Connect with a primal and essential aspect of your spirituality through drumming! Rhythm is intrinsic to the world in which we live. Join us for an exploration of drumming as a spiritual practice. No drumming experience necessary. We will have some drums on hand to use during the gathering, so no drum is necessary either. Your interest in drumming and a desire to nurture your spirit are all that are required! We will meet every other Sunday evening at 7:30pm. This group is sponsored by the Table …

This gathering is an opportunity to be in mindful community with others and connect more deeply with the Great Spirit uniting us all, through the practices of drumming, dance, and silent meditation. The first hour is spent as a drum circle... drumming, dancing, and/or just sitting and listening for those that prefer. After that, we will let the energy settle as we take a steady and comfortable seated position, connect with our breath, and move deeply into the stillness of our Being. We will sit …

Join liked-minded souls on a drum journey all about unity, spirituality, and community. No experience necessary! Drums provided.  Ages 16 & up only. A brief lesson and guided meditation will be included. This group is about using drumming to transform our awareness to deeper states, and most of all, to have fun! We are all drummers. We hold drum circles at various venues around the Bay Area For more information, see: http://www.globaldrumcircles.com NEW VIDEO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v …

This Meet-Up is for beginners.  You don't have to read music, sing, or improvise AND you don't need a drum.  There are no prerequisites.  I will teach you your part and I will make you successful! This is a great activity where adults and children (9 and older) can participate as equals and it is just plain FUN! Of course, you don’t have to be members of a family to participate. We will be learning specific ensemble pieces, which I will teach you.  From September through January, we will work wi …

We hold drumming circles four times a year to come together to honor the season and to focus on healing for the community and the earth.

Drum up some energy with a warm community of familiar and new friends. Pacific Drum Circles has new events in Oakland. No previous music experience needed. Whether you are a first-time drummer or drummin' all the time, enjoy co-creating a groove while connecting through rhythm.

Our mission is the empowerment of women and girls through the message of the drum. We sponsor drumming workshops, concerts, and other events ~ mostly in the SF Bay Area. Our events give us an opportunity to get together to drum and dance, to learn new rhythms and approaches to music, and to make a place to enjoy the familiar. We have a lot of fun together. Most of our events are open to everyone, including children.

"Music forms in the human mind to express and meet our deepest needs - to express emotion, to create a sense of belonging to the group, to touch theDivine." [B. Crowe, Music & Soulmaking]  When we gather together to deeply listen and weave our own unique rhythms into the patterns of the Whole, magic happens! Group drumming has been shown to elevate mood, deepen human connection and reduce stress and besides all that - it's just plain fun! Absolutly no previous experience is necessary.  Beginners …

Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association (DDMBA) is a U.S. based non-profit organization committed to serving humanity by working to relieve human suffering – physical, emotional and spiritual. Its founder and spiritual leader is the renowned teacher of Chan Buddhism, Master Sheng Yen. After receiving a doctorate in Buddhist studies at Rissho University, Japan in 1975, Master Sheng Yen embarked on his mission of bringing the Dharma to the West. Soon after arriving in New York City in 1976, he b …

This group is for people who are curious about TaKeTiNa, or who have already experienced it and want to dive deeper into rhythm as a tool for personal and social evolution. TaKeTiNa is a full-body, full-mind experience. It is simultaneously challenging and safe, and creates an atmosphere of no praise and no blame. No previous movement or music experience is necessary, and no drums are required. Participants come from a diverse array of backgrounds, ages, and interests. As you relax into learning …

This group explores spiritual growth and makes it fun. We meet every month to drum and do special creative projects. As shamans we make drums, rattles and talking sticks. As Inner Explorers we make collage cards and experience guided visualizations to discover animal and spirit guides. This group has the potential to develop lasting friendships, and we have potlucks after each meeting. Those who want to share their knowledge are welcome.

Meet other Earth lovin' people. We are gather to practice shamanism, natural spirituality, and bring back our connection with a sacred Earth. This is an open-hearted group of folks who perhaps have heard about shamanism or have been hearing the Earth's spiritual call, or perhaps have had training and seek to gather with others who have been walking this extraordinary path. It is equally for those who come because of a nagging curiosity, as it is for those who are experienced. It is a group with …

Welcome to the SF Bay Area and Beyond Bellydance Meetup Group! We welcome all California -- Northern and Southern, National and International -- belly dancers and enthusiasts.  California belly dancers UNITE! PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR AND MESSAGE BOARD for the latest news and current events.  Come to a Meetup and share the joy of belly dancing (Raqs Sharqi or Oryantal dansi if you prefer) and find out about costumes and veils, shows, dancers, classes, teachers, styles and more! Teachers and da …

We are a group of shamanic practitioners that have come together through the Peruvian tradition developed by Oscar Miro-Quesada; the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition (PMT) of Cross Cultural Shamanism. We work with the mesa or living alter as a way to deepen our connection to spirit. It is our desire to share and promote this living indigenous wisdom tradition with our community for the purposes of personal and planetary healing. Through earth-honoring ritual and ceremony we will explore, celebrate and h …

This meetup group is all about the music. But its also about meeting people as well (hence the whole meetup idea, right?). If you like trance, house, breaks, minimal, speed garage, drum and bass or anything that is defined as electronica, then you've found the right place! We have monthly meetups here in the south bay, and also head up to San Francisco since there's almost always something going on up there. Introduce yourself, tell us about your favorite DJ or your favorite spot to get your gr …

Shamanic journeying is an opportunity to meet with one's guides and visit other realms of existence. You may go into a journey with a question, and meet various beings who will often give very good advice and information. This kind of work can be very inspiring and empowering. Perhaps above all, it offers the opportunity to develop an awareness of realities quite different from this one. However, if a participant's belief system won't go there, and she/he credits it all to imagination, it can st …

A community of men enhancing life through rhythm and soul

Shamanic journeying is amazingly simple to learn and do, yet it’s a practice with the potential to bring great healing, depth, wisdom and clarity to your life. If you’re at a transition point in your life, needing to make a next step forward and not sure how… or if you're looking to heal old wounds (or problematic patterns, habits, compulsions, addictions) that you've worked on before, but that just haven't gone away... or, if you have ever felt like there is "part of you missing," or like you'v …

We get together on a regular basis to go to salsa clubs as a group. This group was created for anyone interested in meeting other Merengue, Salsa, Cha-cha-cha, Bachata dancers of all levels and connect with other hand percussionists / drummers, latin jazz lovers & Tropical Music Aficionados. Especially those living in the South Bay (Silicon Valley). Learn to salsa, play drums, mingle, dance, listen to music, and make new friends. You don't have to be extremely experienced to be a member, all lev …

South East Asian Cultural Heritage & Musical Performing Arts (SEACHAMPA), a non-profit organization, are a collaboration of volunteers and supporters of a South East Asian American lifestyle, uniting artists, musicians and performers. This grassroots effort is supported by volunteers and will organically change with the population it serves. Currently SEACHAMPA offers the following: • Courses: Infant & Adult CPR & 1st Aid 2 yr Certification (Available in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Lao, or Tha …

We get together on a regular basis to go to salsa clubs as a group. This group was created for anyone interested in meeting other Merengue, Salsa, Cha-cha-cha, Bachata dancers of all levels and connect with other hand percussionists / drummers, latin jazz lovers & Tropical Music Aficionados. Especially those living in the South Bay (Silicon Valley). Learn to salsa, play drums, mingle, dance, listen to music, and make new friends. You don't have to be extremely experienced to be a member, all lev …

Feeling Arranging is a primitive form of Shamanism, which is nature based and very ancient. It’s about finding our original self through arranging our feelings. This group is for the adventurous and the fearless. Feeling Arranging is uniquely different from the shamanism and healing methods we know such as journeying, soul retrieval and meditation. We use darkness as a positive force to heal ourselves and to connect with our ancestors and nature. Like a seed needs a dark place to incubate before …

Founded in 2011, our group now has over 150 members, and this is SOME of what they do: making collaborative sculpture, making music, crafting, making video and film, making art in the environment, dancing, contact improvisation dancing, creating dances, being a bodyworker, creating collages, creating 3D illustration, writing plays, writing poetry, writing screenplays, cooking, making ceramics, , knitting , painting, drawing, tinkering, being silly, playing, making music, making rhythm, drumming, …

We gather monthly to spend time in community with those who are interested in chanting from various global cultures. We chant in various languages, such as Sanskrit, Arabic, English, Latin, etc.... We invite various musicians from the surrounding bay area to lead and to co-lead chants. It is a sharing circle, so we encourage you to bring and share a chant of your choosing. We have potluck for the first hour 7 - 8 pm and chant from 8 - 10 pm in a cozy home atmosphere. We meet in a private residen …

We are the premier all-age marching band in the San Francisco bay area! The Spirit of Sunnyvale Marching Band is an award winning, independent community marching band, based in Sunnyvale, California. We perform in local parades and standstill concert performances throughout the year. We like to entertain the crowds with fan-friendly music. Spirit likes to have fun at our rehearsals, yet be very professional in our performances. We have opens in all sections (woodwinds, brass, percussion, guard). …

The Spirit of Modern Shamanism is the Ultimate Tool to help you achieve whatever you need in your life in the space you are in right Now.   Beyond spiritual practice, it is what you are looking for....This meetup serves two purposes - to provide Introductions to those that have not heard of Modern Shamanism, and to provide live workshop time to folks already taking the course. If you are interested in Shamanism - You should join - If you are seeking for you know not what - Modern Shamanism is wh …

This group is for people who are seeking to establish deep spiritual friendships both with others, and with themselves. We will commit to co-creating an atmosphere that offers deep listening, unwavering compassion -- and potentially life-altering challenge to the status quo. This ongoing group will explore and practice ways to 1) Access our deepest wisdom, and 2) More completely integrate and embody that wisdom in all aspects of our lives. In this process, we’ll draw respectfully from many s …

Every Sunday evening, a small group of us get together to indulge in glasses of wine, delicious cookies, and drawing beautiful naked women. This all takes place in the chapel of an old convent turned artist collective. The acoustics and lighting in this room are amazing and we take full advantage of it with well selected tunes, and occasionally a live musician to tantalize your ear drums. Bring your own materials. We do not provide easels, but we have cushions, backjacks, and chairs. $10! wine a …