The Bay Area has a thriving performance scene with readings, Open-Mics and Slams pretty much every night of the week on one side of the bay or another. This is a group that's all about getting you out to these shows and, hopefully, on to the mic! We'll include all kinds of shows and workshops (poetry, comedy, slams, acoustic, improv, storytelling, etc.) as long as the mic is OPEN you're welcome* to post it here. *if you list a show all that we ask is you offer a discount to members of the group

You want people to laugh at your face? Me and my film crew are making a short comedy sketch! We have legit prosumer cameras, mics of every stripe, scouted locations, a script, a shoot schedule and, hell, we'll even throw in some craft services. All we need is some actors! We're looking for folks of comedy improv and stage background for a dynamic, highly visual sketch. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, please RSVP and we'll get back to you ASAP. As mentioned, we have a sc …

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 …

We hope to fill Oakland's need to improve the city's many hidden pathways/stairways. At first we will remove the plant growth that is harming the pathways. Later we can do other things to improve them by such things as planting flowering plants. It is time to get local people together to improve Oakland. We have already done 7 group cleanups which greatly improved 3 pathway/stairways in Oakland's Lakeshore Neighborhood plus one in the Rockridge Neighborhood. We did our first improvement to a pat …

Bring Your Site, Improve Your Design Are you building a website without a designer? Do you feel like there's something wrong, but can't quite put your finger on it? Are you a designer looking for some feedback? No matter how much time you’ve put into your website, chances are it could still benefit from a designer’s “fresh pair of eyes”. We’ll review your website and make suggestions for improvement. We’ll go through examples and analyze the content, typography, look and feel, accessability, etc …

Voted BEST RUNNING CLUB in the Bay AREA!* Go WOW Team! Meet weekdays and weekends to walk or run 3 miles or more at various locations throughout the Bay Area. Our group is social but fitness is our goal. Minimum requirement is that you can move for 60 minutes already. The pace doesn't matter. Some of us walk for fitness. Some of us mix walking/running. Some of us are pretty serious runners and are training to improve our times. Most of us participate in a race once in a while. I encourage wome …

YALLA ARABI is an Arabic language and culture meetup group that serves the San Francisco and East Bay area. NO ARABIC LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Everyone is welcome! Ahlan Wa Sahlan! We invite people from ALL backgrounds and ALL levels of Arabic experience to participate. We learn Arabic in fun, interactive and supportive ways by using collaborative activities and instructor-led exercises. We also watch Arabic films, eat at Arabic restaurants and attend Arab cultural events. We heartily …

This group is for educators, organizers, students, artists, and anyone who cares about Oakland. The goal is to provide you with the Tools to the do the "inner" work, so that you can be more dynamic and successful in transforming and raising the vibration of the beautiful city of Oakland. --> The Tools: Yoga, meditation, wisdom/knowledge, stress reduction and energy-building techniques.

We are a diverse group interested in the study of Chinese characters in the context of the Korean language with the goal of: - improving our knowledge of Korean by expanding our character-based vocabulary - forming a basis for East Asian cultural literacy by exploring our shared heritage Our members include: - Korean language learners who desire a more structured way to learn vocabulary - speakers of Korean as a heritage language who want to improve their comprehension skills - speakers of other …

This is a Meet Up for people interested in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). NLP is called "The Study of the Structure of Human Experience." It is also a self development practice: Once we know something about how we structure our experience, we can find ways to re-structure it in ways that provide us with the experience of life we would prefer. NLP is a remarkably elegant and deeply respectful set of tools to uncover unconscious beliefs and structures that determine our experience, and--again …

Howdy! The Lake Merritt Boxing Club is a martial arts group dedicated to training in a collaborative, motivational, and enjoyable environment. We will train in traditional boxing skills as well as kickboxing, muay thai, and any other martial arts form that individuals can contribute to the group. These skills include a wide variety of punching, kicking, blocking, foot movement, and evasive techniques designed to improve both skill level and overall fitness. We will meet and practice around Lake …

The goal of Spiritual Arts Institute is to help people from all walks of life accelerate their spiritual understanding and development. Through the various activities of the institute, it is our aim to help reassign metaphysics to its proper place in the study of life and human development and to inspire confidence, love, self-sufficiency, charity, kindness, creativity, and inner knowing in all aspects of life. Our mission statement is: To offer clear, accurate, and understandable instruction d …

Drum up some energy with a warm community of familiar and new friends. Pacific Drum Circles has new events in Oakland. No previous music experience needed. Whether you are a first-time drummer or drummin' all the time, enjoy co-creating a groove while connecting through rhythm.

You've completed a Leadership Embodiment or Conscious Embodiment Coach/Teacher training program. You'd like to attend a bay area meeting of teachers, taking turns presenting the work, working together. Our idea is have a cross-bay group that meets sometimes in the East Bay, sometimes North. We're looking for energy, good practice, ongoing engagement with a group of experienced people. Join us!

We are not called to be any other person then who we are. Our challenge is to be the healthiest person we can be. Unhealthy, we continue to create what we don't want. Awake and aware, we create new possibilities for ourselves in relationships and our intended purpose. The Enneagram can help us in this process. It shows us our motives, fears, beliefs, values and communication styles. Key behavior patterns, inner intentions, needs and perceptions of our personalities can quickly become apparent wi …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

This is a group for women ages 30 and up, who are looking to be happy in their skin. We will be hosting a variety of workshops ranging from self improvement, skin care classes, makeup work shops, makeovers, spa days, retreats, vision board workshops, hiking, charitable walks, and much more. Light refreshments will be served at all meetings. This group is for if you if you are ready to be happy in your skin and in the company of positive likeminded women.

We are Access/Excel users and developers and are looking to spread the word about how some fancy tricks in Microsoft Excel (VBA Functions, automation) and a few power user procedures Microsoft Access can improve your work performance, take a load off your mind, fingers and eyes and turn nightmares into dreams with the click of a mouse. We will have free lessons and discussion about solutions.  It's a great way to network with other data professionals and learn how to use some of the advanced fun …

* This is for women who want to be able to speak and live their truth, and let others be bothered with adjusting to it. * This is for women who want to lay comfortably in asking and receiving all kinds of pleasure and help. * This is for women who want to walk into a room genuinely confident and so rooted in who they, people are eager to be around them. * This is for women who want to, almost effortlessly, command group attention * This is for women who want to access the blocked parts within th …

The Bay Area Professional Women's "Success" Network is a network of  professional women, entrepreneurs, and business owners who come together to share, grow, network, support each other, and share resources for career, business and life success. Each month, we will feature a dynamic and inspiring woman speaker, and have time for networking, and sharing of strategies, tools, and tips. We are commited to supporting you as you soar and thrive. Welcome to BAPWSN!

On going Drop in group. change your thinking, change your life. Manifest your dreams. find your blocks and remove them. come explore with us, as we use many tools of growth and change. "The four Agreements" Don Miguel Ruiz "The work " Byron Katie, Abraham Hicks, Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Choppra, Seth, Rumi And Hafiz. Join us as we evolve.

This group is for any one that is committed to living an extraordinary life. Who understands that no goal is impossible. It is design to have each member, move forward. The key is discovering and uncovering the things that, we don't know ,that we don't know. Revealing hidden limiting beliefs, opens new choices and new possilbilties. The art is asking provocative question, that reveals that which is transparent, so that the hidden becomes apparent. The process is engaging, challenging, ground b …

Este grupo es para los profesionales de la salud mental (psicoterapeutas, trabajadores sociales, etc.) y hispanoparlantes avanzados que estén interesados en mejorar sus habilidades de Español en el campo. Hablantes nativos están invitados a participar. Por favor, tengan en cuenta que este grupo es principalmente para los que tengan un alto nivel de Español - si eres un principiante, o todavia estás aprendiendo como comunicarte, te sugiero que tomes más clases o únate a otro grupo de meetup, y qu …

Welcome to Northern California's largest Law of Attraction / The Secret meetup group! Presentations of the Law of Attraction are given almost every week! The meetups are specificaly designed to help you learn how to allow your perfect life to become your reality. Presentations and wrokshops given by the expert Dr. David K. Olkkola - International Inspirational Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Public Seminar Leader, and Consultant. President of The Dream Masters International www.TheDreamMasters.com - …

This is a group for animal lovers and for those interested in animal welfare. My hope is for this group to provide opportunities for us to: *connect, network, and to support each other in our attempts to improve animal welfare and rights; *spread information about vegan and vegetarian lifestyles; *promote Meatless Mondays; *attend fun and informative events; *join together for leafleting and educating the public... **All in a compassionate, non-violent, loving manner!** Any ideas or sugg …

In December 2011, I was sitting in a three-day, 13-hours-a-day Landmark Education self-improvement seminar in San Francisco, and all I could think about was escaping through one of the hermetically sealed windows and making a dash for Nob Hill, the only thing resembling a steep incline in the area. It was during the dinner break during the final day of the seminar that I conspired with Paul Schutzman and Mai-Ling Garcia -- two of the very cool people with whom I'd made a connection during our th …

OpenOakland, a Code for America Brigade, is a civic innovation organization that brings together coders, designers, data geeks, journalists, and city staff to collaborate on solutions to improve how our local government serves all citizens of Oakland. We draw on our wide range of expertise and perspectives to build open-source applications and working relationships that promote civic innovation and open government in Oakland. Our projects range from events like CityCamp and the Open Government P …

Purpose of group: for people in Oakland and Bay Area who would like to immerse in events with a focus on practical application of NVC in daily life. You are invited to join this group whether or not you have had any exposure at all to Nonviolent Communication-or years of experience. Join if you want to PRACTICE with others hearing and being heard in ways that invite understanding, clarity and connection.