Hello to All! Welcome to the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment! We have heard from you that want a place to come and learn and share with others in a more deeply spiritual and meaningful way. Though there is a category on Meetup for "Spiritualism", this is a more specific category than the general "Spirituality". With this meetup group, our main discussion group** that gathers periodically will be centered around various topics of true Spiritualism and is always at no charge. We'll start off ea …

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 …

Dear Creative Jewelry Friends, This Meetup is sponsored by the Northern Virginia Bead Society (NVBS), a Non-Profit organization created in February of 1992. Our purpose is to encourage members of the community to appreciate and participate in the visual arts through beads. We endeavor to provide a network for education opportunities and the exchange of ideas about beads and techniques in beading. We sponsor a bead and jewelry Auction (May) and a full scale Bead and Jewelry show (Sept/Oct) every …

Are you ready to get inspired? Are you ready to go shopping and update your wardrobe without breaking the bank? Don't shop!!! SWAP! At our "Swap Til' You Drop' Clothing Swap Events you can meet with locals to swap the cool clothes you no longer want or need. Our events cost just $5.00 for entry - Just bring all of the clothing, shoes and accessories you have! You can shop/swap for all the items that you want! No limit;) Are you a Recessionista Fashionista? Let's not allow our economy to get us d …

MAREIA is a local Real Estate Investor Group that provides networking, education & discussion about real estate investing, properties on the market, rehabbing, landlording, shortsales, forclosures & everything else about real estate. Join us and other Real Estate Buyers and Investors. Our Mission: MAREIA is an organization that promotes high standards of professionalism for real estate investors through the nationally recognized PHP Education program, Encouragement through networking and the ex …

Welcome to Alexandria Happy Hour Meetup Group! The happy hour tradition is alive and well in Alexandria! Alexandria Happy Hour Meetup Group is intended to be an apolitical, non-partisan, social group bringing together people from all walks of life, varied backgrounds, and the full range of beliefs. You can count on us meeting regularly for happy hours and other fun events in Old Town Alexandria as well as around the DC-NoVA area! We're open to suggestions for events that you'd like to see/do in …

We are an all-volunteer, grassroots community group raising awareness and taking action to end human trafficking not only in the state of Virginia, but around the world. We learned that slavery was abolished in our country in 1865 with the 13th Amendment to our constitution, and around the globe by the turn of the 20th century.  Sadly, slavery is not only alive, but thriving in our world today including our own neighborhoods.  Human trafficking is the term used today to describe the modern day s …

Welcome to the F-I-T Zone! F-I-T Now LLC - where F-I-T stands for "Focus Is Transformational - Change your Focus and Change Happens"(TM)!!! We offer dance fitness, total body transformation as well as Spiritual Coaching and Workshops - we focus on your body, mind and spirit. Come join us at one of our many locations in Maryland for our regularly scheduled classes. Our classes give you a total body workout  - you will dance to the hottest Latin and International rhythms. You will tone muscles,  b …

This group is a beta group in which American Women Veterans is gauging the interest of local women veterans in the DC/NOVA area to come together for events and activities. It is open to all veterans and supporters. The AWV VISION American Women Veterans Foundation believes that women have always been the catalyst for change within our homes, our communities and the world.  We envision a society in which the legacy of America’s servicewomen, veterans and their families is celebrated and carried …

We are the largest and most active Dating & Men’s self development forum in the Washington, DC and Baltimore metropolitan area and one of the largest in the world with over 1,200 members. We are dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who are looking to improve their dating lives and master their social surroundings. We have recently expanded to include a rapidly growing community in Miami, FL as well. Many of our members found us after reading books like “The Game” by Neil Strauss, a st …

Welcome to THE SWAP SHOP! We are entering a new phase of business .We would like to that you in advance. Look forward to more great changes and new initiatives as we add more staff members! What is a swap? A swap is an event in which participants exchange their valued but no longer used clothing for clothing they will use. Clothing swaps are considered a good way to declutter and refill a wardrobe. Why The Swap Shop? We are a fashion focused swapping team that mixes charitable giving wit …

This organizations is established to bring together African-Americans of the Catholic faith. As a group we will check out different services at the numerous Catholic churches in the DC area. Addedly, we will have social activities, brunches, and volunteer opportunities in the Washington, DC. Today the 270 million Catholics of African descent represent almost 25% of the one billion Roman Catholics throughout the world in more than 59 countries (the count is based on millions and fractions of a mi …

This group is a place for the AmeriCorps VISTA Community to come together IRL (in real life) to engage in conversation, share best practices, share stories of service, ask questions, work together and help each other find answers. AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to help alleviate poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965, VISTA has been working to address poverty in America for more than 40 years. AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service …

Baltimore's Glamour Nude Photography Meetup Group is the region's premier model and photographer networking group. We bring you the nation's top glamour, fetish, and artistic models on a regular basis for both location and studio workshops. We have been running these informally for over a year, but it is time to make things easier on everyone now that the ranks of attendees has grown considerably. Our events are hardly the workshops put on by everyone else. We realize that your time and money is …

This group is to bring together women of all different types, lifestyles, professions, nationalities and backgrounds. Whether you consider yourself to be a career woman, stay-at-home mom, housewife, student or just the laid back type, we welcome you! Through this group, members will get to make new friends and spend time to get back to loving ourselves as much as we love others! We will have activities ranging from dinners, movies, game nights, book club, spa days, volunteering, and more. We wil …

*PARTY*DATE*NETWORK*   Ages 26-46 HAPPY Hours, MARTINI Networking, Game Nights for SINGLES, Club Nights, Business events and Charity Events in Bethesda/Rockville, Downtown DC, and Arlington County. This group is aimed at making CONNECTIONS…..you never know where an introduction might lead you personally or professionally.  If you’re a busy professional who wants to make the most of their time…. *A CITY-WIDE group with LOCAL EVENTS* The goal is to have an event each month in each city. Social ne …

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution Our motto is "Not on our watch!" Please support our efforts by becoming an official member of Oath Keepers. Click …

Interested to socialize and make new friends, meet PERSIANS and other fun loving nationalities in your age group (40 -60) to share social activities and start lasting friendships? Then, this is your group!! I have many ideas for future group activites. We will meet for a night of dancing, try out international cuisines, attend interesting local events or plan various other group activities and get togethers. Your suggestions and feed backs are very welcome. It will help in forming and keeping ou …

Namaste' We are delighted you found us. We are a New Thought, metaphysical chapel/community sharing universal, spiritual principles to support you on your journey, Learn the Law of Attraction and so much more. We offer Sunday celebration of Life services, classes, socials, movie nights and lots of opportunities for you to plug in and be part of a non profit organization, making a difference in our world-- personally and collectively. We also host a fabulous Children's program. ALL ARE WELCOME. W …

What’s a Rotary Club? Rotary is a global network of over 1.2 million community volunteers. Rotary members are business and professional people who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill, peace and understanding in the world. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, today, there are some 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries carry out service projects in their local communities and abroad to address such critical issues as health, hunger, illiteracy, w …

The dynamic, diverse and service-centered Rotary Club of Capitol Hill draws members who live or work in DC, Maryland and Virginia. Since 2003, our members have represented the dynamic diversity of Capitol Hill and Washington, DC. Ranging from those in their 20's to 60's, more than half of our members are women and the members of our club represent numerous races and nationalities -- both from the United States and abroad. We have several members who are alumni of Rotary Foundation programs such …

This group will share the best practices and ideas for implementing the Amazon Web Services Cloud products for Customers in the National Capital Area. Our customers have unique requirements including professional associations, lobbying groups, government, technology startups, and large corporate headquarters. Cloud technology consultants and IT department leaders would benefit from joining this group.

This is a group for those already doing hypnosis and NLP, as well as those interested in learning more!  We'll meet regularly to enhance skills, spread awareness, and help make positive changes. This group is also the home-base of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists.  Guests are welcome to attend this friendly Meetup and learn more! Would you like to expand your skills?  Learn some new techniques to help your clients or even yourself?  Do you just want to explore …

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 …

Welcome to the Meetup group for the activities of the C&O Canal Association.  We sponsor hikes, canoe trips and bike rides along the 184-mile-long towpath between Georgetown and Cumberland. Our events are open to the public. C&O Canal Association is an all-volunteer citizens organization established in 1954 to help conserve of the natural and historical environment of the C&O Canal and the Potomac River Basin.  The association works with the National Park Service in its efforts to preserve and p …

This is a group of actual heroes that meet twice a week to change the world. We have been meeting since 2000 to find ways to be modern day superheroes by funding retired CIA, NSA, KGB, Mi6, Delta Force (SFOD-D) and Interpol operatives to work with the FBI to stop Extreme Human Rights Abusers. If you care about human rights abuse and the United Nation's 37 Rights of Children and would like to have a direct hand in stopping badguys please join us!! We need more local heroes to join our group!

Delta Psi Epsilon Christian Sorority, Inc. is “The Sorority that puts God first”. It is a multi-cultural, multi-denominational Ministry for Christian women. DPsiE, as the sorority is affectionately known, was founded on January 16, 1999 by Founders Carla Griffith, Vila-Sheree Watson and Nicole Gardener with a purpose to bring Christ to women of all races, creeds, tongues and denominations. The founders met as a result of being a part of a local Christian Club at Oakwood College. Delta Psi Epsil …