… "My life would be better if..." Thoughts like these run through our minds throughout the day, causing us stress, anxiety, fear, and depression. How different would your life be if these thoughts never bothered you again? You can learn a simple way to clear the mind and move from fear to freedom, from anger to joy, and from confusion to clarity. The Work of Byron Katie is a process that clears the mind. It is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause …

… At the sound of the first bell Craig will give you short simple instructions if you are new (he sits in a chair and has curly hair). After instructions there is 20 minutes sitting meditation followed by 20 minutes walking meditation and then they might recite some Thich Nhat Hahn readings for 10 minutes. Then there is about 30 minutes of group sharing and discussion. The average size for this group is 5-8 meditators (the attendence number is often inaccurate). You do not need to RSVP to attend a …

… "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " Anais Nin "All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. " Buddha

What if everything in your life first started with a thought in your mind? You would then have, either consciously or unconsciously, drawn every result, good or bad, into your life. Would you like to know now how you did that? Whatever that is missing in your life today is only because the thought was never planted in your mind. You can start planting the positive thoughts today. The subconscious mind controls our emotions, habits, how we learn, our behaviors, our memories, our im …

Humanity On Call is a humanist outreach organization sponsored by the Humanist Fellowship of San Diego (www.hfsd.info ) dedicated to helping our fellow San Diegans and others desperately in need of support. Our projects will provide opportunities to serve your fellow human beings in a variety of ways: homeless outreach, food banks, building homes for the underserved, blood drives, fund raisers, etc. If you are a nontheist, this can be your connection to a non-religious community outreach o …

… This group will be based on Louise Hay's philosophy of a mind-body connection and how certain beliefs and thoughts patterns could manifest in your body and create your reality.  I will also be teaching light hypnotherapy techniques like EFT help the process go even better! Combining hypnotherapy techniques with Louise Hay's will help the process be more efficient and lasting! HEAL YOUR LIFE® WORKSHOPS have helped thousands of people to: Discover root causes of money,relationship, love challenge …

If you are one of the millions of people who have determined that religion no longer has a place in your life, this may be the right Meetup for you. Recovering Religionists are people discovering the joy of living superstition free. Individuals who want to interact with others who are escaping their religious upbringing and want the social support that religion offers, without all the religious and superstitious baggage. Instead of praying for you, we will listen and support you. Instead of aski …

The Work of Byron Katie is a way of identifying and questioning the thoughts that cause all the fear, violence, depression, frustration, and suffering in the world. Experience the happiness of undoing those thoughts through The Work, and allow your mind to return to its true, awakened, peaceful, creative nature. (TheWork.com) Come practice with Katharine. She attended Katie's 9-day school recently and is a skilled facilitator.   Parking directions are loaded under More ---> Files.   If you have …

… These pictures dictate thoughts, emotions, desires, behaviors and health. Although these pictures are illusions, people unknowingly live within these illusions thinking they are real. Maum Meditation is a non-profit organization that exists for the sole purpose of bringing people out of the mind world they are living in that includes stress, fear, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, resentment, anger, judgment, separation, boredom, purposelessness... all sorts of pain and burden. The human mind is an …

Welcome beginners, intermediate and advanced photo enthusiasts... __ "This exciting class turned my digital camera into an artist's tool! I learned the difference between 'taking a picture' and 'creating art'. ... By taking this workshop Michael will open up a whole new world of photographic possibilities for you, he did me." Troy Garrow, San Diego, CA. __   “...Michael was great!  20 years of photography and I learned more in this class than in my previous 20 years!" Rhonda Mazurek, professio …

I have been part of a San Diego Moms Meetup group for only a couple of months now, but all meet-ups seem to be at least 20 minutes away from Coronado. Thus, I thought I might as well start a group myself to get to know more moms in the area and find opportunities to meet up with our little ones closer to home. This group would be great for any moms, who are either new moms or already have a couple of children age 2 months to 2 years old. We could meet at different parks on Coronado, meet for lun …

The purpose of this group is to improve the total wellbeing of women, moms, wives, sisters Girls on the grow are committed to achieving stellar health through fitness, nutrition, education and thoughtful discussion. If you are interested in improving your personal philosophy and taking responsibility of your life, join us each week for a workout, book club and friendship.

Americans have more religious freedom than any people in world history. We can choose what to believe; what to teach our children; how, where and when to worship; which causes to give money to; or even whether we want to get involved with religion at all. We have the separation of church and state to thank for this broadly based freedom. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion; or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …

This Meetup Group is for everyone: - who wants to learn how to read music - who had unpleasant experiences taking music lessons - who didn't learn to read music because they thought it was too hard - who never had an opportunity to learn how to read music - who successfully convinced themselves that they can't read music - who wants to brush up on their music read skills - who would appreciate a fresh new approach to learning to play new pieces

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. (Margaret Mead) This is group about making connections, bringing together souls with similar vibration and insight into the great mystery of life.   **The events posted to this meet-up are also posted on Facebook and via other avenues.  You can look at past meet-ups to get an accurate count of the numbers a attended**

Let's meet and talk about topics from philosophy to misosophy, politics to economics, religion to atheism. Let's pick questions and dwell on them together over a cup of tea, a glass of wine or a beer. Everybody is welcome to join and discuss in an environment of tolerance where other members will support your viewpoints or politely challenge them. Or if you just want to listen to some funny, outrageous or brilliant ideas, then come aboard.