I have been getting so much out of a certain genre of literature that I decided to see if anyone else wanted to read and discuss them. All of these books are terrific depictions of the journey out of emptiness and back into the vitality of being alive. They always inspire. Anyone who finds the topic of re-discovering spiritual health and innocence, particularly if the starting point is a jaded love for self-destruction should join this meet-up. We'll meet weekly and peel one of these novels apar …

Does sharing your writing with others intimidate you? Have you ever wanted to write -- anything? Are you a kind supportive woman? Do you like to make stuff? Does fashion interest you? Are you a good writer? Do you like to write? Are you creative?* If you answered YES to any of the above questions, then this Meetup is for you! Write On Woman - connecting to your inner strength through writing, is a collective of women who write. This is the social activity group of the formal Write On Wo …

This is a network for Africans and friends, or any others interested in this community on a general scale. We will host events and other related random events. We welcome anyone who is willing to contribute to this Meetup's success. Come be a part of our exciting and dynamic community. Please feel free to check out: www.meetup.com/fashion-266 www.meetup.com/afrojam www.meetup.com/datemyafricanfriend

Opportunity for RPCVs in the New York area to meet and get to know one another. We try to host many events in Brooklyn, but also have events throughout the boroughs as well as outside of New York City. We do hikes, potlucks, movie events and volunteer projects. The group is open to event suggestions from members and is not necessarily exclusive to RPCVs. The Brooklyn Return Peace Corps Volunteer Meetup is not an official RPCV chapter of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) and is not aff …

Sunday Meditation group will meet (30 min. Toning*, 30 minutes of Silence, In the last 10-15 min. there is an optional lie down and Alexander teachers put "hands on" with live music) I look forward to meeting you. My husband and I began meditating and toning together 13 years ago and, at the start of the New Year, I felt prompted to start a group in my Brooklyn home. We had our first meeting and it was fantastic. I introduced toning and, for those with no experience, I very briefly discussed so …

Soul Collection's Art of Beginner's Sewing, Advanced Specializations, or Flat Patternmaking Classes offers a Small Group setting and Affordable Course Fees in Brooklyn. Soul Collections helps students Develop Creative Life Application Skills in Sewing or Flat Patternmaking during the 4 Week Sessions .

There are tons of book clubs, but I could not find a book club around Brooklyn that explored queer literature. Womp. As a lesbian, I would like to read books with characters and stories that I can empathize with, understand or at the least simply recognize. So I thought, fudge it, I will make my own group so I can explore queer lit. with my queer family. This Book Club will cover queer fiction and non-fiction. Some books will have clear queer main characters, while other books may be more subtle …

This group was started to present Coaching Tastings to the public. The purpose of the group is to stimulate individuals to move in their purpose and build with those who are in moving in grounded circles. Anyone who desires a nibble of inspiration should join this group.

KIC-Yourself is a movement whose goal is to enable women worldwide to effectively deal with the curve balls that life often throws at them without looking back on the situation and wishing they had KIC'd themselves for their reaction. When you get to experience it, you will realize how empowering it is. The KIC lifestyle serves as a constant reminder to Keep it Confident, Composed, Courageous, Chic, Cultured – any "C" adjectives, most fitting to your character. We plan to organize local KI …

Are you a fan of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic-- a "brony" or "pegasister"? Do you live in the NYC metropolitan area? Do you want to meet up with other bronies and hang out, chat, just have fun? This is the group for you! IMPORTANT: THIS GROUP IS ASSOCIATED WITH BRONYCON, BUT HAS BEEN SPLIT OFF FROM THE BRONYCON GROUP. THIS IS THE GROUP FOR SMALLER, MORE LOCAL EVENTS! We hold regular monthly meetups (except on BronyCon months) and irregular mini-meets and events, many of them run by ordina …

Mark your calendars for meet and greets, mixers, forums, parties, networking expos, and excursions throughout the Tri-State area and beyond for Spring/Summer of 2010.

This is a group for people who want to meet and talk about a new paradigm of education. Teachers, parents, or otherwise interested educators who feel that they want more options can attend our events and feel that they are not alone. Public schools today are using archaic methods that do not always reach kids. We can discuss what new methods and schools exist already. We can also start the discussion about inventing methods that do no already exist in education. All are welcome in the conve …

A speculative fiction writers group based in Brooklyn. Together, we help one another hone our craft to a more professional level. This group is open to serious writers of fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, new weird, horror, slipstream, steampunk...anyone writing under the vast umbrella of near-realities and un-realities we enjoy reading so much. Critiquing one another's work takes center stage, always focused on constructive criticism that will support each of us as we work to become bett …

Soccer is a game that takes conditioning. Theres a lot of pickup soccer and soccer leagues in NYC but you have to be in shape to bring something to the team. The purpose of this meet up is to organize games for soccer players who may not be in the best shape but love to play the game and players who aim to get back in some more high intensity games. Low pressure games will give out of shape soccer players a chance to build back the conditioning, the cardio and sharpen the skills. Everyone is wel …

A wonderful introduction to newer ideas based on nonlinear dynamics, as well as knowledge from a large number of areas. Powerful non-classical ideas for thinking about complexity, emergence, self-organizing systems, complex adaptive systems, wicked problems.While the universe is nonlinear, linear thinking has dominated Western thought until the last few decades due in part to a lack of tools and ideas to deal with complexity. However, a revolutionary paradigm shift began forming in math and sc …