With Laughter Yoga, hilarity brings clarity! Like physical yoga, breath and presence is of the essence. But, in Laughter Yoga our exercises are about movement rather than postures. And, our breath and movement are fueled by laughter! My name is Tommy Westerfield, and I am a Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor. I received my training at the American School of Laughter Yoga in Los Angeles in 2009. What I love about Laughter Yoga is you don't need to be happy, or have a sense of humor, or even have …

Are you involved in a startup or want to be? Startup Grind was started to help entrepreneurs meet new people face-to-face, and continue to build a lasting relationship with them online after the event. It's a monthly event held in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City featuring a range of speakers from founders to journalists to investors. More importantly it has the coolest community ever. Come to our event or go to Commonred.com to meet amazing professionals like you.

If you think of this as a dining club for vegans and vegetarians over forty, well, you won't be disappointed.  Organizers will choose a restaurant, make arrangements with restaurant staff, announce a date and see who signs up.  Our group is modeled after Los Angeles Vegans and Vegetarians Over Forty.   The great majority of our meetups will be at restaurants that are exclusively vegan or vegetarian.  Event listings will notify members if a restaurant also serves seafood or meat.  Please include …

… . * Ecstatic Seminars will be expanding to other cities including: Boston New York Los Angeles Chicago Miami, and more.   Hi, I am David. You can also call me Ecstatic, which is a name I use for art. It just reminds me that is what I want to do here, to enjoy life.  I became a Buddhist in 2001 while living at Vajrapani Institute for Buddhist Studies in Boulder Creek, California. I have been initiated into many White Tantra Practices and teachings by authentic Tibetan Buddhist Lamas including: Ya …

This is where Splunk users and fans can organize user group meetups in their location. Thus far, we have user group meetups in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Columbus, OH, St. Louis, and soon in San Diego. Add yours to the list. To learn more, go to Splunk.com and download the free version.

We gather eight to ten times a month in the Bay area for free and low cost group photo events and workshops. Events range from fashion to lighting to glamour to fine art and are different with every shoot. All events feature one or more live models. Events in San Francisco are either held in our professional studio near the Embarcadero, downtown or at great outdoor locations throughout the area. We also hold events regularly at our Los Angeles studio. Our events are perfect for people who are lo …

… Some were dealing with loss---unimaginable loss in one case---and finding admirable ways to heal through artful expression, such as writing. Others had life experiences that make some of today's best-selling memoirs pale by comparison. They needed to, wanted to, put it down on paper. Still others were world or life travelers who were passionate about parlaying even the most ordinary things into art form. Robertson Davies (The Deptford Trilogy) wrote that art or writing is the glorification of th …

The Bay Area Film and TV Connection is a group connecting producers, directors, writers, actors, DP's, and others involved with film and TV industries. It is an offshoot of the Film and TV Connection in Los Angeles, which was started about 2 years ago and has about 1000 members. We feature networking at various events, such as parties, picnics, and mixers in local clubs. In addition, we are putting together a team of people to work on short projects. Initially, we'll be starting with low cost an …

… We are mostly in the East Bay and San Francisco; others are from the North and South Bay, Los Angeles, Nevada, and other parts of the US and Mexico. There are over two dozen cohousing communities in the greater Bay Area, (more cohousing in Oakland than any other U.S. city). There are also dozens of other emerging and long-established intentional communities. EBCOHO members have recently bought or rented homes in cohousing neighborhoods and cooperatively owned apartment buildings in Berkeley,  Em …

Do you love cupcakes? They're small, bite-sized and utterly yummy! What's not to like, right? Over the past few years I've enjoyed the cupcake craze started by Sex and the City in New York and Los Angeles. I've visited the original Magnolia and Crumbs bakeries in those fine cities, now I want to explore cupcake yumminess in the Bay Area with other cupcake fans. Every month or so we'll visit a cupcake venue, compare flavors and textures, and share our opinions. I look forward to meeting you over …