This group is for people who are seeking to establish deep spiritual friendships both with others, and with themselves. We will commit to co-creating an atmosphere that offers deep listening, unwavering compassion -- and potentially life-altering challenge to the status quo. This ongoing group will explore and practice ways to 1) Access our deepest wisdom, and 2) More completely integrate and embody that wisdom in all aspects of our lives. In this process, we’ll draw respectfully from many s …

This is a weekly group for anyone interested in reducing stress, increasing well-being, and taping into inner wisdom using ancient meditation techniques made practical for modern life. Beginners and experienced meditation practitioners are welcome. Cost:The class is offered by donation. $10 is the suggested donation for the class but no one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Teacher: Kate Janke has been practicing Buddhist Meditation since 2004. She is a teacher in training with Jack Kornfie …

BiblioForge is a studio in Oakland that hosts book arts workshops and classes given by talented teachers in a variety of disciplines. Some traditional crafts as well as modern DIY and book arts disciplines. These will include bookbinding, mail art, calligraphy, lettering, paper crafts, lino and woodblock printmaking, maybe even letterpress printing. We'll also have history of the book classes where we visit rare book rooms and we'll feature out of town teachers with special subjects designed to …

THE CENTER FOR SHAMANIC HEALING was founded in March 2009 by a circle of Shamanic Healers, Teachers and Practitioners dedicated to bridging Shamanic and Spiritual healing into the 21st century as a living, thriving art. This is a blend of ancient and ancestral wisdom with new direct engagement with spirit. Whether your goal is personal growth or personal healing; understanding your own divinity, joyful attainment of your dreams, or pursuing a path as a shamanic practitioner, our intent is that t …

Meet others in who want to laugh for no reason, to exercise, have fun, relieve stress, and heal the body! Our goal is to brig Laughter Yoga to as many people as possible in the Bay Area. Meetups are lead by few teachers and take place in few places around the Bay. Check out the calendar, pick your meetup, and come to laugh and revive your inner bliss! HOHO HAHAHA!!! ;-)

"There is a way of living in the world that is not here, although it seems to be.  You do not change appearance, though you smile more frequently.  Your forehead is serene; your eyes are quiet." ACIM The Center for A COURSE IN MIRACLES is a place where students at all levels of understanding can come to study and practice the spiritual path known as "A COURSE IN MIRACLES." Our purpose is to teach what it says, address common misconceptions and help students develop a relationship with their int …

This will be an ongoing Monday night Sat Sang beginning Monday, Jan. 14, 7:30 PM, based on the text Tripura Rahasya, The Mystery of the Divine Feminine. This text is a classic of Adwaita Vedanta and a favorite of the great 20th century sage Ramana Maharshi. All are welcome. The teacher, Jim Gilman, was a disciple of Swami Chinmayananda and has taught Vedanta in the SF Bay Area for over 30 years. In keeping with the tradition, class will be on a donation basis.

Our experiences in dreams and in waking life influence each other equally. Still, we only focus on our waking lives and disregard our sleep adventures as unimportant, somewhat less real and imaginary. Well, everything changes if you can experience your dreams from the perspective of a conscious observer. Many people cannot even imagine what it feels like to be aware in your dreams but many others have experienced lucid dreams at some point in their lives, not knowing they could reproduce them. L …

Shamanic journeying is an opportunity to meet with one's guides and visit other realms of existence. You may go into a journey with a question, and meet various beings who will often give very good advice and information. This kind of work can be very inspiring and empowering. Perhaps above all, it offers the opportunity to develop an awareness of realities quite different from this one. However, if a participant's belief system won't go there, and she/he credits it all to imagination, it can st …

Meet with people interested in Energy Healing,Reiki,Spirituality,Consciousness,holistic culture and community. Come to various activities in SF +East Bay to heal,learn,connect,play,dance,move,sound,work service projects,help design a better world, and create a community with a holistic model. Some activities that take place at gatherings are: -meditation -dyadic and small group sharing -bonding activities and sharing -learning about energy healing -receiving energy healing/energy healing exchang …

Want to jumpstart your joy? Join us and get happified! Laughter Yoga combines playful easy laughter exercises with some yogic breathing. After laughing and playing with this fabulous group, you will leave energized and relaxed. Lift your mood, reduce stress, lower blood pressure and boost your immune system while you have fun. How cool is that! The Oakland LIfefire Laughter Club was started in 2007 by Annie Goglia, a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Life Coach. Annie loves to share her laught …

This group is for self employed women in the Bay Area; business owners, private practitioners, free lancers, tradeswomen, entrepreneurs and dreamers of having their own initiatives. Currently we are rebranding/rebanding ourselves. Which means it is a great time to hop on and shape your very own business community. The new vision of this group is to create a learning, mentoring, supporting, collaborating platform for all the members - geared towards collective success. The aim is to provide a wee …

Hello and welcome, We are a group of very sincere, warm-hearted spiritual seekers in the Buddhist Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions. We want to make a real difference in our hearts and a real difference to the world.This group is an opportunity for newcomers to Buddhism and established practitioners. Our aim is to unveil the limitless wisdom and compassion that is our fullest potential and help each other support the integration of the Buddha's teachings into our daily lives. We have the great …

Ex-cons, teachers, hangliders, gunshot survivors, authors, 7-11 worker, etc - all have told stories. Come listen, Come tell. Interactive - nothing like it in the East Bay! www.BustingOutStorytelling.com 4Yrs. in Walnut Creek - now expanding into the amazing Awaken Cafe, downtown Oakland! Come meet others, eat/drink, socialize & hear great stories! 5-6 invited Storytellers, occ stories from audience. Stories are True, No notes, told in under 10minutes. MeetUps, plus others! Visit Website for pa …

Welcome! This is a regular group meditation dedicated to people who have drunk ayahuasca in the past in ceremony and who would like to further their practice and attain new insights while away from it. The backbone of our practice is Vipassana Buddhism, accompanied by yogic insights, shamanism, and certain other modalities. The wisdom of plant medicines has taught us that the easiest path to a state of inner peace and parasympathetic nervous system activation may involve a minor amount of moveme …

I am a local yoga teacher and I am daily enjoying the Redwoods of the Oakland Hills. I find that the best way to feel my kinship with the Earth is to practice yoga outside. The ALIVENESS that I feel during and after my practice is exponentially greater than when I practice indoors. I am finding that being outdoors is the BEST STRESS BUSTER. If you want to feel alive and deepen your realized connection with the Redwoods you will feel the Redwoods say THANK YOU for your exhale by giving you …

Creating and sharing is transformative. Artists, healers and anyone interested in spiritual development is welcome. Our workshops feature artists, writers, spiritual teachers, life coaches, psychotherapists, and wellness professionals who come together to support personal empowerment and healing.

This group exists to encourage Black Americans who are interested in speaking Spanish for travel, business, and to expand our horizons. This is not a place to learn Spanish (I am not a teacher), but a place to supplement your class work by having conversations and meeting others who speak the language. All levels are welcome as long as you are comfortable agreeing to speak Spanish exclusively at the meet ups. This also a place where we may work to encourage our youth to be prepared for the globa …