I started the Chanting Your Heart's Desire Kirtan Group to spread the joys of kirtan chanting. The purpose is to celebrate the Divine with the mind, body, and soul. We sing, we dance, we rejoice. Everyone is welcome--even children. We are an ecumenical group with no religious agenda. While we mostly sing Sanskrit chants, we also sing chants from all over the world. Come be energized, refreshed, and let your spirit soar.  There is a $5 suggested love-offering.

Hello Everybody - I am starting a group for anybody interested in playing the Ukulele. If you're reading this, you know how addicting the Uke can be and you want to play as much as possible. This Meetup Group will give all players, no matter what the experience level the chance to learn from one another and jam with each other. This Meetup will be held in the Western Suburbs of Philadelphia in the Wayne, Pa general vacinity. So if you're close by, love the Uke and looking for some good folks to …

Your male a cappella singing organization in the traditional barbershop style meeting and performing in Philadelphia, now 65 years strong, and growing into the future, welcoming all males who can carry a tune.

This group is for people who love kirtan, meditation, yoga, or for anyone who is curious to experience this heart-opening practice. Kirtan is the ancient practice of call and response singing in the spirit of joy that energizes your prana, opens your heart, expands awareness and promotes healing. Belonging to the path of Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion) it is also called Devotional Singing. A kind of singing meditation, it is generally practiced with a lead singer chanting a line which is then rep …

"When We Drum We are One" We gather to drum, sing and create music for Fun, Peace and to Create Personal and Planetary Change! We invite all who like to sing, drum and just listen to come and join in. We have all ages and experience and welcome all! We send our sound into the Center and out to the Whole for the Uplifting of All We invite all drummers, singers, music makers, poets, dancers and deep listeners to join our joyful gatherings. Our Music circle has had music makers from 6 months to 80 …

Every Friday we offer a Free Meditation as well as a Free Meditation Instruction from 7-9pm. It is open to anyone wanting to learn a style of meditation connected to a living Guru... Come and learn to practice one hour of meditation (dhyan), followed by singing of spiritual songs (bhajans) done in a call-and-response format (Kirtan), and then followed by the waving of light in a spirit of humility and gratitude toward the Guru (arti), and receiving a blessed food (Prasad). This is followed by th …

… Well, dust off your bucket list - this group is for you! Some of these ideas sound pretty lofty? Don't worry - there will be a bucket for every budget! We'll try everything from free cultural events in the city to one-day-fun-days to weekend get-a-ways and vacations! After you’ve joined, please take a moment to review our important membership guidelines. Click on the Discussions tab → Message Board.  PHOTOS: A PHOTO OF YOURSELF IS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP! Group open to mature professionals age …

A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. -Emily Dickinson Words are living things, with bodies and souls. Sound is the body; meaning is the soul. Creative Speech builds a lively sound body for your speech, so the meaning can shine through. Confidence, breathing and listening follow naturally from this work. Harmonious group dynamics result, because we tap into the source of all energy. We use speech everyday, but how often do we spea …

We are living in a time of very fast changes, quantum technologies and leaps of consciousness. Consciousness is something that we all share... but much has been hidden or deleted from our history and from our most sacred and ancient texts. ...So, we're not playing with a full deck! The Mystery School uncovers and explores the alternative history of humanity's ancient past and delves into the possibilities of our galactic future. Our Round Table discussions are about the human mind, consciousness …

Laughter Yoga is a fun,low impact aerobic exercise practice from India that combines playful, childlike movements with laughter and Yogic breathing. Benefits include an increased sense of joy and well being,reduced stress,better immune function and much much more in just one session.  Sessions are led by Kripalu Yoga Center certified instructor,healer, Rev.Ernie Oktay (Director in charge of hilarity)who shares his passion and love for the healing arts to the group. Ernie's intention is to create …

Do you find yourself humming Palestrina, Monteverdi, Haydn, Whitacre, Britten, or other choral music in general? Well, I do, and part of me thinks there are more like me in the greater Philadelphia area!

If you love karaoke and live and work in the city then this meetup is for you. Join up and meet other karaoke enthusiasts at Yakitori Boy & Japas Karaoke So if you can hum, carry a tune, sing in the shower, the car or on the train, come on out and have some fun and make new friends.

If you want to live a more fulfilled life, first you will want to know your potential, who you really are. Meditation is the route to that knowing. It is the methodology of the science of awareness. Many meditative techniques require one to sit still and silent. But for most of us accumulated stress in our bodymind makes that difficult. Before we can hope to access our inner powerhouse of consciousness, we need to let go of our tensions. Osho Active Meditations have been scientifically designe …

This group is for anyone interested in participating in a Christian musical on the story of Esther. It is beginning production now in Northeast Philadelphia by Embassy of God church. The goal is to make this the first production of a professional Christian musical theater in Northeast Philadelphia/Bucks County. Once established, the theater will produce two/three musicals per year and will run them for ten months out of the year. This is a non-paying opportunity that may lead to prof …

In our monthly community drum circle, we share the freedom of expression and experience creating and building rhythms with others. Drumming gives us the opportunity to connect to the human spirit and feel a sense of community – all while having fun! All levels of drummers are welcome, teens to seniors, beginners to advanced. Bring your drums and other percussion instruments. You may also feel inspired to dance and sing. Everyone is part of the performance! We will have some extra percussion inst …

I started this group because so many of us have forgotten the pure creative spirit that enveloped us as children. Whether it was experienced at play, drawing, painting, reading, telling stories, making up songs, building things or taking things apart!, dressing up, dancing, singing, playing an instrument, writing and most of all the forgotten art of daydreaming and fantasizing. These activities get lost in the "Everydays" of life as we grow older. For some it is lost early on while others can ma …