Come and meet others who are learning how to cultivate inner peace with in their own minds, through meditation and the practical methods of Buddha's teachings to solve their daily problems and become happier, more loving, living beings. "Happiness is a state of mind, therefore the real source of happiness lies in the mind, not in external circumstances. If our mind is pure and peaceful we shall be happy, regardless of our external conditions, but if it is impure and unpeaceful we shall never fin …

There is nothing more important in the life of a woman than having quality friends to share their successes and their challenges and to have that connection with other women. Lets face it, regardless of how awesome your partner is, you need your girl time!   Whether you are married or single, have children or do not, women of this age have much more commonality than differences as we reach a certain wisdom. If you would like to make new friends, get active and laugh a lot you have found the righ …

Progressive? Creative? Indie? Kind of quirky? More bohemian than bourgeois? Maybe a bit bookish? Consider yourself more a character actor than the leading man/leading lady? Appreciate art, acoustic sets, used bookstores, coffeehouse culture, and film festivals? Still can't believe, even after all these years, that Andie chose Blane over Duckie!! Well, in the immortal words of Pink, "raise your glass/if you're wrong in all the right ways/raise your glass/if you're too school for cool/raise your g …

The Persians, the Germans, and the Greeks all debated issues sober and while drinking their favorite intoxicating beverage. In Plato’s Symposium, great minds gathered around to drink and engage in intellectual discussion, becoming more animated and fanciful as the hours and the drinks add up. We are trying to recreate this atmosphere with this book club. In this bookclub, we read and have engaging discussions (sometimes quite passionate ones) about popular scientific books. The books cover issue …

This is a meetup group for those of us that are Astral travellers (aka Soul Traveling, Out of Body Experiences). Anyone that is interested in the topic is welcome. We will discuss experiences, various books and methods. I decided to start this group because I recently started having out of body experiences during my sleep and didn't know what was happening or why. I've learned alot from reading on my own but would love to have some people to talk to in real life.

Do you like Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Torchwood, or any other sci-fi/fantasy books, movies or films? How about comics or manga? Maybe anime or animation? So do we! Come hang out with us and find your fellow geeks! Inspired by the original Pittsburgh Geekdom, this group is for people in Birmingham (and surrounding areas) who enjoy anything related to sci-fi/fantasy, anime, comics, etc. We will plan outings to restaurants, movies, conventions and anything else where a group o …