Monthly programs to introduce different health and wellness topics and practices that contribute to well being

Shingon Mikkyo Kunimiyama Daikokuji America(previously Mikkyo Zen Eimeiji) was established in June 2010 under the Chief Priest Eimei Kawakami’s strong belief: In order to ensure world peace we must purify the U.S., and that we must establish an educational institute where ones could be taught on gratitude and compassion regardless of any specific religious faith. Through the opening of the branch temple in the heart of Silicon Valley where the strong spiritual power of the Monjyu-bosatsu resides …

This is a fun, collaborative group of teachers, mentors and enthusiasts interested in developing their exciting potential of mind, body and spirit, through soulfully exploring the development of consciousness, the tools of hypnosis and meditation and the metaphysical world in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. Together we will organize workshops, book clubs, fun outings, investigations and discussions throughout the SF BAY area. A variety of Spiritual Teachers, Healing Arts Professionals, …

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 …

We are women who want to run races and compete as a team in the PAUSATF Series of races in northern California! We'll do road races from 5K to marathons, track meets from 400m to 5000m, and cross country. We call ourselves the Bay Area Women's Racing Federation - BAWRF for short. If you are already a fast racer, we want you to help us get points and see your name on the roster. If you are interested but don't think you are fast we need you to help us qualify as a team. Well help you learn how t …

The Bay Area Circle of Women welcomes professionals, community leaders, mothers, business owners, or any woman seeking a strong, like-minded group for support, networking, and adventures! Our discussions focus on bringing together mind, body, spirit, and business. Quarterly conferences will feature speakers and activities on a variety of topics: starting or growing your own business, creating wealth, achieving physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, learning to love and acknowledge yoursel …

NO BUSINESS SOLICITATIONS PLEASE--THIS IS A GROUP FOR THOSE LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN ONLY * We ask attendees refrain from wearing scent--thanks! Welcome to our group! It's open to anyone living with all types of head pain, e.g. chronic daily headache, migraine (all variants), cluster, etc. It's isolating to live with an invisible illness, and we offer a safe, sensitive, non-judgmental space to share your experience, to give and receive support. We will identify with each other, empathize, and …

Have you tried every diet and weight loss scheme you ever heard of? Lost weight on them all, eh? And then found that you gained it back, and then some?? This group is designed to share ideas and acquire accountability partners to help you not only lose weight, but KEEP IT OFF! Each meet-up will have a specific topic of discussion regarding weight loss concepts and principles. The core principles will center around the cornerstones of: 1) Meal Planning 2) Exercise that you can live with 3) Appro …

3D Printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing, is an exciting and potentially game changing technology that will dramatically alter the way products are designed, manufactured, distributed and financed. A standard digital file (.stl) of an object is created, either by using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software or a 3D scanner, and is sent to a dedicated machine which builds the object layer-upon-layer in a material such as plastic, metal or ceramic. Today the technology is mainly used for ra …

For starters.... we are a super friendly interesting diverse group of people! Most of the events we do are free! We love meeting new active people and I am so grateful to have such an amazing group of fellow "fitness" friends to hike and work out with. You need not be an athlete... just be willing to have fun with a group and bring your amazing positive energy!* We offer a variety of outdoor & indoor fitness events per month. What you get: Hang out with cool people, while getting in shape! CURRE …

Bollywood X-Trim is Fusion Beatz's unique dance fitness routine that builds your endurance,sculpts your muscles while you have fun to bollywood beats! Come join us at our various location across the San Francisco Bay Area and get fit! We guarantee a rocking good time. Classes are at San Mateo : Sundays 9:00am – 10:00am@ House of Mayhem Studio, 2335 El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA, 94403 Burlingame : Mondays 6:30pm – 7:30pm @1st String Athletics 888 Hinckley Road, Burlingame, CA 94030 Fremont …

This group is for Asian men and women  to make new Asian friends while dining out (restaurants, potlocks, picnics, and fine dining), exploring and participating in indoor as well as outdoor adventures and activities, (hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, tennis, soccer, golf, volleyball, basketball, badminton, rock climbing, paintball, billiards, karaoke, ballroom dancing, archery, horseback riding, sports events, movies, concerts, musicals, museums, art exhibits, coffee socials, wine tasting, ph …

This gathering is an opportunity to be in mindful community with others and connect more deeply with the Great Spirit uniting us all, through the practices of drumming, dance, and silent meditation. The first hour is spent as a drum circle... drumming, dancing, and/or just sitting and listening for those that prefer. After that, we will let the energy settle as we take a steady and comfortable seated position, connect with our breath, and move deeply into the stillness of our Being. We will sit …

WELCOME to the PTK-Peninsula meet-up. This group has been established to provide training in the combat system of Pekiti-Tirsia kali and to promote the Filipino warrior culture in the Bay. We train with discipline in weaponry (long blade, knife, and stickfighting) as well as empty hand combat (pangamut, dumog). Our focus is self-preservation, survival, physical and mental fitness. PTK-Peninsula is the only group authorized by Tuhon Tim Waid and The Pekiti-Tirsia Kali Global Organization to offer …

LOOKING FOR A WOMEN'S NETWORK REFERRAL GROUP TO CONNECT WITH? The San Mateo Women’s Leads Club is a well established group that has been meeting over 15 years. The sole purpose of the Leads group is to assist women business owners increase their business through weekly networking referral meetings. Since meetings are 1 ¼ hour, a minimum of time is expanded to accomplish this goal. ABOUT US We attract friendly, dynamic, success-oriented business women who are devoted to not only increasing their …

Join us on a fun film project! Its a party we serve free food and drinks at every meet up! Our way of saying thanks for your interest in our project. As a response to challenged books listed in the Huffington Post, like Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, along with Twilight, Captain Underpants, Harry Potter and many others, we have decided to produce a documentary/drama on HD video to address banned books in U.S. This film project will demonstrate how books become challenged and eventually banned …

My Job: Motivate You! Challenge You! and Help you Achieve Your Fitness Goals! Your Job: Work Hard! Stay Consistent! and Get the Results you've been Waiting For! Sunita's "Shape Up!" Boot Camp is a no fluff, no frills conditioning camp that is cardio tough and muscle strong. You will improve your strength, power, agility, and balance training with fast paces cardio drills and obstacle course. You will focus on building core strength, abdominal strength, and incorporate various toning and sculptin …

The voice of the Divine Feminine is re-emerging in human consciousness bringing with Her a new vision of the sacredness and unity of life. Her voice is needed during these chaotic times. Our stressful, fast paced culture that emphasizes masculine ideals such as competitiveness, control and domination often confuses and dis-empowers women. Confused as to what is appropriate feminine behavior, many women become over-involved in care taking others, are afraid to say no, or to set healthy boundaries …

...well, I couldn't just let this slip into the Abyss. We have an active group of nearly 900 people, so let's keep going! :) I'll try my best to figure out how to operate this thing. Meanwhile, do shoot me a note if you want to schedule a meetup and/or become an assistant organizer - any help is much appreciated! We now climb in multiple locations, but primarily at three gyms, one in the South Bay - please contact Amarachi, one in the East Bay - please contact Nicole, & one in San Francisco …

El acelerado ritmo de la vida a veces hace que nos olvidemos de lo importante que es la conexion con nuestra luz interior, intuicion, o ser superior. Tambien es cierto que la vida es mucho mejor cuando tenemos amigos en busca de los mismos intereses. Este es un grupo que busca brindar un espacio de re-conexion con nuestro espiritu y su relacion con el cuerpo y la mente mientras formamos nuevas y significativas amistades. Tendremos tanto actividades sociales como actividades de crecimiento person …

Mid-Peninsula Evening Rotary Club is a New Generations Rotary Club serving San Mateo County. Geared towards young professionals, the next generation of Rotarians, Mid-Pen Evening is not your typical Rotary Club. Come join us in creating an exciting social and networking atmosphere while engaging our community to provide service above self. We meet as a club on Tuesday Evenings at 6:30pm at alternating locations on the Peninsula; announced through our Facebook and Meet Up profiles as well as our …

Meditate Be Here Now! Learn to meditate, whether you’re a beginner to meditation or an experienced meditator. You’ll learn the basics of meditation and mindfulness. You’ll learn to use meditation to calm your mind, to reduce stress, and to live a balanced, focused, and successful life. You'll learn to use mindfulness techniques to help you live fully in the present moment and improve productivity at work. The simple yet powerful meditation and mindfulness practice that we teach is geared towards …

Welcome to the meetup area of the Northern California Oracle Users Group, the most active and longest running Oracle users group in the world! You’ve never heard of us before? Well, now you have! NoCOUG has more than 500 enthusiastic members, some of whom have remained members for 25 years! We organize four full-day conferences around the bay area every year and produce a wonderful publication called the NoCOUG Journal. Check out some of our pictures at http://www.meetup.com/Northern-California- …

Meditation for Daily Life To help improve health, reduce stress, increase well-being, improve concentration and understand better who you are and what you want. Learn everything you need to establish a consistent meditation practice. We will practice techniques for sitting, walking, standing and lying down, using a variety of meditation objects including the breath, a repeated word or phrase, kindness, compassion, forgiveness and mindfulness in the present moment.

This group is for anyone interested in learning more about the Green Party, our candidates, and creating lasting social and environmental change through progressive grassroots politics. We generally meet the last Tuesday of each month at Reach & Teach in San Mateo for Green Talks, as well as hosting movie nights and speakers, attending activist events, and organizing local outreach. Come join us!

This is a group of Heat Chan, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Heart Chan meditation was originated 2,500 years ago, and has been passed down to the 85th patriarch of Chan Master currently. We would love to share what we have learned, and experienced with those who are interested in spiritual practice. The practice of Heart Chan meditation is to awaken our heart, witness the true self within each of us, and liberate our spirits from reincarnation.

Stand up paddle around San Francisco, Peninsula and beyond! We have group meetups and casual meetups listed on the "Discussions" tab's bulletin board.  Kevin, the organizer, is available to help people find info about SUP gear too.  Just shoot him a message.  We have, different manufacturers, such as Everpaddle, who bring demo gear out to the paddle events and give discounts to SF SUP members, including a free carbon paddle with a custom Everpaddle board order.

Learn more about the Feldenkrais(R) Method of Somatic Education by experiencing Awareness Through Movement(R) lessons and workshops, participating in study groups, and joining together with practitioners and others who share your interest in moving through life with greater ease, grace and comfort while maximizing their potential.