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 …

Interested in human rights and social justice? Unsure as to the direction of our political, social and economic institutions? And are you looking for fellow humans to meet and encourage learning and help inspire change? In this book club, we encourage each other to learn more, discuss ideas, challenge each other and teach each other. Together we explore nonfiction, memoir and fiction books that we collectively choose. We may also follow up our book club meeting with a tea or a beer down the stre …

Have you studied A Course In Miracles? Have you read "Disappearance of a Universe? Are you spiritually searching? This group will focus on studying the concepts from the Course and how to implement them into our day to day lives. Hope you can join us. "Peace of mind is clearly an internal matter; It must begin with your own thoughts and then extend outward. It is from your peace of mind that a peaceful perception of the world arises." ACIM - Workbook 51 "Whenever you are not wholly joyous, it is …

Are you breathing right? Have you ever counted how many times you breathe in a minute? Breathing is the first act of life and it’s the last act of life. In between, the whole life we are breathing in and out, but not attending to the breath. Ninety percent of the impurities in the body go out through the breath because we are breathing twenty-four hours a day. The breath is our best friend -- it's always with us. And yet, we hardly know much about it. What's more ... it holds some timeless se …

Welcome. This is a place where heart-centered conscious people can engage, explore, discover, chat, and learn from one another. Whether you are just beginning to explore spirituality and your unique healing gifts or whether you have been pursuing and living an authentic holistic life for years, you are welcome here. Now is the time to heal- people everywhere are heeding the call. We have been facing very challenging times, yet it is also a promising and exciting time. We are shifting out of an O …

LOVE YOURSELF, HEAL YOUR LIFE WORKSHOP: In this transformational workshop originally created by best-selling author Louise L. Hay, ® you will discover the mindset that has limited your success in business, financial abundance, intimate relationships, spiritual growth, and much more. The Love Yourself, Heal Your Life Workshop teaches you how to reprogram your subconscious mind and eliminate negative self-esteem and beliefs that sabotage the life you want, such as. . . • Relationships don’t work …

This group is offered as an exploration of creativity, sound, voice, and music, as tools to deepen our experience of everyday life. We access the sounds in our environment as well as in our own bodies - our breath, voice, silence, and resonance as human beings. We may explore meditation, yoga, singing, art, food, nature, writing, or any other aspects of human expression. Circles are led by a rotating members from a cohort of sound healing practitioners trained at the California Institute of Inte …

The guiding intention of this mindful gathering is to explore the practice of meditation, and hold a space for one's coming into a greater clarity of what is.  This group meets every Friday at Peacebank Yoga Studio in Redwood City and is led by a rotating group of teachers.  Ben leads the group on the 4th Friday of each month.  Ben's format when he leads the group consists of 30 minutes of silent, seated meditation, with some guidance offered in the beginning.  This is followed by an open discus …

We call our Studio YaYou: Sacred Art of Living and Art Studio*. YaYou is pronounced Ya Yow. Our Studio is a safe and loving space to practice various Sacred Arts and Holistic Healing Practices. We believe in providing Universal Service to anyone who would like to expand their Spiritual Journey, to nourish their Souls, Hearts, and Minds, and to be open to all experiences and discoveries of the Spirit. We provide the following Services and Workshops: Reiki Share and Workshops, Soul Power Group, Me …

The Hamsa Yoga and Meditation Meetup is for those people interested in learning and practicing the techniques developed by Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, a Himalayan yoga master. "Hamsa" means "swan", which is a symbol of the soul. These techniques are designed to bring about Earth peace through Self peace. Meetups will be held at various locations around the SF Bay Area. They'll be led by Hamsacharya (teacher) Michelle Rosenaur.

Meet like-minded organic gardeners, food growers, and urban farmers who are using their backyards, gardens, patios, and community spaces to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs that they can cultivate and eat themselves. We’ll share specific ways to help you get your garden planned, started, and yielding healthy fruitful crops. Plus, you’ll have a chance to meet others and share food, recipes, and tips on organic gardening. Whether you must grow your own food for health reasons, you simply desire …

CLINE was established to encourage and facilitate the scientific exploration of the intersection of computation, language, information, complexity, and intelligence as they are influenced by, and influence, the process of evolution. Of particular interest to this group is the development of self-evolving systems. The assumption is that apex systems evolve toward greater and greater complexity-handling capacity. Some call this "artificial intelligence," but we have trouble with the term as it: 1 …

Our goal is to improve the flow of life by breaking the limiting life patterns that we live over and over again. Through practicing Qigong, you can cultivate your life force energy and as a result, connect with your inner power to break life patterns and enhance your self-awareness to achieve fulfillment and inner peace in your life. The Qigong meditation and Mindfulness classes combine powerful Qigong meditation techniques (moving and static) with the principles of Mindfulness that are applied …

Business Executives for Measurable Management is a group formed to welcome Robin Byrne, founder of Measurable Management, to the Bay Area. Mr. Byrne management initiative was recently nominated by the United Nations (UN) to receive their prestigious Positive Peace Award. To celebrate this nomination, Mr. Byrne is touring the country and sharing his management methodology with Corporate America. He plans to stop in San Jose in May 2011 to deliver a free training. ABOUT MEASURABLE MANAGEMENT I …

We are a group of spiritual seekers on the Shadhiliyya Sufi path of peace, love, mercy, freedom, and justice. We welcome anyone of any faith interested in connecting with Divine Love and living from a place of peace and love.

Please join us on our journey We welcome everyone who seeks a religion guided by love, reason and conscience. Respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, and treasuring what we learn from each person's unique experience, we welcome a diversity of ages, sexual orientations, races, gender identities, classes, abilities, theologies and religious heritages. We are united not by a single creed, but by a covenant of mutual respect. We encourage spiritual curiosity in our children and we eager …

As a woman trying to conceive or going through the adoption process, you have probably felt any or all of these: impatient, frustrated, stressed, "am I doing this right?", scarcity and lack, afraid, worried, doubtful, alone, jealous, scattered, unsure of yourself. The purpose of this group is to cultivate inner stillness, peace and calm surrounding you and the choices you make on your fertility journey. By doing this, we teem the soil and create rich, fertile ground in ourselves so that we can g …

Peninsula Peace and Justice Center is committed to... Changing U.S. foreign and domestic policies to ones that meet human needs and human rights. A demilitarized society and economy. True justice for all, at home and abroad, regardless of economic status or beliefs. An end to racism, sexism and all forms of discrimination. Giving ordinary people the information and opportunity they need to be involved and effective in the efforts to change our country and our world. Website: http://peaceandjus …

Welcome! We are a group of tai chi (taiji) and chi kung (qigong) enthusiasts who gather together in a beautiful park setting in Belmont to practice the ancient arts of tai chi and chi kung for health, meditation, and martial ability. When practiced with consistency the arts of tai chi and chi kung help to strengthen the body, the internal organs, and the immune system, improve balance and agility, build up the protective qi (energy) field, and bring quietude to the mind, ultimately helping promo …

Beginners pl. take initiation at any of these centers. www.skybayarea.org Vethathiri Maharishi's profound revelations enabled him to synthesize a complete science of living for the betterment of humanity through: Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) meditation , Simplified Physical Exercises , Introspection and Kaya Kalpa Yoga. His writings add new dimensions to current philosophy, science and literature, and provide deep insights into how self, society and nature are interconnected. Vethathiri†…

Insight Meditation South Bay- A center for mindfulness peace and awakening. imsb.org Insight Meditation South Bay (IMSB) offers mindfulness-based meditation practices to awaken heart and mind, and to support the development of ethical living, meditation, and wisdom. We teach skills for developing mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion, concentration, practical daily life wisdom, and the deep meditative absorptions called jhanas. IMSB and our teachers are dedicated to the Buddhist practice …

This is a group for anyone interested in practicing mindfulness, guided meditations and/or self hypnosis. Welcome all folks who are practicing to reduce stress, gain inner peace/clarity or to improve health, relationships and focus. Whether you are seasoned and just looking for a place to help maintain your practice, or if you are a total beginner curious to learn what this is all about, I look forward to meeting you and sharing the practice together.

Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association (DDMBA) is a U.S. based non-profit organization committed to serving humanity by working to relieve human suffering – physical, emotional and spiritual. Its founder and spiritual leader is the renowned teacher of Chan Buddhism, Master Sheng Yen. After receiving a doctorate in Buddhist studies at Rissho University, Japan in 1975, Master Sheng Yen embarked on his mission of bringing the Dharma to the West. Soon after arriving in New York City in 1976, he b …

The Coherence Connection is focused on providing an on-going opportunity for community members to learn, grow and achieve more driven by their deep desire to align personal power, potential and purpose for peak performance. This Meetup Community is ideal for solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, career professionals and professionals operating a private practice, and those who are highly interested and invested in becoming more personally effective, productive and successful in achieving their most impor …

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 …