Meet other local fans of author Ayn Rand and her philosophy Objectivism—a philosophy of Reason, Purpose, and Self-Esteem that holds human life on this Earth as the standard of all values and your life as an end in itself instead of a means to the ends of others. You are invited, if you are a rational person who: values reason, integrity, independence, and productive work; holds that no one may initiate the use of force against others and a proper government is necessary to secure it; deals with …

If you are in fashion or just a lover of A GREAT SHOW than this group is for you. This group is about connecting the fun to the fun people. Connecting talent to their craft and connecting everyone to a great show. Besides loves of great show, models, photographers, designers, makeup artists and anyone in the industry are encouraged to join the group. Every week to every month a different show and different feel. Giving you the sexy, and spectacular every single time. Most events are free! JOIN U …

A movement empowering New Yorkers to do more of the things they love by recharging through meditation, a practical way to refresh every day, invented thousands of years ago. Reinvented in 2011. In 2013, IMeditateNY is going nonvio - supporting a nation-wide campaign by the Art of Living Foundation in raising awareness to the power of nonviolence. In the US alone, 10 million crimes (acts of violence) are reported each year. For each act of violence, we pledge 100 acts of nonviolence, making the v …

Storm Yoga is a not for profit founded on the principle that yoga is not for a small niche of people, but is an integral part of a broader movement to transform our society. To this end we provide both FREE and donation based yoga classes across New York City. Taught by top instructors, these classes are designed to promote health, fitness, detox, meditation, concentration, and peace of mind. Whether it’s a partner class or a solo class, whether it’s on the banks of the Hudson River or on the ro …

New York based social group. NYC Social events with Free open bars, dance, singles night, cruises and more. Join us and make new friends today. Eric Vega NYC Social Society meetup group has over 8,500+ members With 460+ past successful events. http://www.meetup.com/EricVega One of the largest and most successful social network groups in NYC and the largest social network groups offering both large and small events so that members feel comfortable in their own preferred social network setting. Mo …

February is Responsible Pet Owner Month... At PoochHealth.com, we thought now is the best time to start this group and educate pet owners about free services available to take responsibility for managing their loved one's health records and documents. Our goal is to bring together pet owners and share stories about our pet's health, what works, what does not, where to get help, where to find trusted services, all in our community. Our aim is to host workshops (with guest speakers) and sponsored …

This is a series of workshops designed to enhance your natural psychic, mediumistic, and intuitive abilities - even if you believe you don't have them! I am a trained psychic detective, medium, medical intuitive, paranormal investigator and energy healer. I am also an attorney, specialized in securities litigation, and have a special appreciation for logic, reason and evidence. I graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and cum laude on Law Review from Pace University School of Law. …

The Design Task Force for Global Change is an interdisciplinary team that addresses the citizen usability of software and mobile applications with organizations such as The Guardian Project, Open Internet Tools Project, Witness.org, Georgia Law Society Project, and many more. Comprised of designers and open source developers, The Task Force meets semi-regularly to discuss the UX/UI/design strengths and weaknesses of current software projects in development; discuss software usability from a desi …

This is a group for anyone interested in finding out why "free will" is the ultimate in nonsense and insanity. The NO FREE WILL meetup will be a discussion group that will help spread all the reasons why free will is impossible and how a society based on the no free will model can be and will be a much better society and world to live in.

Welcome to the New York City branch of the Center for Inquiry (CFI). The mission of the Center for Inquiry is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, free inquiry, and humanist values. The Center for Inquiry-New York City sponsors leading thinkers for lectures and panel discussions on science, philosophy, and religion; supports local community events and campus groups; works with media and opinion makers; and hosts the Center's mission to the United Nations. For more information, …

Free mindfulness meditation classes led by a Buddhist monk.The classes are designed to develop awareness and promote serenity through walking, standing, and sitting mindfulness.  Prior to meditation, the students will practice breathing, posture, and stress-reduction exercises.  We will use mindfulness to reflect upon life and help explore the causes of stress and suffering within.  Four kinds of Abiding "loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity" may be cultivated too. Medita …

Welcome! Here’s the plan: Dare2Draw's main mission is to help provide networking, mentoring and promoting opportunities, along with resources, for artists of all levels, while raising money for artists in need, with the art done by our guests. We have art demos, artist panels, action models, drawing contests and great prizes provided by our sponsors. Our new home is at The Society of Illustrators. Established artists and arts organizations meet in a supportive setting, putting the art back in se …

The Four Noble Truths are not any religion at all. They are a methodology: 1. to understand the problem; 2. to realize the origination of the problem; 3. to cease the problem only if the origination of the problem is ceased; 4. to establish the procedure and path to cease the origination of the problem; 5. to practice the right path to cease the problem; 6. to liberate from the problem. Let's explore the original teachings of the historical Buddha Sakyamunibased on the Suttas (or Sutras) from or …

During weekly meetings on Saturday evenings in the East Village of New York City, Atma-Nivedana dasa ("Atma") and Subhangada devi dasi ("Subhie") teach how to hear and chant sanskrit names for God in kirtan and teach a systematic study the Bhagavad Gita As It Is.  Kirtan meditation consists of hearing and chanting sanskrit names for God to the accompaniment of melodious and rhythmic music in order to invoke God's divine mercy and presence.  Bhagavad Gita As It Is is studied according to the anci …

I had too much high stress and suffered a costly incident, my therapist and another therapist on this site who just witnessed all the emails I sent out recommended me to shut this down... If you join this please be aware that there will be no replies as I am only keeping it to October to allow for anyone who wants refunds of their membership dues. NO ONE CAN HOST A MEETUP. IF THEY WISH TO DO ANOTHER MEETUP,THEY ARE FREE TO SET UP A WHOLE NEW MEETUP THROUGH AND ANNOUNCE IT AND DO AS THEY WISH (I …

Meet other anarcho-capitalists, market-anarchists etc for an enjoyable monthly lunch. For once, get to talk politics at lunch without ruining the party :) This group is purposefully narrow. It's great that you're a Libertarian, a constitutionalist concerned with the erosion of freedom, a pacifist, an anarcho-curious minarchist, *BUT* please understand that the point of this group is to be restricted to anarcho-capitalists only. This is not a statement about your worth as a human being, we ju …

Meditation -With a little help, anyone can meditate. When people hear about meditation, they almost always say that they either never tried it, or that they were not able to do it. Someone may have told you that thoughts were supposed to go away, but when you closed your eyes, more thoughts than ever came up. Williamsburg Meditates (WM) Mind is a terrible thing to waste! In a modern world and urban society, we are constantly exposed to an ocean of experiences.  Our common tendency is to begin i …

Welcome! A Meetup group for introverts? An oxymoron, right? Wrong! As introverts we get our energy from spending time alone, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to be social or we don't have anything to say. We welcome all introverts, from those who are shy to those who are outgoing. This group was inspired by Susan Cain's, "Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking." It is a highly recommended read. What do we do? You decide, but mostly we will meetup one-on-one or in s …

Our mission is to prevent and ultimately end forced labor and sexual exploitation of men, women, and children. We raise awareness in communities through hosting educational events and speaking engagements. We collaborate with government agencies and non-governmental organizations to establish acceptable preventive measures, identify victims, expose traffickers and users, and promote slave-free practices. We provide funding for programs that support survivors of human trafficking through medical …

You create your reality. You've heard it and maybe believe it. Some of us are going beyond belief into reality. Energy Healer, Andy Sway has led small groups of private healing clients through this process of empowerment for over four years and is now giving an opportunity to the wider public to develop a deeper level of proficiency in Conscious Manifestation. It is the intention of the group that this will be a place to actualize our divine potential. If you have been inspired by books such as …

I had too much high stress and suffered a costly incident, my therapist and another therapist on this site who just witnessed all the emails I sent out recommended me to shut this down... If you join this please be aware that there will be no replies as I am only keeping it to October to allow for anyone who wants refunds of their membership dues. NO ONE CAN HOST A MEETUP. IF THEY WISH TO DO ANOTHER MEETUP,THEY ARE FREE TO SET UP A WHOLE NEW MEETUP THROUGH AND ANNOUNCE IT AND DO AS THEY WISH (I …

I had too much high stress and suffered a costly incident, my therapist and another therapist on this site who just witnessed all the emails I sent out recommended me to shut this down... If you join this please be aware that there will be no replies as I am only keeping it to October to allow for anyone who wants refunds of their membership dues. NO ONE CAN HOST A MEETUP. IF THEY WISH TO DO ANOTHER MEETUP,THEY ARE FREE TO SET UP A WHOLE NEW MEETUP THROUGH AND ANNOUNCE IT AND DO AS THEY WISH (I …

The purpose of this group is to create an informal setting to discuss, share and learn about mediation and its relevance in our lives today. We engage in a wide range of topics like role of meditation in our life and community, balancing our life from within, creating a harmonious peaceful community. We organize free meet-ups, workshops and training sessions for members of the community. Most of our venues are local cafes, libraries and universities. Natural Path Meditation (also known as Sahaj …

People work - it's a part of life. But with rampant unemployment, layoffs, low- and no-paying internships, and the constant connectivity of smartphones a gulf has developed between our perceptions of how work should be and the demanding reality. Whether your full time job is in a cubicle, at a coffee shop, or pounding the pavement handing out resumes, you are welcome here. Our goal is to discuss our circumstances, how we deal with them, and develop a better understanding of the kind of world we …

If you are alive, you have experienced some form of pain, or something that happened to you or around you caused an echo inside of you that you can not quiet or change. Maybe something happened that altered your entire life, including your ability to love, experience life meaningfully, or be able to be connected to the things and people that once mattered to you. Within you - a wall was built or a separation. Or fears tell you how to live and what to do now. Or something you believed to be true …

Most of us agree that most people, in this day and age, are under a toxic load.  We are constantly exposed to environmental toxins not only in industrial chemical exposures, but in our every day life including our food, laundry detergent, hair care products, etc but in the air we breath, the water we drink and the beds we lay in. The cost of these toxins is not completely understood nor should it be underestimated!  Toxins have the capacity to rewire us - to change our thoughts, behaviors and de …

We positively promote a vegan lifestyle through our events, content, and community. Mission Our mission is to positively introduce plant based ideology into today’s mainstream society. At our large-scale event, we do this by showcasing new and existing products that make everyday vegan life more convenient and accessible. Description The Seed is a plant based lifestyle company, focused on six elements of awareness and education affecting vegans, vegetarians, and the veg curious: Health & Wellnes …

The future is forsaken, or is it? Come watch and discuss FUTURTECHNOTERRORs as documented by an almost obsolete medium: film. Since the dawn of cinema society has used celluloid images to express it’s collective fears, anxieties, hopes and fantasies surrounding the potential uses of technology. From the audience's first run-in with moon people in George Méliès’, A Trip to the Moon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip...] (1902) to the post-apocalyptic waste land of earth in Terminator Salvation …