A basic Vipassanā /sitting and silent (non-guided) meditation for 20-30 minutes, followed by 5 to 8 minutes of walking meditation (deliberate walking around in a circle feeling connection to the earth) followed by reading and discussion for 20 to 30 minutes. Our first discussion book will be Pema Chodron's book "Start Where You Are" – a wonderful discourse on mindfulness. Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner this session offers each of us the ability to practice …

The purpose of this group is to study the book, Esoteric Psychology, Volumes 1 and 2, by Alice Bailey. The books give an extensive explanation of the psychological makeup of man, known as the seven rays. The seven rays are the building blocks of the universe. The rays along with our astrology tell us the energies we have to work with in this incarnation.

My wife and I are 2 20'somethings who just moved to the area. We'd love to meet new people around our ages who are single, dating, or even married like us. All in all, we just want to make some new, wonderful friends! We hope you also would like to make some new friends too! This should be just to spot to do it :) She's a knitter. I like playing Dungeons and Dragons. She's a reader. I like watching sports and TV shows. But our hobbies hardly define who we are. We like to have a nice …

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… After attending a DCDO Meetup, I'm sure you'll have several new email addresses and phone numbers to add to your address book! There is no cost to being a DCDO Member, and most of the restaurants we dine in will allow our members to pay on individual tabs.  For those that do not, it is advisable to plan to pay your portion of the tab (including tax and gratuity) in cash, unless prior arrangements have been made with Organizer. When RSVP'ing to a DCDO Meetup, please be respectful of the time and …

Meet and mingle with local Italian language and culture lovers! Come to an Italian Group Meetup and make new amici! There will be opportunities to practice speaking in Italian if you are inclined, to build your vocabulary, share Italian books, stories and recipes and maybe even to perfect a few verb conjugations! Let's see where this group takes us ... maybe just antipasti or dolci at each other's homes, maybe an outing to an Italian restaurant or film, or who knows? Maybe even a trip to la bell …

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The link to the Movement's Website is also there, but the "mandatory" thing to watch there is the Movement's Tenets: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=39324870431636362... Meet other local atheists, freethinkers and agnostics. Gather to discuss beliefs and philosophies, and make new friends. Check out our website at http://palmspringsatheists.wordpress.com/ Next meeting is the first Thursday of the month. Angie Recommended Book List (Send more ideas to Angie) Poisonwood Bible -Infide …

This group is for beautiful, creative people no matter their discipline or expressive outlet, for people who want to live their lives out loud, and are expressing this impulse through writing, music, blogging, acting, movie-making, entrepreneurship, etc, etc, ETC. We are here to get excited and enthusiastic about each other's ideas, our arts, how we are living and documenting our lives and sharing the work of our hands, minds, hearts, and souls. Whether it is a meeting to discuss a book or movie …

After facilitating the Monthly DVD Conversation Groups for the past 18 months and teaching 2 eight week basic series (The ABC's of Abraham) at the Center for Spiritual Living, friends have been asking for a group that meets with greater regularity.... so here it is! In these weekly groups we will read from their newest book, The Vortex, as a basic text to focus our discussions. We will also listen to CD recordings from their live gatherings and use other authentic source material to review some …