The purpose of this group is to bring together people who are interested in yoga as a therapeutic tool for healing and rehabilitation rather than a sport. Yoga does not need to be hot, fast paced or strenuous to be effective. I started this group to reach out to people who could greatly benefit from yoga yet do not feel comfortable or safe in the typical yoga class. Everyone in our modern society could benefit from gentle yoga. Our bodies are not designed for the stresses placed by modern demand …

Breaking free from everything that holds us back from being whole, integrated & healed in our bodies, minds, souls and our relationships is why we're here!!:) We will heal ourselves & our relationships by Cleansing & Renewing on every level....spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, sexually & relationally. Dis-ease occurs when we are...... 1) Physically overloaded with toxic pathogens (ie. candida, bacterias, viruses, parasites, heavy metals, chemicals, fungus, endotoxins ect) 2) Ment …

The Kettlebell Club was founded in 2012 at Elemental Fitness Lab in NE Portland. The goal of the club is to promote fitness and athleticism by the development and refinement of quality movement skills utilizing the kettle bell, a unique tool popularized in Russia over the past few centuries. The Kettlebell Club focuses on principles of lifting technique and good movement mechanics. It is not so much a “workout” as a means by which to develop higher levels of strength and endurance capacity throu …

We are a Tao based Organization that's vision and focus is based on raising human awareness and consciousness, by starting with the community in which we live in. We all see the many problems and challenges that we face in this present world and find ourselves looking for change and solutions. We believe that the solution lies within the awakening of each one of us, through connecting to the source of all life, energy! By releasing tension in our body, focusing on activating our brain, and openi …

“Just when you think it can’t get any better, it does. That’s the law.” ~ Byron Katie The Work is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all of the fear, violence, depression, frustration, and suffering in the world. Come join our qualified facilitators, other participants like you, and experience the happiness of undoing those thoughts through The Work and allow your mind to return to its true awakened, peaceful, and creative nature. People who do “The Work” commonly repor …

Integrating spiritual, psychological and wellness tools into a comprehensive program to recover from any addiction.

We all desire to be who we were meant to be, and to connect with spiritually minded people. We all want to know and become our higher self, and to know our purpose in this incarnation. The purpose of this group is to help each other to grow and to move forward in a high vibrational way, and to become all that we can...and were meant to be! We welcome anyone who just wants to come to meet other like minded people and to enjoy the energy in the room, as well as enjoy the gifts of our practitioners …

Chanting Sanskrit Mantra is an ancient practice that goes back to time immemorial. Sanskrit Mantra is practiced by Buddhists, Hindus, Jainists, Sikhs and people of all faiths all across the planet. It is not a religion, but like meditation can be adapted to one's own practice whatever your beliefs may be. This ancient practice leads us to that place within; that heals all, calms every worry, and fills us with that Divine love we all search for. There is nothing to believe, no dogma, no person to …

Join us as we create new possibilities in our lives! We are a supportive, fun and practical community of people who are shifting from old patterns to new possibilities in health, finances, work and relationships. Meditations and workshops focus on using “problems” as a source of expansion into possibilities and co-creation using Matrix Energetics, Euro-Celtic shamanism and other teachings. We are more powerful together than alone and the group field amplifies our possibilities so we can create w …

Welcome to the Speak Love Meetup Group. You will not be well-served by this group if you "show up cold", that is, with no knowledge of or experience with Compassionate Communication. You will be welcomed AND you will probably find the material and exercises raise more questions than answers for you. You will be best served by this group if you have done at least one of the following: read Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D. listened to the audio version …

Hills! We have endless hills in Portland that offer low impact aerobic workouts for all ability levels, great for obese kids & teens! We meet at the base of hills in NW & SW and then we start walking at our own individual pace. We encourage both silent walking and those who like to talk can talk together. $4 to attend payable before we start walking or there is bulk pre-payment options available. I personally have lost 20 lbs. by walking these hills in the last few months, and I didnt change my …

What? Really underwater hockey? Underwater Hockey is a fast-paced, fun-filled sport for athletes of all ages. Unlike its on-ice counterpart, underwater hockey is a non-contact sport. While some jostling and bumping may occur, especially in competitive play, contact is generally not allowed, and focus is on fitness, teamwork and finesse. Underwater hockey is played in a swimming pool by two teams of up to 10 players each (6 active and 4 substitutes). The puck is made of lead, with a brightly-col …

Welcome!  We are a community learning about health and fitness from an evolutionary perspective. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors were healthy, strong, and lean, living free of many of the degenerative diseases, physical ailments and mental disorders modern humans experience. Anthropological findings provide insight about ancestral ways of life that we can incorporate in to our contemporary culture, such as real food; optimal sleep; sun exposure; slow, strengthening and sprinting movements; play; s …

What does it take to thrive, truly be happy, and to be able navigate through life? You can have the knowledge of how to make the changes you can, let go of what you cannot and maybe even change your perspective of the issue.  Do this in a compassionate way with kindness to yourself. Do this in a powerful and simple way. Have more health and inner wealth! Learn great resiliency skills for life and learn some meditation techniques to help keep you on your path. Generous listening Emotion Regulatio …

8 Hearts is built on the qualities of devotion, dedication, compassion, and connection, and these same principles are the foundation for our volunteer efforts. Our group is focused on making a positive difference in the community in which we live and work. We place a concerted focus on giving our time to causes that support wellness, fitness, nutrition, environmental stewardship and overall joyful living. If these same initiatives strike a chord with you, we hope you’ll join us!

It just feels so good to feel good, yes? I am so pleased that you have joined us in your fabulous journey of engaging your POWERFUL MIND and that fantastic instrument - YOUR BODY - to attain to greater and greater MIND-BODY-SPIRIT balance. For many years I have taught mind/body classes, encouraging people to adopt practices to assist in mind/body/spirit balance. And, happily, many people have actually done so. Many of you may already have practices that assist you in achieving mind/body/spirit …

With the press of clinical work, broader intellectual needs of mental health clinicians can go wanting. But clinical fields are hardly the only—one could easily argue not even the strongest—avenue to understanding lives. Many scientific and scholarly disciplines study, and shed light on, human nature, suffering and well-being, and conditions that make for better and worse lives. This study group explores the work of such disciplines. This is not a book club. We will devote to each topic we addre …

Our Meetings will feature holistic speakers on topics such as Raw Foods, Essential Oils, Healthy Eating, Natural Medicine & Cleansing.

I am creating this Meetup to re-explore with the therapeutic and self-help community the extraordinary healing tool known as EFT with a new model of understanding its usefulness not just in everyday life but in helping and supporting the rapid healing processes of chronic and serious illness such as depression and anxiety, pain, and the re-invention of self. I healed myself from depression (without drugs and without standard psychology) by understanding what I was doing to demonstrate depression …

Are you letting the number on your scale or the size of your pants determine how big your smile is? Do you want to go deeper then calories and a scale to lose your weight? Are you looking for authentic connections with others going through the same thing? Do you want to be seen and heard? Are you willing to work on yourself from the inside out? Do you want to have fun? This group is a weight loss lifestyle (no judgment) community. Maintaining a healthy weight takes daily awareness. Diets are tem …

Our Community Pantry is a buying club with members all over the Portland metro area, focused on the collective purchase of raw, organic, super-fresh nuts, seeds, berries, seaweeds and more. We pay close attention to the sourcing of the foods we buy together, order them once every month, and distribute them within just a few days of receiving them, keeping the freshness of the product at the highest standard possible. This meetup functions to organize our distribution. To read more about the Pant …

This group is for anyone interested in dancing the 5 Rhythms in Portland. *What are the 5Rhythms®? The 5Rhythms is a simple, powerful moving meditation that anyone – of any age, size, or physical ability - can practice. There are no steps to follow, no choreography to learn, no way to do it wrong. The only requirement is a body that is still breathing, a heart that is still beating, and mind that is still curious! Just like light, sound or ocean waves, a dancing body when moving freely passes th …

This group is for anyone who wants to take a walk in Northeast neighborhoods. Weekly walks on Tuesdays at lunchtime, rain or shine. We are on a path to: fitness, community, and fresh air. Join us!

This is a monthly support group for people who are currently caring for ailing, aging animals and those who are doing animal hospice care. We explore what kind of physical, emotional and spiritual support we and our animals need during this time close to the end of their life. In addition we talk about the "who, what, where and how" options of care such as pain management, routes of treatment, euthanasia, natural death and so on. A portion of our gatherings is devoted to deepening our meditative …

This a Meetup for folks ready (or almost, anyway, with a little encouragement and support) to confront the sadness, worry, inertia, hopelessness and fear that keep us isolated from one another and at the mercy of painful feelings and events that seem beyond our control. We hope you'll join us.  If so, you'll find we offer a wide range of social events (live music, museum visits, super-crafty art happenings, hiking and other outdoor activities, movie, theater, comedy and improv nights, supper clu …

Divorce is one of life's most painful experiences. You don't have to go through it alone. Meet others who are at varying stages of divorce, feel the support, experience deep healing, and then be part of the healing for someone else. Come a talk, read, talk, listen....

This circle follows a simple but powerful form. One group member at a time holds a talking stone, and speaks about their personal, heartfelt experience while everyone else listens.  The clear boundaries of the form supports group members in connecting with and sharing their genuine experience, and listening to others with an attitude of unconditional acceptance and loving-kindness. Maitri Talking Circle meets at the Portland Contemplative Center. Lee Scher, the group's organizer, is a trained gr …

Peace is something that everyone wants. Though we search for it in things around us, it's within us all the time, and readily available to experience all the time, too. Peace doesn't create or come from an absence of war. Rather, wars happen as a result of the war that people fight within themselves. But peace is what can end wars, by each person first ending their own inner wars. Portland Friends of Peace isn't about ideas, philosophy, religion or spirituality — nor are we against any of these. …