OUR MISSION STATEMENT:  NW Citizens for Separation of Church and State Meetup is an organization dedicated to exposing the dangers of religious extremism in American society and politics. DESCRIPTION:  We are a growing body of concerned citizens who want to inform the public about religious extremism in our nation.  And how this extremism is effecting our government and our constitutional principles of separation of church and state. GOAL:  Our goal is to educate our members and the public at la …

This group is about the evolution of human and humanism, bridging secular humanism, new creative humanism, spiritual humanism, emerging trans-humanism, and beyond. We focus on future oriented humanisms, culture, science, and technology that benefits human and society. We attempt to bridge between science and religion through philosophy, creativity, and spirituality. Community building among members and doing demonstrative trans-human level creative projects together are important for this group. …

EFT Seattle Join top rated EFT practitioner and master trainer Alina Frank as she assists you with what some call, "the greatest innovation in the last 100 years" This group meets monthly at Alina's practitioner room in East West Books in Ravenna Seattle. Bring in your physical, emotional, and spiritual obstacles. "EFT is a simple, powerful process that can profoundly influence gene activity, health and behaviour." Dr. Bruce Lipton This group is modeled after successful EFT Borrowing Benefits g …

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 …

Green Lake is one of the most popular destinations for urban runnings in the Seattle area. The Seattle Green Lake Running Group was created with the intent of creating a running community that supports and encourages a healthy and active lifestyle through group events and participation. Our goal is to try and have something for everyone and the more runners that attend events the better chance that there will be running buddies for all.  Whether you're looking to increase your cardiovascular end …

I will be organizing Holotropic Breathwork™ (as created by Stan Grof, M.D., PhD) workshops in the Seattle and Bellingham Areas. Holotropic Breathwork is a deep and powerful means of healing that allows physical, emotional and spiritual healing experiences to take place. It is a highly experiential method that combines deep breathing, evocative music, focused bodywork, mandala drawing & group sharing. Holotropic Breathwork is based on insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, …

The Atheist/Agnostic Parent of Seattle meetup is designed to support the freethought communities in the Puget Sound region by providing nonreligious parents a place where they can meet other parents who share their outlook and values. We will strive to provide regular biweekly outings around the area that will encourage our children to learn and play together. We are also committed to providing moral, ethical and emotional support to ourselves, our children and our community. We want to create a …

To lead effectively in today's complex world requires a higher level of both inner awareness and interpersonal skills. Today’s leaders no longer act from traditional positions of authority. They encounter a growing diversity of worldviews, values, assumptions, languages and challenges in an interwoven, globally-informed economy. Navigating these diverse worldviews, especially as they continue to evolve and interact into new forms, takes a special kind of awareness. The purpose of this group is …

If referrals are important to your business, join a group of local business professionals in Seattle who are serious about taking their businesses to the next level through friendly referral networking. Word-of-mouth is the most cost effective and powerful form of advertising. Even in this technological age, nothing beats it. By developing personal relationships with other qualified business professionals in a focused environment, you'll have the opportunity to substantially increase your busin …

This is a meetup for SharePoint users that want to get together and share ideas, experiences and tips. If you are an aspiring SharePoint Power User this Meetup is for you. It is envisioned that this group will have a strong hands on component. In addition to sharing tips and tricks meetup members will get a chance to show off their tips and tricks.

Please visit our ongoing project with The New Hive : Zeitgeist Seattle Resource 1: Compassionate Seattle Heart Map What does Zeitgeist Seattle do? We are part of a larger sustainability advocacy movement. Our mission embodies the principles of network weaving locally in the Seattle, Washington region through collaboration with local sustainable and community sharing organizations. We offer community outreach by promoting local Sustainable, Technological, Environmental, and Social Change projects …

Effective January 19, 2013, through a meeting of Charter Members, the Seattle Jeep Offroading & Camping Group became the Around the Sound Jeep Club. Our Mission: "Our mission is to provide a fun, comfortable and safe family friendly environment for individuals young and old. We aim to provide a place for Jeep enthusiasts to come together and enjoy camaraderie while out on the trails or around the campfire. We believe in treading lightly and sharing our collective knowledge to promote a sense of …

We are a community of pet bloggers, microbloggers and those aspiring to become one. You are in the right place if you want to learn how to start a blog or want to take your blog to the next level. The pet blogging is a small but growing niche in the blogsphere, trailing right behind the popularity of Mommy Blogging. Every pet parent has a story just waiting to be heard. These stores inspire, entertain, teach and generally make the pet community a better place because they were shared. Northwest …

Your help is needed to create an adventure. Let our combined talents create the future we seek. Let us keep our makerspace in downtown Seattle busy with projects to upgrade the future. ----------- Jigsaw Renaissance is a learning and making community, a collaborative community dedicated to collective education and creation. Our mission is to create an environment in which success, failure, and most of all discovery are celebrated. Our vision is that this environment will foster an enduring sens …

Underwater Hockey is a fast, fun sport for women and men of all ages. Strictly non-contact, the game uses fitness, finesse and team tactics. Teams are co-ed and range from competitive athletes who travel to tournaments around the world to people who play just for fun. 6 players on each team play on the pool bottom with blunt sticks roughly a foot long to dribble and pass a plastic covered lead puck into the opposing team’s goal (same as ice-hockey). 4 additional players on each side continually …

Analyst like Gartner and Forester claim small merchants are quickly going extinct. Your odds of survival grow slimmer by the day as giants like big box retailers like Wal-Mart and massive online dominators like Amazon grow their market share affording technologies and resources that just aren’t available to the common merchant. E-Commerce - Social Commerce Mobile and Tablet Commerce Groupon, LivingSolcial, etc… Presence on Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, etc… SEM and SEO Amazon, eBay, Etsy, et …

Be Breathe Blossom is a Seattle  meetup group that offer free meditation sessions across Seattle. Isha Kriya is a simple but an effective meditation specially designed to bring clarity , joy and health.  Isha means that which is the source of creation. Kriya means an inward action towards that. Isha Kriya is a simple but powerful guided meditation designed so that  you can do at home. Daily practice of Isha Kriya will help you to reorganize your energies and provide: Enhanced Clarity Improv …

MentorMeMentorYou is a group of mixed ages women to come together to exchange life experience, ask questions, listen, and share from the heart in confidence that what they say will be heard and respected without being judged. The idea is that we all have valuable pearls of wisdom that were hard earned and often came at the end of a long road of pain and struggle. These strengths in some cases could not have been gotten any other way; we had to learn our life lessons the hard way. However, that d …

Is seeking out and experimenting with ways to improve yourself and your experience of life important to you? Have you experienced success and/or overcome challenge in the process? Let's talk about it! There are a lot of resources -- tools, books, applications, programs, workshops -- out there dedicated to personal growth, personal/professional development and self-improvement, so this is a forum to share our experiences of these resources and how we have incorporated or might incorporate them in …

nReduce is a global community of founders giving each other feedback and support to help them build a better company. Our local groups are open to all founders and are designed to be very effective at helping founders get feedback on their ideas. The local meetings are also a great place to meet teams you may want to collaborate with on nReduce.com

The purpose of our group is very simple: we discuss and analyze ideas. The word "analyze/analytical" is not a reference to syllogistic, analytical philosophy, but rather stands for those who like to analyze and critique ideas. Its a place for thinkers to connect with other thinkers! The format is also very simple: there is a brief 15 to 30 minute lecture (the shorter the better) followed by a civil conversation. We believe in organic group mingling. Not all thinkers are compatible, as thinkers …

Formerly: The Seattle Flash and HTML 5 User Group This is a user group for people interested in Interactive Media using Adobe software and other necessary skills. This group will gather to learn about creating Interactive Documents, Games, Responsive Websites and porting things to Tablet, Phone and Computer devices. The Seattle Flash User Group has been going for many years and with this change, we will be expanding our focus to incorporate HTML 5, JavaScript and the direction of the web with ri …

Inviting all introverts who want to develop their unique skills to lead richer and more effective lives. We’ll explore the characteristics of introverts and how that influences how we work, play, handle conflict, solve problems and interact with others. We’ll share resources, successes and support as we dig deep into what makes us tick, and effective ways to influence the world around us without changing who we are.

Are you Looking for more friends and dates?? Do you want to meet more people fast? New to Town and wondering how to make new friends quickly? If you are, This is how!! Speed Friending Events are for you!! Come see what everyone is talking about. Speed Friending Events is a fast new, super fun, and very low pressure way to make lasting friendships around town. Our events are the quickest, safest, most effective low-pressure way to meet new people in town. This is the ONLY place in Seattle whe …

For video editors looking to improve their skills using Premiere Pro. People curious about switching over to Premiere from Final Cut and Avid greatly encouraged. We will also cover other Adobe software that is related to Premiere such as Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, Encore, Prelude, Speedgrade, Muse, Edge Animate, Audition, Lightroom, and Bridge. Want to know how to build a website and embed video without writing code? This is the place. Want to know how to improve your audio without ProT …

Meet to eat foods from The Dolce Diet or other recipes based on nutritional science from the Metabolic Effect and other fitness-focused nutrition programs. Sometimes we'll have potlucks, and we might also have events where foods are prepared for the group. Be ready to chat, because beyond food, there will be conversations about earth-grown nutrients, raw foods and other sources of fuel for fitness. Those who already possess nutritional knowledge can share, and those who don't can learn and contr …

THE CENTER FOR HOLISTIC HEALTH PRESENTS  WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT III, a classroom/workshop devoted to the art and science of understanding and expressing human emotions. This educational meetup, now in its third year, will be held on Saturday afternoon's at 1:00 PM in our new center located in Fremont, starting on Saturday, April 6th, and continuing for 12 weeks, with the series concluding on June 22nd. Sessions are 90 - minutes long, flowing from one topic to another each week. Note: If you miss …

This is a group for new mommies who want to take their body back! Its hard finding the time to do something for yourself after having a baby, especially exercise, but not if you make baby part of the action! This group is about getting together to exercise and we will focus on specific exercises designed for mommies to strengthen the core, bring your core-awareness back and counter the effects of nursing and baby carrying. Baby will think you are playing with them, but you know the truth -you ar …