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Workdays can feel a little hectic, repetitive and overwhelming... **TGIF** ✨ Come shake it off on the mat first, and join us for drinks later! This **after-work yoga session** focuses on releasing tension, waking up the body, and shifting out of work mode — the perfect way to step into the weekend. Expect **active movement, energizing music, and a steady flow** to help you reset physically and mentally after the week. **After class**, for those who feel like it, we’ll **go for a casual drink nearby** — totally optional, no pressure. Just a relaxed way to connect, socialize and unwind together. **Regarding the session:** * Duration 1h, Led in English, All levels welcome. * No yoga mat needed, just wear comfortable clothes. * **Donation-based** (starting at 15 CHF). As a new teacher, the amount of the contribution is voluntary, and **feedback is very welcome :)** * 📍 Studio XOXO (Eisgasse 6, 8004 Zurich) Led by Irene, Hosted by **The Better After Work.**

**[⚠️>>Ticket needed (click here)<<](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/eating-drinking/social-dinner-karaoke-7422275678840613493.html)** 🍵 Matcha Dinner & Karaoke Night 🍣🎤 Join us for a relaxed and fun evening that starts with Japanese food and matcha — and ends with karaoke, tapas, and lots of laughs. 👉 **Please join the WhatsApp group for event updates and coordination:** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/JRFHQScOLFi8Mf29OwDotb](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JRFHQScOLFi8Mf29OwDotb) **📍 MARU Restaurant** **18:50 – Optional Matcha Introduction** Arrive a bit earlier for an introduction to matcha. Learn the basics, taste it, and if you like, try making your own. ✨ A **matcha voucher is included** in your ticket. **19:00 – Dinner at MARU** We’ll sit down together for a cozy dinner at MARU Restaurant and enjoy great food and meaningful conversations in a warm atmosphere. Check our app to see what you have in common with other guests. **21:00 – Karaoke at Toro Bar** After dinner, we head to **Toro Bar** for their famous Thursday Karaoke Night. 🎶 Over **30,000 songs in 8 languages** 🍷 Tapas & drinks available 💃 No singing skills required — cheering is just as welcome 🎟 Ticket & Important Info * Ticket price: **15.– CHF** * Matcha voucher included (food & drinks at MARU are paid individually) * Karaoke is free to join; drinks are paid individually 👉 **Creating a profile on [www.social-circle.app](http://www.social-circle.app/) is required to join this event.** 📸 Photos and videos may be taken during the event for community and promotional purposes. Let the host know if you do not want to be on them. Tickets are non-refundable. Want more events like this? Join our community! [https://chat.whatsapp.com/IN37htEEuH2Gdl73EQCqGV](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IN37htEEuH2Gdl73EQCqGV) Come for the matcha, stay for the dinner, and finish the night on stage — or at least singing along. 🎤🍵

***ADULTS ONLY*** This is what the Natural History Museum of Zurich says on Thursdays evenings. 1\. See **HOW I SKETCH** an ANIMAL with PENCILS and COLOR PENCILS. 2\. Walk around feathers\, paws and **CHOOSE YOUR ANIMAL** to draw. 3. **AWAKEN YOUR EYE** drawing a POLAR BEAR or an EXOTIC BIRD. **Experience?** In intimate groups I can help everybody according to their level. Beginner? You will learn more! **What is included?** ► **MATERIAL:** Drawing paper, pencil, color pencils, eraser and support board. ► **MY GUIDANCE** for more than 2 HOURS. Ask me your doubts which are holding you from the improvement you want. ► **FREE entrance** to the Natural History Museum. Chairs available. **Came before to my workshops?** CONGRATULATIONS! I will help you to continue growing! **I SPEAK** English, Spanish and German (intermediate level). **More about me? [Marga Crea Arte](https://www.instagram.com/margacrea_art)**

Coders Monthly is a regular gathering of programmers in Zurich interested in honing their craft. It takes place in Zuerich at Cafe Bar Pluesch (https://cafe-pluesch.ch) on the first Thursday of every month. For the members list, some pics and more, see the Coders Only (https://codersonly.org/events/coders-monthly) site. Hope to see you there! PS: Please join our Discord https://discord.gg/jWUZsKQvrz for any last minute announcements.

We keep it a fun and practical language exchange. First thing you'll notice is we match you with **fluent speakers** in your target language. **Event Flow** **18:45–19:15** → Registration Scan the QR code to tell us your fluent and target languages. **19:15–20:30** → Language Exchange Powered by our **Learn by Flipping** method. **20:30 onwards** → Stay, chat, or head off — totally up to you 😉 **What is "Learn by Flipping"?** **Practical** → You speak with fluent speakers in your target language. **Collaborative** → Every 5 minutes, you switch roles: learner ↔ helper. **Fun** → Small groups, good energy, and a bar atmosphere — without the chaos. Save some time by [Signing up to our web app](https://fliplingoes.com/) beforehand. **Entrance:** 10 CHF (includes a tapa) Please note, event registration closes after 7:15PM

Let’s slow down and enjoy a relaxed spa day together at Hürlimannbad & Spa Zürich ♨️🫧 📍 Meeting point: Brandschenkestrasse 150, 8002 Zurich 🎟️ Important: Everyone books their own entry ticket in advance (recommended, as slots sell out). Optional drinks or food after the spa 🍹✨

Viele Menschen kennen diesen inneren Kampf. Ein ständiges Dagegen. Gegen Gedanken. Gegen Gefühle. Gegen sich selbst. Man bemüht sich, versteht, hält durch. Nach aussen funktioniert alles. Doch innen bleibt Spannung. Ein Druck. Eine leise, anhaltende Erschöpfung. In dieser Samstagsgruppe geht es nicht darum, noch mehr zu analysieren oder sich weiter anzustrengen. Wir arbeiten auf einer Ebene, die dem Denken vorausgeht. Dort, wo innerer Widerstand entsteht – und wo er auch nachlassen kann. Was dabei geschieht, lässt sich nur schwer erklären. Aber es lässt sich erfahren. Oft überraschend unmittelbar. Oft deutlich entlastend. 👉 **Ein kurzes Video gibt einen Einblick in diese Arbeit:** [das unbewusste](https://youtu.be/D1ak1AxhSYA) Weitere Informationen findest du hier: 🌐 [selbstwert-trainer.ch](www.selbstwert-trainer.ch) Du musst nichts vorbereiten. Nichts erzählen. Nichts leisten. Du darfst einfach da sein und schauen, was sich zeigt. 📍 **Ort:** Praxis Ruoss Stampfli, Else Züblin-Strasse 15, 8047 Zürich 🕒 **Zeit:** Samstag, 10:00–12:00 Uhr 💰 **Beitrag:** Kollekte 📩 **Anmeldung:** per WhatsApp an **076 419 25 72**

Welcome to the Competitive Play Session. This session takes place every Saturday from 10:45 to 12:15 at the Yonex Badminton Hall Hardbrücke. The number of players on the waitlist one week in advance determines the number of courts booked. If you are on the waitlist but can no longer attend, please remove yourself as early as possible. Players are accepted into the session based on skill suitability. This session is for experienced players looking for quality games. Play is focused on doubles with a competitive mindset and consistent rallies. You should be comfortable smashing, return smashes and keeping up a moderate tempo throughout the session. New players and those who are new to badminton are welcome to join the PM Session (Open Level Play). Payment can be made via TWINT after the session.

Welcome to the Open Level Play Session. This session takes place every Saturday from 12:15 to 13:45 at the Yonex Badminton Hall Hardbrücke. The number of players on the waitlist one week in advance determines the number of courts booked. If you are on the waitlist but can no longer attend, please remove yourself as early as possible. Open to players of all skill levels. This session is for doubles with a relaxed and social focus. Ideal for casual play, improvement and meeting new players. Payment can be made via TWINT after the session.

**[⚠️>>Ticket needed (click here)<<](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/sport-fitness/yoga/pilates-brunch-7419034342893084722.html)** 🧘‍♀️ **Pilates & Brunch with Georgia** Join us for a nourishing morning of movement, presence, and real connection. This session is led by **Georgia Paliogianni**, physical theatre actress and movement educator, trained in **small-equipment Pilates through MK Pilates UK**, an internationally recognised Pilates education school. More than just a workout, this experience integrates **The Art of Togetherness** — Georgia’s movement-based approach to connection and group presence. 📲 Join the WhatsApp group for updates and details: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EsTccDt6vB2A8z3OXbPUbW](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EsTccDt6vB2A8z3OXbPUbW) Through shared movement, we cultivate **trust, honesty, support, and collective strength**. After the session, we’ll enjoy a cozy brunch with homemade banana bread and good vibes. ✨ 🕒 Pilates starts at **10:45 – please arrive on time** 👥 Limited to **20 participants** to keep the experience intimate ​📸 Photos and short videos may be taken during the event. Let the host know if you prefer not to be in them. Tickets are non refundable. ​💬 Want more events like this? Join our WhatsApp community to stay updated: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/DNCKCapTzlSKqBqS8EQckJ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/DNCKCapTzlSKqBqS8EQckJ)

As you may or may not know--I didn't until late last year--Aristotle wrote extensively on "friendship" in the Nicomachean Ethics. After 69 years the concept of friendship still creates questions and uncertainty. I had close friends in high school and for a few years after high school but our interests diverged and people moved all over the country so it was hard to maintain connections. * So if I/you haven't talked with a friend for several years, are you still friends? Are we friends who meet at Drunken Philosophy or Omnipresent Atheists? * Can you be friends with someone with whom you have virulently divergent political views? Sartre and Camus could not. * Aristotle regarded friendship as essential to a good life, not merely an added "bonus." Do you agree? * In the Nicomachean Ethics (Books VIII and IX), he claims that wealth and power are meaningless without friends. Trump has wealth and power but seems to have no real friends, but wealth and power seem meaningful to him in perverted ways. Can you have meaning in your life without friends? * Do men and women view and maintain friendships in different ways? * Aristotle categorizes friendship into three types, based on what forms the bond: * **Utility**: Based on mutual benefit, but this type is fragile and ends when the usefulness ceases. * **Pleasure**: Based on shared enjoyment (e.g., humor, hobbies). Common among youth but fades as interests change. * **Virtue (The "Complete" Friendship)**: Based on mutual respect for each other's character and goodness. You wish good for the other for their sake, not yours. * **Key Principles of "True" (Virtuous) Friendship:** * **Permanence**: Virtuous friendships last a lifetime whereas those based on utility and pleasure are fleeting. * **Reciprocity**: Requires mutual goodwill; secret or unreciprocated affection does not qualify. * **The "Second Self"**: A true friend is "another self"—their virtue helps you understand and improve yourself. * **Time and Intimacy**: Deep ("complete") friendships are few, built on time and shared experiences. * **Self-Love and Friendship:** * Good friendship starts with being a friend to yourself. * They distinguish shallow egoism (chasing honors) from real self-love (pursuing virtue). * A virtuous person’s pleasant self-company allows them to be a stable, good friend to others. * Aristotle argues that one's social circle ultimately reflects one's character—a view with striking relevance today. Well--the Drunken Philosophy social circle certainly reflects good character!

**Comedy Night + Open Mic + Freestyle**: We've hired a professional comedian to warm the group up for our open mic session. Members have been making me laugh for years and we've tossed around the idea of a comedy night / open mic. Well, It's time to step up and crack me up. We'll start with Tristan Shae and a couple of his friends. Tristan is an alternative comic from Columbus, Ohio. A counselor by day, Tristan explores how comedy can improve mental health by telling jokes and stories that muse on how absurd life can be from squeaky clean topics to not so clean ones. Tristan produces the variety show Cheaper Than Therapy, hosts the weekly Problem Child Alt Comedy Open Mic at The Attic, and can be found engaging in all sorts of silliness around the city from stand up shows at The Nest Theater, The Attic, or The Funny Bone, to improv and sketch shows with various groups at various venues such as The Hashtag Comedy Club. **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing. **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. **After the lights go out**: After the last sip of wine, when we clean up and turn the lights out, if you still haven’t had enough of us, it is typical for a group to get together and go to a local eatery for food and/or drinks or coffee. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*