WHO ARE WE?  We are based in the Conejo Valley area of Southern California, committed to creating connected, peaceful and compassionate relationships through the practice of Marshall Rosenberg’s Non-Violent Communication (“NVC”). We are committed to expanding NVC to the greater community. We would love to have you join us. WHAT IS NVC?  NVC is a language of connection, a simple yet powerful method for communicating in a way that meets both parties' deeper needs. Through the practice of NVC, we c …

… We will become Compassionate Warriors which starts with becoming our best selves and supporting other single women to do the same. If you want to become a Compassionate Warrior and you recognize that our diversity in experience, knowledge, education, cultures, dreams, ideas, passions, struggles, challenges, misfortunes, tragedies are our greatest strengths when we work together toward a common goal this meet up is for you. To get started: The plan is to gather those interested in learning mor …

The Women's Wisdom Community is your safe place to garner support, laugh, cry, and learn in the company of other compassionate wise women. All that is required of you to join is a sincere desire to open yourself to think, act, speak, and listen with more love and wisdom.   Every season we will meet-up in person for a WoManifestation Circle.  The first Saturday of every month is a Wisdom Hike in Griffith Park from 11-2 where we also hold a WoManifestation Circle.  In between meetings FREE on-line …

"The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn Is . How to Love & Be Loved in Return" . We learned "readin', rightin' and "rithmatic" as kids in school, but very little about Love and Relationship. What are the rules? Where are the tools? How do you play this Game we call Love? Fortunately, it's not too late. . Come play the Essence of Love Game. Learning about Love and Relationship has never been easier.

Where is the voice of the Catholic lesbian? We do not hear it in the Roman Catholic Church, and it desperately needs to be! Two Catholic women priests and a female deacon are looking to start a new community for lesbians (celibate and non-celibate) and their friends to come together for study, discussion, worship, spiritual renewal, and compassionate mutual support. Please come and let's talk! Rev. Nori Kieran-Meredith, M. Div, summa cum laude was ordained by Archbishop Mark Shirilau of the …

… Visit the following link to learn about the local sangha called Compassionate Heart: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lachsangha/ You can e-mail questions to gaiasangha@live.com. If you are like me and send a lot of meetup mail to a folder you don't check very often, but would like to hear about mindfulness in nature events, email gaiasangha@live.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Wishing you peace.

… Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society was established by Noah Levine with the wish to create and sustain communities of healthy, accountable, wise and compassionate people from every walk of life. We welcome people from all racial, economic, sexual, social, political and religious backgrounds and preferences and believe that the path of awakening is attainable by all and should be available to all. The Buddha said his path to awakening was one of rebellion – a subversive path that is ag …

… You must be independent, intelligent, positive, progressive thinking, compassionate, self aware, accomplished, interested in and committed to "contributing" and "participating" in our network events, philanthropic campaigns and organizational agenda -- and you must also be a candidate that our membership committee and network feels has something "special" and "relevant" to contribute to our agenda. Get Wise. We are not interested in wasting our valuable time, energy and resources or soiling our …

… Rebellious, heart-filled 'heresy' for a more maverick spirited inner-quest -- by nourishing an iconoclast intelligence & compassionate critical thinking with a tender, caring heart - thru some refreshing, risky, even some 'radical' spiritual considerations of Absolute 'Reality' - that opens us up to the uncompromised truths of a developing "Dharma 'informed' Mind" ~ when the mind goes spiritually rogue, it goes Iconoclastic ... __________________________________________________ In these …

Please note that we are phasing out our use of Meetup as of Spring/Summer 2012. Please join us over at http://mpvusa-la.org/ for info about upcoming events. Meet other local progressive Muslims and get together in an open, compassionate and non-judgmental environment. We welcome new Muslims, old Muslims, LGBTQ Muslims, and Muslims in mixed-faith relationships. Our goal is to build a community in Los Angeles based on the core Islamic values of compassion, equality, social justice, and human right …