"What would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk? It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck. Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION. You may feel as helpless as a year-old infant-as far as fighting is concerned; but please remember: (1) YOU WEIGH MORE THAN A BABY, and …

Shamanic journeying is amazingly simple to learn and do, yet it’s a practice with the potential to bring great healing, depth, wisdom and clarity to your life. If you’re at a transition point in your life, needing to make a next step forward and not sure how… or if you're looking to heal old wounds (or problematic patterns, habits, compulsions, addictions) that you've worked on before, but that just haven't gone away... or, if you have ever felt like there is "part of you missing," or like you'v …

Men, it’s time to Step Up and allow your Clark Kent to awaken the Superman within. You're ready to step away from being single and start a dating relationship. You look around, only to find yourself surrounded by a sea of women and neatly tucked into the "Friend" box. You pick up the phone, punch in a few numbers, your mind goes blank and you hang up before dialing the last digit. Even before you discover if she's into you or not, you decide for both of you that "I could never have a dating rela …

Still have those old decks from high school boxed away somewhere? Want to try to get into the game again without worrying about tournaments? Just want to have fun, play casual Magic the Gathering and drink beer? Then our group is for you. We play every Sunday evening, and have been for years. We'd love for you to join us! Almost any deck is allowed! (Yes, bring your broken-ass type 1 deck! It's multiplayer, and if you haven't played a lot of multiplayer, you will soon discover the Golden Equati …

Hi! Welcome to Access, a modality that allows you, access to you and all the energies around you. This work is beyond amazing! It gives you the tools to change anything, from creating more joy in all of your living, creating more abundance in all you be, and receiving your life with more ease than you could ever imagine possible. Yep, totally Pollyanna, but what if the ball doesn’t have to drop what if there is no bubble to pop, what if your reality can actually be a celebration of living, no s …

We created THE ART OF ACTIVE NETWORKING to help you do better and to make better, genuine ACTIVE connections, And people from all careers, well employed to unemployed attend. Check out our site at http://www.TheArtofActiveNetworking.com. At THE BOX SF, we give artists, musicians and foodies a unique new home in which to collaborate and build their art as well as their following. At The Box SF you will taste and sip something fantastic, see and hear some wonderful things and you will experience a …

***DISCLAIMER: Girls are allowed :) ... if you fit the description and like to hang out as one of the guys then join up! *** THE SITUATION: During the day, you're a young professional. When you're with the significant other, you're the best boyfriend/husband ever (that is, unless you're single... then you're just the guy that enjoys his mom's cooking). But a lot of the time, you're a guy that just wants to do guy stuff. You want to talk about Natalie Portman, sports, comics, and food. You want …

For MMA / UFC fans who want to get together and watch major UFC events. We can meet at a sports bar to watch PPV.

We are a community of moms desiring to build friendships with other moms in the East Bay and provide regular playtimes with our little kiddos. We are mamas with kids born between 2006-2012, and would love to make new friends in the East Bay. If your kids are older or if you're expecting, you are certainly welcome to join this Meetup group. We like exploring and finding fun and free places to hang out with our toddlers and infants in 4 cities in the East Bay - Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and …

This group was started because my book club never read the books. We decided to go to the theatre and have a discussion after the show. Town Hall thought it was a great idea and it's now an official theatre event that includes a talk back with the cast a free glass of wine. Go to www.townhalltheatre.com for more information. You can usually show a few minutes before the show and buy your tickets at the box office.

Norcal Self Defense is a group open to all who wish to share, learn and practice simple, realistic, practical techniques and mind set for the purpose of self defense and personal safety. Anyone who wishes to join us is welcome. All ages and levels of fitness can participate. No prior martial arts training is needed. All of us have the right to feel safe and to avoid harm from anyone who seeks to control or injure us. Anyone who would like to join us to practice and share is most welcome. I began …

Interested in fitness conditioning, building cardio, and at learning self defense? This is the class for you! Here are the details: Every Wednesdays 7pm - 8:15pm Must bring your own hand wrap, strike gloves, and jump rope (limited # will be available to borrow) * Stretching * Fitness Conditioning ( light to intense levels) - Plyometrics, sit ups, push ups, some running, calisthenics, skip rope, etc. * Learn and practice basic boxing, striking & kicking, Self defense techniques. Strike pads a …

Explore your natural ability to find love, wisdom, and freedom in your life. We will explore a contemplative method of "Spiritual Exercises" to unlock and begin to understand our true nature as Soul. A lighter form of going within than meditation, it uses the ancient name of God, HU, as a Spiritual Key to better understand our daily lives. In this group, we will learn how to: * Recall and resolve past-life lessons to help you today. * Interpret your dreams with help of a "Dream Master" your p …

Interpersonal SF is a group dedicated and designed to promote the idea of conscious relating and connection in the Bay Area.  Our aim is to bring togehter some of the leading figures in the fields of relationship and communication so as to provide a central hub where people can access and benefit from their work. Whether your aim is to deepen your relationship with your partner, negotiate painful conflict in your life, or simply to engage in some playful, intentional socializing, Interpersonal S …

Authentic World is a community of people commited to exploring the potential in all of their relationships.  Throughout the month we host a variety of different events ranging from Game Nights to 3 day Relating Intensives. Our events provide: An opportunity to connect deeply with those around you A safe container within which to step outside of the box and explore your relational edges Fun places to learn about yourself and your relationship to others For us any interaction can be intrins …

If the thought of Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior fascinates you and you've been pondering Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji for some time, then this is the book club for you!  Slice of Mooncake is based in San Francisco and will focus on literature primarily by Asian American authors, but will also embrace stories centered on Asian culture, history, and icons. Selection of readings will be suggested by both the Organizer and members, and include current fiction, nonfiction, classics …

SF-Startup-Now is a meetup focused on bringing together the forward thinking business mentors to speed-up/accelerate the go-to-market of any start-up product or service! We have launched in SV-SF, also looking to launch in LA then NY etc... We have sponsors like Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Box. The sponsors will provide cash and product prizes including wireless internet, cloud storage, back office, and a host of many other business needs to go-to-market and create reven …

I'm a Level 1 Crossfit Trainer looking for some people to work out with. Not sure of details until we get a few people together, but it would be tough fun, free, workouts, somewhere in or near the Mission. img, #cubbies-overlay{ -moz-transition-property: margin, box-shadow, z-index; -moz-transition-duration: 0.1s; -webkit-transition-property: margin, box-shadow, z-index; -webkit-transition-duration: 0.1s; } .cubbies-selected{ z-index: 9999; box-shadow: 3px 3px 8px -1px blue !important; cursor: p …

Dining for Women is a national giving circle. There are three chapters located in Santa Cruz, CA with more than 400 chapters nationally and internationally. We “dine in” together once a month, each bringing a potluck dish to share, and send our “dining out” dollars to international programs empowering women. Through our members’ combined dinner donations, we support grass-roots programs for women fostering good health, education, vocational training, micro-credit loans and economic development. …

Hi, Welcome to Aerial Silks group of Palo Alto and neighboring communities. Aerial Silk is one of many aerial disciplines. It is a workout in all respects, but considered art, like ballet, with a touch of breathtaking tricks that requires body strength. Individuals perform aerial silks on a long fabric, made of polyester or synthetic nylon; the rope is mostly made of tick cotton fibers. These elements are rigged 20, 50, or more feet high. Aerial silks and rope are mostly performed at circuses, b …

Join us on our journey to our BEST SELF. NOT just a meetup, this is a MOVEMENT. A movement towards a new generation of "whole black women who are EMPOWERED in every area of their lives. Whole women make SMART decisions and know their value. We refer to ourselves as Diamonds and we are priceless! We bring out the BEST in each other! We plan events that cater to EVERY aspect of your life. We workout together, travel together, save and invest together, pray together, solve problems together. We …

We welcome all people from all religious backgrounds, cultures, LGBTQQA, races, and of all ages. If you consider yourself spiritual and are interested in living the life of your dreams by changing the way you think about life, you are welcome here! We don't ask you to park your brain at the door. We are looking for inquisitive, inspiring, and fun people to help us create a community on the Peninsula. Center for Spiritual Living, Peninsula is a reflection of a global thriving spiritual movement d …

About This group is for people wanting to find secret dining events. It is also a place for people planning to hold a secret dining event to advertise and sign up guests. What is secret dining? Secret dining is when someone uses their house or some other space to run a cross between an amateur restaurant and an intimate dinner party. Hosts serve up a menu of fresh home cooked dishes and guests make a donation or bring a gift to so say thank you. (A recommended donation can be specified in advan …

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. …

Love your box, but would love to meet fellow CrossFitters without cheating on your box? Eyed someone interesting from a throwdown, but too focused on the competition or intimated by the six packs milling about so carefree while you're sweating your tush off? Let's meet up. Where you can talk crossfit, debate paleo/whole life all the live long day without feeling like a weirdo. Or better yet let's talk about life outside of crossfit and maybe have some drinks :-)

Too much stuff you don't use? Join the club. Trade your unwanted stuff for stuff you want!! Simply RSVP, show up, and swap! This easygoing, no fuss group will get together every couple of months (or more often depending on interest level) at a public park, community room, coffee shop, someone's house, etc. to bring stuff to trade. There may be different "themes" for each meetup (e.g. handbags, clothing, jewelry, hair accessories, scarves, belts, hats, shoes, cosmetics, books, movies, technology, …

My friend and I are getting back into Magic: The Gathering and we thought it would be a good idea to start a group for monthly casual drafting. So each month we would host a casual draft at my house in which the entry is 3 boosters. Optimally there would be enough people to warrant ordering a booster box online. Additionally we would also like to have regular Magic nights.

Calling all individuals who are eager to kick more ass! No, this is not a kick-boxing or muay thai group, this is a group of people who are dedicated to improving themselves through easy and accessible healing techniques. These methods squash the stress, reduce the rage, jumpstart your joy, and allow you to live up to your dreams. Rule #1 ... Have Fun! Rule #2 ... You are the source of your healing. Rule #3 ... Laugh Often! Each meetup will be dedicated to demonstrating and practicing proven met …