Are you looking for a new way to get in shape? Capoeira conditioning is a GREAT way to get your body back into action.  We use some of the basic moves of Capoeira to tone and strengthen as well as a way to get a great workout.  Any athlete can benefit from the overall conditioning of this class and maybe even discover a new hobby!

Our Third Act is a social movement, by and for older adults, powered by social enterprise. It is education and mutual support in action, as we create healthy and fulfilling lives as we age. American culture is obsessed with youth, and is stuck in an outdated paradigm of aging, so as we age we’re seen as “over the hill”, useless, decrepit and ugly. And, the societal systems for aging are far worse than negative social attitudes. Our financial structures, housing, and healthcare are completely dys …

Hoop dance is all about fun, fitness, and connecting with others. Get your hoop on every Monday night, make new friends, and be part of the East Bay hoop community. Whether you’re an experienced hooper looking to practice (and share) new moves, or a beginning hooper wanting a little help with the basics, this event is for you. You don’t need any experience, or even a hoop to join us! We provide special, non-marking hoops for use inside the yoga studio, and music to get you moving. Hoops also ava …

Zumba, Zumba, Zumba. What is this Zumba and what's the big craze? Zumba Fitness is the latin-inspired, international music, cardio-dance fitness workout. It's fun. It's easy. It allows you to DITCH the Traditional Workout and just enjoy yourself...join the party while toning and strengthening your body. Plus your exposed to various flares of latin and ethnic music and dance. Why should you choose to learn Zumba Fitness with instructor Nadine? Well.. Nadine's a licensed Zumba instructor whose cla …

Get social and exercise :)! Wiser Ball is a sociable, brainy and gentle team sport. It's an equal game for people of all age or any level of fitness. It used to be an ancient game played by kings and elites for strategy practice. It's been revived recently and quickly spread to over than 20 countries. Family, friends, professionals, students, corporations are welcome! Be the pioneers of this re-invented imperial sport! WHY DID I START WISER BALL MEETUP GROUP? I'm always intrigued by activities …

This group's goal is to get exercise while exploring and learning about the geology and natural science of the San Francisco Bay Area. The aim is the mid-point between the hiking groups that don't stop long enough to explore and learn about what they're passing and the nature groups that see lots of great stuff, but don't get that much exercise. Hikes will be lead by members with knowledge of unique, exotic, or otherwise fascinating features of our area. If you have a favorite hike that you'd l …

With paleo starting to go mainstream, it's more important than ever to discover what it really means to learn from the past while thriving in the present. Just take a handful of recent disturbing trends... Social proof drives even the enlightened few to choose "cheat" foods over healthy alternatives on the regular Overabundance of cheap calories has become a greater health threat than carnivorous predators, insect bites, and intertribal warfare COMBINED People are making up ridiculous-sounding …

If you enjoy being surrounded by the immense beauty of nature... If you dream about life in the great wide open... Or if you simply need to get away from IM and Twitter... ...Then join us for a Hikeadelic experience. This group was formed for those who like to be out in nature as much as possible, whether on a nice, warm, sunny day or a rainy and windy morning. There is no absolute standard of fitness required (each hike will have its own subjective rating). All we ask is that you bring a posi …

Chi Kung means vital energy cultivation. It is known to “develop wisdom in the young, increase intelligence and enhance memory and concentration in the middle age, and prolong life in the old”. Stress reduction, Emotional balancing; Increases Vitality, Reverses Aging, Rejuvenate Life Force; Strengthens Immune System; Detoxifies; Improves metabolism; Enhances Sexual Energy; Improves Coordination and Balance; Prevention and Rehabilitation of Injuries; Pain Relief; Inner Peace and Happiness. How …

Hey soccer gals, tired of playing with smelly, sweaty, ball-hogging guys? Remember the good ol' days when you could play girls soccer in high school? Need some time to sharpen your skills before GGWSL season? Bladium's too expensive? Want to make new friends in the area that play soccer? Let's play women's pickup soccer!! All ages & levels are welcome. This is friendly, non-competitive soccer, we don't keep score and we try not to hurt each other. :) If you are a woman looking to play some fun a …

Utilizing Sharron Rose’s The Path of the Priestess: A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine, this group hopes to cultivate personal exploration of the path to the divine feminine and the spiritual power of women. We will undergo exercises, meditation and visualizations to assist each other in our feminine spiritual awakening and self-realization.

DragonMax is a Dragon Boat Club that practices year-round in Berkeley, California. It is sponsored by the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center (BRCC) and supports many community projects throughout the Bay Area. We welcome all types of paddlers into the club, which fields both competitive and recreational crews for local and out-of-town races. You are invited to join and participate. You'll get a workout while meeting new people. It's a lot of fun!

Are you grappling with how to integrate your spirituality into your daily life? You are not alone! Do you find yourself wrestling with spiritual issues such as violence, poverty, injustice, greed, social responsibility, suffering and fear? Wish you had someone to discuss these and other important topics with? You are not alone! This group meets to discuss topics (chosen by the group) that relate to our spirituality and spiritual practice. We read articles, watch video clips and reflect on curr …

Are you curious about how to find deeper intimacy? Love Chemistry is a monthly get-together where you can find out how to break bad relationship habits and connect to others more deeply. When I was writing The Chemistry of Connection, I learned about the neuroscience of attraction and love -- and I found out that we're not born knowing how to love. We have to learn, and most of that learning takes place by the time we're three years old. Sometimes, we don't learn to love in a healthy way, but b …

Sponsored by the Living Arts Counseling Center Personal Growth for Couples A meetup group for couples who want to revitalize their relationship. Our meetup events explore common problem areas for couples, such as: Communication Money Sex Parenting Depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles At our therapy workshops, you will meet like-minded couples, learn relationship skills, and resolve difficulties in your partnership. Through role-playing and drama therapy exercises along with g …

We are three young women working everyday to spread holistic health and compassion in our new Berkeley community. We have a big, private, fenced-in backyard with plenty of room for guests to join together to practice connecting with our individual and collective mind-body-soul's. We invite you to stay after for heart-felt conversation over organic tea, green smoothies/juices, and/or healthy snacks after our practice depending on the specific event. All levels welcome. Breathing exercises and med …

Join us on yoga inspired adventures leaving from the San Francisco Area. Our group is for anyone craving to get out of the city into nature with the goal of inviting more sweetness into every day. We've created and found the best day trips, urban adventures and international retreats, all inspired by yoga, dance, nature and all those things that invite us to move with more grace. You're invited! No matter what brings you, the yoga, the hot springs, the food, the nature, the people. You're invite …

The Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages.  For a more complete listing of all Chapter outings and events see our Calendar. There are many more events on the calendar than it is possible to list on Meetup! Outings are conducted by the San Francisco Bay Chapter's Activity Sections and Regional Groups.  Activity Sections are organized around either an activity, such as hiking or backpacking, or a social theme, such as Sierra Singles.  No m …

The Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay was formed in 1987, and helped to create the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) in 1988. The work of BTCEB is essential in developing the mountain biking culture and keeping trails open for local mountain biking. The BTCEB Meetup.com group was established by the Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay (www.btceb.org). and is a tool for bringing us all, veteran and new riders, together for a great time. By joining BTCEB you'll be supporti …

This is a group for casual hikers, dogs and their friends who love to hit the trail for fun and exercise. Based in the East Bay we'll explore dog friendly hikes in the bay area. Dogs of all sizes and breeds that are (mostly) well behaved are welcome. We also encourage non dog owning folks to join us. If you enjoying being with/hiking with dogs, we would love to have you join us on a hike. Please let me know if you'd like to lead a hike : ) we are always happy to have new leaders and learn new t …

We're a great group of guys who have come together almost every week/weekend now since August 2012 to explore the various trails--in the hills, by the bay, and in between--that are right here at our doorstep in the East Bay.  No heroic mountaineering, just a good solid regular hike, fun companionship, a bit of adventurous exploring now and then, and on occasion, some socializing over food and drink afterward.  Nothing beats the fresh air, the spectacular landscape and views, and making some new …

Walkers age 50+ invited to enjoy local nature and good company on free monthly walks, 9 AM Thursday mornings, co-sponsored by Friends of Five Creeks and Albany Senior Center. Walks are generally 3 miles or less. Some are easy and leisurely, others more more quickly and/or involve hills. Choose the ones you want!

We are a growing group of people dedicated to cultivating a strong spirit and healthy body. We meet every Thursday evening from 7:00-8:00pm at the Harmony Yoga Studio/ Acupressure Institute (1533 Shattuck Ave, in North Berkeley, right across from Andronico’s) to perform the Peaceful Warrior and Meditation Practice. Basic instruction is provided and no previous experience is needed to participate. There is no cost to practice with us. Donations are welcome but not required. What is the Peaceful W …

This is a group for amateurs, professionals, or brand-new belly dancers in the East Bay Area. All skill levels, class postings, questions, discussion and performance postings definitely welcome! Let's get together and help each other delve in deeper to our belly dance journeys as a community. Looking forward to shimmying with everyone!

Our meet-up group’s hope is to create a safe space for women to practice yoga with other women in the most limitless ways possible. Clothes can be limiting, in a physical, emotional and spiritual sense: Physically, the clothes limit the way we move.  Clothes are limiting. That is their basic purpose-–to limit your body’s experience of the elements, and to limit other people’s ability to see your body. Practicing yoga nude liberates your body, and doing it with other women heightens your sense of …

Formerly East Bay Filipino Martial Arts. Since we started this meetup in November 2011, we've given dozens of folks exposure to traditional Filipino martial arts including stick and knife fighting. For 2013, we have a new name, Crossbone Filipino Martial Arts, and we're looking for new students to come and train regularly in effective martial arts movement and self defense techniques. The only requirement for this class is the ability to get out of bed and spend a few hours out of doors every Su …

"I choose to shift and create that new abundant idea on expressing my joy in life living fully certain and free. " You have had amazing experiences and moments in life to realize who and what you are to the world in which we live.  Perhaps its time to shine.  If you haven't realized already this is an advanced group on self mastery In this meetup group we will actively engage in learning and exercises and course material regarding direct manifestation. This will be a class circle like setting a …

Turning the Tides of your Body, Swimming with the Current of Good Health, Breathing in the Wind of Consciousness. This is a group for exploring the natural healing movements of the body.  There are several ways to learn to do cartwheels, and we will try explore them all.  This class is suitable for total beginners, to advanced gymnasts.  It is a meditative experience of being present in ones body, feeling the subtle movements that lead to spiralling, rolling, and orienting. Learn to combine anim …