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Welcome to Opia! 💫
Opia was founded in September 2024 in Berlin by a group of friends, aiming to create a space for community and togetherness beyond the boundaries of urban isolation. 🏙️❤️
We are a value-based, secular, non-esoteric community in Berlin. Our central goal is to improve the relationships of individuals within and outside of the group, and support our members in exploring what happiness and a good life means for them individually. We welcome people of all faiths or lack thereof (atheist, Muslic, agnostic, Christian, spiritual etc.).
Opia is still growing, with around 90 members currently involved.
At Opia, we welcome individuals who:
🤝 Seek deep, long-lasting connections beyond surface-level small talk.
🧠 Enjoy exploring their thoughts, emotions, and perspectives in a reflective way.
🌈 Are fascinated by human relationships, psychology, and the world’s dynamics.
Who is Opia For? 💡❤️
Opia is for those who:
🤲 Find joy in helping others and building a supportive community.
🌟 Want to cultivate moments of ecstasy and wonder in everyday life.
🔍 Appreciate deep reflection and enjoy gaining new insights about themselves and others.
💜 Every activity is entirely voluntary—you are welcome to join only the practices that feel right for you. No prior experience or financial means are required.
What We Do at Opia 🎭🌀
☕ Casual hangouts — we gather every week for relaxed meet-ups or to attend external events together. 🍵🥤For example, we enjoy going to a café, a dance class, a party, a comedy show, hiking, pedalo boating, playing music or coworking together. All of these events are only available in our Telegram group and not on Meetup. You are more than welcome to organise your own gatherings.
📚 We host our official "regular workshops" with a structured programme roughly once per month (our biggest events).
🗣️ Every few weeks we organise discussion evenings — for example to talk about the topics of dating or forming deeper friendships, or to practice German.
At our Opia workshops, we create a space for conversations on emotional and psychological topics to help members connect and open up. 💬✨
We explore what it means to live a good life—for each of us individually—through:
🗣️ Emotional & intellectual discussions
🎶 Music
💃 Movement & dance
🎨 Creative expression
💭 Contemplation & mindfulness
☕ Casual gatherings with drinks, snacks & laughter 🍵🥤
💜 Our Ethical Values 💜
We also have a set of ethical values that unite us. Read more here:
🔗 Opia Values
🔗 Opia values long version
📅 Join us whenever it fits your schedule! There is no obligation to attend every month 😊
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Bevorstehende Events (1)
Alles ansehen- Free Opia Community Workhshop & Hangout — Connect Through Deep ConversationsU Mierendorffplatz, Berlin
- Welcome to Our Opia Events – What is this Community About? 🎉
Opia was founded in September 2024 in Berlin by a group of friends, aiming to create a space for community and togetherness beyond the boundaries of urban isolation. 🏙️❤️ You can read more about us on our main Meetup page. We are now roughly 90 people hosting several free events per week.
- This particular event
Join us for a 3-hour community workshop hosted by our member Flo in Max' apartment! New members are being welcomed digitally by Lina and in person by Andrej. Please arrive on time.
Our workshops always include a mix of the following activities:
- Brief arrival activity, often mindfulness based
- Introduction round — share what you feel comfortable with
- Guided movement activities, such as light stretching, free moving to verbal prompts, standing yoga, at times dancing (only what you feel comfortable with)
- Sharing round/ ‘authentic relating’
- Talk-based games or guided conversation to form new connections or find out more about other Opians
- Sometimes music or singing
- Sometimes creative expression such as painting (no need to bring anything)
- Sometimes philosophical or psychological discussions
- Unmoderated free time to connect with new people
- Finding out more about Opia and how to get involved
All activities are completely voluntary and you can watch or leave the room if you don't feel like joining anything at any moment. You are also welcome to eat, drink, stretch, or do whatever you need to feel comfortable during out events (without disturbing others).
We cannot give you an exact schedule of the event beforehand, sorry!From 7:00 to 9:00 pm, we’ll ease into a casual, unmoderated hangout with drinks and friendly conversations — a space to relax and deepen the connections you’ve made during the workshop 🍷🫶
- How to Attend 📝
We are an inclusive community and welcome people aged 18+ of all:
🌍 Countries of origin
🏳️🌈 Genders & sexual orientations
🧠 Religions or lack thereof
💼 Professions & economic situationsWhat matters is just whether you share our ethical values and our general vision of creating an inclusive space of togetherness to combat urban loneliness.
All of our events are completely free, but in order to receive the address you MUST do the following:
Please read the text on our main Meetup page and our values document then write us at least 5 sentences or send us a voice message, ideally as early as possible before the event: Let us know why Opia caught your attention, what interests you in terms of community building, or why you resonate with our values, tell us anything about yourself or your life that you would like to share. What brings you joy in life, what interests you, what are you looking for in new friends? It is totally fine to not share your job if you prefer to, since people in all economic situations are more than welcome.
All of our communication happens on Telegram, so if you contact us on Telegram right away, you will save us time 😊
Once you contact us, we’ll send you the location and a link to our Telegram group chat, where you’ll find several in-person events per week. You will be welcomed into our community, will receive access to all of our free events long-term and can also organise your own.
📍✨We receive many last-minute messages that our volunteers cannot always accommodate, so we appreciate your timely introduction (you can still write us later but we will decide spontaneously if we manage to respond 😊 ).
Looking forward to meeting you! 😊
If you’d like to attend (it’s completely free!), get in touch with Lina via:
📲 Telegram: @chadqeren (preferred)
📩 DM on Meetup
📧 Email: lina.bruessel@googlemail.com- 💜 Our Ethical Values 💜
We also have a set of ethical values that unite us. Read more here:
🔗 Opia Values
🔗 Opia values long versionIf this inspires you, reach out to us! ✨❤️
We’ll have a brief chat via a medium of your choice and then invite you to our upcoming events!
📩 Contact Us:
📲 Telegram: @chadqeren (preferred)
📲 DM on Meetup
📧 Email: lina.bruessel@googlemail.com
Looking forward to meeting you! 🎊💫
