Kind and Gentle C-OM-MUNITY Yoga Meetup Group is the Karma Yoga Project of kg yoga life practices.  http://www.anandaleeke.com/id6.html Ananda Leeke ((www.anandaleeke.com/id6.html), a certified RYT 200 Yoga Alliance registered instructor and certified Reiki Master practitioner, will lead the kind and gentle yoga classes. The classes are for yoga enthusiasts (all levels, shapes, sizes, and ages) who: 1) believe yoga is a heart-centered practice that helps you develop the energy of the heart: lovi …

Visit the Hoop Dance DC! Calendar for a full view of our upcoming classes & events: http://www.meetup.com/hoopdancedc/#calendar Hoop Dance is the return of hula hooping as a fun, fitness, dance and meditation art. Burn 300 - 600 calories an hour with colorful, adult size hoops. Expand your community while toning your entire body! Join us for classes, hoop jams, FUNdraisers for local non-profits, retreats and "get togethers." Share the Hoop Love! Accessible to just about everyone ages five …

All About You and Your Wellness and Well Being Alignment of Mind, Body and Spirit Attracting Vibrant Health, Peace and Bliss, Harmonious Relationships, and Wealth and Prosperity in 2012 and Beyond. We are gearing up for a life full of Energy, Strength, Flexibility, Peace and Harmony and the Practice of the Law of Attraction to bring a Total Being by raising our quality of living in this wonderful time space reality, at the Perfect Time, in this Wonderful Body, and in this Wonderful Universe. G …

This group offers Yoga meetups, Meditation meetups, and free outdoor Yoga classes. The group often goes hiking or hangs out after class. Persons of all experience levels are welcome. Yoga, an ancient Indian body of knowledge, dates back over 5000 years. Yoga’s purpose is unity and harmony through integrating the body, the mind, and the spirit. For such harmony and unity to grow, emotion, action, and intelligence must be in balance. Ancient Yogis developed a way to achieve and maintain this bala …

The DC Yoga and Meditation Meetup Group welcomes all who would like to experience yoga, yogic breathing and meditation to calm the mind, refresh, de-stress and live more healthily and happily. We hold yoga, yogic breathing and meditation events regularly for the community at no charge. We also have events that feature culture, ayurveda and health. It's fun! Existence is a Fact... Living is an Art... These events are offered by the Art of Living Foundation, a non-profit United Nations educational …

The Arlington Yoga, Meditation and Community Service Meetup Group welcomes all who would like to experience yoga, yogic breathing and meditation to refresh, de-stress, calm the mind and live more healthy and happy. We hold yoga, yogic breathing and meditation events regularly for the community. We also partner with other groups for volunteering projects to give back to the local community and have events that feature various cultures, ayurveda and more. Join us..It's fun! For social philanthropy …

Laughter Yoga Experience a joyful form of complimentary medicine! Exercise, release tension and be playful with us in Laughter Yoga. No experience required. :-) Wednesdays, 5:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church for Wellness Wednesdays *Open to the Public, everyone is welcome *$5 donation recommended for the space *400 I st SW, Washington, DC 20024 (Waterfront or L'Enfant metro) Here is the listing with a map from the American School of Laughter Yoga site: http://www.laughangeles.com/c …

Are you interested in burning calories, increasing your strength and flexibility, and reducing stress? Then our all levels Hatha Yoga classes are just for you! Our classes are designed for all ages, body types, and fitness levels from beginners to experienced students. Our Hatha practice combines breath work with poses that can be modified or amplified to provide a unique experience for each participant. Each practice is designed to lift the spirit, calm the mind and provide a workout that will …

“Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food.” -Hippocrates Raw Living Enlightenment is for all interested in raw, vegan, vegetarian living, holistic/natural wellness, fitness, yoga, outdoors, meditation, energy healing modalities, ayurvedic and natural remedies, herbalism, aromatherapy and the beyond! Come one, com …

I decided to start the group because I personally lost 80 pounds and wanted to share with others the joy of transforming your life: Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally and Spiritually. PIES Fitness serves as a refuge from the stresses of the world while helping those that are in need. All fitness levels are welcome. Join us for Cardiovascular classes such as Kickboxing and Boot Camp; Specialty classes such as Zumba, Belly Dancing and Yoga classes such as Hot, Spiritual, DIVA, Morning, Wake-U …

Our purpose is to provide a community forum to increase awareness of all NIA activities in the DC, MD, VA area, including local area JAM sessions, special performances, classes and other events.  All local area practitioners are welcome to list events open to the entire community and to place notices on our message board so that information can be shared to all current students and potential new students. Local area class schedules are shown below the Meetup Description as well as in the "About" …

This is a professional networking group to help health/wellness and spa professionals in the DC area connect, share their experiences and grow their businesses.  I am Aime, the Organizer of this group and I am a Massage Therapist.  I am also studying to be a Health Coach through Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) as well as studying to be a Yoga Instructor.  I am making plans to open a spa/wellness center in the DC area possibly within a yoga studio in the near future and I am looking for …

Ormes Temple is a Nonprofit 501c3 Spiritual Education Center: It is a temple without walls, of love and light, peace and joy that has its "Thrown Room" in the hearts of each of us! We have this meetup group to reach out to women and men who have a sincere desire to understand the true Integral teachings of Tantra Yoga, from the perspective of self healing, empowerment, awakening and enlightenment. There are several main areas of interest that our workshops, private sessions and coaching and free …

This group is designed to bring sistahs and brothas of the practice of peace and tranquility together to promote a healthy lifestyle and explore new ways to enhance practice, offer support to those new to the practice and enlighten others in the Black community about the benefits of yoga practice.

The Running Yogis offer free 20 minute mini-class following group or individual runs. In order to be efficient runners, our bodies have to maintain a certain amount of stiffness (hello, hips and hamstrings), but too much stiffness equals altered form, pain, and eventually injury. Yoga is the perfect way to keep the stretching active and involve multiple muscle groups simultaneously—this is what improves flexibility in tight bodies. This speedy, mini-class will focus on feet, hamstrings, IT bands …

This meetup is for singles in the DC Metro area. It's geared to move from the bar scene to a healthy setting where singles can meet each other to form real connections. We will offer some partner focused classes where you partner with someone for the poses and then rotate partners, kind of speed dating style.

Meditation simply means to think about one thing continuously. We have all done it many times. However, that is the most basic definition. This science and art has been practiced for thousands of years but until the past century was not very well known. Meditation is not a religion though some religions also practice it. It is a spiritual practice - returning to the soul or spirit of the individual and enabling a person to become centered and balanced and thereby more effective in all aspects of …

Have you laughed today? Come join our group for yogic laughter sessions led by a certified instructor. Yogic laughter is called Hasya Yoga in Sanskrit. This tradition goes back thousands of years. Prolonged laughter brings a myriad of scientifically demonstrated health benefits. It's fun too!

Are you sick of partisanship? Have you felt powerless to do anything about it? Let’s change that! I believe, collectively, we can make a difference. We can come together as Americans to solve or at least constructively engage in the enormous difficulties we face globally and as a nation. I have a simple idea. It’s not new, but it may not have been used precisely in this way before. Practically all religious denominations talk about it in one way or another; it is the power of the intentional pra …

Welcome to Arlington's first official Yoga Ball Soccer group!  What is Yoga Ball Soccer you ask?  Good question!  The game is pretty simple; it is played like a traditional game of soccer, but using a giant yoga exercise ball in place of a soccer ball.  Unlike soccer, Yoga Ball Soccer (YBS) allows you to use any part of your body including your hands to get the ball down the field and into the goal. The game will be held every Sunday beginning at 4:00pm at Long Bridge Park (475 Long Bridge Driv …

The idea behind "International Best Girlfriends of DC" is to create a tight-knit group of international young and ambitious women living in Washington, DC only who are originally from somewhere around the world and who miss having a best girlfriend to share the pleasures and hardships in life. DC is a transient city composed of young professionals and internationals with whom we share fun and important moments in life; however, we all know how difficult it is to maintain these true and intimate …

Calling all NEW mommies who have had their FIRST baby in 2012! Looking to meet and have playdates/meetups with other mom's that are Stay at Home (SAHM) mom's or Part-Time (P/T) mom's to join group for weekly or bi-weekly get togethers during the DAY. Group ideally will include mommies that live in Shirlington / Arlington area. Meetups will include a range of educational, fun and local get togethers. Some ideas (but not limited to) Shirlington/North or South Arlington/DC spots for yoga, lunch, co …

Couples Yoga is designed to create a deeper connection with your significant other. The class works through partner asanas that include traditional yoga as well stretching postures aimed at improving your non-verbal communication and connection. Come with an open mind and willingness to try things outside your comfort zone, especially if you have not done yoga before. No experience necessary-you can learn!

Think DC needs more diversity in its live music and nightlife? So do I! Join this group and be part of some of the newest innovative events in DC, intertwining dance, music, world cultures, and yoga! All good things that can be joined to foster diversity and unity in our community. Let's make a movement for true appreciation of different cultures in DC. Please visit www.rimibasu.com/kriya and sign up to support!

This group is for people who love to laugh, be silly, let our inner child out to play, and like to meet other people who are happy and love to laugh. We rarely laugh for no reason and Laughter Hour (sometimes called Laughter Yoga) gives us so many outlets to laugh, laugh, laugh. You leave feeling elevated from the endorphin release and relaxation at the end of the Hour.

Primordial Sound Meditation is a healing practice that allows us to experience inner calm and deep relaxation. For thousands of years, people have used meditation to move beyond the mind's busy activity and emotional turbulence into profound peace and expanded awareness. In the 21st century, the restful awareness we experience during meditation is more valuable than ever. The pace of life has accelerated, and every day we are bombarded with more information and stimulation than our ancestors enc …

The Council of Negro Yogis is a organization in which each participant commits to practicing, learning, and elevating oneself and one's community through the practice of yoga, in addition to enrolling all people to experience the benefits of a regular yoga practice. Our belief is that when we merge those actions with clear intention we will create an environment that will impact all those around us for the better.

Sahaja Yoga is a simple, time-honored technique of Meditation. It helps reduce stress and increase wellness. It brings better focus and helps people become more centered and better balanced. Anyone can do it. It’s also free. Follow us on other networks: www.facebook.com/SahajaYogaDC www.twitter.com/SahajaYogaDC www.soundcloud.com/SahajaYogaDC