We started this group in order to connect with women of all ages to share ideas and secrets on wellness, beauty and success. Our group features guest speakers from the medical, cosmetic and business worlds. 7:30pm meetings will be held at Boston Beauty MedSpa in Newton, MA every last Friday of the month starting February 25th. Complimentary refreshments.

Are you a "mature" mother of a pre-school child who wants to connect with other moms? Do you feel the need to get out of the house, make new friends for yourself and find playmates for your kids? Then join us! Did you come of age during the Cold War and scandals like the Iran Contra affair? Did you spend hours watching MTV when all it showed were 24-hour music videos? Did you play with a Rubik's Cube or try to clear the last level of Pac Man? Did you ever have the hallmark "big hair?" Do you rem …

Fans of indie, emo, hardcore, alternative, metal, punk, local, underground, creative, energetic, whatever music UNITE! Local, Live, & Loud aims to bring rad folks together, hit up good shows of the not-so-mainstream variety, and have a good time. If you dig clubs like The Middle East, TT's, the Palladium, Lupo's, and Club Hell, you're on the right track. If your idea of a good time is a DMB concert or you're too cool for school then you're in the wrong place. Don't miss another show because …

A meetup for folks who own businesses located in Newtonville - with a particular focus on small/home based businesses (professionals, entrepreneurs, consultants, writers, artists, otherwise self-employed...). A chance to meet compatriots for socializing, comparing notes, and sparking collaboration (sharing leads, joint marketing, doing business with each other, joint purchasing, etc.). Perhaps a first step toward a neighborhood business association.

Meet other people who practice mind-body therapies including body psychotherapists, bodyworkers, counselors, energy medicine practitioners, alternative and holistic medicine. The heart of this group includes practitioners who integrate the body and touch with some sort of emotional work or counseling. However, we welcome others with complementary and related modalities. We meet the second Friday of each month for a potluck lunch from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm in Newton, MA. Meetings include tim …

This Meetup Group was created for mental health professionals in Boston and surrounding areas. We are psychotherpists, social workers, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, graduate students and others in allied health professions. This group hopes to bring together new and seasoned practitioners looking to give back and learn what is new in the profession. Ours is an opportunity to network and share experiences, exchange ideas, possibly referrals, in a social and friendly environment among …

Chuck Tanowitz formed OpenPR (at the time we called it SoloPR) with his business partner Todd Van Hoosear in 2009 to compensate for their lack of office space and to satisfy the deep need to interact with actual Human beings that comes with working from home. Originally aimed at solo PR practitioners, Chuck quickly realized that the conversations that were happening over coffee were relevant to anyone in the PR community in the Boston area -- not just solo practitioners. Thus, OpenPR was founded …

SSG Boston is a martial arts group practicing an integrated system of longsword, grappling and dagger from historical fighting manuals. At this writing, we have classes in Watertown, Arlington, and Cambridge. Our students are a mix of experienced martial artists who enjoy the cross-training and interested brand new folks. Our beginner class works equally well for each, working on a combination of an established longsword curriculum and developing work on abrazzare (grappling) and daga (dagger/k …

We are a small group that has been in existence for a couple of years now & are looking for some fresh faces of like minded mentality. We get together once a month at some ones house who is willing to host. It's usually held the first friday of the month, but has been known to end up on the second friday or a random saturday. We usually pick a wine from a certain region, or even something like wines with animals on the label. As guests, we are responsible for bringing such bottle of wine. T …

This group is for people (experienced or not), who are interested in the benefits of the Chinese energy practice of Qigong (Chi Kung). I also hope this group will give people with various backgrounds an opportunity to build a community where we can practice, talk and learn about Qigong. Qigong is a a moving meditation that helps us tap into the abundant energy of the universe, and is a wonderful way of helping help various health conditions. Qigong is also the mother of the internal martial ar …

Anyone can improv. Learn new skills, make new friends, laugh a lot, and no experience is necessary. Learn how to play group improv games in a supportive, non-competitive atmosphere. Ideal for both shy persons and experienced comediennes, as well as the perpetually annoyed and those who claim to not be creative. What's your excuse?! I am an Acting, Speech, and English teacher at Weston High School and Middle School and am a long time improviser. I've taught comedy improv in senior centers, adult …

Show me your craft and I'll show you mine! And then let's make a whole bunch together and sell them on Etsy, Ebay, wherever to support local organizations. And support ourselves by growing and sharing our skills and talents with one another.

We are a group of mothers, many of us SAH, who believe in the life-long benefits of Attachment Parenting, a term coined by pediatrician William Sears. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/T130300.asp We agree with API's mission to create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents. "API believes that Attachment Parenting (AP) practices fulfill a child's need for trust, empathy, and affection and will provide a foundation for a lifetime of healthy relationships." We welcome …

Tantra: The Art of Conscious Loving™ Come discover the power of Tantra as a healing art designed to awaken you to the pleasures of life. Learn to live your life by the principles of Tantra Yoga. At each moment you can experience love and oneness with all things. Tantra is a lifestyle. You can call it a mindfulness practice or you can call it the practice of bringing the Divine into everyday experiences from the most mundane moments to the peaks of ecstasy, the path of Tantra allows you to …

Join us for weekly group runs on Saturday AMs and Tuesday PMs. We run up to 5 miles, and start out with a slow group pace with turnaround points for people just getting started. We also run races as a team! Curious about the hullabaloo around barefoot and minimalist running? Experience what a difference a few simple technique changes can make. And yes, you can keep your shoes on (most of us do!) Minimalist running is simply running more naturally, with a limited reliance on unnatural shoe tech …

The Greater Boston Cavy Club is for Guinea Pig Lovers in the Boston area who want to meet others who share the same passion for these adoring pets. Get togethers will focus on their care, well being and quality of life. The GBCC is a resource for new and experienced cavy owners to ask questions and share their knowledge. We are proud to be the first and only Meetup group world-wide celebrating the beloved guinea pig!