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We are a group of taiji (tai chi) enthusiasts who together practice Traditional Chen Style Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), under the tutelage of Master Wang Hai Jun, whom we host three times a year. Between his visits, Marc and Leslie , senior students of WHJ, lead classes providing detailed instruction in the principles and practice of Chen Taiji. If you are interested in cultivating physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through the practice of taiji with a small group of devoted practitioners …
Rime Shedrub Ling is the community of students of Younge Khachab Drodul Rinpoche. Rinpoche has been instructing us in Dzogchen meditation, most recently as understood in relation to the 9 yanas. He will continue Dzogchen instruction this Spring, using a text by Rabjam Longchenpa, a major figure in the history of Dzogchen. (For more information about Rinpoche and the teachings please see http://www.rsl-ne.com.) As students we meet regularly to practice together. Starting Sunday, January 22, we …
Would you like to participate in a community of Web Developers, Graphic Designers, and Programmers to share tips and tricks, discuss CSS, PHP, XML, Web Standards, Illustrator, internet security, Photoshop, logo design, SEO, writing proposals and contracts, project managment and other related topics? Goals: *List meetings/ events for other local programmer/ developer groups and conferences: hidden tech, western mass developers, .net, NAYP, western mass drupal group. *host graphic design wor …
The Valley Vegan Society holds monthly potluck dinners the in Northampton area for vegans and those interested in becoming vegan to gather, socialize, share food, and create community. Our reasons for becoming vegan include avoiding the animal suffering, environmental destruction, and harm to personal health caused by a conventional diet. Many of our events include a speaker or presentation and lively discussion.
Embracing the full spectrum from ancient traditions and the occult to cutting edge science, Soul Experiments Meetup gathers those intererested in exploring consciousness, spirituality, energy and the multidimensional nature of ourselves and reality. Let's experiment, play and learn together! Let's create a safe space to share our experiences. Let's take the "woo" out of "woo woo". :-) Types of Meetups: We will be having several types of meetups. At least once a month there will be a free meetup …
"9/11 Truth is a very important issue with the power to bring lasting change to our country." - William Sloane Coffin To meet other citizens around central New England, who want to learn and expose the truth about the 9/11 crimes, and the massive cover-up by our government and media. Our goal is to educate the public, using printed materials, documentary films and presentations to support efforts for a fair and independent investigation. 11 September 2011 - VIDEO - Corbett Report 9/11 …
This group is for Practical Idealist to share ideas, skills and resources….a place to vision, debate and collaborate. Let's have conversations that have never happened before! Let's create real world solutions that celebrate our individual desires and honor the needs of our collective future. Let's enjoy the process and each other. I'm hoping to gather a diverse group of creative, positive people that truly embrace the gift of different perspectives and are excited to cross-pollinate. …
The Northampton Humanist Association (the NHA) endorses and seeks to promote Humanism as defined by the International Humanist and Ethical Union in the Amsterdam Declaration of 2002. The NHA is particularly focused in the areas of education, support and spreading Humanism. The NHA upholds democratic principles as a way to fully participate in ones own humanity and as the best way to resolve interpersonal conflicts. The first step in implementing democratic principles is respecting the basic hu …
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With our unlimited options of places to eat out, there has been less emphasis on home cooked meals. But cooking your own food doesn't have to be much of burden. There are many quick and healthy meals that you can learn to prepare at home, saving you money and keeping you in good health. All learner levels are welcome to come and explore vegetarian meal preparation in these cooking workshops!
A group for mom's who are interested in learning more about their cameras, who want to meetup and share ideas, who want to have some fun and who want to become better at "shooting" their kids.
[Western Mass] EatUp! is a social gathering of interesting, fun-loving and friendly foodies of any age who would like to try out the local restaurants, in particular those establishments that have an innovative chef who is committed to using fresh, seasonal and local ingredients whenever possible. For 2012 we are changing our format a bit. Our members now have the ability to schedule and host meetups themselves. At this time we are dining off the regular restaurant menus and each person is res …
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Are you looking to connect with other plant people in the greater Valley area? Join us if you're into growing herbs, learning about the healing properties of herbs, preparing your own herbal medicines, making your own bodycare, investigating herbal lore and mythology, and any other plant-related pursuit :) An eclectic mix of herbal enthusiasts, Northampton Herbal Meetup Group members are traditional and clinical herbalists, educators, retailers, crafters, gardeners, cooks, students, and the just …
Hello Welcome to the Massachusetts Meetup Group "Buddhist Study & Meditation for Cultivating a Good Heart". We are a group of warm-heart, sincere Buddhist practitioners and spiritual seekers in search of create more stability, peace of mind, happiness and compassion within our daily lives. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow spiritually, whether you are just beginning or have been studying for many years. In today's day in age compassion and loving-kindness are like rare jewels that are ha …
We meet on the second Monday of each month....weather and holidays permitting. The gatherings are from 7-9pm at The State Room at The Center at 35 State Street in Northampton, MA (www.35StateStreet.com) These are informal meetings with rotational facilitators. Each meeting gives participants a chance to meet others in the region working with this amazing tool and to actually do The Work and share with others their experiences. All levels are welcome and encouraged to show up.
Our Mission: The Holistic Health Alliance of the Pioneer Valley is a professional group of wellness practitioners dedicated to helping people improve the health of their body, mind and spirit through a variety of therapies. Key to our mission is to foster a sense of community among wellness providers by providing educational, networking and socializing opportunities that will help each other to succeed and grow. Our Goals and Objectives: 1. Foster a sense of collaborative community among ho …
Summary In this group we explore the ancient wisdom of Buddhism as taught by Dr. Reginald Ray and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Reggie Ray's "Meditating with the Body" practices form the basis for the group format. Welcome In our modern world it is all too easy to put aside our desire for basic human fulfillment in the face of all the stressful things we have to accomplish. We might like to explore meditation or healing work but we find ourselves too busy and distracted by our everyday live …
As the owners of Good for the Soles, a Center for Natural Running and Walking, in Northampton, one of our primary goals is for our center to become a meeting place for minimalist and barefoot runners. Our purpose is to join together, not only to run, but to discuss our passion for minimalist running, learn from one another, and spread the word about the benefits of natural running. Any person, at any ability level, who is interested in running and/or walking naturally is welcome! It doesn't matt …
A small group to attend chamber music concerts, and have dinner at a restaurant before evening concerts and after afternoon concerts. (Typically, a modest $15-$20 meal in the town where the concert is.) A core event will be the Music in Deerfield series (6 concerts a year, actually in Northampton at Smith for 2011/2012 http://www.musicindeerfield.org/ ). For his event many will already have tickets (e.g., I subscribe). However, the venue (Sage Hall at Smith) is generally just over half full …
This is a light hearted but serious group dedicated to dreaming, meaning the maintaining of "waking consciousness" in the dream state (lucid dreaming) but without the emphasis on changing the dream elements. This is not a group for "interpretation" of dreams, but any aspect of dreaming may be discussed, including your thoughts and questions about a dream's "meaning". Mostly this is a group for people to share techniques that have been useful in inducing or maintaining awareness and consciousness …
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