You're Invited. Informal ZEN picnic, Sunday noon, May 26 (Memorial weekend) on lawn under cherry trees round from Japanese Tea Garden Gate, Golden Gate Park. Bring snacks & share. Say Hi. No food restrictions, it's all good. Bring short poems, haiku & flutes to resonate. Sit in a circle & snack & sip & say Ah-Ha. Been to Japan? Raise hand & go first. Have Zen stories? Tell them last - you've got patience. Then float away on a better day. Zen memories: no owner, no author, no never mind.

Hazelcast is an open source in-memory data grid that helps you to build Highly Scalable and Available applications. Join this group if you want to learn more about Hazelcast, in-memory data grids and some similar technologies. Let's share our ideas, work on case studies and dive into the technology.

Making friends is truly the beginning of making lasting memories. To make friends with science is truly to start with making good friends that make lasting memories about science. I'm starting a new revolution in the way science will be made socially for the community and ask the community to step in and help make science fun, engaging, real, social and most importantly lasting friendships. We take the complexity out of science to see the connection in everyday life. We take the fun in science a …

Chi Kung means vital energy cultivation. It is known to “develop wisdom in the young, increase intelligence and enhance memory and concentration in the middle age, and prolong life in the old”. Stress reduction, Emotional balancing; Increases Vitality, Reverses Aging, Rejuvenate Life Force; Strengthens Immune System; Detoxifies; Improves metabolism; Enhances Sexual Energy; Improves Coordination and Balance; Prevention and Rehabilitation of Injuries; Pain Relief; Inner Peace and Happiness. How …

i regularly want to know if one product is better then another, or if i should be buying the top shelf margarita instead of from the well, or maybe its the other way around. whats the best tasting cheddar, do i truly like coke better then pepsi or do i just say that? do Nips really suck compared to Cheez-Its and what makes those 10 different kinds of Gin at the store taste different? the only thing that keeps me from answering this question is money and memory. i don't have the money to order 22 …

Sanyok Gallery is a Non-Conformist Post Avant Garde gallery located in Sausalito, CA. Since its inception in 2009, Sanyok Gallery continues to pave the way for new art movements and makes its mark in contemporary art history. The mission of Sanyok Gallery is to introduce artists whose artistic worlds are a breath of fresh air, and whose artworks have not been saturated with and impacted by stylized and common images we so often see. Sanyok Gallery creates a link between artists and viewers that …

This is a group for people interested in the intersection of technology and digital photography. If you're interested in using technology to help people make lasting memories and sharing life's joy, this is the group for you!

Welcome to the East Bay Travel Club! Come out to meet people who like to travel the world, find out about their past experiences and advice on future adventures. Who knows but you might find travel companions and have great fun? My best memories of travel were me and my brother in the back seat of my family's car taking road trips from Illinois to Florida, California/East Coast, or exploring ports on dad's boat along the Illinois river, Michigan City sand dunes, Grand Haven, Michigan artist co …

The purpose of San Francisco Walking Dykes group is:  to build community for lesbians in San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area while promoting health and wellness. Walking together provides a relaxed way to meet one another and also have fun while doing something healthy! Lesbians of all ages and walking ability are invited, though most members of the group are over 40.  The group meets "rain or shine" so the size of the group varies from week to week depending upon the weather, though generall …

This Tapas Acupressure Technique® (TAT®) group meets once a month in Oakland, California. TAT® is a gentle yet powerful healing method which helps members release stress, let go of painful memories, participate in emotional healing and to come to a place of peace inside.  Doing TAT® in a group setting amplifies the healing energies for the benefit all who participate. I have had very positive experiences with TAT® and wish to share this profound healing method with others who are on a quest for …

This is a group for SAP HANA (in-memory database technology) adopters and hackers. This includes programmers, architects and experts who work on SAP HANA or are looking to learn more about it. The goal of this group is to share experiences with working on SAP HANA, or any other Big Data (Hadoop, MongoDB, GreenPlum, Cloudera, Hortonworks) integration scenarios. We will be holding lectures, panel discussions, demos, hackathons and networking for all members.

A fun place to enjoy the Ecuadorian culture and practice your Spanish while eating delicious food from Guayaquil to Cotacachi to Quenca.  Memories from Ecuador and the Galapagos.  No experience necessary!

This meetup is dedicated to the memory of Tom Heng, founder of this group. I am an avid Peak Bagger who is looking to meet other people to summit peaks 12,000 Feet or Higher and love having the feel of being on tops of things.

Freedoms is a group of fantastic Bay Area folks who are interested in learning more about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT),  in a safe environment and building community at the same time. EFT often works when nothing else will. This energy psychology technique has been used successfully on a wide range of emotional as well as physical conditions, including anxiety, addictive cravings, depression, traumatic memories, phobias, pain control, stress, disease and personal performance. It has the ab …

We will be meditating at the fire pits of Ocean Beach every Saturday from 6:00pm to 7:30pm(weather permitting). After my return from Iraq as a United States Marine I started meditating with a shaman practitioner, 9 years later I have studied under Buddhist monks and Hindu priests finding great value in each practice. The health benefits, both mentally and physically, have changed my life and continue to be a valid reason why I practice meditation. The evidence in epigenetics suggests that our ge …

Druid is a distributed, column-oriented, real-time, interactive analytical datastore. It was created to allow consistently fast, multidimensional ad-hoc drill-down type querying for large quantities of data - in real time. If you're searching for a solution beyond what proprietary column oriented, or in memory data stores offer both in price and capability - then join us. The Bay Area Druid User Group is dedicated to bringing together users and developers of Druid to exchange knowledge, insight …

We travel the globe in comfort striving to see the most amazing places around the world and create unforgettable memories doing it! With friends or on your own, Singles by the Bay Travel is the best way to explore the world and make friends for a lifetime!

Shingon Mikkyo Kunimiyama Daikokuji America(previously Mikkyo Zen Eimeiji) was established in June 2010 under the Chief Priest Eimei Kawakami’s strong belief: In order to ensure world peace we must purify the U.S., and that we must establish an educational institute where ones could be taught on gratitude and compassion regardless of any specific religious faith. Through the opening of the branch temple in the heart of Silicon Valley where the strong spiritual power of the Monjyu-bosatsu resides …

Beyond Academics Young Homeschoolers (B.A.Y. Homeschoolers) not only provides activities for homeschooling families, but offers support, advice, encouragement, and most importantly life-long friendships all while having fun! This group is designed for younger homeschooled children ages 2-8 years old. Younger and older siblings are welcome too! It is a great way to meet other local families that are taking the responsibility for educating their children by using resources in the home and communit …

Meet other local developers using Sencha/ExtJS to share knowledge, to review the state of the art, or to dream up new applications. Let's talk about the various topics surrounding AJAX development such as application design, performance, usability, memory management or whatever you want.

Welcome! Qigong (chi kung) means "the practice/skill of life force energy." It is a 4000 year old practice of aligning breath, movement, and meditation. Qigong has deeply influenced - and been influenced by - many areas of Chinese culture including Taoism, Buddhism, traditional Chinese medicine, and martial arts. Benefits attributed to Qigong include: Vitality, Rejuvination, Anti-aging, Longevity Health, Rehabilitation, Pain management Memory improvement, Awareness, Psychic abilities Anti-stres …

Calling all small dog owners! Are you interested in meeting new people and socializing your pups of all ages? Well then Neverland Pups are right for you! Our goal is to build a community for you and your four legged pal! We are about interacting with your dog, meeting new people while making memories with new friends for you and your pup! its not like a lot of the other dog meet ups and just sit around, we will be walking, hiking, having doggy contest, training sessions and more. I love my dogs …

ATTENTION: Marriage and Family Therapy TRAINEES/INTERNS (MFT Interns and Trainees)– EARN 6 HOURS A WEEK TOWARDS YOUR 3000 HOURS How: At my In-person MFT Trainee/Intern Support and Process groups Where: TWO LOCATIONS: LAFAYETTE AND BURLINGAME LOCATION 1: 935 Moraga Road, Suite 215, LAFAYETTE, CA 94549 (walking distance from BART, plenty of parking) When: THURSDAYS from 12:Noon to 2:00 p.m. LOCATION2: 1204 Burlingame Avenue, Suite 5, BURLINGAME, CA 94010 (walking distance from Cal train plenty of …

Duck! Get ready to wing those balls as hard as you can and relive those gym class memories in our Dodgeball league. It's 6-on-6, but a team is allowed to play with 4 to reduce forfeits. When you have 6 on the court, you must have at least 2 women. (If you have only 4 players, at least 1 must be a woman.) Each "match" is round-robin, 4 games against 2 opponents and we keep it exciting for everyone on the team. Make nice with that opponent you pelted with the ball at our organized happy hours, tak …

An Inspirational Meet Up! We provide lasting memories on local adventures throughout Northern California as well as International Trips to exotic locations. Come with us on our famous Glamping trips: Luxury camping at its finest to Yosemite, Hidden Lakes, Monterey, Mendocino, & more! We pledge to engulf, immerse, and intrigue our guests in an adventure of a lifetime while sharing the gift of giving back to the world. You can see more of our  compassionate adventures here: http://destination-ear …