For all those who love spiritual poetry of any kind -- Rumi, Neruda, Saint Teresa, Hafiz, Hildegard of Bingen, Rilke, Mary Oliver, Mirabai, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Bly -- whoever inspires you, takes you to a transcendent space, fills you with a sense of the beyond or infinite beauty that can't be contained. Bring your books or choose a poem from mine and let's read them and share what these poems mean to us.

Matt Kahn (Ganesh Das) is an American-born spiritual teacher who offers sacred heart wisdom to awaken the joy of liberated existence in the lives of all. After receiving a shaktipat transmission and a direct blessing from Ram Dass to teach, Matt, along with his partner - meditation guide and yoga practitioner, Julie Dittmar, travel the world inviting seekers of all faiths to discover their true divine nature. Matt and Julie offer their clear intuitive guidance and loving presence to remove all …

Come join us for a variety of author talks, signings, and book groups centered around self-help and spiritual authors.

Where do we come from? Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? Where do we go after death? Do we live one life or many lives? Do we live forever? Do we have spiritual guides? Can we communicate with our spiritual guides? Do we have soul mates? And if so, can we recognize our soul mates on earth? Is there a connection between our past lives and the current life situation? And if so, can we improve our relationships and heal our diseases? If you are interested to explore these questions and …

“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.” ― Rumi If you love poetry, if you revere the cosmic sounds of music in words, if you are in love with the faces of the sunflower and the rose, if you believe God is speaking to us through the stars, the river, even the voice of the wind, if you are on a quest to answer back, this Meetup is for you. We will meet every Sunday …

This group is for meeting other like-minded, spiritually-oriented people. All religions and paths are welcome. If you consider yourself a spiritual person and want to meet others, learn, interact, share, discuss, and just kick back and have a good time ... this is the group for you!

This group will include a series of spiritual masters from around the world who will come to Venice to spend one day with any interested people. There will be lectures, meditations and healing sessions to accelerate your personal spiritual journey. The first meeting will be in July with Yoshihide Uezu from Japan.

CREATE THE LIFE YOU DESIRE! You weren't meant to struggle and once you realize your Divine Nature there is nothing that can keep you from having whatever it is that you desire. The Purpose of this group is to gain a greater understanding of spiritual laws and principles and to create greater success in our life by realizing our connection to the Creator of all that is. What you will learn as a member: You will learn that your life doesn't depend on any person, place or thing, but is unlimited …

Ellie Zarrabian, Ph.D. has her degree in Transpersonal Psychology with a focus in Spirituality, Mystical, Meditative and Shamanic Healing Practices. Dr. Zarrabian works with women who want to explore their spirituality as a way to deepen or heal their relationships as well as find a career that is more in alignment with their spiritual calling. http://www.centeronpeace.com/ Mitta Vicki Wise, RN is a Registered Nurse, holistic practitioner and health coach using hypnotherapy, guided meditation, …

Now meeting every Wednesday from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at The Gateway Center in West Los Angeles As the worldwide trend in higher consciousness accelerates, more people are exploring their spiritual lives. After all, isn’t that why you’re visiting this site? This class is here to assist your growth. A Course in Miracles is a powerful pathway in increasing your awareness that you are simultaneously a physical being with a human ego and identity, as well as a perfect, loving spiritual being. This cou …

Welcome to our group. This meetup is all about you and your spiritual development. If you are grieving over the loss of a loved one, or simply want to learn how to begin making your own connections to Spirit, this is the right place for you. Michele is an Evidential Medium who has made connections with Spirit for hundreds of people, bringing healing, completion and joy by providing uncanny and even profound proof that our loved ones never leave us. Michele has been helping people for the past 5 …

Welcome to the Heart-centered Toastmasters homepage! Heart-centered Toastmasters is part of Toastmasters International, a world-wide organization that fosters development of communication and leadership skills. HCTM is unique in that we offer a spiritual, non-denominational club culture of unconditional loving and infinite positive regard in our mutually supportive, non-competitive atmosphere. Many of our members are students or graduates of USM (University of Santa Monica's Masters program in S …

This is a mens personal development and spirituality group. In this four week series we will use practices to cultivate male sexual energy, masculine presence, power and heart-compassion. We will cultivate our male sexual power through yogic breath and movement, and through practices designed to stretch us past our normal habits and tendencies. We will use tools from the Tantric Buddhist path, Yogic & Taoist tradition and influences from visionaries like David Deida and Robert Moore among others …

Explore your natural ability to find love, wisdom and freedom in your life. We will explore a contemplative method of "Spiritual Exercises" to unlock & begin to understand our true nature as Soul. This type of meditation uses the ancient name of God, HU, as Spiritual Keys to better understand our daily lives. In this group, we will learn how to: * Recall and resolve past-life lessons to help you today. * Interpret your dreams with help of a "Dream Master" your personal Spiritual Guide. * You wil …

Kabbalah — the world’s oldest body of spiritual wisdom — contains the long-hidden keys to the secrets of the universe as well as the keys to the mysteries of the human heart and soul. Kabbalistic teachings explain the complexities of the material and the nonmaterial universe, as well as the physical and metaphysical nature of all humanity. Kabbalah shows in detail, how to navigate that vast terrain in order to remove every form of chaos, pain, and suffering. For thousands of years, the great kab …

In the 80's and 90's I was a member in numerous spiritual groups, took lots of classes and seminars. I saw some benevolent leaders and some becoming abusive. This Meetup is about applying what I learned what we are and meeting in benevolent intend for the highest good of all. Going beyond the me, my, mine to us, we, ours. We will do exercises to explore ourselves and share experiences with others (if you choose to) in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Find your own reference inside yourself …

The West Los Angeles Law of Attraction Group is dedicated to support people and help them attract and experience prosperity, loving relationships, and happiness. This group is designed to delve into the psychological and spiritual aspects of the law of attraction in order to provide support, insight, and tools to assist you in manifesting your dreams. Members have the opportunity to share and work together on exercises. This group is for the novice and experienced. At these workshops, Dr Ray tea …

Come and hang out and heal with a group that is consistently bettering themselves and in support of each other in an unconditional loving way of being! When We Gather Together To Heal Ourselves We Heal Our World! Michael Brian Baker (The Breath Center) is a spiritual teacher as well as an international healer who helps people shed and let go of pain, anger, resentment, disease, and any other toxicty affecting one's life. He is a mind, body, soul and spirit healer, and a divine mirror and guide. …

This is an exciting group to explore your natural ability to find Wisdom and Spiritual Freedom in your life. With various locations through out Los Angeles, Anaheim and Long Beach, we will discuss dreams as "spiritual windows" to learn and experience our true nature as Soul. Learn to recall and resolve past life lessons to help you today. We will also discuss topics such as reincarnation and Soul Travel. For meditation, discover the HU song as a contemplative technique to achieve higher states o …

Vivation is a feelings-level, self development technique that uses specific breathing rhythms, focused awareness on feelings in the body, relaxation, and willingness, to resolve negative emotions and create a spiritually energizing effect which clears and purifies your mind and body from past traumas, pain, and toxic experiences. It opens your heart, strengthens you emotionally and spiritually, and allows you to love yourself and others more. Vivation is conducive to healing physical and psychol …

We meet to support and promote the growth of our innate spirituality through organizing and holding public events, watching pre-recorded videos of Swami Premodaya and participating in interactive Online Satsang gatherings. Anyone who is interested in personal growth and spiritual awakening will greatly benefit from joining this group. Swami Premodaya is a spiritual master who works directly with all who are ready and willing to take the next step in finding themselves. After profound experience …

Welcome to our group. Our group is for serious and committed people who want to work on mediumship skills and their spiritual growth. Under the protection of the archangels, we look forward to helping people make contact with their loved ones and grow spiritually.

Are you seeking more inner peace? Would you like to reduce stress and improve your health and well-being? Or would you like to be more deeply grounded in the heart-centered wisdom of your spirit and be able to share that light with others? The purpose of this group is help you experience the joy of meditation in a relaxed and supportive setting with sincere like-minded souls interested in meditating, learning, sharing, and connecting. You'll learn a practical and powerful method of meditation br …

This group is for anyone interested in learning basic meditation and meeting some new friends along the way. Our basic meditation classes are open to people of all faiths, or no faith at all. We do these classes as a service to our community and our friends and neighbors, as we believe that meditation is good for people, and good for the world. The more people meditating, and meditating together, the better our world! The basic meditation we will learn and practice together is very simple and ea …

The Modern Mystery School is a global network of all ages from a broad variety of backgrounds. Scientists, artists, doctors, waiters, business professionals, light workers, teachers, kids lovers, parents, film makers, creative minds and thousands of more people from all sort of paths are seeking answers to their questions. Who are we and how can we reach our highest potential in Life? The basic teachings of our organization focus on self-realization, spiritual advancement and the path to achieve …

Theta Healing is a new revolutionary technique that combines quantum physics (the science of miracles) and spirituality. This is a holistic tool that removes beliefs and blocks instantly that prevent you from being the person that you dream to be. People from all walks of like are utilizing Theta Healing in a daily basis to create and manage their own realities on a daily basis. Theta Healing is becoming very popular worldwide as it creates tremendous abundance in all aspects of one's life. Must …

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Go out dancing with God as your partner! Featuring hip, current, old school and world dance tunes played by a pro DJ intersperced with brief 'Soul Moments' designed to take you as high as you want to go.   Your outer movement becomes a conduit to Spiritual inner awareness so that your dance becomes a prayer, a spiritual exercise and just outrageously free and joyful. "Without a doubt this is the best free form dance event in LA!" (Matthew, Entrepreneur) "Better than chocolate, sex, or runner's …