We are the Alexandria Drummers! The purpose of this group is to promote health and wellness, community, creativity, and fun through music. If you are looking to have a great time and meet great people this meetup is for you. Our sessions are usually two hours with each session consisting of a warm-up,  the  drum lesson, a jam session. Come out and join us for a night of fun, community, and self expression. Music is a “universal language” that has been used for thousands of years as an avenue to …

“Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.” -Hippocrates Raw Living Enlightenment is for all interested in raw, vegan, vegetarian living, holistic/natural wellness, fitness, yoga, outdoors, meditation, energy healing modalities, ayurvedic and natural remedies, herbalism, aromatherapy and the beyond! Come one, com …

Our purpose is to provide a community forum to increase awareness of all NIA activities in the DC, MD, VA area, including local area JAM sessions, special performances, classes and other events.  All local area practitioners are welcome to list events open to the entire community and to place notices on our message board so that information can be shared to all current students and potential new students. Local area class schedules are shown below the Meetup Description as well as in the "About" …

This meetup was created for the mature, conscious, and professional black woman who seeks to fellowship, bond, and form new friendships. As a fitness enthusiast my goal is to select activities that focus on overall health and wellness from the inside out for the body, mind, heart and spirit. Meetup events will include nutrition, fitness, natural hair events, cultural related lectures, discussions, expos and festivals, black literature and films, and so much more! This group is also for those loo …

This Meetup is for fellow racquet sport enthusiasts to meet and greet while engaging in fun and competitive games with other people in your town. The group's primary purpose and vision is to allow squash players and other racquet sport players of all levels to enjoy a non-competitive atmosphere and to get to know each other through a variety of social activities. Games are scheduled throughout the week as well as weekends at various locations in the metropolitan DC, Maryland and Northern VA regi …

Visit the Hoop Dance DC! Calendar for a full view of our upcoming classes & events: http://www.meetup.com/hoopdancedc/#calendar Hoop Dance is the return of hula hooping as a fun, fitness, dance and meditation art. Burn 300 - 600 calories an hour with colorful, adult size hoops. Expand your community while toning your entire body! Join us for classes, hoop jams, FUNdraisers for local non-profits, retreats and "get togethers." Share the Hoop Love! Accessible to just about everyone ages five …

This group provides opportunities to meet and greet, meditate and intuitively deepen our connection to those around us. We celebrate life and living in all its shades and shapes by slowing down, going back to basics, and connecting with our inner selves. Simply being and consciously integrating with the energies around us, we foster a greater sense of interconnectedness with, respect for, and responsibility to each other and our world.

Laughter Yoga Experience a joyful form of complimentary medicine! Exercise, release tension and be playful with us in Laughter Yoga. No experience required. :-) Wednesdays, 5:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church for Wellness Wednesdays *Open to the Public, everyone is welcome *$5 donation recommended for the space *400 I st SW, Washington, DC 20024 (Waterfront or L'Enfant metro) Here is the listing with a map from the American School of Laughter Yoga site: http://www.laughangeles.com/c …

It's hard enough being an adult without having to worry about your health everyday. Living with type-1 diabetes can make you feel alienated and alone. The frequent doctor's visits, the poking and prying, the prescription costs, the nosy but well-meaning family members, and the meal planning can all be so OVERWHELMING. This group's purpose is to meet with other type-1 diabetics who are successfully and not so successfully "managing" their blood sugar. I certainly don't have everything figured out …

The goals of Mental Health Recovery and Wrap are to teach participants recovery and self-management skills and strategies for dealing with mental health difficulties, addictions,relationships, dealing with greif,HIV/ADS, diabetes and other chronic illnesses including food disorders.

Welcome to Alexandria Happy Hour Meetup Group! The happy hour tradition is alive and well in Alexandria! Alexandria Happy Hour Meetup Group is intended to be an apolitical, non-partisan, social group bringing together people from all walks of life, varied backgrounds, and the full range of beliefs. You can count on us meeting regularly for happy hours and other fun events in Old Town Alexandria as well as around the DC-NoVA area! We're open to suggestions for events that you'd like to see/do in …

Are you ready to get inspired? Are you ready to go shopping and update your wardrobe without breaking the bank? Don't shop!!! SWAP! At our "Swap Til' You Drop' Clothing Swap Events you can meet with locals to swap the cool clothes you no longer want or need. Our events cost just $5.00 for entry - Just bring all of the clothing, shoes and accessories you have! You can shop/swap for all the items that you want! No limit;) Are you a Recessionista Fashionista? Let's not allow our economy to get us d …

This group is for hiking enthusiasts in the DC/MD/NOVA area.  NVHC asks non-members who show up on hikes to pay a nominal guest fee of $2.  Just being an online member of this Meetup site does not automatically make you a member of NVHC.  NVHC is a very well-organized, friendly hiking club, and NVHC offer hikes almost every Saturday and Sunday throughout the entire year, rain or shine.  See the official NVHC website at www.NVHC.com. OFFICIAL NVHC PET POLICY: In general, pets are welcome on NVHC …

We are now meeting in a different location.  Our regular meeting place will be unavailable for a few months while it is under renovation.  Please be sure to log in and get the new address when you RSVP. Get together with fellow folk fans and help us raise the roof twice a month! IF YOU KNOW FOLK MUSIC, SING IT LOUD AND PROUD AND/OR PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU!!! We take turns selecting a song for the group to sing and play (passing's OK). Most of our songs come from the Rise Up …

Ormes Temple is a Nonprofit 501c3 Spiritual Education Center: It is a temple without walls, of love and light, peace and joy that has its "Thrown Room" in the hearts of each of us! We have this meetup group to reach out to women and men who have a sincere desire to understand the true Integral teachings of Tantra Yoga, from the perspective of self healing, empowerment, awakening and enlightenment. There are several main areas of interest that our workshops, private sessions and coaching and free …

This is a group for those already doing hypnosis and NLP, as well as those interested in learning more!  We'll meet regularly to enhance skills, spread awareness, and help make positive changes. This group is also the home-base of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists.  Guests are welcome to attend this friendly Meetup and learn more! Would you like to expand your skills?  Learn some new techniques to help your clients or even yourself?  Do you just want to explore …

Learn to Sail and explore the world! If you already know how to sail, we will be offering opportunities to expand your skills on larger boats both here on the Potomac as well as on the Chesapeake. Stay tuned as the weather warms we will be updating this site to offer both sailing as well canoeing & kayaking adventures. Our school is owned and operated by sailors.

In 2001 I studied Chinese calligraphy at the Smithsonian Resident Associates with an artist from Shanghai. That summer I enrolled in Chinese language courses at the Northern Virginia Community College. I have been studying Chinese ever since. In 2010 I completed a graduate program at the Hopkins- Nanjing Center (HNC). Shortly after I returned to the US I started the Arlington Chinese Corner hoping to meet others in Arlington with similar interests and to find opportunities to keep speaking Chine …

This group was inspired by the hundreds of workshops I have given all over the US. Photographers were asking for ways to build their portfolios with high quality images and unique concepts. They were running out of ideas / did not have ideas, could not find models, locations or sets and were hitting a wall. After all a photography web-site filled with photos of your dog or your own children might not say "professional" in a way you want it to. This is what we will do here. The instructors will a …

Have you been looking for a fun, energetic workout without going to a gym? Jazzercise is the pioneer of dance fitness. Workouts incorporate pilates, yoga, kickboxing, aerobic dance and strength training to current music. Give us a try! You can have fun working out! Jazzercise fits EVERY BODY and we always have room for a new student. We'll make you feel welcome and you'll have a great time! Our location is at Trinity Episcopal Church (open to everyone) 2217 Columbia Pike at the intersection of W …

This meetup is for singles in the DC Metro area. It's geared to move from the bar scene to a healthy setting where singles can meet each other to form real connections. We will offer some partner focused classes where you partner with someone for the poses and then rotate partners, kind of speed dating style.

Have you always wanted to know what the sound of 20 or more bulldogs snorting would sound like? Well it's time to find out! This group is for anyone who owns a bully breed dogs, and wants to have fun with play dates, hiking, swimming trips, basically just taking your bully buds on grand adventures! We will be planning meet ups at all sort of doggie events, as well as setting up our own events, in the metro area. This is our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/SquishyFacesUnite

This group will focus on practical methods for handling Bad Stress and Good Stress on-the-go and when you have quiet moments. We won't concentrate only on just one approach (i.e. meditation) but try the many methods of de-stressing. Sometimes that will be with guided imagery, meditation, passive muscle relaxation, biofeedback, etc. Other times we will look at how our minds push us towards stress and away from relaxation. Cognitive therapy, The Sedona Method, the Work of Byron Katie and more will …

Networking and Support group for students & graduates of Institute of Integrative Nutrition

Are you ready? ¡Vámonos! Let's Go! We're here to take over the DC metro area with fun and fitness. We'll be doing a variety of activities, so feel free to suggest your favorite! Are you interested in walking? bootcamps? dancing? We can build this community together.

This group is for any adult that doesn't get the chance to jump rope anymore, because, well... they're not kids anymore. Don't let a silly thing like age get in your way! Here's your chance to jump just for your personal amusement (besides, jumping rope is a great way to exercise without even knowing it-well I guess you know it now... but I digress)! I personally like double-dutch, but I don't discriminate against any form of jumping (I even like Chinese jumprope)! So come on, jump to it! - Pun …

Meet with hypnosis and NLP practitioners to discuss techniques, exchange ideas, etc. Particularly looking at areas of hypnosis, conversational hypnosis, NLP anchoring and other ways of inducing change or trance. We are a fun group of people ranging from beginners to experienced professionals looking to share and explore ideas, techniques. This meetup is a safe place for beginners and experienced professionals to try new techniques, polish up existing skills and learn new ways and new skills. We …

This group is for anyone who is interested in the practice of Natural Medicine, Holistic Health and Energy Healing. It is intended to offer networking, social interaction, and learning opportunities.