges success in 2010 and beyond!! 2010 Theme: Business Success Through Coaching. Hear the insights, tips and strategies from the best Biz Coaches in the Bay Area. Each meeting will feature an invited guest Biz Coach who is genui …

Well, let’s just dip our toe shoes into the water, here, and see if there’s any balletomania afoot, for a new meetup now. Amid the epoch of “Black Swan" at the movies, and with the Giants having won the World Series (yes, whipping through 32 fouetté turns is almost as hard as hitting a Lincecum fastball), and now the first book ever published about the entire history of ballet (“Apollo’s Angels,” by Jennifer Homans), and, ta-dah, most important of all, with the world-class San Francisco Ballet …

I want to start a small group of women between the ages of 35 and 45. We all have busy lives and time gets away from us. Things happen to us personally whether it is dealing with our own sickness, kids, marriage, in laws, parents getting older, friends passing away, so many things happen as we get older. There are times when we lose pieces of ourselves along the way. Sometimes we have those "Aha!" moments but don't quite know how to put it all in place. I think with each new pending decade and p …

I'm starting this group to discuss current news. I'm reading challenged to understand news and current affairs. I tried to understand news on TV and cable channels, but most news is presented as views, not as facts. The choices media make, as to what will be in headlines and how they decide to present facts, are interesting. Then came news aggregators like google news. They do a better job of presenting everything that is published, but they are still struggling to get the facts out of new eve …