This group is for all Kirtan Lovers and people interested in Bhakti Yoga, also known as Yoga of the Heart or Yoga of Divine Love. In today's world, everyone is looking for love. This meetup will be an attempt to get in touch with the source of Love through the medium of ecstatic chanting, music and dance. Kirtan is a form of devotional chanting whose roots go back over 500 years to India. It is a form of Bhakti Yoga (yoga of devotion) and has the power to open the heart. The singing is accompani …

Join us as we meet to learn about and explore a wide variety of philosophical ideas related to the human experience. Our Leadership Team consists of monks and members of the Vedanta Society of Western Washington, an accredited branch of the Ramakrishna Order of India.  Vedanta, the essence of Hinduism, was expounded by sages of ancient India who had come to understand certain divine truths about the meaning and purpose of human life. Vedanta teaches that all our problems stem from being ignorant …

Whether religious or irreligious, those only with faith in their friends or those devoted to a holy figure: this Seattle collective seeks to elevate the theological conversation between people of all walks of life. We seek to learn more about our own convictions while growing in appreciation of others, and are committed to exploring how theology can tangibly interact with our locale.

… If you can be yourself in a group of like-minded individuals, then we believe you are more likely to be yourself in the rest of the world. We encourage people to come out as atheists at their own pace, because there is strength in numbers. We offer the following opportunities: TacomaAtheists.com website. Members are welcome (and encouraged!) to write material for the website. First Sunday Brunch Knowledge Night Book Group (We maintain a Reading List, which lists a number of books that you …

This group is for all of the atheist/agnostics (whatever you would like to think of yourself as) this side of the Puget Sound. This is a group for open minded people to get together at a coffee shop (after all this IS Washington) and talk about their views of the world, recent news, philosophy, or whatever their cup of tea (or coffee) happens to be. This is also a group for atheists/agnostics who just want to be around other atheists/agnostics for a little while because they spend all day at wor …

… The world around always astounds us with the energy of building storms, a vermillion sunset, the first blossom opening to the sun in our garden, or someone walking down the street whistling a song.  We don't have to be reminded to stop and smell the flowers.  Our friends are always trying to get us away from smelling the flowers and to "get back on track".  Let's dance, play music, make spirit dolls, paint, write, smile at strangers and improve the world around us with our positive energy. Beg …

… We are a real world community. Application to join the meetup group does not, if successful, imply membership of the AtheTyr study group.  We are willing to listen to member requests for new meeting place locations and also times, and wish to hold purely religious based meetings as well. If you don’t see a meeting you’d like to attend, please suggest one. Founder Members: Odysseus, Glock (or Ozzy) has 11 years active experience as a Hellenist (7 being as organiser of the Shrine of Athena Promach …

This is a gathering of like-minded folks in the Seattle area who are passionate readers of the author and thinker C.S. Lewis. The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, the Chronicles of Narnia, Perelandra, the list goes on and on of works that have already become heritage classics in religious philosophy and Christian thought (not to mention a few that have been overlooked!). In a desire to explore his books and his world, Narnian or otherwise, we're attempting to focus on one book for each time …

… Ancient Religions, Ceremonies and Rituals, Mystical Traditions, Sacred Texts. Incense, Herbs, Oils. Camping, Hiking, Lodging, Traveling. Work of such luminaries as: Hofmann, McKenna, Grey, Leary, Grof and so much more.   Please recognize the laws concerning some of the plants that have entheogenic uses. We do not condone illegal activities during meetups. Don't join just to find a "hookup". If that is your sole purpose for joining, you will be removed from the group. This group was …

Exciting news! This Kirkland Intenders.org Circle Meetup is morphing, starting on our March 6 meeting, with a new focus you might find of great interest!  http://www.meetup.com/consciousness-171/ I urge and invite you to participate in the new group that goes BEYOND the "Law of Attraction" in many ways.   New Group Name: Co-creating Our Ideal Life and World through Direct Creating: The Law of Grace   New Group Description: Are you passionately dedicated to co-creating a better life and a bett …

… We are subject to the do's and don'ts that have been distorted over time by all cultures and religions. We have lost the original instruction and have become a disconnected, disfunctional society. This is why there is so much addiction, depression, and illness we experience today. We have lost our center. The driving force of life. Our heart light. The god within. It is our time that we reclaim our heart light and reconnect to our center. Strong Heart    Medicine Wheel Studies  Learn the teachin …

… In a bleak world, they were able to tell a story of hope that captured a lot of people's attention. Over the centuries, various Christian groups have taken the Bible's message and wrapped it in their cultural traditions. I tend to believe that people's disinterest in Christianity comes from unpleasant experiences with the traditions and actions of mankind in churches. One of our main goals with the Shift, is to strip away all the additives that "regular churches" have tacked onto the teach …

Maum Meditation is a non-profit, educational organization that exists for the sole purpose of bringing people out of the mind world they are living in that includes stress, fear, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, resentment, anger, judgment, separation, boredom, purposelessness... all sorts of pain and burden by changing human mind into infinite univerese mind. The human mind is an accumulation of pictures of the past which create false limitations, habits, and a fixed, narrower mind. By subtracting …

This Group Is For Ex-Mormons Are you a former member of the Mormon Church? Was your world turned upside-down when you left? Have you wondered how you could ever share these experiences with anyone? Or do you just want to hang out with people who get it? Whether you just left the church yesterday, or you left many years ago, if you're an ex-Mormon this group is for you! --Even if you are still officially on their membership roster. Not all of us have gone through the steps of having our names of …

… We give, we receive and we do know that it’s through both gratitude and love that our energies flow within and out into the world.  We know that all expressions of our joy, grief, sorrow, love, determination and boundless love are embraced and welcomed.   We know we are in a place where we know that we don’t need to make things happen and to allow them to emerge through our positive energies with grace and ease as we will it to be.  We know we are good enough, strong enough, gentle enough and to …

… ***NEW MEETUP - The Sistahood - She Who Seeks - When Women Gather the World Changes! - A womans group... go to http://www.meetup.com/SheWhoSeeksCommunity/   ***New MEETUP - The Joy of Hand Drumming Intensive Workshops - goto http://www.meetup.com/HandDrumming/   Sending love to you all!  * The amazing drumming artwork above is done by the artist and drummer Bill Matthews at congajoy.com in Ballard WA   WoMN Hand Drummer Master Herbalist Intern WSU Master Gardener Intern Permaculture De …