April and David’s challenge… To address deep subjects in a way that’s meaningful yet light; to encourage intelligent banter while being respectful of others’ opinions and beliefs; to present a variety of topics without getting bogged down with researching material or finding experts. But mostly, to facilitate a fun and engaging evening! ************Welcome to the Consciousness Café!*************** We borrow a tradition that dates to the 17th century and has been revived in late 20th century Eu …

This group is for people that want to stay informed about events that we have going on at our Center. If you would like to surround yourself with positive like-minded spirits that follow the New Thought teaching... then join us. We welcome all beliefs and walks of life. Here we teach how manifest what we choose to experience in our lives. Sunday service starts with a meditation at 10:30a.m. followed by a talk from Rev.Claire Middleton. During the week she teaches classes from "The Science of Min …

Were you THERE when Star Wars first came out? Do you remember the *original* Battle Star Galactica? Did you ever have a Commodore 64 or a Game Boy? (Do you still have it?) Do you still have your physics textbook from 1985? If you answered yes to any of the above, then consider yourself a member! GREENVILLE OLD GEEKS (GOG!) Where we're only "old" chronologically. Come meet up with like minded science and/or fantasy buffs who grew up in the 80s, 70s, or even 60s and earlier. Share life experiences …

Explore the use of music to enhance your meditation. Learn how music effects the brain, the heart, and the soul. Experiment with types of sound and music and find which one touches you.

Greetings, and welcome to Shambhala Center! My name is Shusara Akona Kumara. I am one of a multitude of people here on our Mother Earth at this time to hold and increase humanity's light. While I have always been an avid student of metaphysics, my full awakening began in 2007 when my Kundalini was activated and I was lead to my spiritual mentor. I now carry my memories of where I came from and my mission here. My job is to help awaken humanity and to act as a guide for those who wish to make g …

I want to run game nights as often as the members want. My ideas include SciFi Fridays where we watch a science fiction movie and play science fiction games including video games, Rock and Roll Saturday where we play Rock Band and roll dice in tabletop games, and Rachael's RPG Sunday where I host an RPG like Pathfinder in honor of Rachael Goodwin. I am very flexible with days, times, and games. If the game is during a meal time, we can have a potluck, order pizza, or eat at a local restaurant. I …

Group description: Meet with others of like mind interested in creating a joyful and meaningful lifestyle through learning coaching tools based on positive psychology and brain science. Additionally group members will learn to access the spiritual within (as defined by each person) and the empowered self (the person you can become) to build this positive lifestyle. There will be a different topic each session presented in an experiential format by different expert speakers. The topic will then b …

We're here to host friendly, interesting discussions on the topics of the day in a thoughtful, "grown-up" manner.  Think of it as an antidote to all the confrontational bombast of the cable channels these days. We'll meet in a comfortable setting with a pre-arranged topic and hear everyone's views ... or if you want to just listen in, that's fine too.  Exercise your neurons, stimulate your conversational skills, and prepare to have an interesting time!  Drop in and out of the group as your sched …

This is a group for those who like games based on trivia. Games to be played include Trivial Pursuit (natch), Bezzerwizzer, Blast From The Past, Chronology, Facts in Five, The Logo Game, Smart Ass, 20 Questions, Wits and Wagers, You Must Be An Idiot and more. Different games will be played at each meetup, and there's over 30 games. Meetups will take place in Manhattan on weekends, at least twice a month, more often if the group catches on. Do you like Bar Trivia?  This is the place for that also …

The Bible is a single-volume collection of several historical texts that were composed over a period of many hundreds of years. The collection as a whole (or certain subsets thereof) is considered by Jews and Christians to be sacred, thus making it difficult to have a discussion of the Bible with many who are already familiar with it. This group is for those who wish to take an unbiased, secular approach to these texts. In a traditional Bible study, the purpose is to discover God's word through …

Python Users Group that promotes the Python programming language in the Upstate of South Carolina. Emphasis is on providing computer science education (via Python) to really good problem solvers living in rural areas as part of http://hub-ology.org

Would you like to get involved in the Columbia Mini Maker Faire? Well, we’d love to have your help and we’re just getting started! We actually just had our first community meet up on Feb 13. It was the first gathering of hobbyist, techno enthusiast, crafters, tinkerers, science and engineering clubs and anyone else who had a passion for making things.

We are Fellows of the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Program. We are forming an alliance in order to bring awareness to the public, to business, and to the government about the power of integrative medicine. Mission: to make healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle the norm and not the exception. Health is about spirit/body/mind and in order to address these things, clinicians need more time with patients. Our health care system needs a structural change and we feel this can be done th …

This group is inclusive of anyone who shares the beliefs of Humanism or Freethought.  Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds that opinions should be formed on the basis of science, logic, and reason, and should not be influenced by authority, tradition, or any dogma.  Humanism believes in the prmacy of human, rather than divine or supernatual matters. We hold a variety of meetups including coffee-shop social chats, book studies, lectures, movie viewing, invited speakers, bar hopping …

http://www.godlesscolumbia.org/ We're a fun, growing group that likes stimulating conversations about topics of interest to freethinkers; such as philosophy, politics, and science. We also like bowling, ice cream, and movies; not necessarily in that order. :) We welcome new members and always enjoy seeing new faces! If you want to spend time with new friends who don't think there's anything wrong with you if you dont have a strong belief in the supernatural, this is the Meetup for you.

The purpose of this meetup is to find open-minded people to have some great times and excellent conversations without the fundamentalist nonsense. "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be." Thomas Jefferson

All of us have some sort of "philosophy of life," even though we may not have verbalized it. Here you can get ideas for your own philosophy of life. You can see what others think of your own philosophical ideas, and you can help others to become clearer in their own thinking. When there is difference of opinion, we have an opportunity for "friendly debate," a very growth-promoting experience. Bill Van Fleet

Hackerspace Charlotte is a non-profit organization where people with common interests, usually in computers, technology, or digital/electronic art can meet, socialize and collaborate. Hackerspace Charlotte can be viewed as a kind of open community lab incorporating elements of a machine shop, workshop, classroom, and studio where all kinds of hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make cool things. Hackerspace Charlotte has members from a wide range of background …

WELCOME to our group to learn statistical evidence based methods to nurture your HOLISTIC Health, Happiness, & Quality Relationships. Countless studies indicate Happiness is most nurtured by-- + quality loving relationships with our self and partner(s), currently viewing 8 Positive Psychologists instructional videos to self-program the subconscious for Compassion on 1st Mondays of each month.  We also view classes of Eckhart Tolle's foundational principles, which greatly improve the mind state f …

Got a few chapters of your sci-fi novel ready for an audience? Maybe you'd like someone to peruse that short memoir you're working on. Even if you have a whole bloody book or two done and waiting for someone's red pen...bring it on! "Upstate Creative Writers" is a group for anybody who loves to write fiction, nonfiction, poetry - whatever! We meet to critique submissions every other Monday at the Panera Bread in Anderson (there's good space, lighting, seats and free wi-fi). Come learn from and t …

What is the Charlotte Conscious Dance Community? We are a collaborative of 5 movement and dance facilitators dedicated to bringing you movement and dance experiences designed to connect you with your heart, body and soul.  We gather and unite people with bodies that are longing to move, minds ready to share, feelings open to nurturing and spirits eager to explore through movement and expression! We facilitate conscious, expressive, transformative and ecstatic dance classes, workshops and Nia J …

This started out at the Hendersonville Scala Users Group, but the meetings so far have been more general than that.  Most members have an interest in programming languages and Computer Science topics in general and new languages, functional/OO languages, and JVM languages in particular.  We'll see what it morphs into. This groups exists to foster computer programming excellence in the area between Charlotte and Atlanta.  We are particularly grateful for the support of, and partnership with the G …

This group meeting is led by Pat Hall who has been studying the body/mind/spirit connection for over 25 years. Anyone interested in spirituality and personal growth will enjoy this way of sharing with others who are ready to apply what we are learning from all the books, CDs and workshops. Some of the resources are: A Course in Miracles - Science of Mind - the works of Eckhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra - Oprah, Buddha and Jesus. We enter without judgment and share what is relevant …

Toddler Time at the Dome For children ages 18 – 36 mo. Toddler Time is a class that offers parents and children the opportunity to socialize with others and enjoy art, music, and movement in a structured group environment. This is a perfect time to explore, discover, create and play together, while sharing the joys and challenges of raising happy children with other parents. Toddler Time introduces toddlers to play in a group setting with lots of hands on activities and experiences in an environ …

For those who can see, the outlines of the Universal Temple of the Lord of Love are definite and on the verge of precipitation. From the spiritual center of divine energy pours forth the inspiration bringing fresh revelation, fresh hope, and a fresh incentive towards a fuller spiritual living. From this approach the great reciprocal concepts of freedom, the dream of brotherhood, of fellowship, of world cooperation and of a peace based on right human relations is an inspired testimony. From this …