Sick of setting goals but not meeting them? .. of having aspirations and desires but not the balls or perseverance to reach them without giving up or getting distracted? .. of desiring closeness but sabotaging it or pushing away? "Self Sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen." GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY You will open to more ease and aliveness through: - learning to recognize self sabotaging forces/ voices/ behaviors - gaining tools to manage th …

hi, I am Renée, your supportive and joyful vocal guide inviting you to an age-old practice – singing as a group. I create an accepting and loving environment to sing and express your authentic emotions and sounds. Class includes vocal and movement games, improvised melodies and rhythms. Everyone is welcome. Besides being a lot of fun, there are many other benefits to singing. It improves your lung capacity, physical energy, mental alertness and posture while enhancing your feeling of relaxation. …

Hi My name is Antoine Hunter and I am deaf .I feel it is important for me to set up a place where hearing and deaf people can meet up and speak the beautiful language of Sign Language. I love sign Language and sharing things about what in our deaf community. It is VERY important for me to participating in the deaf community and culture, and may we never feel that we get enough. East bay Berkeley and Oakland- Do not often have people to come together and sign so I felt it is important to contin …

1) Instant Chorus gets you singing a cappella music, hearing the rhythms and chords that form the underpinning of song, and singing cool rhythms in Bobby McFerrin style. Beat out body percussion while you sing, or skip that and simply hold your part. Expand your musicality, hear more in music, and experience the magic of a chorus. Adults and kids over 8 who love to sing are welcome. There are easy parts for beginners and solo opportunities for experienced singers.

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Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Group Join us today Get Public Speaking and Presentation Skills coaching, training and support in a fun and supportive environment with like minded individuals Get professional feedback to improve and grow Learn the latest public speaking and presentation tips Attend our next Free public speaking workshops ************* Unleash your hidden power: We all have it as a presenter. Learn to bring yours out. Build and project confidence: in front of an audien …

Learn to sing in harmony! Seeking adventurous women and men who want to sing well with other people. No previous experience required. This is a 10-week/on-going-ish class with Michèle Voillequé, a soprano and music teacher who has a remarkable ability to teach to folks at a variety of levels. Very friendly people. Drop-ins welcome anytime! Class is 90 minutes long: 7-8:30 p.m. $25 drop-in. Please email with questions. We look forward to singing with you!

Interested in honing your skills as a trained improvisor? Free on Tuesday nights? If so, join us for a creative night of small-group Improv practice and critique. The class is taught by two fun and energetic instructors, Paul Cook and Dorian MacNeil, who have been performing and practicing Improv technique throughout the Bay Area for several years. Paul Cook's areas of expertise include: voice acting and character development. He originally studied Improv with Matt Smith in Seattle and continued …

This group is meant to bring together dedicated and serious writers who value voice, advocacy, experience and artistic written expression. The focus of this group is the feminine experience. That doesn't mean the female experience. It can be the experience or exploration of anything deemed feminine, supposedly feminine, not feminine, etc. Writing can focus on struggling with ideas or concepts of femininity. We will write, share our work, participate in readings and create a community of writers …

Hello everyone, This is a group for women who like to get together for happy hours, movies, potlucks, dinners out, shopping, etc. in the Bay Area. Let's organize activities a couple times a week. This will be a group effort, so please participate, voice your opinions, and share your ideas for events or activities. Any one in the group is welcome to suggest an event or even host an event. The more suggestions the better. I look forward to meeting you all and having a blast! Hope to see you soon …

Come meet and eat with other people interested in vegan dining. People with any diet are welcome. All food ordered will be vegan. Come to a meetup, eat, and discuss living a healthy vegan lifestyle, local restaurants, movies, and any other topic under the sun. The point is simply to eat, meet old friends, and make new ones. And to try out new restaurants or at least ones that are new to you. We've had many wonderful meals and fun times. We mostly meet in Berkeley and Oakland. I try to mix up t …

Have you had a spiritual experience? Meet other people who have had experiences like you. * Dreams * Past-life recall or having a sense that you have lived before * Out-of-body (near-death/ Soul Travel) * Seeing an inner light * Hearing an inner sound * Inner guide––angel, spiritual master, voice * Knowingness––coincidence/déjà vu * Divine love––from a family member, friend, pet, etc. Sponsored by Eckankar--Experience the Light and Sound of God For more information see: www.eck-ca.org and www.e …

YaleWomen of Northern California is a regional group that provides resources for Northern California alumnae of Yale University who are interested in building social and professional networking contacts. Our mission is to create a vibrant, engaged community of alums, drawn together by the common thread of our Yale experiences, that is committed to advancing women's voices and perspectives and to enriching and inspiring one another, Yale, and the world.

The Community Democracy Project is a grassroots organization that is working on an initiative campaign to create "participatory budgeting" in Oakland--a way for people to have a direct say in the way our tax dollars are spent, and to develop direct democracy. We are a diverse band of leaders connected and committed to Oakland in different ways, who bring a variety of skill sets and perspectives to our project. We are looking for more people like us. We’ve already begun stirring up excitement amo …

This group is for folks in the East Bay/Oakland area who want to read the works of this American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic James Baldwin, then gather together and discuss what we read. For such a long time I, Sharon, have had a fascination with the work of this amazing writer, his vision and the clarity of expressing that vision. Join us in a reading/discussion group exploring one of the major American voices of the 20th century. We will work our way through "The Pr …

Founded in 2011, our group now has over 150 members, and this is SOME of what they do: making collaborative sculpture, making music, crafting, making video and film, making art in the environment, dancing, contact improvisation dancing, creating dances, being a bodyworker, creating collages, creating 3D illustration, writing plays, writing poetry, writing screenplays, cooking, making ceramics, , knitting , painting, drawing, tinkering, being silly, playing, making music, making rhythm, drumming, …

Hello everyone, Come join a group of people who are interested in health & Wellness, Beauty & Trend; We will hold professional workshops as well as fun parties, potlucks, dinners out, etc in the Bay Area. Let's learn, share and have fun every time we meet; Let's make a little extra effort to everyday life, to live healthier, happier and better for 2013. This will be a group effort to keep the activities interesting, so please participate, voice your opinions, and share your ideas.

This group has two goals: Have a place for women who are drawn to sitting in circle with other women and / or women looking to participate in women only groups for spiritual growth, self exploration and transformation. Women have come together in ritual, healing and celebration for millennia. I deeply trust the healing power that occurs when we gather as women and share our stories.   As well as when we engage in processes of deep transformation together.  Some of the ways I offer this to the co …

The purpose of this group is to teach ways of Qi/Chi cultivation, to help people to transform negative emotional energy into productivity, and to connect with the creative and generative forces inside and outside of us so that we can spend more time live empowered lives guided by the part of us that feels our truth and less time listening to the voices in our heads. Keywords : Taoism, Universal Healing Tao, Chi Nei Tsang, Enlightenment Qi Gong, Primordial Qi Gong, Chi Cultivation, Certified …

We are excited to share our Lunar Creativity Circle Saturday, March 23, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Garden Gate Creativity Circle 2911 Claremont Avenue. Berkeley, CA $20 pre-registration/$25 door celebrating the Full Moon, the first in a series, for women to explore, share and support our artistic, radical and ground-breaking endeavors within a community of like-minded women. As artists, innovators, entrepreneurs and activists we seek to channel our powerful selves towards improving the world we live in. T …

The California Wilderness Coalition protects the natural landscapes that make California unique, providing clean air and water, a home to wildlife, and a place for recreation and spiritual renewal. CWC is the only organization dedicated to protecting and restoring California's wild places and native biodiversity on a statewide level. Since 1976, we have empowered local communities and conservationists to be the voice for wild California.

We seek to mobilize digital citizens with tools and concepts for the public interest. Our goal is to tackle the biggest issues the world and our local communities face today. People of all levels of skill and knowledge are invited. Our group exists to give space for the types of discussions that both inform our understandings and vocabularies around digital and network technology, as well as to be creative and do or make things that hold those in power accountable, give voice to those without, i …

San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation (sf.citi) is a 501(c)6 organization created to leverage the power of the technology community around civic action in San Francisco. sf.citi supports innovative policies and works collaboratively with government to find new solutions to historic problems facing San Francisco, and consolidate a voice in promotion of tech sector interests and growth. We actively engage our membership’s employees to focus on substantive issues, and to d …

We are all creating specifics around a sustainable planet, healthy eating and the list goes on and on. iGreen Connect unify us all as one community on the planet creating a strong voice when needed. We meet like minded people interested in having fun, networking, outdoors activities within other groups, interactive social action to expand our green communities while making a difference in all or our lives. We bring amazing fun activities at our meetings for everyone to meet everyone! Become an u …

Resonant Harmony Attunements The Resonant Harmony Attunements are designed for two purposes: 1. To Create Community Where We are All Connected – When you share sound together, everyone's whole system shares the same vibration or frequency -- brainwaves, heart rates, and electromagnetic fields align, and we all become like family. In fact, sharing sound together is a portal to remembering the ultimate state of where we are all One -- particularly when the sound ends and we enter that divine pla …

Come sing with East Bay Harmony, an Oakland-based a cappella chorus established in 1999. Men especially encouraged. We rehearse weekly and exist to promote the fun of singing together and building community through music making. THE BASIC INFO - No audition required - all adults welcome! - No music reading skill required! - Super fun, friendly community, low-pressure environment - Eclectic, all a cappella repertoire - We provide easy-to use online tools for helping you learn your part quickly an …

Presenting the platform where positive music artists, promoters, producers, and friends can come to experience forums about the music industry and positive music, showcases to share your original sounds with an appreciative audience, listening sessions with panels to evaluate your work constructively, and networking to meet new friends, collaborate, talk shop. This is going to be a positive music community that uplifts, supports, and enlightens!

Terra’s Temple is a sacred space and a nexus for community committed to celebration and honoring of the earth mother, in all her forms. People can come to the temple to rejuvenate, heal and recharge. Our events aim to help people connect, create, and heal through a wide array of offerings. Our biggest offering, Day of Renewal, is one in which healing and rejuvenation is provided by a varying group of volunteer healers that offer mini-sessions to those in the community. On the new moons, we host …