This is a group for anyone who is sick of being boxed in by society, rules, parents, corporate, boring, bla, bla, bla. If you can't stand all of the rules, regulations and obligations that have been imposed on you then this the group for you! If you sit at your cubicle feeling under appreciated & bored with all that life has offered up until now and you are ready to break out then come join us! We will be always inspiring and always moving you closer to your freedom. Our meet ups will be fun, an …

Please join me for some super fun workouts, guaranteed to make you sweat. I currently offer Piloxing and Zumba classes. PILOXING is the latest Hollywood Celebrity fitness craze sweeping the nation! PILOXING is a fusion of the best aspects of Pilates and Boxing Disciplines, done to music in a group exercise, interval training format. It is not only great for muscle sculpting and toning, but is a fat torching turbo workout, as well. It’s guaranteed to whip you into shape. Zumba is an exhilarating …

HIT & RUN Outdoor Fitness is a weekly group exercise class that utilizes calisthenics, weight lifting, TRX training, cardiovascular training, and boxing in a bootcamp style to help our members achieve their health and fitness goals. Get in the best shape of your life while punching out those daily frustrations!! This class is a high intensity hour packed full of fun and hard work. Come join us!!! Also check out our videos in the "Pages" tab! Untitled from Rich McDonald on Vimeo.

Train & share knowledge on Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do Fighting Methods & MMA in an energetic pro environment (NOT in a park) @ our new location inside ELITE MMA ACADEMY in Santa Fe Springs, Ca. USA on Saturdays from 11am-1pm via RSVP. ELITE JKD / MMA training offers comprehensive full-contact (Realistic) training in effective Jun Fan Gung Fu-Jeet Kune Do and professional Mixed-Martial Arts instruction. All Saturday morning classes are conducted by 2011 Masters Hall of Fame Inductee Sifu Paul S. Le …

Hey entrepreneurs and those who naturally think outside the box! Come bring your ideas and challenges that keep you up at night to the Business MMA: Rowdy Roundtable. Get ready to connect with other entrepreneurial-minded individuals in our friendly, intellectually-driven discussions. Come and pick the brains of featured speakers, participate in a “corporate cage match” and “go to the mat” with fellow entrepreneurs, discussing ideas. Possible topics include the latest trends and challenges in te …

Ving Tsun (also often spelled Wing Chun) Kung Fu is a Southern Chinese boxing method. It employs rapid punching attacks, kicking, flanking, as well as swift and balanced footwork. Conditioning and acquirement of combat-oriented habits is achieved by means of its 3 empty-hand forms, practice on the wooden dummy, with the long-pole, with butterfly knives, heavy bag, wall bag, etc. My name is Emil and I teach following the method of my Sifu Philipp Bayer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6YVmNnuSIA) …

Curious? Casual? Committed? Meet others interested in "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. Network and get support from others who have worked through (or are working through) this amazing book, The ARTIST'S WAY. Use Julia’s process to unblock your creativity. Your life will never be the same! This group is for everyone, because everyone is creative. You were born that way and you can be that way again. If you don't believe it, let us prove you wrong. So...anyone who wants to open up creativity, …

"Does it work?" Greetings- I'm Peter, one of the co-founders of Lab Rats, and the "gatekeeper"/vetter for our members.  Lab Rats is the name for our self-defense/martial arts/combatives/MMA training group, active since 2000. Sometimes it's referred to as "Fight Church", for when we train on Sundays. Simply, we are a training group first, but happy to share our combative ideas (a way, not the way...) in exchange for training partners.  Great for exercise/fitness, self-defense training (sport and …

This is a new Wing Chun/Tsun meetup group in Southern California -- Monterey park! Wing Tsun, 詠春, is a Southern Chinese martial art originated over 300 years ago during the Qing dynasty. Wing Tusn is a "soft" style that does not counter force with force but instead recycles energy and employs a sophisticated method of response using trained reflexes. Chi-Sao ("sticky hands") training is used to develop and hone these reflexes to specific pressures or triggers so that they become automatic in re …

Are you a sports enthusiast? Do you find it hard to find one of your girlfriends to drag to a sports bar to catch a game? Well join an awesome group of women that enjoy sports as well! This is also a great opportunity to meet new and exciting women that enjoy making new friends! Regardless of your favorite team...Lakers, Kings, Raiders, STEELERS, Galaxy...we look forwarding to being together for the opportunity to enjoy a game, have a drink or grab a nice meal and meet new people!

THE MISSION: The mission of the Rhymecology focus group is to use the power of hip-hop lyrics and culture to help lyricists of any level discover and create themselves as artists and human beings. THE INSPIRATION: What do you have in common with Mos Def, Eminem, Nas, and Jay-Z? You are a writer just like them! We all use the same language and words, so there is no reason that you can’t be writing lyrics on their level. Their classic songs don’t just fall from the sky; they are created from ideas …

Dinner & Desire is a sensory journey which will tune you in to your desire...that intrinsic place of authenticity that resides dormant inside of you. If you desire more expansion, let's explore this through simple games of connection and... Trust our instincts, be attentive to our fears, our joy, our sensuality and ourselves. Let's re-wire our connection to our 5 senses, ignite our intuition and simply live a conscious life! Are we taught to live within a box and go against our nature, to mistru …

Blessed Be! We have 2 group for all Wiccans, Pagans, Druids, and other people who have positive magickal paths ( or simply positive paths & haven't explored this kind of community yet). The 1st group below you can participate in thru meetups on this site; the other deeper group you must come to the meetups on this site & meet the organizer & participants in person --to be invited to attend:  Scroll down for info on our deeper group. There seems to be a lack of meetups on the West side of town, …

Please graze around this site - ya' don't have to read it all at one time... * Be Sure to Read Part 2 to kinda 'get' where we're 'at' - so plz SCROLL about 1/3 the ways down this page ~ thanks & enjoy ! Part 2 is a MUST read, guys ! ___________________ . ~ LOCATION ~ Driving DIRECTIONS & Parking Info see PAGES tab back up on the Nav Bar The LAUGHING BUDDHA MEDITATION SANGHA Santa Monica CA 90405 _________________________ Beginners Very Welcome ! ______________________ C O N T A C T   …

YouCanDoItDIVA (YCDID) is a meet-up group designed to empower women, inspire greatness, and create a positive change around the world through giving back, paying it forward, and showing more love. This meet-up allows women to find their purpose, learn how to freely express herself with grace, sexiness, and confidence while creating magnetism of abundant success. YCDID movement is for women who are ready for change and who want a greater sense of awareness of themselves and others. The YCDID grou …

I live in a town where I see too many clean metal boxes with clean rubbers. It's time to let those metal boxes get dirty once in a while and see why they what they were built for in the first place. For those who dislike metaphors, here is the blunt approach: Bring your rig, truck, Jeep, Hummer, Range Rover, X5, Cayenne, Q7, and other so-called SUV / SAV and put its abilities to the test once in a while. I invite those of you who want to find out what this or that button on your dashboard will d …

This is a group for moms residing or working within about 20 miles of Yorba Linda who are interested in purchasing organic foods straight from the farm and meeting every other week to pick up and/or get to know each other. I started this group because I am interested in feeding my family 100% organic and started driving out to a farm to pick up boxes of fresh fruits and veggies. Personally, my young children both suffer from allergies and asthma so that is a huge motivator for me. Right away, se …

What? We love drums!  What kinds? *    Aburukuwa   *    Acha drum   *    Agogô   *    Anvil   *    Apito   *    Ashiko   *    Atabaque   *    Balafon   *    Bass drum   *    Batá drum   *    Bedug   *    Bell Chime   *    Bell Tree   *    Bendir   *    Bodhrán with cipín (tipper)   *    Bombo   *    Bonang   *    Bongo   *    Bougarabou   *    Cabasa   *    Cabasa/Afuche   *    cachimbo (smallest drum, highest pitch)   *    Caisa   *    Caixa   *    caja (largest drum, lowest pitch)   *    Caj …

Business Plus was created by a group of South Bay Business Owners who wanted to expand their businesses, meet like minded people & make new friends. Our focus is on growing & supporting local business owners through connections, out of the box brainstorming ideas & friendship

We are a collective group of active people who are out of the normal box. We love activities such as double dutch, hiking, sky diving & kayaking.  To game party nights, salsa dancing, the theater, movies, museums or just getting together with friends enjoying a good potluck dinner. At The PlayGround we have no limits. We travel, hang at the beaches and parks, all while enjoying like minded individuals in a loving and community building manner. We love to live and we live to play... Here is "wher …

Welcome to the Gay and Lesbian Sierrans (GLS) section of the Angeles Chapter! GLS is an official activity section of the Sierra Club and fosters the purposes of the Sierra Club by making available a wide range of events for gays, lesbians and their friends and family which includes a variety of activities, including day hikes, car camps, backpacks, mule packs, bike rides, peak bags, beach walks, boat trips, and a host of other outdoor activities as well as conservation education, fund raisers, o …

Face reading can help you in every aspect of your life. In relationships and love it can help you to identify your soul mate. In the workplace as an employer to find the best person for the job and as a parent or child to understand those family dynamics that frustrate and infuriate us all. Talk about turning the odds in your favor. Come learn the ancient science of face reading, develop the tools to for discovery your soul mate, and meet others on the same journey. What are the benefits of the …

Learn Cash Flow 101 Game. Simulate being a "Real Estate Investor and Business Owner. Learn HOW to Get OUT OF THE RAT RACE!!! You will learn new ways of thinking every time you play. I would like to invite all levels of players from 1st timers to 202 gurus! The game Cashflow is like Monopoly on steroids.  Get educated, increase your earning potential and open your mind to becoming successful in business, real estate investing, and become entrepreneurially savvy.  This group is for those who want …

A Beginners Guide to Adobe Photoshop for Graphic Design A lot of Photoshop classes are for.. well .. working on Photos. That's all fine and good; But we understand that Photoshop is a POWERFUL tool for Creating Graphics, and that's what we're going to use it for. Almost every Industry Professional uses Photoshop for Graphic Design, and so shal you! Photoshop and Soda Pop is about learning the Basics of Adobe Photoshop, in a fun, relaxed environment, and getting down to the matter at hand.. G …

This is a group for anyone interested in getting in shape and staying in shape. Whether you're just starting out or if you want to try something new to stay motivated and active. I started this group because I want to share my passion for fitness and offer guidance to help others achieve their fitness goals. As a professional, I am a fitness coach, high performance trainer and Krav Maga instructor.

Get Fit within... create a new you and develop ways to help manifest a better life for you and the world NOW.. Program: An intensive course custom built for all levels; from the newbie to the expert. The program is designed to fuse well known fitness drills with real application skills and conditioning taken straight from Muay Thai, TKD, Capoeira, Kung Fu, MMA, Boxing and other martial arts. Condition like a real Martial artist/fighter without the need to spar. Sparring and experiencing contact …

I'm a native of Santa Monica and a 30-year user (off and on, but definitely on for the last 10) of the wooden stairs off Adelaide. If you're a regular morning user, we've probably seen each other. Recently the stairs have been getting used for purposes (the new refreshment box, making the stairs a subject of a documentary) that will detract from the unique experience they provide and ultimately could threaten our ability to enjoy and benefit from this special resource. I want to rally our little …

Welcome to Rounders Poker! Turn off the TV, logoff your computer, grab your car keys, and play with people just like you, the coolest L.A. poker group is right here. Don't be misled by other L.A. Poker meetups claiming to be larger, we've hosted more games than anyone. If you're looking for the largest and most active L.A. poker group, this is --"The One". Looking for a game, tournament, or poker league? Browse our Calendar link for new games posted almost daily. Meet new players, make new frien …