The Running Foundation Training is a running/walking training program that is individually planned and closely supervised by your coach and the sports medical rehabilitation team at FORMA. The program will address your injuries, which have held you from running or walking, and keep you from achieving your fitness health goals. We provide each athlete with a better understanding of their injuries and what factors can be contributing to their inability to run or distance walk pain free! As a parti …

THE ORANGE COUNTY HIKING CLUB #1 Hiking & Backpacking group in Orange County & California A charitable nonprofit organization serving our community. "Reconnecting our community with nature!" Welcome Hikers & Backpackers, From SUKI REED OC Hiking Club president & OC Register columnist, www.OC-Hiking.com. Join "hikeminded" people on beginning to advanced walks, hikes, and outdoor adventures with over 100 family style hikes per month. Come reconnect with nature; explore Southern CA and more; hi …

Bonjour & Bienvenue! Let me share with you my Passion for Wine, Food... and People! My philosophy (or religion?) has always been "A glass of (good) wine a day keeps the doctor away".. and this works! Through this fantastic group (recently quoted in the LA times: http://press.meetup.com/.. see page bottom), you will enjoy wine classes, wine pairing events and wine dinners in selected gourmet restaurants... all in Los Angeles area! Sign up NOW (in seconds!) and come join us for really fun, social …

Do you like sci-fi/fantasy books, movies or films? How about comics or manga? Maybe anime or animation? Video games or table top rpgs? So do we! Come hang out with us and find your fellow geeks! We meet on the 1st Wednesday at 7pm every month. ==Please read our Membership Rules below or on the PAGES tab prior to requesting membership for our group. They aren't asking a lot of you, nor particularly complicated, but they are specific and not necessarily average. We'll be able to tell in one glance …

A Melting Pot of Thoughts, www.ameltingpotofthougths.com, is home to published and aspiring writers who come together to support one another  honing our craft, to remind us of the joy of writing, to promote feedback on our work, to keep our publishing dreams alive, and to make new friends and bond with the old ones. Through this forum, we will also use the "Discussion" page to seek and find answers to our writing questions and needs. While A Melting Pot of Thoughts family holds and shares the sa …

Hi, My name is 景雯 I was a parachute kid from Taiwan, I moved to OC in 1988. My family is all in Taiwan still, I'm the only one here in the states.  Since my husband and I got married almost 3 years ago, we been trying to preserve and explore my cultural heritage.  We love Taiwanese street food and Mandarin movies.  Last year we decided to have our baby in Tainan where I was born and raised so that we can share the experience with my family in Taiwan and provide a relationship for my daughter and …

Heres a group that gives you an opportunity to to have a few laughs and trade a few stories of what its like to be bipolar, know someone whos bipolar, or be with someone whos bipolar. Wether its medication, your doctor, or just whats happening in everyday life its nice to have some friends that understand where your coming from!

Dear Veggie Fonders, It has been over eleven years since I became a vegetarian. Little did I know that the decision I made to become a veggie back then would change my life for a wonderful start. I did it solely was out of respect for all living beings. And guess what? This veggie diet has completely cured my stomachache occurred since I was a teenager, decreased my doctor visits drastically, and made me a healthy and energetic person that my friends call me an energetic bunny!   As a result, I …

Table for Singles is here to promote social interaction among single Los Angelenos, whether it is a dinner together, nightclub night, hang out at the bar/coffee place or working on some projects together.

Positive Professionals is a social group for gay men who are HIV positive and living in the Long Beach/South Bay/Los Angeles/Orange County area. We are professional guys (teachers, business men, doctors, nurses, lawyers, sales/marketing, and the like) interested in socializing and doing fun activities with other men with the intention of developing friendships and meaningful relationships. We enjoy things like coffee, wine, dining out, amusement parks, movies, theater, museums, etc. You should j …

Nerds of a feather flock together, right? All those with nerdy interests are welcome. Come discuss your love of Doctor Who, vintage computers, Russian history, graphic novels, sabermetrics, or the Oxford comma. This group is for 20- and 30-somethings who are looking to meet fun, down-to-earth people their age who also happen to share some supposedly 'less than cool' interests. We're up for all kinds of events such as hiking, movie marathons, museum trips, dinner parties, and anything that lets o …

Our purpose is to "have fun, stay in shape and make new friends." We play Sand Volleyball and will add different games with time. This is not a serious league.  This is a CO-ED friendly group.  There are NO EGOS and NO ATTITUDES...just friendly competition, bantering and fun.  These games bring people together, creating REAL friendships outside the internet, here in the real world (1,000 friends online is useless). Join today!  There are no required fees. RULES: 1. Players must be 18 years of ag …

Access Consciousness BARS is growing rapidly and we would like to bring together those interested in Bars Gifting & Receiving in Orange County as well as those who want to get certified in this Healing Art! What are “The Bars”? The Bars are a series of 32 points on the head, which when lightly touched release old energies stuck in the brain and the body, allowing for tremendous and easy change. What does a Bars session do? The Bars takes all the considerations, thoughts, feelings, emotions, deci …

Welcome to MOMs Travel Club! The Premier Travel Club for MOMs that travel with their kids. We understand how tough it is to travel with kids. The never ending to-do list that consist of planning, scheduling, packing and so much more that you have to manage before, during and after your travels. We also understand how lonely traveling with kids can be.  When it’s time for you to relax and have a break from it all who is there for you? But as MOMs, we endure all of this stress with li …

Offered by The Institute for Uncontrollable Juvenile Delinquency and Ecstatic Beauty: Recipes for World Peace: This is an affordable alternative to longer workshops for writers—from wannabees to pros—who need inspiration, unusual exercises, and/or critical assistance overcoming difficulties or just trying to get something going.This fun little scouting group will especially appeal to those attracted to so-called "fringe" topics, such as eating non-Monsanto engineered foodlike products, girls wal …

"Does it work?" Greetings- I'm Peter, one of the co-founders of Lab Rats, and the "gatekeeper"/vetter for our members.  Lab Rats is the name for our self-defense/martial arts/combatives/MMA training group, active since 2000. Sometimes it's referred to as "Fight Church", for when we train on Sundays. Simply, we are a training group first, but happy to share our combative ideas (a way, not the way...) in exchange for training partners.  Great for exercise/fitness, self-defense training (sport and …

This group is for anyone who is currently, or is considering, practicing in the field of mental health in the downtown Los Angeles area. Let's get together to network, discuss ideas, support each other, make new friends, and just have a good time. We would also like to invite professionals in related or ancillary lines of work, such as doctors, attorneys, law enforcement, and anyone alse whose profession intersects with the mental health world. So let's get together and make DTLA a better place!

Let's Come Together Release Tension, Increase Balance and Feel Completely Relaxed with Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a graceful series of meditative movements that help maintain physical health, well-being and spiritual essence. Join us for Bixby’s First-Ever “Beginners Tai Chi”. In class we will learn Tai Chi 24-form, an ancient Chinese form that helps create a healthy balance of Yin-internal energy with Yang-external energy. We recommend wearing comfortable clothing and bringing a bottle of water. The c …

We are here to build foundations mental, physical and spiritual. We offer amazingly powerful Mind & Body programs to achieve enhanced health, well-being and inner peace. It is suitable for all ages. Our method combining Zen Meditation, Energy Cultivation & Movements, Tai Chi and a very special Chinese swordsmanship that past down secretly helps you to proceed to body rejuvenation and deep levels of spiritual refinement. Our masters, teachers and students experience a transformative process that …

Are you a Night Shift Worker that loves working nights but sometimes wish to meet others that have similar schedules? Do you sometimes feel that due to your work hours you had a better social life or could schedule activities with others that have similar work schedules? Examples of who should join: Stay at home parents, Doctors, Nurses, Operations Workers, Hospitality Workers, Bartenders, Law Enforcement, Transportation, Entertainers, Firemen, Students!! Any positive minded Night Shift Person o …

Yoga means to yoke or to join. Join us at the Ayres Hotel and Spa in Mission Viejo for Yoga classes, learning the Philosophy of Yoga, and related wellness events, etc...  Learn how Yoga and massage on a regular basis can help you manage stress and benefit your body in so many ways. Yoga was developed in 15th century India.  There are 8 Branches of Yoga.  I teach Hatha Yoga.  Our Asanas (poses) were developed to prepare us for the highest form of meditation.  It is not a religion but a practice o …

Let's Come Together Release Tension, Increase Balance and Feel Completely Relaxed with Tai Chi. Tai Chi is a graceful series of meditative movements that help maintain physical health, well-being and spiritual essence. Join us for Bixby’s First-Ever “Beginners Tai Chi”. In class we will learn Tai Chi 24-form, an ancient Chinese form that helps create a healthy balance of Yin-internal energy with Yang-external energy. We recommend wearing comfortable clothing and bringing a bottle of water. …

Members of this group are people in the HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY such as Doctors, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Case Managers, Marketing and Business Development, LVNs, Discharge Planners, Ambulance operators, Medical Billers, Nurse Practitioners,  Physical Therapists, Directors and Administrators in hospitals, Senior Service Providers, Caregivers and all other professionals in the Medical  field who wants to unwind, have fun and meetup with new faces in the healthcare industry. We all know that our …