Meditation is about moving beyond your thoughts to a quiet, open space which is naturally yours. If you are looking for an oasis of calm, and fun, in the midst of hectic work week, come along for a group meditation. Calm abiding meditation is a style of the Tibetan tradition which allows an calm, focused awareness of the breath to let the mind settle. Beginners are welcome. We teach the basics of meditation, followed by a 20-25 minute silent meditation. We conclude with a brief reading by an exp …

I'm giving away my favorite Integrative Nutrition book. Download your e-book here and boost your health and happiness levels really quickly! Great recipes are included along with why diets don't work for weight loss and what does really work. http://jessica-ann-wagner.healthcoach.integrativenutrition.com/book Dear New Friends, I'm so glad you found us! Welcome! Please make yourself at home. Be still and breathe deeply. Relax, feel comfortable, and just be you. You can feel free to leave the stre …

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 …

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

This meetup is for people in the DC metro area who are on a journey to a state of higher consciousness and a state of oneness. We are dedicated to awakening humankind into a state of Oneness. To awaken is to be free; to be free of the mind from its interference with our experience of life; to be free of the illusion that there is a self and that this self is separate from others. To awaken is to know what we truly are:" the unborn, the undying, the eternal, the ever present, the ever present pre …

Founded by Dr. Paul Foster Case in the 1920s, Builders of the Adytum is a Mystery School and training order based on the Western Mystery tradition. This Qabalistic path has been described as the Yoga of the West, as it has much in common with esoteric Eastern spiritual practices. B.O.T.A. members receive lessons in the mail in Tarot, Qabalah, Spiritual Alchemy, Esoteric Astrology and related disciplines. The coursework is challenging, far-reaching and immensely practical for everyday life. B.O. …

Become the change you wish to see in the world. Anyone seeking to "be", "enjoy", and "experience" a space where like minded individuals gather for higher level of thinking and doing. One of a kind in the world, this small unique museum features exhibits, workshops, a quiet space, and events to help visitors enhance the quality of their thoughts, their lives and the world around them. This museum is specifically designed to bring us back to a natural awareness of our true selves and our responsib …

The Mindfulness Center is a holistic wellness center in Bethesda, MD, offering wellness classes and services including yoga, meditation, tai chi, acupuncture, massage and more. SERVICES & CLASSES meditation, yoga, tai chi, breathwork, prenatal yoga, nia yoga dance, acupuncture, massage, bioenergy, hypnosis, biodanza, body sculpting, personal training, stress reduction, qi gong, connecting couples, nutritional consulting, wholistic yoga, pilates, group acupuncture, chakra yoga, connecting coupl …

THE MINDFULNESS CENTER SOIREE: An Auction/Fundraiser to Benefit our Mind-Body for Health Programs; November 13, 2010 An elegant evening of fine music and food, with wonderful items, products, meals and services for auction. All funds raised to benefit our programs such as Mind Body for Cancer, and Mind Body for Healthy Thriving Children. Back by Popular Demand: SHANNON McNALLY and the HOT SAUCE Band!

Free meditation sessions under the guide of experienced monks from Wat Thai DC Temple. We will practice various styles of sitting meditation as well as walking meditation, all from the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Meditation can help us find peace within ourselves while we develop a strong, yet flexible, mind.

I started the Maharmitta Meditation group at The Center in Tenley-town for the past 2 years to teach "Maharmitta Meditation - deep breathing and meditation" (see www.maharmitta.com). It helps one to relax, reduce stress, increase lung capacity (help asthma sufferers manage their conditions). Since last year, I started to teach "Maharmitta Relaxation - A slow movement and stretching" to the residents at the Mary's House (Assisted Living) in Rockville, Maryland, and to the monks and lay persons at …

We are a regular bunch of busy people who like to take time out to pause, breathe, and meditate. We are from all faiths and disciplines, and everyone is welcome. Monthly gatherings include mindfulness meditation, guided meditation, music meditation, and silent meditation.

With every thought and action, you affect yourself, your world, and your future! Happiness and success involves understanding how we can decide on our vision for the future, stick with those decisions, and improve our confidence in actions towards our goals and passions in life.  Our brains constantly change & grow in response to new thoughts.  Exercise, diet, and our habits will affect who we are tomorrow. Join others to participate and develop, confidently controlling your life & your destiny …

Osho "Active" Meditations are offered monthly at CoreConstellations Center for Body Mind & Soul. Kuno Bachbauer, the co-founder and a long-term student of Osho is offering monthly Osho Kundalini Meditations. We want to offer these powerful active meditations as a way to help release physical tension and emotional strenghts. We think that connection & community heals. We want to create a supportive network of people that are open to a new and empowerd way of thinking and living that also includes …

This group offers opportunities for exploring the connection of body mind & soul. The initiator of this group is Kuno Bachbauer is a longtime body-psychotherapist (Core Energetics), Family Constellations (Hellinger) facilitator and Osho Active Meditation leader. This group will meet for monthly seminars, workshops and lecture & meditation events and weekly, ongoing group process work offered at CoreConstellations Center in Rockville, MD. We will work with a wide range of topics that explore the …

Defining the word "meditation" doesn't mean anything in and of itself. What's important about meditation is the act of choosing to take time to focus with intention. Meditation is simply about being present in the current moment with our full awareness. Our group will use energy principles to practice meditation for relieving stress in your mind, connecting deeper with yourself or for any other purpose you may choose. Having the power to change your every moment and create what you want in your …

Our dialogue is an attempt to explore together the nature of the self and profound questions of existence as they relate to our daily lives. Inquiring together as a group creates a mirror in which we can see our conditioning reflected as we expose ourselves to one another and to ourselves. At times it may resemble cognitive therapy or meditating out loud, but we use no techniques or practices, and the aim is not problem solving or self improvement but self discovery. Ultimately many of the quest …

Daily and free meditation sessions at the Washington Buddhist Vihara, the first Buddhist temple that was established in the United States. We practice calm and insight meditation from the Theravadan tradition, recognized by scholars as the most first and most ancient Buddhist tradition to transcribe the words of the Buddha. Whether you are Buddhist or not, meditation is a universal practice to find peace and happiness within ourselves. We are a dynamic and diverse community of meditators with …

We come from different spiritual paths and get together at lunchtime for a break in the middle of a crazy week. The 30 minutes usually include a mix of a reading, silence/meditation, and, if you wish, a chance to say something. Catch your breath and feel renewed. Every Wednesday (beginning November 7), from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Join others at the new chapel at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G Street NW, in downtown DC.

This is a non-denominational book club. Just like any other book club, we are reading down a list of books on the topic of Buddhism and we discuss them at restaurants and cafe's near Takoma Park and Silver Spring. You don't need to be self identifying Buddhist to participate and the organizer will not pressure you to "join the club." We'll be reading books for the popular audience and will rotate through all the major traditions with a mild leaning towards Buddhism as it is developing in the US …

WHAT WE DO: We provide a variety of mindfulness meditation experiences (classes, workshops, retreats, mentoring, one-to-one teaching, and therapy), including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) 8-week classes. "As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong with you, no matter how ill or hopeless you may feel." - Jon Kabat-Zinn Our mission is to help you open up to all that you are and all that you can be thr …

This is a group for anyone interested in spirituality, personal development, spiritual development, meeting like minded friends, who know they are here for a deeper purpose. My intention for this group is to establish a spiritual family in the Georgetown area obviously anyone can join this group, I really want people to feel more connected to each other and ultimately so they know that they are not the only ones on a spiritual path. Meetings at local coffee shops, restaurants, and private reside …

The following is information taken from http://www.bruno-groening.org/english and describes the history of The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends. Below that, you will find information about the Washington, DC Bruno Groening Circle of Friends: The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends was founded by Grete Häusler (1922- 2007). She met Bruno Groening in 1950 and experienced healing from three incurable ailments at their first encounter. Thereafter she became a close associate of his and established the …

We are an organization dedicated to learning and practicing Heart Chan meditation.  We do not only sit quietly and relax, because Chan is far beyond this.  We learn what mediation is about—its purpose, practice, and effects—through tradition-based practice. Chan (it’s the same word as “Zen” from Japanese) could be regarded as a philosophy about one's life from birth to death and all its ups and downs in between.  Through this philosophy, we could understand ourselves better.  Not many people un …

The Shrinking Divas is a support and activity group for woman seeking a healthier, holistic approach to healthful living; Spirit, Mind, Body. We are weight losers, weight-maintainers, and fit-life seekers. We meet via conference call every Monday night at 8:00pm sharp! We will be working through several books.  Lose it For Life", by Dr. Steven Arterburn and Linda Arterburn, a weight reduction program that approaches healthier living through Spiritual(Biblically-based), physical and emotional he …

The ‘Art of Change’ – micro-mini sessions are derived from a thirteen week evening course offered by Quintessence Institute. On the 3rd & 4th Saturday of the month from 1pm to 3pm we come together to learn the science behind interpersonal change and to highlight the most significant aspects of what it takes to become a completely new and different self or personality. We believe that self-actualization is the realization of our inherent human nature, which is to be spiritual. Therefore, we culti …

We invite you to meditate and join us in a journey to release your mind's inner stresses and connect toward the triad of whole wellness: mind, body, and spirit.  Together we can expand your understanding of your miraculous body, and embark on this transformational journey to embrace the vision of your best self. Meditation will begin at 10:30, and will be followed by an organic, vegetarian Snacks. We look forward to this amazing journey together.