Nutrition

🍻☕ Meet new friends and people in Helsinki in Forum (near Kamppi)! Whether you're grabbing a post-work beer, wine, coffee, or a bite to eat - come as you are and leave with new friends! This is purely social - no networking pitches, no work talk, just genuine human connections and good vibes! 🌶️🌯 ***BONUS*:** Suburritos is giving our group a special deal - just **€10 for any burrito (chicken, beef, or veggie)!** Perfect fuel for great conversations! 🌶️🥑🧄 ✨ Perfect for: * Anyone new to Helsinki * Locals wanting to expand their social circle * People who love meeting interesting humans * Everyone in between! 🤝 Come solo, bring a friend, or bring your whole crew - everyone's welcome! Let's make this the start of something awesome. Just show up, be yourself, and get ready to make some genuine connections! 🌟

Full Circle is a community of practice where mental health and wellbeing professionals come together to learn, share, and grow. ​If you’re a mental health or wellbeing practitioner who thrives on shared wisdom and community, Full Circle offers a space where you can connect, grow, and bring fresh insights back into your client work. ​**Full Circle is for professionals who work with clients in mental health or wellbeing** (e.g. psychotherapists, counsellors, art therapists, coaches, and others integrating mind–body approaches) . ​A community of practice is a space where we come together as professionals to share our experiences, challenges, and insights, not to be taught, but to learn from each other. Full Circle is about connection, not workshops. It’s a circle of peers, not a classroom. ​**By registering for this event, you agree to stand by our shared principles:** * ​Confidentiality: What is shared in the circle stays in the circle. * ​Presence: We give our full attention to each other, listening deeply. * ​Respect: Every voice matters; we value different perspectives and approaches. * ​Curiosity: We come to explore, not to give definitive answers. * ​Contribution: Everyone is encouraged to share practices, cases, and reflections. * ​Commitment: We show up consistently, knowing the community grows through regular participation. ​**How our gatherings work**: ​We gather **once a month** in person, and every time we move through the same process: * ​*Check-in*: We begin by going around the circle, with each person sharing what’s present for them in the moment. * ​*Shared practice*: One member of the community leads the group through a method, exercise, or embodied practice from their own field. Everyone experiences it first-hand. * ​*Integration dialogue*: Together, we explore what the practice brought up and how it might be woven into our client work. * ​*Check-out*: Each person shares one insight they will carry with them.

In this workshop you will have the opportunity to personalize your own mug by painting it, discover a variety of teas and their benefits, and enjoy your favourite tea in your own handmade cup. The workshop will take place in: Uudenmankatu 19-21,00120, Helsinki. From 5 to 6:30 pm.

Welcome to join our Ren Xue Yuan Gong practice throughout the summer at Lapinlahden Lähde! The practice is simple but yet practical and powerful. It is easy to learn and will help you: -gain energy, feel less tired and stressed -more mental clarity, easier to concentrate -boost your immune system Time: Sundays 15:30 - 17:00 WHERE: Tallipääty, MIITTI office Lapinlahden Lähde Lapinlahdenpolku 8 00180 Helsinki About REN XUE Ren Xue is a comprehensive system for uplifting human life. It includes a unique form of Qigong (Yuan Qigong); three foundational theories (Theory of Qi, Theory of Consciousness, Theory of Totality) and a large body of teachings. It was created by world-renowned teacher and healer Yuan Tze who continues to offer online and in-person events worldwide. Ren Xue combines ancient Chinese wisdom traditions with modern insights into health and well-being. The goal of Ren Xue is to help individuals improve their physical, emotional, and mental health through a holistic approach that emphasizes the connection between the mind, body, and spirit. REN XUE FINLAND Ren Xue Finland (RXF) is the Finnish branch of the global movement, an organization dedicated to the promotion and teaching of Ren Xue and its associated practices, including Yuan Gong and Yuan Ming Medicine. It provides easy entry into the Ren Xue system through local in-person sessions, online courses and workshops/retreats. Other learning methods can be found here: Ren Xue TV, a YouTube channel and Learn Ren Xue website. More about Ren Xue: [https://www.renxueinternational.org](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.renxueinternational.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR06uJQRSC7BE3zhPePQ7X_KO7WXa60cr7NK25KdOqfbSIHpYqBLO3dYgVM_aem_alDR7a6KhbNhG3u9NhCUVA&h=AT18asmYaRkvHCJemaC7rr9GVu579uflDCg7T6mLNodWdtMVhuxwFhIyz0p5ONeJbm3WQ3ZGIwONIa0_pDvih4t9BCCJUBkjhK4BdIMEl4aQ_qPzR5ykW-aiOndhYDPeAW9_2_eWZaMsv889HKbp8_c&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AT35KTjVjr2kCnYHrXXjXPxEGFK-RFbZnFVdDmWrTe5WwbSZZ5ulNxFEjPPhejS8Pf4xetwkU1hhM1P2K_ABugpnXL6w-CKE25ARXwtLSexv-4fPJ4s2_Kcqgj3g2XWjCVkPPgcjwrPoNWOvdKa2f1VqyVa-2kcTojodTS3wn9zrnRjZLcG7)/

🌀 Introducing Wild Silence Circles at MIITTI. Join us once a month to reconnect, reflect, and root yourself in your inner knowing and the relation with the rest of life (nature). Together we will connect with the spiral of transformation —rooted in the Work That Reconnects, yoga and chakra wisdom. A safe space where presence, creativity, and community meet. For whom: All hearts with a quiet curiosity, from first-timers to seasoned practitioners. 👉🏼What to bring? Comfy clothes to move in for the asanas and your journal for the writing prompts. Our circle begins on Sunday 21st of September with an invitation to explore the entire Spiral in our Opening Gathering, where we explain and experiment the full journey. Over the next four sessions, we'll dive deeply into each stage of the Spiral of Joanna Macy. 🌀Cultivating Gratitude 🌀Honoring our pain for the world 🌀Seeing with New Eyes 🌀Setting Forth (finding grounded action) WHEN: • Session 1 (Full Spiral) 21st of September • Session 2 (Cultivating gratitude) 26th of October • Session 3 (Honouring our pain for the world) 23rd of November • Session 4 (Seeing with New Eyes) 14th of December • Session 5 (Setting Forth) 25th of January (Make sure to reserve a spot for each date you wish to participate in) At 10.30-12.00 WHERE: Tallipääty, MIITTI office Lapinlahden Lähde Lapinlahdenpolku 8 00180 Helsinki We will host one session per month. Stay tuned for any changes on the dates. Just bring your heart, curious eyes and a journal to write. If you want to be part of the MIITTI community, follow us on our other platforms: IG: [instagram.com/miitti1](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fmiitti1%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwaVA0d0dyMGJWdjVhOE0yWAEeFKlFvjx74fspRnZuSZ42BgPuGmwJgkUjE53qy4QuFZ6zNOA3Ia-3WWtkuHk_aem_jnLMzLk2saohRsggxZ9fdw&h=AT2Li_GXkL3AgkruNQffAfZ1NUu19Kd1vHzQ7t60hsHEyOaPG9QmGmD1WyvwWImUhNqkJ4XL8PRETFL3O0qhcot3AWgFVvUT39uFwjZfweUyNwFlg4RLWeZqF5T_VUsPMph0TJLvDQakmoSl3JzMEIXWzl6Inx2FKPM&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AT0lKE5cqMGpt98iCuE9QdOkvXraA0ULQInYzwgfxQ0D1Ls8-cXqGq_IixZDO1hWJZRy1fXTHhI3MeI5lUkiYjChJlnLsK9w_y0NidVIe6ILyUNJ9r00etRz0C5doOQNCbLd9ZXfjjvSvPT6JKmenMs0STa2639l5Q4) Facebook: [facebook.com/miitti1](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmeetup.com%2Fmiitti1%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwaVA0d0dyMGJWdjVhOE0yWAEe6kFvruNNC8UoCqa83YzsSEui58LWfEeSq78b2PAWbdSQHjBqyUe2pnv8nKI_aem_J8CeuiC7PooGCwbApRy2FA&h=AT2FVwdUpCTvxppRuiUBa7b_PQfkyo3vRQycQ_hBUWKn3tLAepxdCQzBIs74al1t0GpTz-KR-R_Chedg35DbEJJ0wAxRbLnCilJJdk_yWAn_YIRQ5wczWVkkY7c_ChA9hj8DIuhqP1iCquDNjwwww8otM5m66BEEo4w&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AT0lKE5cqMGpt98iCuE9QdOkvXraA0ULQInYzwgfxQ0D1Ls8-cXqGq_IixZDO1hWJZRy1fXTHhI3MeI5lUkiYjChJlnLsK9w_y0NidVIe6ILyUNJ9r00etRz0C5doOQNCbLd9ZXfjjvSvPT6JKmenMs0STa2639l5Q4) Web: [lapinlahdenlahde.fi/projekti/miitti](http://lapinlahdenlahde.fi/projekti/miitti?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwaVA0d0dyMGJWdjVhOE0yWAEexcoCH_E-Fe17kwM_HkSZ0MjzDQRZgmf8w_BUkX5FSNRuSopMHAjlD1TGmoY_aem_MT1yXq-Rc3FvrE3bniKlgQ) Whatsapp: Join our Whatsapp community network to join your favourite group and stay connected with the other members! When you participate in one of our groups or events, just ask the group facilitator to add you to the community!

Join us on **Fridays, 18:00 - 19:30** at **Lapinlahden Lähde** for a free session where we’ll explore the topic of the week. After 19:30, you're welcome to hang out with us. Depending on what the group decides, we sometimes: \- stay in\, enjoy tea and cookies and play board games \- go out for dinner ✅ Your **RSVP counts as your registration**, we expect you to **honour it**. 🤝 All conversations are confidential. What’s shared, stays in the group. 🌿 Small group, big heart: Everyone gets a chance to share. 🧘‍♀️ Come comfy, come curious. 💧 Bring water. Skip heavy meals & caffeine. 📍 **Tallipääty, Lapinlahdenpolku 8, Helsinki** (Through the gate, first door on the left!) **Kind reminder:** Last-minute cancellations or no-shows mean others miss out. To keep it fair, repeated cases may result in losing the spot in future sessions. If you want to be part of the MIITTI community, follow us on our other platforms: IG: [instagram.com/miitti1](http://instagram.com/miitti1) Facebook: [facebook.com/miitti1](http://facebook.com/miitti1) Web: [lapinlahdenlahde.fi/projekti/miitti](http://lapinlahdenlahde.fi/projekti/miitti) Whatsapp: Join our Whatsapp community network to join your favourite group and stay connected with the other members! When you participate in one of our groups or events, just ask the group facilitator to add you to the community!

Opitaan suomea ja arabiaa sekä kohdataan kahvikupposen äärellä! Kielenvaihtokulmassa opit tandem-menetelmällä arabiaa sitä äidinkielenään puhuvalta ja itse opetat samalla suomea, molemmat opettavat toisilleen. Tule kielenvaihtokulmaan jakamaan osaamistasi! Location: Maunula talo Metsäpurontie 4 00630 Helsinki Tervetuloa mukaan silloin kun sinulle sopii! If you want to be part of the MIITTI community, follow us on our other platforms: IG: instagram.com/miitti1 Facebook: facebook.com/miitti1 Web: lapinlahdenlahde.fi/projekti/miitti Whatsapp: Join our Whatsapp community network to join your favourite group and stay connected with the other members! When you participate in one of our groups or events, just ask the group facilitator to add you to the community!

Join us for a volunteer day helping the animals at Rosie's Farm Sanctuary in Potomac, MD. Before attending this event, you must sign a liability waiver. Please use this link [https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/b5nky2tonaovjqgjn6ap5p/web/](https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/b5nky2tonaovjqgjn6ap5p/web/) The chores you will be doing are physical. You will be working on big projects that require many volunteers like removing old bedding, sanitizing stals and replacing with new bedding, along with the daily clean up chores. Wear boots and clothing you don’t mind getting dirty. Feel free to bring a filled water bottle. On sunny days a brimmed hat and sunglasses may be helpful. Sunscreen is also suggested. Please do not bring any food or yummy-smelling items on your body or in your bag as our animals love to eat and are on special diets. Out of respect for the animals, we do not allow any food with animal products to be consumed at Rosie’s Farm Sanctuary. Please ensure that all edible items are plant-based (no dairy, no cheese, no cow’s milk ice cream, no meat, no fish, no eggs). Thank you for your cooperation and respect for this. It is very important to us. There is a gift shop where you can browse and warm up during the event. Please post your pictures and tag Rosie’s Farm Sanctuary and VSDC! Stick around at the end for a group photo behind the barn. If there is interest, we may go out to eat in one of our local vegan restaurants afterward. We are limited to 30 volunteers, so please change your RSVP if you cannot attend. Rosie's Farm Sanctuary is always in need of volunteers. If you want to volunteer with them outside of VSDC's volunteer days, make sure to visit [Rosies Farm Sanctuary ](https://rosiesfarmsanctuary.org/volunteer/) to sign up. By coming to this event, we expect you to follow the code of conduct found at [Policies - VSDC - Veg Society of DC](https://vsdc.org/policies/). **VSDC: More Than A Meetup** We are delighted to have you as part of The Veg Society of DC Vegan Meetup group, and we look forward to seeing you at our events. Did you know that [VSDC](https://vsdc.org/%20) is a nonprofit organization with membership benefits? With VSDC membership, you will save money at area restaurants and businesses, attend VSDC member-only events, and, most importantly, support us as a clear and consistent voice for improving the lives of all beings through community building and education centered on the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle. The membership fee is minimal, but the impact is significant! [Join today](https://vsdc.org/membership/)! **Ways to Stay In Touch with Us** Thank you for being part of our Meetup presence and bringing like-minded people together. We invite you to: * Become a [VSDC member](https://vsdc.org/membership/) to save money at area restaurants and support us in being a clear and consistent voice for improving the lives of all beings through community building and education centered on the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle. * Sign up for our[ monthly e-newsletter](https://vsdc.org/about/newsletter/) to hear more about our activities. * Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/vegsocietydc/) or [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/vegsocietydc/) to engage with us. **Interested in Volunteering with VSDC?** VSDC offers many events each month, thanks to the dedication of our event planning team. Would you consider volunteering? To learn more and get started, [please visit our website](https://vsdc.org/volunteer/). **Only Vegan Food, Please** While VSDC welcomes people wherever they are on the path to an all-plant, vegan diet and lifestyle, it is our policy that only vegan food be served and consumed at our events. If you would like to [explore a vegan diet or get support in making lifestyle changes, consider these resources](https://vsdc.org/exploringvegan/). **Liability Waiver and Code of Conduct** When you sign up to attend, you automatically acknowledge [VSDC's Liability Waiver](https://vsdc.org/activity-waiver/) and commit to follow the code of conduct found at [Policies - VSDC - Veg Society of DC](https://vsdc.org/policies/). **VSDC. Creating communities. For your health, the animals, and the planet.**

Join us for an in-person, educational workshop that redefines weight loss through a **holistic, whole-body approach**. Rather than focusing solely on the number on the scale, we explore what truly drives sustainable fat loss, muscle preservation, and long-term health. This workshop is ideal for those seeking a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss, who are tired of restrictive diets and weight cycling, who want to lose fat while preserving muscle, and who value education and understanding over quick fixes. **Event Details** **📅 Date:** March 5, 2026 **⏰ Time:** 5:30 – 7:00 PM **📍 Location:** Golden Health Holistics, 46161 Westlake Dr, Ste 330, Sterling, VA 20165 **In This Workshop, We’ll Cover:** * Why weight loss is more than calories in vs. calories out * How the body metabolizes food, and why it matters * Why the body stores fat, and why all fat is not the same * The impact of excess body fat on metabolic and overall health * The critical role of muscle in metabolism, aging, and longevity * What it means to balance body composition (not just lose weight) * How a holistic, supportive approach can help * Where modern weight management tools, including GLP-1 medications, fit in The **first 10 registered attendees** will receive a complimentary InBody body composition scan, along with a one-on-one review of the results with our health coach. Please RSVP by March 4, 2026 to secure your spot. Limited space is available!

Join us for an in-person, educational workshop that redefines weight loss through a **holistic, whole-body approach**. Rather than focusing solely on the number on the scale, we explore what truly drives sustainable fat loss, muscle preservation, and long-term health. This workshop is ideal for those seeking a safe, sustainable approach to weight loss, who are tired of restrictive diets and weight cycling, who want to lose fat while preserving muscle, and who value education and understanding over quick fixes. **Event Details** **📅 Date:** March 7, 2026 **⏰ Time:** 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM **📍 Location:** Golden Health Holistics, 46161 Westlake Dr, Ste 330, Sterling, VA 20165 **In This Workshop, We’ll Cover:** * Why weight loss is more than calories in vs. calories out * How the body metabolizes food, and why it matters * Why the body stores fat, and why all fat is not the same * The impact of excess body fat on metabolic and overall health * The critical role of muscle in metabolism, aging, and longevity * What it means to balance body composition (not just lose weight) * How a holistic, supportive approach can help * Where modern weight management tools, including GLP-1 medications, fit in The **first 10 registered attendees** will receive a complimentary InBody body composition scan, along with a one-on-one review of the results with our health coach. Please RSVP by March 6, 2026 to secure your spot. Limited space is available!

Join our partners Watermark Woods Native Plants, Loudoun County Public Library (LCPL), and Birch Tree Bookstore for the Read! Plant! Grow! Book Club, which focuses on native plants, sponsored by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and LCPL. At this meeting we’ll discuss the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Both memoir and journalistic investigation, this book explores how the Kingsolver family took on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally -produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. Concerned about the environmental, social, and physical costs of American food culture, they hoped to recover what Kingsolver considers our nation’’s lost appreciation for farms and the natural processes of food production. You can either buy the book from Birch Tree Bookstore or contact Allison Forbes at [Allison.forbes@loudoun.gov](mailto:Allison.forbes@loudoun.gov) to borrow a copy of the book at the library. There are two ways to participate: attend the event online via the library website or [sign up to participate in person at Birch Tree Bookstore](https://www.birchtreebookstore.com/event-details/read-plant-grow-2026-02-24-18-30). ***Questions:*** *Contact [info@loudounwildlife.org](mailto:info@loudounwildlife.org)*.

Dave & Dan will be at Finnegan's Grill & Irish Pub, 44050 Ashburn Village Blvd., Ashburn, VA 20147 at 6 pm to grab a bite to eat and then trivia begins at 7 pm sharp. We've been getting good turnout, and look forward to seeing you there!

Social Sips & Bites… We accidentally found out it’s Ann’s birthday 👀 And as a group that never misses food, drinks, or a perfectly good excuse to celebrate… we’ve decided to politely crash her birthday party Come laugh, sip, snack, and help us convince Ann this was always the plan. Because let’s be honest, birthdays are better with great people and zero warning See you there