Meetup with us to experience more joy, inner peace, calmness and energy in your life. The ancient techniques of yoga and meditation are explained in a practical, easy to understand way that helps both beginners and seasoned meditators go deeply within and experience positive results. Ananda Marin Meditation is open to anyone looking for meditation support, instruction and fellowship. We practice teachings and techniques based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, http://www.ananda.org/ananda …

This group is for people who love kirtan, or for anyone who is curious about it. If you enjoy the music of Krishna Das, Snatam Kaur, Jai Uttal, Deva Premal, Karnamrita Dasi, Ragani, Mukti, Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band,  Dave Stringer and other kirtan artists, then this group is for you! Those who haven't yet experienced kirtan, but are interested in spirituality, yoga, meditation, music, etc. are also welcome to join the group and check it out. We just ask that you read the "Group Guidelin …

We organize regular Oneness Blessing events in/around the SF Bay Area. The Oneness Blessing is a non-denominational experience that transfers physical energy, awakening our connection with the oneness in everything, allowing each of us to deepen our relationship with those we love, with ourselves, with strangers and with our creator. The Oneness Blessing initiates a neurobiological change in the brain. There are 16 centers in the brain responsible for definitive experiences like sensory percep …

Resonant Harmony Attunements The Resonant Harmony Attunements are designed for two purposes: 1. To Create Community Where We are All Connected – When you share sound together, everyone's whole system shares the same vibration or frequency -- brainwaves, heart rates, and electromagnetic fields align, and we all become like family. In fact, sharing sound together is a portal to remembering the ultimate state of where we are all One -- particularly when the sound ends and we enter that divine pla …

Aloha and welcome to the Bay Area Hula Dancing Meetup Group! As a lifelong hula dancer, I have a passion for sharing my Hawaiian culture and the joy of hula with those who want to learn. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! This Meetup group will provide you with the opportunity to learn hula in a FUN and inviting atmosphere, enjoy the company of other fun-loving folks and make new friends. While we now have a "permanent home" I'd love to meet at different locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area so …

promote health & wellness the natural way! holistic health medalities like aromatherapy, nutrition, supplements, events for stress-relax-learn-experience.... scheduled regular health related meetings. All interested in health & wellness welcome!

This group is designed to help athletes, runners, bikers, martial artists, cross-trainers, and all types of fitness enthusiasts to discover the wonderful benefits of yoga. Learn how a powerful yoga practice can enhance your athletic performance, heal your injuries, calm and focus your mind, and improve overall endurance. Join us for fun, challenging classes. Meet other athletes and discover this dynamic practice together -- no chanting or praying invovled!

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 purpose of this Meetup group is to encourage and foster participatory singing in the San Francisco Bay Area-- to be a forum where people who love to sing can connect with like-minded individuals and find fun opportunities to raise their voices in supportive environments. If you have a group or event consistent with the ethos of "San Francisco Sings" that you'd like to list here, please contact the organizers at: http://www.meetup.com/sfsings/suggestion/ Organizations that list events with th …

We learn: Talabhya Kriya, Jyotir Kriya, Ashteya Kriya, Sambhava Yoga. Kriyas: Tools for well being and Kundalini Awakening. Blessings, This is a group where we connect to Mother Goddess Shakti, her various sacred forms and energies, learn the Kriyas to cleanse our Light body, Become a Light Body, increase our Shakti, Jyoti/Light to awaken our Kundalini. Call upon the Divine Wisdom Goddess, chant her names and Shlokas and Mantras and even draw/paint or make a clay sculptor of various Goddess En …

To empower as many people as possible to heal their soul, heart, mind and body using Soul Power, which is the ability of all souls to heal, bless and transform.

You are — aware, and not tied into cult nor religion... independent and full of good... simple yet multi-systemed... kind and tolerant... courageous and loving... honest and open... patient and determining... and above all, ensouling your consciousness daily. You want to enter into where there is a direct lineage from God to now. God to angel to soul to awakened heart to nervous system to linear awareness and into act. No ritual, chanting, reading ... just on fire with holy script within …

Hi and Welcome! I started to chant Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo, the title of Shakyamuni’s last writing known as the Lotus Sutra in 1997.  I also became a member of the lay Buddhist branch based on the philosophy of Nichiren Daishonin called the Soka Gakki International-USA. I had experienced tremendous unhappiness, hopelessness, miseries, depressive state, no confidence, no esteem, stress and anxiety up until this point in 1996. When I was introduced to this practice, my life began changing for the bett …

In these meditations, by fusing traditional spiritual techniques and modern philosophical understanding, Lokesh will show you the way how each one of us is born to live in an awakened state of being all the time. These techniques, originating from the Indian (especially Vedic) and Buddhist (especially Zen) traditions, also integrate various contemporary theories about evolutionary transformation. This is an opportunity to experience the mystical world of awakening and see the light within. Throu …

Join over 200 yogis every Tuesday night inside Grace Cathedral on the world renown labyrinth. Yoga is taught by author Darren Main and music is provided by Sam Jackson on the singing bowls, Christopher Love chanting, Timothy Das with native flutes and Kendra Faye playing harp. This gentle hatha yoga class is suitable for all ages, physical abilities and levels of practice, but people with medical concerns or injuries should consult their doctor. Learn more about this donation based class at www. …

We are so glad that your path has lead you here to evolve with us. We consider ours to be a holistic ministry - that is, a multi-traditional, spiritually centered community which sees all of nature and creation as divine. We strive to empower tribe and community through deep play and the sacred work of discovering who we are so that we may share our gifts and shine our light to ease the suffering of all sentient beings and raise the vibration on this planet to a higher level of consciousness. …

Kirtan is an ancient participatory music experience. Kirtan can carry us effortlessly to a place of stillness. One of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world, the kirtan call-and-response chanting genre comes to us from India. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the kirtan calls upon sacred energies which serve to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being. By repeating simple mantras over and over, the kirtan is an easy way for people to experience some f …

SHIV YOG – The Science Beyond Science Shivyog is a way of everyday life where we  become aware of the self. And with this increased self-awareness, we purify ourselves thereby raising our consciousness, thus marching towards the awakening of our Infinite potential. Shiv Yog, as Babaji explains is the process of uniting with the Infinite Consciousness. Shiv is the Infinity, as also the Infinite Consciousness. The Yog in Shiv Yog is the process of awakening the infinite potential of a human bein …

We gather monthly to spend time in community with those who are interested in chanting from various global cultures. We chant in various languages, such as Sanskrit, Arabic, English, Latin, etc.... We invite various musicians from the surrounding bay area to lead and to co-lead chants. It is a sharing circle, so we encourage you to bring and share a chant of your choosing. We have potluck for the first hour 7 - 8 pm and chant from 8 - 10 pm in a cozy home atmosphere. We meet in a private residen …

We're a small group of older women who want to create community through ritual, emotional sharing and support. We use spiritual practices that celebrate the earth, the seasons and our own elder wisdom. We dance, sing, chant, draw, play rhythm instruments, share good food and help uplift each other's spirits. We meet monthly in the East Bay at our members' homes. We are looking for new members. If you are an elder women seeking spiritual and communal connection please contact us.

Children of Magic is a group for those who see life as intrinsically magical, and see our part in life as children at play. Children of Magic exists to help us awaken the inner child by connecting innocently as a group, to strengthen our connection to magical realms through unified intention, and to develop our collective wisdom through joy, compassion and insight. Children of Magic also exists to unlearn some of the baggage of growing up, to heal ourselves and our world, and to grow in service …

Feeling Arranging is a primitive form of Shamanism, which is nature based and very ancient. It’s about finding our original self through arranging our feelings. This group is for the adventurous and the fearless. Feeling Arranging is uniquely different from the shamanism and healing methods we know such as journeying, soul retrieval and meditation. We use darkness as a positive force to heal ourselves and to connect with our ancestors and nature. Like a seed needs a dark place to incubate before …