This group is about hiking, camping, climbing, mountaineering, skiing, running, cycling, and any other outdoor activities. Beginners are welcome! Experts/enthusiasts, you will find your partners here!  Just try to fill in details in your profile questions and attend our events -- this will help you make more friends than you would expect! Bayarea-Chinese-Hikers is your own group.  Anytime you get an idea for hiking or other adventures, suggest a new event right from the home page.  You wil …

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Meet and mingle with fellow Chinese Speakers & Culture Lovers! Come to a Chinese Language Meetup to practice speaking, meet new people and learn something new! All ages and levels welcome. Use it or lose it sums up how successful any effort to learn another language will be. With this in mind, this meetup group is a place for anyone learning and wanting to improve their Mandarin skills. Whether you are a student, ABC brushing up on skills, self taught, or a native speaker wanting to share your l …

Transform and purify the mind and body through Buddhist methods. We are a group of Chinese who study in the Mahayana (Xian Zong) and Vajrayana (Mi Zong) traditions of Buddhism. Through the study of Buddhist philosophy, meditation and practices, we learn how to generate the Dharma nectar in our minds and apply Buddhist study to our lives. “Accumulate virtuous causes and eradicate non-virtuous causes in our mind; this is the study of Buddhism.” With a pure mind you can transform yourself to bec …

This group will be for anyone that wants to learn Filipino/Chinese martial arts in a relaxed, informal, and slow atmosphere. Instead of focusing on the usual fast way of training I want to take a slower, almost Tai Chi flavored, approach to the training. The particular mix of martial arts that I was taught loans itself well to moving that way and it would be a great way to start the week! We will focus on gentle stretching, one weapon form, and light work with a partner. Sticks will be supplied …

This group is for people who love learning and practicing languages. Come meet cool language aficionados, share your native language, practice any language you are learning, and mingle and meet interesting, worldly people. Our events will focus on mingling or attending fun language events in the Peninsula.

Hi everyone! Do you like trying new teas? Do you have a big stock of tea that you can't get through by yourself? Do you like meeting new people in a cozy, low-key setting? If any of those sound like you, then let's make a fun meetup out of it! Every Sunday we'll meet to try different tea that members bring from around the world. Tea, snacks, and socializing for all!   Hi, my name is Brian, and I just moved here a few months ago. I also still have a lot of tea from my trip to China last year that …

We all want to shine...and together, we can. Welcome to Firefly Willows, a community dedicated to helping each of us find our Inner Light. Want to learn how to read a crystal ball?  How about learn how to cook healthy food that tastes great?  Enjoy a fantastic guided meditation?  How about small-group yoga where you really learn?  Do you dream of discovering your power animal?  How about understanding the fundamental connection between your mind, your body, and your spirit?  Do you love to talk …

Welcome to Looah! We are a community of people making a dent on the language barrier. If you can speak more than one language and excited about learning and sharing culture JOIN this group.

  中英双语演讲会  Silicon Valley Mandarin-English Toastmasters is a fun and friendly group.  Improve your Chinese and English language skills, your ability to speak in front of a group, and meet new friends.   Guests are always welcome.  To learn more, visit a meeting.     To visit a meeting, what do I have to do?  Just show up!  Meetings start on time. Meetings start on-time at 7:00 PM on Thursdays at Cisco Building 22, Willow Conference Room, 821 Alder Drive, Milpitas, CA   Starting on April 4, 2012 …

… Our meetup activities: Regular weekday and weekend playgroup: park play group, stroller walk, library story time, art & craft in the park(e.g. pumpkin painting, colorful bubble print), music activities, sports, etc. Learning with kids: Chinese/Korean/Japanese/Vietnamese/Hindi language, baby sign language, CPR, cultural exchange, book club... Monthly fun & festivals: Easter egg hunting, apple picking & berry picking, pumpkin patch, harvest festival, potluck picnic... Asian culture celebra …

Calling All Asians! Calling All Asians! Our group accepts members from all over the Bay Area including San Francisco, Peninsula, East Bay, South Bay and beyond! Whether you are new to the US, or more comfortable speaking your own language such as Chinese ( Mandarin, Cantonese) , Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Hawaiian, Malaysian, Thai... come out anyway and make a new friend.   Check out our Monthly Newsletter ! See if we are right for you!   There there are three main focuses of this gr …

Hello all, my name if Fan Lin. I am a young professional working in the clean tech industry. An old Chinese saying putsit "You learn the world more by traveling ten thousand miles than by reading ten thousand books. To me, traveling and reading carry the same weight and I wish my life will be a more interesting journey full of reading and thinking on the road. I hope to organize reading and travel activities for people who are seriously interested in reading and in exploring the beautiful landsc …

… Master Lin has personally given qigong healing treatments to high-ranking Chinese officials such as president Jiang Zemin. 2. It is practiced around the world by over 10 million people, 3. It is considered a national health exercise in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Quantum-Touch® Live Basic Workshop Your Love is Valuable!    Your Love is Powerful!    Your Love has Impact! Quantum-Touch is a method of natural healing that works with the Life Force Energy of the body to promote optimal wellness. Life Force Energy, also known as “chi” in Chinese and “prana” in Sanskrit, is the flow of energy that sustains all living beings. Quantum-Touch teaches us how to focus, amplify, and direct this energy, for a wide range of benefits with surprising and often extraordin …