In these free workshops, we gather to discuss our practical experience with how mindfulness can be used to enhance our own health and the health of our clients. The Organizer, Michael Rogan, PhD, LMSW is a neuroscientist, a dedicated student and practitioner in Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions for over 30 years, and is authorized to teach mindfulness and meditation in Tibetan Buddhist lineages. He developed methods for gradually integrating mindfulness techniques in direct treatment of a wide …

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) utilizes the ancient art of Buddhist awareness and the insights of Science to address the enormously stressful times that we live in. Mindfulness is a part of everyone's experience and can be utilized to help us with: anxiety, depression and stress. Mindfulness also helps us cultivate greater resilency for life's inevitable ups and downs. Our suffering is real and no surprise with the speed and complexity of our lives as well as the stunning degree of ch …

We’re a discussion group with a focus on rationality, philosophy, science, technology, skepticism and ethics. We choose members who are friendly, intellectually curious, intelligent, non-religious, and rationally-minded – meaning that we’re more interested in figuring out the truth together than in proving ourselves right, or in arguing for the sake of arguing. Our members are young, almost all in the range of 20 to 35 years old. Our meetings are usually informal group discussions at someone’s a …

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Our book club is devoted to discussing and reading both fantasy and science fiction novels while maintaining a fun laid-back atmosphere. We hope to draw in like-minded individuals that enjoy the imagination and depth contained in such books. This group meets once a month in Manhattan (usually the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of the month) with the goal of reading one novel in between each set of meetings. Selected books are posted on the wall of our meetup page prior to each meeting. To learn more please …

We are interested in using the latest in scientific research about animal intelligence, cognition and behavior to encourage people to become more involved in the conservation and humane treatment of animals. We also produce a series of public panel discussions with scientists whom we invite from all over the country to discuss their latest findings in various aspects of the behavior and cognition of animals with non-scientists. Are animals self-aware, do they have emotional lives, are they creat …

We as Science, Engineering, and Healthcare professionals are busy people often putting in way over the standard 40-hr work week. Why not have a group catering to all of us, where we can network, share ideas, and, most importantly, have fun! This group is designed for all those working in science, engineering, and healthcare professions who are looking to meet, network, and socialize with like-minded professionals. Our group activities will include: networking events, occasional job postings for …

Tour the universe.  Drop in any week.  The universe is a big place, but my class is ongoing, and I am up to the challenge.  It takes 2-3 years for me to do a round trip.  With live links to the Wide World Web as my in-class resource, I have an unlimited supply of mind expanding pictures and movies to discuss.  Plus digital universe simulations that I run of the Earth's place in the galaxy, and the galaxy's place in the universe.  For example, on the tour of the Universe, we started in close, zoo …

We meet at the Sony Plaza at 550 Madison (between 55th and 56th) every first Saturday of the month at 2pm. We talk about why our best logic, experience, physics, (yes, even quantum mechanics) psychology and neuroscience all point to the inescapable conclusion that human beings DO NOT have a free will; we have a predetermined, causal will. What makes free will impossible?  Logically, because everything happens for a reason, and every reason has a prior reason.  Experientially, the simple fact tha …

“At midnight on Friday the 13th, CinemaForce Command created a shadow meetup group dedicated to enjoying the paranormal in arts & entertainment. This unit was named CinemaForce PM (Paranormal Missions).” – from the CinemaForce Chronicles. If you like movies that have supernatural monsters, twisted villains, dangerous aliens, suspense, fear, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension, then the weird and disturbing world of CinemaForce PM — The NY Paranormal Movie Meetup Group is for you …

Hi! We're about creating an atmosphere for Christians who love comics, sy fy, movies, costumed performing, writing, and video production, and supporting all forms of Christian Artistry!.  All are welcomed to join, but our emphasis is on expressing our faith through our respective artistry and just having fun with like minded artists and creative people! We're also about volunteer work, supporting projects we work on together as a group, promoting one another's artistry, and organizing fun filled …

  "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."  -Albert Einstein      Our Events: Innovation Bound organizes events to help develop the innovation capacities of individuals, leaders, and communities ... Receive Innovation Training Collaborate with other Thought Leaders to Solve Real-World Challenges Laugh, Play, and Have a Great Time! Be Part of a Growing Community of Innovators       Our Mission: Innovation Bound exists to enhance the innovation capacity of its cl …

Meet with others who wish to learn more about bodywork, breathework, massage, somatics, movement and becoming more present and connected in mind-body. The focus here is education, stress reduction, healing and awareness. The focus is about coming back into our bodies, our senses, enrich our experience in our lives. Being more present in each moment in time. This is not a sensual massage site. And it is not a dating or a bonding site. We ask that you use other meetup groups for those purposes. We …

This group is dedicated to having ongoing conversations for all topics related to the mind-body connection. There are two major conversations about the Mind Body Connection 1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind-body_intervention Mind–body interventions is the name of a U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) classification that covers a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind's capacity to affect bodily function and symptoms. Many of these techniques are …

Qi gong or Qigong[1] or Chi kung[2] (气功 or prana force) is the philosophy and practice of aligning breath, physical activity and awareness for mental, spiritual and corporeal health, as well as the development of human potential.[3] It includes certain forms of martial arts[4] and the spiritual awakening to one's true nature.[5]  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong    Anyone Can: It doesn't matter if your are young, old, healthy or ill, Qigong is for everyone.     Qigong is ideal for reduci …

Learn how to apply the tools of positive psychology to flourish with other like-minded happiness seekers.  Increase your sense of well-being with the research-based methods of positive psychology and understand the art and science of authentic happiness