Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles is a community outreach and advocacy program. Silva and Francis Battista, two of the original founders of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah launched L.A. Programs in 1991. From those first grassroots steps, which included assistance to animal victims of fires, riots and the Northridge earthquake, Best Friends - L.A. Programs has grown to become one of the most influential and effective animal welfare organizations in the L.A. a …

Permaculture is a holistic design science and open source technology for building sustainable communities. Preparedness is a state of mind and lifestyle that improves quality of life now, while increasing individual/family/community self-reliance when disruption to normalcy occurs. By combining permaculture and preparedness we're able to grow beyond the finite duration of self-reliance and mature to an infinite state of community sufficiency.

I started this group because I believe that you, very young parents-to-be need to connect with one another. Becoming a premature parent isn't easy, it has its own set of challenges and issues.   Come hang out twice a month with other young mamas and papas-to-be in their early twenties (before 20-23 y.o.), and chat, ask questions, socialize, make new friends, have a picnic or a snack! I'm here to facilitate and answer your questions but this is mainly an opportunity for you to meet other young pa …

Our mission statement: To create a robust community of stakeholders in the Southern California Gaming industry, driving the lively and ongoing discussion of gaming culture, social issues surrounding the industry, and all other issues found interesting in the eyes of the group, including the sharing of opinions of those working in the Gaming industry to create the very games around which our discussions center. I decided to start this group because of the role that gaming has played in my life. …

This group is a newly formed hub for the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality, in particular a new spiritual teaching called Evolutionary Enlightenment, recently synthesized into a book of the same name written by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen. Our most basic goal is to host regular gatherings and events that convey the essential ideas of this new spiritual perspective. Towards this, the core of our meetup will focus on discussions using excerpts or chapters from the book as starting poi …

Survival Preparedness and Sustainable Living organization for Whittier and surrounding areas.

The question many people may or may not ask is, "How can I improve the overall quality of my life now rather than wait til something goes wrong later?" What if I told you that the main culprit to all our life's challenges is our inappropriate response to the multitude of day-to-day stress compiled over years and years? Such stressors like cell phones, computers, L.A. traffic, air pollution, job-related pressures at a dead end and thankless job, time constraints, polluted foods and poisons, fea …

Using the SoulCollage(R) process developed by Seen B. Frost, everyone can be an artist and explorer of the Soul. Using intuition, imagination and cut out images, your SoulCollage(R) card emerges before your eyes and offers insight into one of the many aspects of your Self. As you make additional cards, a 'deck' is created to use in many ways to explore parts of your Soul, your shadows and your innate wisdom. The process is open, creative, FUN and simply profound. It is easy to continue making ca …

In this innovative course, aspiring artists will have the chance to learn and grow in the prestigious ArtLA Gallery. Acclaimed gallery owner and founder of ArtLA.com, Heidi Gray, and other art professionals will lead students to better understand the business side of the art world. Focused on building an understanding of the professional arts, ArtLA will help to inspire and direct artists to succeed in the art world. Using tools like social media, understanding art theory, and how to effectively …

    BUDDHIST MEDITATION develops A Quieter Mind: Simply The Power of Much More Inner-Silence   " Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind ~ the stronger the trees." ~ Willard Marriot   * Sure, taking up a New Meditation Practice and sticking with it, is WORK ! . . . .   Yet, the long-time, long-range results are so peacefully, quietly worth it. ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________   …

It's all about enjoying the wilderness! Hiking in the local canyons- mostly in the San Gabriel Mountains. All hikes will be along a stream in a canyon and at a very slow pace with lots of breaks. All hikes will be between 5-12 hours long, usually around 9 hours. The difficulty level is intermediate, but beginners are welcome if they are in good shape and have an attitude of adventure! Safety always comes first, of course. It's recommended (but not required) that you bring the TEN ESSENTIAL …

The 5Rhythms is a dynamic and invigorating, dancing meditation practice that is a lot of fun, great exercise and good for the soul. An amazing and eclectic soundscape of music is played while you are taken on journey and guided to dance to your own beating pulse as you dive into 5 different qualities of being through movement. Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical & Stillness. Each rhythm offers a different teaching and each class is unique. Your learning of the 5Rhythms unfolds every time you com …

Are you looking to connect to your destiny and life path or find more meaning, abundance, happiness and balance in your life? Did you know that as women, our feminine essence is our greatest source of power to manifest our destiny and all that we want in life; including a successful career, passionate relationships, beauty and good health? In this meet-up, we will incorporate Eastern and Western methods and take an integral approach to reconnecting to our feminine essence and passion for life an …

We are a loose knit group of Medical Practice Managers in nearly all specialties including; Allergy and Asthma, Ambulatory Surgery Center, Audiology, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chiropractic, Colorectal Surgery, Dermatology, Dialysis Center, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, ENT, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Home Health, Hospice, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, OB/GYN, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Orthopaedics, Pa …

Learn to do business in our NEW economy...or be left in the dust by those who do! Take control of your future! Attend this event and experience your Pivot Point in Business! THIS IS A FREE EVENT! ($500 Value) Social Networking: 'Connectivity is the New Currency' Let's face it...times have changed! The economy has changed! So has the way we do business! Six months ago, I was not up to speed on 'Facebook'! Today, I can't live without it! And, I'm not alone! Approximately 500,000 people a day a …

The mobile applications market is exploding as more phones, pads, & devices emerge.  Keeping up with developer options, new platforms, and best practices can be a challenge.  This group explores the work of developing software applications for mobile devices & how to help developers & entrepreneurs get there faster. Some of the platforms we cover are iPhone, Droid, and iPad, also operating systems like Symbian & Microsoft Mobile.  There are many software IDEs (interactive development environment …