Come together for community support in healthy eating, clearing away old emotions and discovering a truly healthy lifestyle together. Our group comes together and is committed to producing results like these: "My wife Susan brought me here, & at first I didn’t want to have anything to do with it. I have a friend who is a vegetarian & five months ago I used to give him a bad time about it. I eat steak & I am from Montana. I have been 85-90% raw for the past 3 months, I have lost 30 plus pounds …

Avec mes amis means "with my friends". If you're a vegetarian/vegan and care about the rights of animals, this is the group for you!' Our group's activities normally include getting together in a variety of ways including peaceful leafleting and demonstrations, playing the CASHFLOW game, dinners, and joining in with other like minded groups for a fun night out or social event. The CASHFLOW game day is a fun pot luck party in an intimate setting. This board game teaches activists how …

Welcome to the Orange County Veggie Meetup Group! Vegans, vegetarians, raw foodists, and curious omnivores are all welcome to meetup at our events. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow veg*ns, eat tasty and healthy foods, and have a great time. We have so many reasons to choose this lifestyle from health, to animal rights, to environmentalism. We are part of a community, so let's come together and share our time, our conversation, and our friendship with one another!

Animal Protection and Rescue League is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which works to document and expose animal cruelty occurring behind closed doors, educates the public on animals issues through innovative outreach campaigns, and works with policymakers and politicians to implement humane change.   Since forming in 2003, APRL has garnered the attention of national and international media, influenced animal protection legislation, conducted numerous rescues of abused factory farm …

If American diet trends continue, it is predicted that by the year 2015, 2 in every 5 adults will be obese. Hundreds of nutritional studies have demonstrated a strong and undeniable link between malnourishment and chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, Heart Disease, and Cancer. By providing our members with the opportunity to attend FREE nutrition lectures in addition to special diet cooking classes, healthy eating store tours, fitness assessments, a nutrition book club, and consultations w …

The purpose of this group is to celebrate the deliciousness of food in its whole, natural state, to learn more about raw and living foods, to explore the many, varying aspects of this lifestyle, to meet new friends and visit with old ones, and, always, to have fun! All who are raw vegans or who are interested in the lifestyle are welcome. By joining, you will meet some of the most exciting people on earth! Hungry right now? For an up-to-date LIST OF RAW RESTAURANTS, go to the ABOUT page (see it …

Come learn about the amazing benefits of juicing, this meet up is for everyone from Raw Food juicing to those just looking to discover new recipes or just enjoy fellowship with other juicers. Get together for healthy juice samples and classes such as Juicing to help with weight loss, detoxification, super healthy skin, increased energy, and disease prevention. I am a local License Health and Beauty Wellness Professional and love helping others experience abundant health for themselves and entire …

The Mind Body Spirit Business Network is a Network for people who have chosen to be a light in our world & desire to meet & network with others who are doing the same. This is your Kinder Gentler Business Connection and an Inspiring & Empowering Business Community. We champion those who are taking the risk to ride today's entrepreneurial wave & have the courage to be creators of their own path. We attract people with integrity who are interested in pushing their boundaries beyond what they t …

We are a local group of compassionate people dedicated to healthy lifestyles that promote kindness and peace in our community.  I recently moved this group from Fort Collins, Colorado to Orange County, California.  However, it is still relevant for people anywhere in the world as I will soon be offering online wellness sessions and virtual events. Veganism is the foundation for justice, health, wholeness, and compassion in our lives and in the larger world.   I've found that there are many vegan …

If American diet trends continue, it is predicted that by the year 2015, 2 in every 5 adults will be obese. Hundreds of nutritional studies have demonstrated a strong and undeniable link between malnourishment and chronic illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, Heart Disease, and Cancer. By providing our members with the opportunity to attend FREE nutrition lectures in addition to special diet cooking classes, healthy eating store tours, fitness assessments, a nutrition book club, and consultations w …

Do you enjoy trying new recipes, tasting new dishes and sharing your culinary favorites with a great group ladies? Then, this group is for you!   We’re a group of young ladies (21-35) in the Orange County area who meet each month to share recipes, ideas, entertainment tips…and best of all, your cooking masterpiece.   Culinary challenged? No problem! The selected recipes will be fun, simple and designed to be cooked again so that you can share them with your family, b.f or b.f.f. The cost? Free, …

As an Ayurvedic practitioner, I often hear the hesitancy when speaking about giving an Ayurvedic cooking classes. The typical response used to be "I don't like Indian food." Well... no worries! These classes are fun, tasty, and the menus are varied from different cultures and what people are familiar with. The menus are carefully chosen to be one that is easy to prepare as well as accepted by the audience in which it is being served. There are of course Indian cuisine classes if they are request …

A fun and interactive cooking class! These cooking classes will teach you how to make simple and delicious menus from across the globe. We will explore a different cuisine in each class...from Italian, to Mexican, Spanish, Gluten-Free or Vegan....we will cover it all in simple recipes that a cook of any skill level can learn! These classes are very interactive, hands-on, and a great way to meet other aspiring cooks. There will be a base fee for each class which will depend on what we're preparin …

This group is for women in their 40's, 50's, and 60's who are going through the trials and tribulations of mid-life: weight gain, body changes, lack of energy, and more! I've been searching for, and finally decided to start my own group where I could focus on these issues with other women who are going through the same thing. My hope for this group is that we will: be able to support each other in our efforts to get healthy and fit, create a more energetic and ambitious life for ourselves, and d …

This is an open group that will have several upcoming meetups, some formal workshops and some informal gatherings discussing a series of topics including: Uncovering the Mysteries of being Gluten-Free, The Anxiety & Nutrition Connection, Foods to aid a meditative and yoga practice, and more. If you want to know more about how our food choices can aid in healing conditions such as: digestive upsets, anxiety, skin conditions, depression and low energy levels, this group is for you! We will also be …

Come join us in a relaxed entertaining discussion of issues of non-duality. If you are a fan of writers such as Alan Watts, Nathan Gill, Tony Parsons, Wayne Liquorman (Ram Tzu), Sailor Bob Adamson, Adyashanti, Stephen Batchelor, Ramesh S. Balsekar, Gary Crowley, Jeff Foster, Steve Hagen, Leo Hartong, Chuck Hillig, Jerry Katz, Jan Kersschot, Ken Keyes, Jr., Peter Marjason, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Eckhart Tolle, John Wheeler, Ken Wilber, Wei Wu Wei, Buddha, Buddhism, or Ad …