We are an eclectic and environmentally conscious group with an insatiable appetite for delicious, fresh, healthy food! If you are interested in learning more about how to make a positive change for yourself, your neighbors, and future generations by choosing the right foods, at the right time, from the right farmer, this is the group for you. Do you want to make friends with great people who have a practical and fun outlook on eating better, helping the environment, bettering our country's ag …

This is the central group for Transgendered Ladies and Cross Dressers and their partners in the Washington D.C. area to network, learn, grow, and come together socially in safe, trans friendly venues. So whatever interests or needs that you have as a trans lady, you should be able to find it in joining us here. These are opportunities to dress up and have fun, socialize, build friendships, share, explore, expand, and celebrate our femininity together in safe and enjoyable settings. It is also …

This group is for the Plus Size Woman who really wants to embrace life and get moving this year. It's about travel, retreats, walking, hiking, swimming, fashion, food and more without guilt. Its for the plus size woman who really wants to try that ZUMBA class but is afraid she is too big, or the woman who wants to start walking but fears she is just to slow to do it with others so she sits on the couch watching Biggest Loser and eating BonBons. Its for the Big Girl out there with BIG DREAMS who …

Welcome to the Northern Virginia Raw / Living Foods Meetup Group! This group is open to everyone including the casual raw food curious to the seasoned raw/living food enthusiast. Please check the calendar and RSVP to attend one of our meetups. The focus of the group is social, to promote community, to educate, and to offer mutual support. We will typically hold one potluck a month, but there could be other meetups and activities during the month so be sure to check the calendar and also turn o …

Please join us to revitalize your senses and to rediscover the joy-filled life that you were meant to live. The secret is so simple it will astound you. The following poem by Ilchi Lee best describes how we can become one with who we really are by moving our bodies to the rhythm of all forms of music. Movement When you keep moving your body, it raises the caliber of energy you possess. First, the energy becomes abundant; next, it becomes strong; and finally, it becomes clear. When your e …

We're in Washington, D.C., we love Wikipedia and Wikimedia, and our vision is to empower individuals around the world through free access to the sum of human knowledge! We get together for various reasons, like taking some amazing pictures for Wikimedia Commons, expanding articles on Wikipedia so that people can learn from them, or discussing various issues related to Internet, culture, art, museums, libraries, history, or whatever we'd like to discuss. And we're done, we make sure the whole wor …

Join us on our journey to our BEST SELF. NOT just a meetup, this is a MOVEMENT. A movement towards a new generation of "whole black women who are EMPOWERED in every area of their lives. Whole women make SMART decisions and know their value. We refer to ourselves as Diamonds and we are priceless! We bring out the BEST in each other! We plan events that cater to EVERY aspect of your life. We workout together, travel together, save and invest together, pray together, solve problems together. We enc …

In honor of the CitySec movement started several years ago, this is a local infosec meetup run by NovaInfosec.com. We basically meetup in at a local bar every 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of the month and talk shop, drink a few good beers and maybe grab a bite to eat. It's the perfect way to wind down after a long hard hump day.

Become your Own Best Psychic! Connect with your Angels! This group is for you if you are looking for practical tools for spiritual growth. You'll learn ways to develop your intuitive abilities, connect with your guardian angels, heal, and most importantly, learn and grow spiritually. Instead of going to psychic to get insights for you, become empowered to develop your own intuition and get your own insights and answers for your direction and success. You have a unique life purpose and a spiritua …

Visit the Hoop Dance DC! Calendar for a full view of our upcoming classes & events: http://www.meetup.com/hoopdancedc/#calendar Hoop Dance is the return of hula hooping as a fun, fitness, dance and meditation art. Burn 300 - 600 calories an hour with colorful, adult size hoops. Expand your community while toning your entire body! Join us for classes, hoop jams, FUNdraisers for local non-profits, retreats and "get togethers." Share the Hoop Love! Accessible to just about everyone ages five …

At Valhalla Athletics our goals are simple: get outside, have fun, challenge your workout routine and build community. If you are down with that, join us on Saturday morning at 9am in Burke Lake Park. All fitness levels are encouraged to attend, regardless of whether you're a newbie or a veteran. Every week our experienced coaches will program a fun and challenging high intensity, CrossFit style, workout. Workouts can be scaled to most fitness levels. ​We will mix it up with everything from runn …

“Creating a Stress Free Violence Free Washington DC through Meditation.” I Meditate DC is a movement across the DC Metro region to revive meditation — a centuries old technique — to help you, today’s Washingtonian, do more of the things you love by recharging yourself. We offer classes, free workshops, and events that promote meditation and bring together meditation groups across the region.

"New Culture" (http://www.nfnc.org/) is about creating sustainable, rich, intimate personal relationships, along with a sustainable world to enjoy them in, based on transparency, delight, freedom, and community. In order to create a New Culture in our lives and in the larger society, we put on events that help us develop the skills we need to make that real, including communication, self-knowledge, presence, conflict resolution, and effective activism. These events can be an evening or weekend, …

Calling all awesome CoPreneurs (couples in business) or entrepreneurs in a relationship, in the DC Metro and Northern Virginia area to join our global village of awesome entrepreneurial couples in business who have each others' back. We’re committed to helping each other succeed in business and to live increasingly satisfying fulfilled lives, while enjoying the journey together! Membership in CoPreneur is currently free as we build our awesome core group. Become a founding member now and enjoy f …

Whether you are brand new to Krav Maga or have trained in the past this group is for you! People from all over Northern Virginia now have a chance to train in Krav Maga with certified instructors, have a blast, get fit and learn valuable self-defense skills all at the same time. The Krav Maga System was developed so that any adult regardless of age, gender or size can learn to effectively deal with a violent encounter and learn to manage fear, stress and disadvantage. Krav Maga is heavy on the m …

Want to become part of a growing movement to use fashion for charity? Fashionable Causes is a start-up non-profit organization with a mission to use fashion to bring positive change to the world. We collaborate with models, designers, photographers, make up artists, photo retouchers, event planners, fashionistas, bloggers, and volunteers who want to pitch in and help anyway they can. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in your community in a fun and fashionable way. At our meetups we …

WHAT WE DO: We provide a variety of mindfulness meditation experiences (classes, workshops, retreats, mentoring, one-to-one teaching, and therapy), including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) 8-week classes. "As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong with you, no matter how ill or hopeless you may feel." - Jon Kabat-Zinn Our mission is to help you open up to all that you are and all that you can be thr …

We are the Passive House people. Our group name is Mid-Atlantic Passive House  or MAPH. We promote energy efficiency, comfort, and clean air in the buildings, sustainable living, and carbon reduction by implementing Passive House standard into existing and new construction buildings. Our group purpose is to share knowledge, educate, discuss arising issues, and spread social awareness about the Passive House and sustainable living. Anybody who wish to learn, contribute or just be part of this …

Whether you're new to mindfulness meditation or an advanced practitioner looking for like-minded people to sit with, this weekly drop-in meditation group is for you. We meet from 9am - 10:30am at the East Meets West Yoga Center at 8227 Old Courthouse Road in Vienna, Va. (In the Long and Foster Building.) Meetings consist of a 30-minute guided sitting meditation, followed by either a talk, mindful movement, or Q&A with the instructor. Instructors are Jon Waterman, Mary Aubry and Trisha Stotler, a …

Our purpose is to provide a community forum to increase awareness of all NIA activities in the DC, MD, VA area, including local area JAM sessions, special performances, classes and other events.  All local area practitioners are welcome to list events open to the entire community and to place notices on our message board so that information can be shared to all current students and potential new students. Local area class schedules are shown below the Meetup Description as well as in the "About" …

Engage with other women entrepreneurs in the DC Area! Created by Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence to bring together established women business owners, M3 Meetups support post-startup entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to the next level. Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence is the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. Count Me …

Effective May 1st, Oriental Sports Academy has added some Zumba Fitness classes during the day. The Zumba Fitness program is a Latin-inspired dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements, creating a dynamic, exciting, exhilarating and effective fitness system. CLASS SCHEDULE Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:00AM-9:00AM Tuesday 7:30PM-8:30PM Saturday: 11:00AM-12:00PM Participation Fee:  $7 Punch cards are also available for purchase:  $25 for 5 classes. …

Do you daydream excessively, to the point that it interferes with your daily activities? And (although this is not essential) are your daydreams associated with repetitive movements and/or noises and talking to yourself? I want to connect with others who have this syndrome. There isn't an official name, or even official diagnostic criteria. But this article has a great (albeit technical) summary: http://www.scribd.com/doc/71763571/Compulsive-Fantasy-proposed-evidence-of-an-under-reported-system- …

Italy is moving fast. The 5 Star Movement launched by Beppe Grillo provides food for thought on politics, economics, development, Europe and the environment. It has a big follow up, it moves spirits inside and outside Italy. By creating this group we want to create a virtual "square" where we can gather freely and exchange ideas about what went right and what went wrong in Italy, ways to cure the economy, to make it a sustainable source of jobs and stability for all generations. This is not a pl …