This is a group for people to learn from each other practical, natural health information. Through free exchange of information, the group hopes to promote wellness and build friendships. You can come share your home remedies for back aches, and ask the group what to try to avoid migraines. Whatever your health concern, someone in the group may have insights to help you achieve your goals.

Can you imagine being the healthiest and happiest you’ve ever been? What does that mean for you? What do you look like? How do you feel? Whether it means losing weight, taking control of your stress, or building a healthier relationship with food, working with a Health Counselor can make your journey to total wellness more enjoyable. I am a nationally certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the American Association of Drugless Practit …

This non-partisan group discusses the latest in health and health policy, particularly healthcare reform as new changes are implemented in Massachusetts and the nation. We discuss the topics du jour, analyzing how the changes personally affect our health (whether they limit or increase it) as we learn about them. Our topics range from testimonials about interactions with providers to personal lessons learned about the system. Beyond group discussions, healthcare navigation consultations are also …

FRIENDLY IN BOSTON - Be cool.  Be kind. Do you love living in Boston, but not the not-so-friendly Boston vibe? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Friendly in Boston is a newly founded community, whose goal is to funkafy Boston with a more friendly vibe, as well as explore the concept of kindness/friendliness. Who we are and what to expect. Do I need to be a “touch-feely happy person” to join? Simply put, no. While we may “do good”, we are not innately a group of “do-gooders”, but rather a gr …

We are a group of parents and individuals living in Newton who are concerned about the harmful health effects on children caused by leaf blowers. The pages exist for educational purposes and members are encouraged to add pertinent information to share with others. The discussion board exists for discussing steps that can be taken to help minimize health effects so as to better protect our children and the vulnerable in our population.

Free Tai Chi Classes with master level teacher Zhou Xuan Yun When:  Sundays from 9:00am - 10:00am Where: Boston Common (opposite the movie theater on Tremont St) _________________________________________________________________ Taiji can give you the strength of a lumberjack, the pliability of a child, and the peace of mind of a sage. -Chinese Proverb Taiji Quan (Tai Chi) or “Grand Ultimate Fist” is often described as “meditation in motion”. Wudang Taiji Quan, combines ancient Chinese wellne …

This group is for therapists, counselors and health care professionals who work specifically with the poly community and/or are interested in the unique issues that poly clients and their clinicians face. Your practice focus can be GLBTPQ or you can work with a more general client population. What matters is that you are interested in the issues poly clients face, the unique issues therapists, counselors and health professionals who work with the poly community face, and best practice for client …

Welcome to the Meetup site of Integral Hypnosis, a Boston Area hypnotherapy and philosophical counseling practice. This meetup group has been created for the exclusive use of existing clients and potential clients of Integral Hypnosis. Subjects for discussion focus on a variety of self-improvement and other issues including: Stress reduction. Anxiety. Motivation. Peak performance in work and sports. Health and wellness. Weight loss. Smoking cessation. Past life regression. Philosophical counseli …

Come join the "Boston Meditates" meetup group. Initiated by Boston-based young professionals and students from MIT and Harvard, Boston Meditates is a new movement to spread awareness about the benefits of meditation. We organize and host meditation and breathing workshops, meditation mixers, free meditation experience sessions and more fun activities in the area. Bostonians are known to lead hectic professional and personal lives. The busier one is, the more one has to meditate. Meditation helps …

The Purpose: The Purpose of the Weight Loss Challenge is to Have Fun, Lose Weight, and to Educate. So I ask you to join the challenge if you dare to learn!!! Start Living Your Healthy Lifestyle, Today!!! What you get: The Challenge is run by your very own Personal Wellness Coach. Your coach will provide you with the Following: - Personalized Meal Plan - 1 on 1 Coaching (Daily) until you are at your Goal - Website Access (weekly material downloads) * Further details will be emailed to s …

Have you wanted to travel more? Have you wanted to get in shape? Does the thought of sporting a cool viking helmet and conquering an extreme obstacle course get your blood pumping?!?! Well that is what we will be doing! "What is a Warrior Dash?", you ask.... well.... A mud-crawling, fire-leaping, extreme 5k run from hell. Warriors conquer extreme obstacles, push their limits and celebrate with music, beer and Warrior helmets. www.warriordash.com We will train as a team and enter in and complet …

The Boston Quantified Self Meetup (@QSboston) is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self Show & Tell meetings started in 2008 by Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in the Bay Area. It's a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digitize and track information, from how to self-diagnose to how to self-experiment with data …

What’s this group all about? This subject matter is about enlightenment. It’s about alchemy or changing your biology as well. We’re talking about transitioning from fear to love. When the mind chooses peace, when it chooses to understand that their is only peace, the crown chakra opens to allow light into the body. We then start to build the light body. A transition takes place where we feel, understand and view the world differently. We begin to understand the Universe. We start to understand d …

Natural Dharma Fellowship is an organization of Buddhist practitioners offering basic meditation instructions in the Mahamudra and Dzogchen traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Our practices emphasize the innate wisdom of one’s inherent being and are led by Lama Willa and Natural Dharma meditation teachers. There is an option to pursue a Vajrayana path with Lama Willa for those drawn to it. We meet for meditation and discussion on Tuesday evenings from 7-8.30pm at the Cambridge Friends Meeting House …

This group is for you if • You want to learn how to be healthy and stay healthy by natural means • You appreciate experts and professionals, but you'd really like to have a say in your own health! • You want to hear speakers talk about the latest ideas about how the universe, and our bodies and minds, work • You believe there are better, more holistic ways of healing other than drugs or surgery, and / or • You want to meet like-minded souls. This group will also have study groups for thos …

Fitness & Health conscious singles is for singles in their 20's & 30's who are passionate about fitness and they're health. We work hard avoiding the fast food and eating right. We go to the gym. Now we have a chance to meet others with the same things in mind.. The purpose of this group is for singles to meet and if there isn't a connection, hopefully we can make some new friends as there's always room for another wingman/girl. :-) This group will be a combination of activity based as well as t …

This group is designed for individuals who are interested in fitness and body wellness. Scheduled fitness classes (i.e. yoga, pilates, bootcamps, etc.) will be listed/provided on a regular basis.  Also, participants will have access to informational forums which will serve as an aid to obtaining better eating habits and lifestyle practices.

The aim of this group is to help more people become aware of the power of minerals in the human body. Today, we're living in a stress-filled environment and our mind and body require more nutrition on a daily basis than our ancestors did. Unfortunately, we're getting less nutrition from our food than our parents and grandparents did. Often excess hunger and cravings for certain foods people experience reflect the body's need for nutrients that aren't sufficient in the diet. A major cause of th …

REIKI shares or circles are designed for reiki practitioners of all lineages and levels to share, meet new people, practice skills, and give and receive REIKI. We gather at 3:00pm on the third Saturday of each month. The Exchange begins promptly with a group resonation circle and grounding meditation at 3:00 pm. Suggested donation: $5.00.

Training to be a doula requires a large amount of self motivation and self study. There are no schools for doulas, instead we have a series of scattered workshops and random connections, and the path to becoming an expert is often long and winding with many decisions to make along the way. In the beginning especially, this path is often isolating. Let's work on creating a more cohesive community for doulas in training and beyond where we can learn together, bring our questions and our expertise! …

Energy is the source of life. It courses through our bodies in pathways and patterns that anyone can learn to access and influence. If balanced and flowing energy keeps us healthy, grounded and happy. Eden Energy Medicine is a comprehensive modality for locating and clearing energy blocks, connecting us to the source, and balancing all systems for optimal flow. Reweave your aura, hook up your meridians, balance your chakras, learn your body's energy anatomy. Banish brain fog, fatigue, insomnia, …

The New England Barefoot Runners is a 2+ year old barefoot and minimalist running group with roots dating back to 1997 in Huntington Beach, CA. We are based in Cambridge, MA serving the New England States. As this is a niche group with wide borders, the most convenient way to get together is by meeting up at races, fun runs, workshops and special events. Most members and events are currently in MA, NH and ME. WE are actively seeking more people from RI, CT and VT. As this is a new way to run for …

The role of social media is the healthcare industry is both convoluted and ever changing. How do we utilize useful tools of communication responsibly? How do we navigate pitfalls like privacy and misinformation? Come to learn about the many benefits and complications of social media in healthcare from our panel. We strive to create a dynamic conversation about how to develop the healthcare industry both now and in the future, encouraging entrepreneurs to take ideas and produce solutions. We want …

This group was organized for all who are interested in internal arts of Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Nei Gong and meditation. I Liq Chuan is an internal Chinese martial art system based on principles of Zen and Tai Chi. Literally translated, the name means "mind-body fist" or alternatively "mental-physical boxing." Often referred to as the "Martial Art of Awareness" due to its emphasis on mindfulness training as the foundation for achieving martial skill. Training in I Liq Chuan improves mental focus, calm …

We're looking forward to meeting you for a fun, easy and useful session of breathing and meditation practice! We started this club to gather a community of people who are interested in using these practices for personal growth and social responsibility. We will learn about 'dahnjon' breathing based on practices from Dahn Yoga and ancient Korean healing techniques.  We will also have a chance to talk about the connection between traditional meditation practices and modern scientific understanding …

MindfulBoston is a group of MBSR "graduates" who meditate using the practices they learned during a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intensive class. This group is mostly for people who have already completed an MBSR program with a teacher. If you have already completed a full 8-week program, with any teacher, any where, you are welcome to join this meetup. This meetup group will sometimes include opportunities for beginner-level learning. But the best way to find out about beginner-lev …

We are a group of runners who are interested in running with and socializing with other runners in the Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston areas.  We have weekly 5-6 mile runs Tuesday nights, Beginner's run on alternate Wednesdays (starting Jan.), and long runs (9-12 miles) on Fridays and Sundays. Tuesday nights we often head out for food and drinks after the run. Check out our calendar to see all upcoming meetups! Some of our photos: Here are some of places we run, and people you're likely to s …